--- title: "11 Children Bad Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Children Bad quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Children Bad sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72f/peter-ustinov-4612_catholic_i-have-four-children-which-is-not-bad-co_771129.jpg" --- > [I have four children which is not bad considering I'm not a Catholic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-ustinov/i-have-four-children-which-is-not-bad-considering-i-m-not-a-catholic/) [Peter Ustinov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-ustinov/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72f/peter-ustinov-4612_catholic_i-have-four-children-which-is-not-bad-co_771129.jpg) > [Remember that the problem with hyper-parenting isn't that it's bad for children; it's that it's bad for parents.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pamela-druckerman/remember-that-the-problem-with-hyper-parenting-isn-t-that-it-s-bad/) [Pamela Druckerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pamela-druckerman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f31/pamela-druckerman-3030_bad_remember-that-the-problem-with-hyper-par_3041955.png) > [Testing children until they cry is a bad idea. It is an educational malpractice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-ravitch/testing-children-until-they-cry-is-a-bad-idea-it-is-an-educational/) [Diane Ravitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-ravitch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8a/diane-ravitch-11245_bad-idea_testing-children-until-they-cry-is-a-bad_1504063.jpg) > [“I am almost inclined to set it up as a canon that a children's story which is enjoyed only by children is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-s-lewis-2/i-am-almost-inclined-to-set-it-up-as-a-canon-that-a-children-s-story-2/) [C.S. Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-s-lewis-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebc/c-s-lewis-121_children_i-am-almost-inclined-to-set-it-up-as-a-c_3204656.jpg) > [If you tell children they are bad, that's what they believe they are and that's probably what they will become.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-hart/if-you-tell-children-they-are-bad-that-s-what-they-believe-they-are/) [Louise Hart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-hart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c05/louise-hart-32397_believe_if-you-tell-children-they-are-bad-that-s_1430989.jpg) > [I couldn't have children, so that's the bad side. But compared to everything else I have, it's not all that terribly bad.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maeve-binchy/i-couldn-t-have-children-so-that-s-the-bad-side-but-compared-to/) [Maeve Binchy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maeve-binchy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/226/maeve-binchy-2785_bad_i-couldn-t-have-children-so-that-s-the-b_29047.png) > [“I am almost inclined to set it up as a canon that a children’s story which is only enjoyed by children is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-rigney/i-am-almost-inclined-to-set-it-up-as-a-canon-that-a-children-s-story/) [Joe Rigney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-rigney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41b/joe-rigney-22757_books_i-am-almost-inclined-to-set-it-up-as-a-c_1171196.jpg) > [We say that children are bad at paying attention, but we really mean that they're bad at not paying attention - they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-gopnik/we-say-that-children-are-bad-at-paying-attention-but-we-really-mean/) [Alison Gopnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-gopnik/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/810/alison-gopnik-4163_anything_we-say-that-children-are-bad-at-paying-a_3009330.png) > [“Children are bad enough--children are rude, selfish, greedy, and unthinking individuals who are unable to distinguish between their own selfish wants and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-sansom/children-are-bad-enough-children-are-rude-selfish-greedy-and/) [Ian Sansom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-sansom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76d/ian-sansom-38895_adults_children-are-bad-enough-children-are-rud_1230428.jpg) > [We are under no delusions as to the innate goodness even of very small children. They are bad a great deal of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heywood-broun/we-are-under-no-delusions-as-to-the-innate-goodness-even-of-very/) [Heywood Broun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heywood-broun/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/907/heywood-broun-15331_bad_we-are-under-no-delusions-as-to-the-inna_599336.jpg) > [“In the second place, whatever the Lady had intended by by telling them about Harfang, the actual effect on the children was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-s-lewis-2/in-the-second-place-whatever-the-lady-had-intended-by-by-telling-them/) [C.S. Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-s-lewis-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/831/c-s-lewis-121_every-night_in-the-second-place-whatever-the-lady-ha_97301.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children-bad/#itemlist", "name": "Children Bad Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have four children which is not bad considering I'm not a Catholic.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Peter Ustinov" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-ustinov/i-have-four-children-which-is-not-bad-considering-i-m-not-a-catholic/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72f/peter-ustinov-4612_catholic_i-have-four-children-which-is-not-bad-co_771129.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72f/peter-ustinov-4612_catholic_i-have-four-children-which-is-not-bad-co_771129.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72f/peter-ustinov-4612_catholic_i-have-four-children-which-is-not-bad-co_771129.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I have four children which is not bad considering I'm not a Catholic.” — Peter Ustinov", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Remember that the problem with hyper-parenting isn't that it's bad for children; it's that it's bad for parents.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Pamela Druckerman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pamela-druckerman/remember-that-the-problem-with-hyper-parenting-isn-t-that-it-s-bad/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f31/pamela-druckerman-3030_bad_remember-that-the-problem-with-hyper-par_3041955.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f31/pamela-druckerman-3030_bad_remember-that-the-problem-with-hyper-par_3041955.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f31/pamela-druckerman-3030_bad_remember-that-the-problem-with-hyper-par_3041955.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Remember that the problem with hyper-parenting isn't that it's bad for children; it's that it's bad for…” — Pamela Druckerman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Testing children until they cry is a bad idea. 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And adults are children with money, alcohol, and power.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ian Sansom" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-sansom/children-are-bad-enough-children-are-rude-selfish-greedy-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76d/ian-sansom-38895_adults_children-are-bad-enough-children-are-rud_1230428.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76d/ian-sansom-38895_adults_children-are-bad-enough-children-are-rud_1230428.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76d/ian-sansom-38895_adults_children-are-bad-enough-children-are-rud_1230428.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Children are bad enough--children are rude, selfish, greedy, and unthinking individuals who are unable to…” — Ian Sansom", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We are under no delusions as to the innate goodness even of very small children. 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