As every parent knows, children go through an adolescent growth spurt, during which they put on inches at an alarming rate. Humans… — Richard Leakey Copy Share Image
STAGES OF LIFE: TEENS: you have all the time and energy but no money. WORKERS: you have the money and energy but… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Once you've raised a child to adulthood, you can only be as demanding as your offspring allow. — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
Success is becoming in middle adulthood what you dreamed to be in late childhood. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
Love and spiritual values received from parents are the strongest assets for a child to face the various trials of adulthood. — Mata Amritanandamayi Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, books took me away from my life to a solitary place that didn't feel lonely. They celebrated… — Jodie Foster Copy Share Image
“Your first period may unequivocally announce puberty, but your first 9–5 doesn’t definitively mean you’ve grown up.” — Mia Fontaine Copy Share Image
Be sure to lie to your kids about the benevolent, all-seeing Santa Claus. It will prepare them for an adulthood of believing… — Scott Dikkers Copy Share Image
I believe a man is born first unto himself - for the happy developing of himself, while the world is a nursery,… — D. H. Lawrence Copy Share Image
“Children take joy in their work and sometimes as adults we forget that's something we should continue doing.” — Ashley Ormon Copy Share Image
We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we have stopped saying 'It got lost,' and say, 'I… — Sydney J. Harris Copy Share Image
“I believe our entire nation is in the midst of a collective coming-of-age crisis without parallel in our history. We are living… — Ben Sasse Copy Share Image
If this was adulthood the only improvement she could detect in her situation was that she could now eat dessert without eating… — Lisa Alther Copy Share Image
“Life is a process during which one initially gets less and less dependent, independent, and then more and more dependent.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
I can see why you opted out of Knight training,” I countered. “They’d have ‘accidentally’ killed you before you made it to… — Jenna Black Copy Share Image
I can't believe it's actually happening. This is independent adulthood, this is what it feels like. Shouldn't there be some sort of… — David Nicholls Copy Share Image
“A gyermekkor természetes igénye: szabadság. S a mai gyermeket szinte ketrecbe kényszerítik. A felnőttkor természetes igénye: élet. S a mai felnőtt, vagy… — Sándor Weöres Copy Share Image
I keep returning to the central question facing over-50 women as we move into our Second Adulthood. What are our goals for… — Gail Sheehy Copy Share Image
'Star Wars' boils down to the transition from adolescence into adulthood. — Rian Johnson Copy Share Image
How you were raised is no excuse for ignorance. If you're grown you're old enough to make your own decisions. — Sonya Parker Copy Share Image
College and the responsibilities that came with it helped me transition from teenager to adulthood. — Lee Thompson Young Copy Share Image
“We were girls, you see, not even women, just girls, most of us when we started. And the boys were just boys,… — Michael Grant Copy Share Image
Associated with this weight gain are increased risks in adulthood for joint problems, angina, high blood pressure, heart attacks, strokes, type 2… — Jeff Schweitzer Copy Share Image
A first lesson in the fragility of love and the preternatural cowardice of men. And out of this disillusionment and turmoil sprang… — Junot Diaz Copy Share Image
