Child Quotes · Page 111

Children have an uncanny way of living up - or down - to what is expected of them.

— Ann Landers

What is a child, monsieur, but the image of two beings, the fruit of two sentiments spontaneously blended?

— Honore de Balzac

Before you have kids you can't even fathom what it really is.

— Jason McCourty

Repeating a grade needs to be the last resort, not an automatic response to a child who is struggling to learn.

— Roy Barnes

Children internalize their parents' unhappiness. Fortunately, they absorb our contentment just as readily.

— Lucille Ball

Parenting is not for everybody. It changes your life. Especially when they're little.

— Tori Amos

I think the way kids learn most is not by what you say, but by what you do.

— Cindy Crawford

There is no such thing as a bad kid only kids who make bad choices

— Anonymous

There might be children in Somalia or the Arctic who have never heard of 'Hamlet' or the 'Great Gatsby.' But you can…

— Harlan Ellison

“As a parent who raised his children in dysfunction, I know the parental wounds my children received were not intentional; often they…

— David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough

“Effective parenting requires being the grown up version of what you want your children to be. Why? Because example is the most…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“Young children often lie about their world, knowing instinctively that its truth is something adults no longer understand.”

— Peter Maughan

Becoming a parent expands you as a human being. I am having the most wonderful time. You've married, but the addition of…

— Kyle MacLachlan

Babies are wonderful, important things. Having kids, even the thought of having kids, is a big emotional deal. But sometimes it can…

— Dave Ramsey

I am always suspicious of those who impose 'rules' on child rearing. Every child is different in terms of temperament and learning,…

— Siri Hustvedt

“There are some people who keep track of every day and every hours, and there are people who don't, and Coraline's parents…

— Neil Gaiman

I was a very happy child, so to speak. But, since we didn't have video games or television, and very little radio,…

— Mako

If you are trying to appear calm and collected on the outside when actually you are feeling upset and angry, your children…

— Shakti Gawain

Rules governing defecation, hygiene, and pollution exist in every culture at every period in history. It may in fact be the foundation…

— Rose George

The child's true constructive energy, a dynamic power, has remained unnoticed for thousands of years. Just as men have trodden the earth,…

— Maria Montessori

Our brain comes hard-wired with an urge to play, one that hurls us into sociability. A child's play both demands and creates…

— Daniel Goleman

“Also everywhere I'm looking at kids, adults mostly don't seem to like them, not even the parents do. They call the kids…

— Emma Donoghue

In using the terms play and playfulness, I do not intend to suggest any lack of seriousness; quite the contrary. Anyone who…

— Richard Hofstadter

After I had my kids, I realized it's pretty much all about instinct - you have to do what's right for you.…

— Tori Spelling

Children enjoy inflicting pain until unhappiness teaches them tenderness.

— Mason Cooley

Children are the world's future, and we need to take care of them like we would any precious resource.

— Ziggy Marley

I guess you're not gonna be happy til' it's for real. Four year old kids, doing drive-bys on Big Wheels.

— Big Daddy Kane

Hold back the tide. Keep your kids innocent as long as possible.

— Tony Danza

It's essential that a part of you not grow up. Childhood wonder gives us our spark and beauty.

— Robin Quivers

“Besides, when it came to being colorful...we invisible kids learned to carry our colors on the inside”

— Paul Dini

“The children were not begging. Rather they were imploring us to pick them up.”

— Anthony Cleary

Obviously, this whole 'no child left behind' idea is more rhetoric than actual practice.

— Hill Harper

So much of parenting is following your instincts, and taking the time to actually know your child.

— Nia Long

The proper time to influence the character of a child is about a hundred years before he is born.

— Anonymous

Protect the vulnerable child, including the one inside yourself

— Juliette Delides

“The world talks to the mind. Parents speak more intimately; they talk to the heart.”

— Hain Ginott

To bring a healthy child into this world, raise them right and watch them grow is the biggest miracle there is.

— Matthew McConaughey

When children are small, parents should run their lives and not the other way around.

— Anna Quindlen

Kids are like a mirror, what they see and hear they do. Be a good reflection for them.

— Kevin Heath

“There's nothing harder than seeing your child be the victim of something you and she cannot control.”

— Brooke and Keith Desserich