“Children need time to become themselves--through play and social interaction. If you overwhelm a child with stuff--with choices and pseudochoices--before they are ready, they will only know one emotional gesture: More!” — Kim John Payne Copy Share Image
“Most families have increased the speed of their lives and the number of their activities gradually--even unconsciously--over time. They realize that there are costs to a consistently fast-paced, hectic schedule, but they've adjusted. And looking around, there always seems to be another family that does everything you do, and more, managing to squeeze in skiing, or Space Camp, or French… — Kim John Payne Copy Share
“In the tapestry of childhood, what stands out is not the splashy, blow-out trips to Disneyland but the common threads that run throughout and… — Kim John Payne Copy Share Image
“Consistency also teaches us that some things do not change, though we may wish they would. Not everything bends to our personal preferences.” — Kim John Payne Copy Share Image
“Independence isn't doing your own thing; it's doing the right thing on your own.” — Kim John Payne Copy Share Image
“After all, it's not just what you make of your time, it's whether you have the time to make it your own.” — Kim John Payne Copy Share Image
“In its complexity and sensuality, nature invites exploration, direct contact, and experience. But it also inspires a sense of awe, a glimpse of what is still "un-Googleable" . . . life's mystery and magnitude.” — Kim John Payne Copy Share
“With simplification we can bring an infusion of inspiration to our daily lives; set a tone that honors our families' needs before the world's… — Kim John Payne Copy Share Image
“Children need time to become themselves--through play and social interaction. If you overwhelm a child with stuff--with choices and pseudochoices--before they are ready, they… — Kim John Payne Copy Share Image
“Nothing we are told, nothing we read prepares us for the feelings we have as a new parent holding our baby, and knowing that… — Kim John Payne Copy Share Image
“But a half hour or an hour of quiet, restful solitary time during the day is restorative at any age, and a habit worth… — Kim John Payne Copy Share Image
“Family is not disparate relationships between individuals and machines, in separate rooms of a house. Childhood is not a race to accumulate all of… — Kim John Payne Copy Share Image
