It's shocking when you start to grow up and realise that your parents had a life before you! But why would you?… — Sacha Dhawan Copy Share Image
Very young children have no way to verify the accuracy and validity of what parents and adults tell them. So be truthful… — Rey Mellomida Copy Share Image
When I found out I was pregnant, I was 22. It was really scary because I was working the music thing, and… — Crystal Bowersox Copy Share Image
Prenatal testing is a complicated decision for many women, forcing us to confront concerns about a disabled child and risks of miscarriage. — Emily Oster Copy Share Image
If you have parents who can't show you love, a kid can grow up to look arrogant. Because they need to create… — Benjamin Clementine Copy Share Image
“Society depends on parents to instill in their children a healthy sense of self-restriction, and that is not as hard as some… — Gary Ezzo Copy Share Image
The clothes chosen for me as a child had a strong element of the Pre-Raphaelite, muted greens and ivories, dusty rose, what… — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
Often parents have a great desire and hopes, and aspirations for their kids but they don't have any practical plans of action. — Stephen Kendrick Copy Share Image
When you are a child you are yourself and you know and see everything prophetically. And then suddenly something happens and you… — Jean Rhys Copy Share Image
I think we have to keep working enormously hard to see that every single Indigenous child - every Australian child - has… — Quentin Bryce Copy Share Image
“What a strange, sad man is he!" said the child, as if speaking partly to herself. "In the dark night-time, he calls… — Nathaniel Hawthorne Copy Share Image
When I was in fact a child, six and seven and eight years old, I was utterly baffled by the enthusiasm with… — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
I have six brothers, and in the past I've done quite a few girlie films, like 'Wild Child' and 'Angus, Thongs and… — Kimberley Nixon Copy Share Image
Children have always brought a tremendous amount of joy to me and I feel that if you can catch them at a… — Walter Payton Copy Share Image
There are a million moving parts to raising kids, and you can't always anticipate them all, especially when they are teenagers and… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
“The Complexities Of Life Caused By Bad Government Leaderships And Parental Mistakes Can Make A Child More Matured Than Their Age. It… — Baba Tunde Ojo-Olubiyo Copy Share Image
I think of myself as an Olympian. I have had a dream since I was a very small child. And because I… — Danielle de Niese Copy Share Image
The parents exist to teach the child, but also they must learn what the child has to teach them; and the child… — Arnold Bennett Copy Share Image
You know your children are growing up when they stop asking you where they came from and refuse to tell you where… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Whatever you do in your life just keep one thing your mind never hurt your parents. These words might looks minor but… — Bilal Zahoor Copy Share Image
The world is not always a kind place. That's something all children learn for themselves, whether we want them to or not,… — Fred Rogers Copy Share Image
We don't always do the things our parents want us to do, but it is their mistake if they can't find a… — J. Courtney Sullivan Copy Share Image
Too often, parents force their kids into becoming something they want them to become rather than trying unpack the treasure chest God… — Stephen Kendrick Copy Share Image
A parent of moral standing will never use their child to hurt others because they understand that at some point it will… — DrAnil Kr Sinha Copy Share Image
So how on earth can I bring a child into the world, knowing that such sorrow lies ahead, that it is such… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Kids who are poor often have families that have not really been kept informed about... how important it is to read to… — Geoffrey Canada Copy Share Image
“Let us take care of the children...for they have a long way to go. Let us take care of the elders...for they… — Indigenous Copy Share Image
A sense of duty - you only really get this feeling when you have a child. You always only used to be… — Heidi Klum Copy Share Image
I realized relatively early on that I had no desire to be a mother whatsoever. I actually love children, but specifically other… — Cindy Gallop Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I think the only difference between the two groups is that kids have legitimate excuses for their ignorance while adults just… — Kyra Davis Copy Share Image
As parents, we must value the decisions of our kids even though they are young. If they say no to something even… — Shweta Menon Copy Share Image
“That is the worst thing about being a parent,” she said, as if I were one too. “You’re meant to be this… — Jojo Moyes Copy Share Image
Raising kids these days is hard. I'm the second to last child in my family. I think it's tough; I have two… — Gore Verbinski Copy Share Image
Parenthood offers many lessons in patience and sacrifice. But ultimately, it is a lesson in humility. The very best thing about your… — Michael Gerson Copy Share Image
All parents hope and pray that their children will make wise decisions. Children who are obedient and responsible bring to their parents… — James E. Faust Copy Share Image
Few parents teach their children how phoney the ads on TV are, how many lies and exaggerations they contain. How could they?… — Louise Hay Copy Share Image
... And these children that you spit on as they try to change their worlds are immune to your consultations. They're quite… — David Bowie Copy Share Image
When you meet your kids, you realize that they deserve great parents. And then you have your marching orders, and you have… — Ryan Gosling Copy Share Image
“Children do not experience our intentions, no matter how heartfelt. They experience what we manifest in tone and behavior.” — Gordon Neufeld Copy Share Image
Worlds can be found by a child and an adult bending down and looking together under the grass stems or at the… — Mary Catherine Bateson Copy Share Image
