<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Let children be who they are. When parents insist... > Let children be who they are. When parents insist on constant smiles, children learn to perform for approval, and the parents lose the chance to know the real child. **Source:** [[livestreams/Loneliness, Concentration, and the Practice of the Good Life - Workbook|Loneliness, Concentration, and the Practice of the Good Life]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Let children be who they are. When parents insist on constant smiles, children learn to perform for approval, and the parents lose the chance to know the real child.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-let-children-who-know-real-child ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->