Childhood is measured out by sounds and smells and sights, before the dark hour of reason grows. — John Betjeman Copy Share Image
Happy the boy whose mother is tired of talking nonsense to him before he is old enough to know the sense of… — Augustus Hare Copy Share Image
Partiality in a parent is unlucky; for fondlings are in danger to be made fools. — Roger L'Estrange Copy Share Image
Children are completely egoistic; they feel their needs intensely and strive ruthlessly to satisfy them. — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
Imagine if everyone was able to help just one child who needs to be listened to, needs to be respected, and needs… — Kate Middleton Copy Share Image
Just be loving. You also have to recognize that you need to take the focus off yourself and put it on your… — Benjamin Bratt Copy Share Image
A child can be taught not to do certain things, such as touch a hot stove, pull lamps off of tables, and… — Joan Rivers Copy Share Image
“In a real sense, all of us are “the parents” of all young children - because we help shape the culture and… — Sydney J. Harris Copy Share Image
With parents, that's the only way sometimes that they can get across to their kids is by giving them an ultimatum. — Harry Shum, Jr Copy Share Image
Rotavirus does not cause all diarrhea, but it causes a lot of it. Instead of a single vaccine dose, however, harried nurses… — Rose George Copy Share Image
“The greatest challenge of parenting is in the inner work it requires: the strength and confidence in believing that we are not… — Kelly Bartlett Copy Share Image
My husband and I believe that if you treat a child well and nurture his talent and physical ability, in a healthy… — Dominique Moceanu Copy Share Image
My interest in acting came from seeing Broadway shows on summer trips to New York as a child. It was the original… — John Lloyd Young Copy Share Image
Perhaps one reason that many working parents do not agitate for collective reform, such as more governmental or corporate child care, is… — Faye J Crosby Copy Share Image
“...as we are endowed. ...with rhetorics. ...none will deny. ...of innocence. ...towards scribbling. ...of love lines. ...and of lust. ...to what seems… — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
Until I read Neill's book, 'Summerhill,' I thought there were only two ways to bring up children, either with authoritarian discipline or… — Orson Bean Copy Share Image
“In our culture, guilt is a tainted word, but it’s probably one of the building blocks of conscience. The anxiety these highly… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“Making love to make a child, the intensity that must bring, the way their eyes would be locked in wonder at this… — Marcus Sakey Copy Share Image
Of course children benefit from positive feedback. But praise and rewards are not the only methods of reinforcement. More emphasisshould be place… — Lilian Katz Copy Share Image
I doubt if anyone of any tenderness or imagination can see the hand of a child and not be a little frightened… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
Some caregivers want to reciprocate the care they themselves received as children. — Ariel Gore Copy Share Image
There are lives I can imagine without children but none of them have the same laughter & noise. — Brian Andreas Copy Share Image
“Pack animals always tear apart the weaklings in their midst. Every child knows that much instinctively.” — Peter Watts Copy Share Image
How we speak to our children and the words we use can encourage and uplift them and strengthen their faith. — Rosemary M. Wixom Copy Share Image
Parents are flawed human beings who are given a role that more approximates that of God than of mere mortals. — Dennis Prager Copy Share Image
Our children are trying to tell us something, and we are not listening. — Bill Cosby Copy Share Image
Parents, just keep in mind that kids will always round off to the nearest obscenity.. — Ray Romano Copy Share Image
Every child has dreams, but not all of them have the opportunity to pursue them - I want to change that! — Antonio Rudiger Copy Share Image
...children have the resilience to outlive their sufferings, if given a chance. — Ishmael Beah Copy Share Image
Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play. — Heraclitus Copy Share Image
Children may close their ears to advice, but they keep their eyes open to example. — Sarah Moores Copy Share Image
