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I have great faith in 'ordinary parents.' Who has a child's welfare more at heart than his ordinary parent? It's been my experience that when parents are given the skills to be more helpful, not only are they able to use these skills, but they infuse them with a warmth and a style that is uniquely their own.

Haim Ginott

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Haim Ginott
Age: 51 †
Born: 1922
Born: August 5
Died: 1973
Died: November 4
Psychologist
Psychotherapist
Writer
Tel Aviv
Israel
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