From a child's point of view, there is rarely a great time for parents to separate, even if there has been a… — Susie Orbach Copy Share Image
I was a chronically shy child. That kernel of my younger self is still there, but I've developed mechanisms to deal with… — Richard Eyre Copy Share Image
“Among other possibilities, money was invented to make it possible for a foolish man to control wise men; a weak man, strong… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
As yesterday's positive report card shows, childrens do learn when standards are high and results are measured. —New York, Sept. 26, 2007 — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
Growing up in the Philippines, I loved all kinds of movies. We had a very healthy film industry there when I was… — Jessica Hagedorn Copy Share Image
The knowledge that we have about what it is to be human that we have as a child is something we necessarily… — Dennis Potter Copy Share Image
Establish in the mind of a young person the powerful idea that he or she is a child of God, and you… — Dallin H. Oaks Copy Share Image
Like every child growing up in America, I read 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' and 'Huckleberry Finn.' I liked them well enough,… — Caroline Lawrence Copy Share Image
Children are extremely perceptive and absorb what goes on around them long before they can talk or even comprehend language. They are… — Theodore Isaac Rubin Copy Share Image
“It is the children who will be most malleable in your hands. Train them up in the way you would have them… — Nicole Sager Copy Share Image
“The cactus thrives in the desert while the fern thrives in the wetland. The fool will try to plant them in the… — Vera Nazarian Copy Share Image
TV commercials make parenting look like there are going to be good days and bad days - like, it'll be this gentle… — Dan Savage Copy Share Image
“Children parented in such a manner never come up against the necessary frustration that accompanies facing the impossible. They are deprived of… — Gordon Neufeld Copy Share Image
Curiosity in children ... is but an appetite after knowledge and therefore ought to be encouraged in them, not only as a… — John Locke Copy Share Image
[Parental] authority must be tempered...with loving kindness and patient encouragement. To temper authority with kindness is to triumph in the struggle which… — Pope Pius XII Copy Share Image
With all the chaos, pain and suffering in the world, the fact that my adoption of a child from who was living… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
I think you basically have to abandon the dreams of having any other adult activities in your life. You have to go… — Tina Fey Copy Share Image
Most youth still hold the same values of their parents…if we do not alter this pattern, if we don’t resocialize, our system… — John Goodlad Copy Share Image
“Our children are not happy. I believe this is because over the last half century we have increasingly monitored, supervised and attended… — Sara Maitland Copy Share Image
Having small children, you start thinking about how everything in your life revolves around doing the best you can for this little… — Chris Thile Copy Share Image
“Children don't ever have the privilege to ask to come into our world...yet they are truly our blessings! Empower them with love… — Timothy Pina Copy Share Image
If children know there is someone standing over them who knows all the answers, they are less inclined to find the answers… — Sugata Mitra Copy Share Image
The biggest mistake in helping undeserved kids is not raising the bar high enough. Children will believe if you believe in them. — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
A child convinced against his will is of the same opinion still. The reward for a thing well done, is to have… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I don't ever want to bring a child into this world without being as healthy as I can be; it's as simple… — LeAnn Rimes Copy Share Image
With all the stories that we have, it's still rare that we get to see what goes on in the minds of… — Rachel House Copy Share Image
“We must love our adult children enough to let them go. This is what tough love is. We must hope that their… — Allison Bottke Copy Share Image
I never had a particularly strong craving to procreate, except for earlier fantasies of wanting to be Marmee in Little Women. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
The love you have for your child is so much greater than any challenge you'll face as a parent, and that's what… — Hilary Duff Copy Share Image
“Elderly parents depend on love and respect for their physical and emotional health. Many times, that love is only available through companion… — YouInMindHCS Copy Share Image
A good upbringing means notthat you won't spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that you won't notice it when someoneelse does. — Anton Pavlovich Chekhov Copy Share Image
A child raised on a desert island, alone, without social interaction, without language, and thus lacking empathy, is still a sentient being. — Daniel Dennett Copy Share Image
As far as rearing children goes, the basic idea I try to keep in mind is that a child is a person.… — Frank Zappa Copy Share Image
On his brow a leaf of oaken, Cangeling child shall be his fate. Understanding words strange spoken, Chased by anger, fear, and… — David Clement-Davies Copy Share Image
As someone who has lived the nightmare of losing a child, I know that the enormous hole left behind remains forever. — Ann Hood Copy Share Image
When the spirit of child's play enters into the creative process, it's a wonderful force and something to be nurtured. — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
There are so many kids in this world, and in this country, that need homes. And so we're perfectly content to look… — Lisa Ling Copy Share Image
How long is a girl a child? She is a child, and then one morning you wake up she's a woman, and… — Louis L'Amour Copy Share Image
Basically, I've always raised my kids that people learn from their mistakes, and every father wants their kids to be better than… — Prodigy Copy Share Image
Make the effort to set aside quality time with your children every week to spend time and talk with them so that… — Peter Young P Copy Share Image
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