Top 14 Quotes & Sayings by Rudolf Dreikurs

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Austrian psychologist Rudolf Dreikurs.

Last updated on December 18, 2024.

Rudolf Dreikurs was an Austrian psychiatrist and educator who developed psychologist Alfred Adler's system of individual psychology into a pragmatic method for understanding the purposes of reprehensible behaviour in children and for stimulating cooperative behaviour without punishment or reward.

Austrian - Psychologist | February 8, 1897 - May 25, 1972

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Whoever alters a person's expectations changes his behavior.

Rudolf Dreikurs

We can change our whole life and the attitude of people around us simply by changing ourselves.

Rudolf Dreikurs

We cannot protect our children from life. Therefore, it is essential to prepare them for it. Feeling sorry for children is one of the most seriously damaging attitudes we can have. It so greatly demonstrates to them and to ourselves that we lack faith in them and their ability to cope with adversities.

Rudolf Dreikurs

A child needs encouragement like a plant needs water.

Rudolf Dreikurs

A great many people fall in love with or feel attracted to a person who offers the least possibility of a harmonious union.

Rudolf Dreikurs

How many things would be different in everyone’s surroundings if we hadn’t lived? How a good word many have encouraged some fellow and did something to him that he did it differently and better than he would otherwise. And through him somebody else was saved. How much we contribute to each other, how powerful we each are-and don’t know it.

Rudolf Dreikurs

A misbehaving child, is a discouraged child

Rudolf Dreikurs

Children need encouragement like plants need water

Rudolf Dreikurs

Man does not see reality as it is, but only as he perceives it, and his perception may be mistaken or biased.

Rudolf Dreikurs

We cannot protect our children from life. Therefore, it is essential that we prepare them for it.

Rudolf Dreikurs

When a child makes a mistake or fails to accomplish a certain goal, we must avoid any word or action which indicates that we consider him a failure. 'Too bad that didn't work.' 'I'm sorry it didn't work out for you.' We need to separate the deed from the doer.

Rudolf Dreikurs

When children are allowed to help make family decisions, they tend to be much more supportive and happier with family life. Also when allowed to help make rules, they will follow them much closer than if rules are forced on them. All these add up to a happier home for all.

Rudolf Dreikurs

Perfection never exists in reality, but only in our dreams.

Rudolf Dreikurs

The complaints which anyone voices against his mate indicate exactly the qualities which stimulated attraction before marriage.

Rudolf Dreikurs