“I realize the selfishness of children. We love them, and we revolve around their universe, but they don't revolve around ours.” — Brunonia Barry Copy Share Image
It seems better to me for a child to have these skills and never use them, than not have them and one… — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
“Kids don't think about their folks nearly as much as everybody imagines. Parents are just there, like background music at the mall.” — Ron Koertge Copy Share Image
“I think the best punishment for a misbehaving child is to strap them to a chair and make them listen to Lady… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
You look up to your parents and you want them to accept you, and you don't want them to look at you… — Adepero Oduye Copy Share Image
If we desire a kinder nation, seeing it through the eyes of children is an eminently sensible endeavor: A city that is… — Richard Louv Copy Share Image
“For those of you who are still going through the process of identifying and daily examining your parents, you must not forget… — Mwanandeke Kindembo Copy Share Image
When I was a child, the temptation to sin was always a romantic option. This romantic option led me to the cinema,… — Harmony Korine Copy Share Image
We cannot know the young child's personality by studying his systems of interest, for his attention is as yet too labile, his… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I knew from very early on that I wanted kids. I wasn't one of those women who goes, 'Well, if it happens,… — Julianne Moore Copy Share Image
The greatest maxim of all is that children should be brought up as simply and in as domestic a way as possible,… — Queen Victoria Copy Share Image
When I was a child, I was always nicking my mum's jewellery to wear, and I loved to drape a massive Chinese… — Alice Temperley Copy Share Image
While few human challenges are greater than that of being good parents, few opportunities offer greater potential for joy. Surely, no more… — James E. Faust Copy Share Image
“Do not make the spanking a joke. Don't make it playful. Give him proper corporal punishment. It starts by setting the right… — Rebecca Lawson Copy Share Image
I have two sons, ages 23 and 25, and know that parents need to listen more and speak less. Young people today… — Christian Picciolini Copy Share Image
“A world where no child need cry because you didn’t buy him that ring pop at checkout, even though you know that… — Benjamin Wallace Copy Share Image
The secret to raising children is to love them... And teach them to operate in a way you can tolerate them the… — Bob Saget Copy Share Image
We've got babies raising babies, and it's important for us as responsible adults to go out and do what we can to… — Alonzo Mourning Copy Share Image
Your children should know that you're always there for them, and that they can call on you when needed. But give them… — Eric Greitens Copy Share Image
I was a good kid, but I was just very chatty. Teachers were rarely entertained, but occasionally a child was, which was… — Barbara Park Copy Share Image
I never really understood who the Magi were as a child. What is a Magi? Not a word I would use, but… — Michael Leunig Copy Share Image
It's very irresponsible as a parent to follow Tipper Gore or the Religious Right's advice and just take the offending CD or… — Jello Biafra Copy Share Image
There's a time when you have to explain to your children why they're born, and it's a marvelous thing if you know… — Hazel Scott Copy Share Image
Life is a child playing round your feet, a tool you hold firmly in your grip, a bench you sit down upon… — Jean Anouilh Copy Share Image
But who knows their own child? You know bits - certain predictable reactions, a handful of familiar qualities. The rest is impenetrable.… — Penelope Lively Copy Share Image
Babies breathe a lot more rapidly than adults do, and what's more, they're also growing quickly and so they're absorbing lots more… — Francis Thompson Copy Share Image
“Other kids might tease you if they hear you call your parents Momma and Daddy.” “Well, they can just kiss my lily… — Charlotte Abel Copy Share Image
“It turned out that the only difference between children and adults was that children were prepared to put twice the energy into… — Chris Cleave Copy Share Image
I'm a child of the sixties, I'm a man of the sixties. During that period of time this country was coming apart… — Curt Flood Copy Share Image
I was a wild child. It's nice, though, now to have grown up and be normal and domestic. I've become very traditional.… — Kelly Carlson Copy Share Image
One has very little influence upon one's children. Their characters are what they are and one can do nothing to change them. — Andre Maurois Copy Share Image
When I was a child, I used to paint intently. The older I become, and the closer death approaches, the brighter my… — Yayoi Kusama Copy Share Image
Young children have no sense of wonder. They bewilder well, but few things surprise them. All of it is new to young… — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
“When is challenging behavior most likely to occur? When the demands being placed on a kid exceed his capacity to respond adaptively.” — Ross W. Greene Copy Share Image
“High-reactive kids also tend to think and feel deeply about what they’ve noticed, and to bring an extra degree of nuance to… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
Kids need to open up to their parents. And parents should realize that when kids are pushing you away, that's the time… — Alexa Vega Copy Share Image
To implant fear in the minds of children is a crime. If parents try to rule the child by fear, then fear… — E. Stanley Jones Copy Share Image
Any child knows that history can only be a reduced representation of reality, but it must be a true one, not distorted… — Samuel E. Morison Copy Share Image
Most of us would protest that of course we love our children without any strings attached. But what counts is how things… — Alfie Kohn Copy Share Image
Being a good parent will necessarily break our hearts as we watch a child grow and eventually choose their own way, even… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
