Every child has an inner timetable for growth—a pattern unique to him. . . . Growth is not steady, forward, upward progression. It is instead a switchback trail; three steps forward, two back, one around the bushes, and a few simply standing, before another forward leap.
ATTRIBUTION:
Dorothy Corkville Briggs (20th century), U.S. parent educator. Your Child’s Self-Esteem, ch. 13 (1975).
