“To stimulate life, leaving it free, however, to unfold itself--that is the first duty of the educator.” — Maria Montessori Copy Share Image
An adolescent does not rebel against her parents. She rebels against their power. If parents would rely less on power and more… — Thomas Gordon Copy Share Image
“If I had received good instruction as a child I would be with my family today and at peace with my neighbors.… — Charles Portis Copy Share Image
“Our cultures make it seem as if male children are worthier than female ones, but that is not the case. The value… — Benjamin Nzuki Copy Share Image
“When we acknowledge our inability to mother our children apart from the Lord’s provision and strength, we honor God. Of course we… — Gloria Furman Copy Share Image
“Only bad things happen quickly, . . . Virtually all the happiness-producing processes in our lives take time, usually a long time:… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
More and more men are raising children or want to be close to their kids. They don't want to just lead work-obsessed… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
Raising children should mean helping them to become what they already are in God’s eyes. — Eberhard Arnold Copy Share Image
There are a lot of sacrifices a mother makes when she's raising a child by herself. I saw it when I was… — Christina Applegate Copy Share Image
The only effective way to help well-intentioned, intelligent persons to do the best they can in raising children is to encourage and… — Bruno Bettelheim Copy Share Image
“Solitude takes time, and caregivers to children have no time. Our children demand attention and need care. They ask questions and parents… — Gary Paul Nabhan Copy Share Image
“Because raising children is, in a sense, the reason the society exists in the first place.” — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
“She was deemed an unfit mother, in spite of the fact that she goes to the gym every day,' Hal once told… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
Raising children is an enormously important part of life. I think one of the most important, or the most important, period. — Eric Braeden Copy Share Image
“[On how mothers are "doing the most important job" in the world by raising children]: If, in fact, it were the most… — Linda R. Hirshman Copy Share Image
You spend some time raising a child in London, carrying it around on one side of your body - it puts your… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Raising a child is the only relationship you have where if you do it right, it will end in separation. — Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I always tell kids, you have two eyes and one mouth. Keep two open and one closed. You never learn anything if… — Gordie Howe Copy Share Image
Art, not unlike raising children... may entail much sacrifice and periods of despair, but, with luck, the effort will produce something that… — Michael Kimmelman Copy Share Image
Remember, the goal is not to raise great kids; it's to raise kids who become great adults. — Andy Andrews Copy Share Image
“Let them learn at school whatever they learn to pass the examinations, but at home let the education that you provide be… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
I love food, but I can't bear to read about it, to talk about it, to discuss the consequences and context of… — Kim Brooks Copy Share Image
