The three-year-old who lies about taking a cookie isn't really a liar after all. He simply can't control his impulses. He then convinces himself of a new truth and, eager for your approval, reports the version that he knows will make you happy.

Anytime you have a difficult encounter with your child, there is a good chance that at least one of these factors is bringing out the worst in him or her: transitions, time pressure, competition for your attention, conflicting objectives.

Many working mothers feel guilty about not being at home. And when they are there, they wish it could be perfect. This pressure to make every minute happy puts working parents in a bind when it comes to setting limits and modifying behavior.

The child who acts unlovable is the child who most needs to be loved.

Be aware that the more often a child hears the word no, the greater his need to say no himself.

The three-year-old who lies about taking a cookie isn't really a liar after all. He simply can't control his impulses. He then convinces himself of a new truth and, eager for your approval, reports the version that he knows will make you happy.

The increase of territory and power of empires by force of arms has been the policy of all great powers, and it has always been possible to get the approval of their state religion.

This joy of discovery is real, and it is one of our rewards. So too is the approval of our work by our peers.

In America, Jefferson noted with approval, women knew their place.

But I always reassure them that as far as my contractual rights can go, I will protect them and make sure that they have approval over every bit of it so that they know I won't show something that's embarrassing.

Now, I have big-money offers on three movies, and I have director approval. That's kind of scary,' he says. 'No directors have been attached. That's a lot of pressure on me.

This funding from the National Endowment for the Arts has been like the Good Housekeeping seal of approval.

First, his job approval ratings have been trending down for many months, a trend that has accelerated in recent weeks as the war on terrorism has been supplanted in the public's mind by corporate scandals, stock market declines, and a growing sense of economic insecurity.

I much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval of the masses.

Is it any wonder, why the approval ratings of the Congress go up every time we go into recess?

Acting... was the biggest charge I ever had. What other artist has it so good? Approval so quick?

She's leaving when the president has one of the highest approval ratings on record. From here, it can only go down. And when it does, you know who they're going to blame. They're gonna blame Andy Card!

The three-year-old who lies about taking a cookie isn't really a liar after all. He simply can't control his impulses. He then convinces himself of a new truth and, eager for your approval, reports the version that he knows will make you happy.

Those whose approval you seek most give you the least.

But I'm not worried about seeking out the approval of others - that high school thing of joining the club.

The main reason why men and women make different aesthetic judgments is the fact that the latter, generally incapable of abstraction, only admire what meets their complete approval.

The government can access these funds but only following approval by the parliament to support our budget requirements and investments in infrastructure development, education, public health, and so on.

A man cannot be made comfortable without his own approval.

But presidential approval also became a surrogate measure of national unity and patriotism.

God wants to father all of us until we're dead sure of his approval, his guiding power and his promise of heaven.

The American people have every right to be outraged with the administration's approval of the UAE port deal. It is time the people's House make the security of our Nation's ports a priority.

I can assure you that everything I say and do has the complete approval of the Fuehrer and that I would not say or do anything that does not have his approval.

The most splendid achievement of all is the constant striving to surpass yourself and to be worthy of your own approval.

Giving jazz the Congressional seal of approval is a little like making Huck Finn an honorary Boy Scout.

I think the acting satisfies the need and desire for approval.

The state and the church seldom approve of anything I do. I don't need their approval. I don't aspire to the heterosexual nuclear family model.

Even though I don't feel I need approval, it's still important to me to give a good performance. I'm hard on myself.

One month, two months, I am ready to accept any accord on this point that has the approval of the inspectors.

A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.

The women who don't feel that people think they're sexy are the ones who seem to titillate in that way, because they don't feel like they're getting that kind of approval.

A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.

I can spot empty flattery and know exactly where I stand. In the end it's really only my own approval or disapproval that means anything.

Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.

I have yet to find the man, however exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism.

It was quite instant that he wanted Harry's approval. Did you notice that? And the children sort of rescued him this time. It's a great turnabout. That's what happens as your children get older. They do things for you, and it's quite shocking when they do.

I'm on the patch right now. Where it releases small dosages of approval until I no longer crave it, and then I'm gonna rip it off.

Applause felt like approval, and it became a drug that soothed the pain, but only temporarily.

He gains everyone's approval who mixes the pleasant with the useful.

We've got a dictatorial president and a Justice Department that does not want Congress involved. Your guy's acting like he's king. His dad was at a 90 percent approval rating and he lost! And the same thing can happen to him!

Approval or blame will follow in the world to come.

People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most.

Children now expect their parents to audition for approval.

If I could believe the Quakers banned music because church music is so damn bad, I should view them with approval.

Most urgently, women's identity must be premised upon our "beauty" so that we will remain vulnerable to outside approval, carrying the vital sensitive organ of self-esteem exposed to the air.