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title: "10 Talk Child Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Talk Child quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Talk Child sayings and thoughts."
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> [“If your ever having a bad day, sit and talk to a child. You'll walk away with a hundred reasons to smile”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-dupont/if-your-ever-having-a-bad-day-sit-and-talk-to-a-child-you-ll-walk/)

[Phil DuPont](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-dupont/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09c/phil-dupont-99371_bad-day_if-your-ever-having-a-bad-day-sit-and-ta_2413434.jpg)

> [Let me say that I would never talk about anyone's child in a negative way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-zolciak-biermann/let-me-say-that-i-would-never-talk-about-anyone-s-child-in-a-negative/)

[Kim Zolciak-Biermann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-zolciak-biermann/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/849/kim-zolciak-biermann-6783_about_let-me-say-that-i-would-never-talk-about_1695221.jpg)

> [I am very close to my daughter. I talk to her, not as a child, but as a young developing person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tisca-chopra/i-am-very-close-to-my-daughter-i-talk-to-her-not-as-a-child-but-as-a/)

[Tisca Chopra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tisca-chopra/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/101/tisca-chopra-14934_children_i-am-very-close-to-my-daughter-i-talk-to_1004916.jpg)

> [People can say whatever they want about me. They can call me ugly. But don't talk about my child.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginger-zee/people-can-say-whatever-they-want-about-me-they-can-call-me-ugly-but/)

[Ginger Zee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ginger-zee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db6/ginger-zee-13214_about_people-can-say-whatever-they-want-about_474738.jpg)

> [As natural as it is for a parent to talk about their child, it is for me to talk about my product.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joy-mangano/as-natural-as-it-is-for-a-parent-to-talk-about-their-child-it-is-for/)

[Joy Mangano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joy-mangano/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/712/joy-mangano-13446_about_as-natural-as-it-is-for-a-parent-to-talk_404495.jpg)

> [“Haven’t you ever seen someone standing alone? I shrug. Just one. Why don’t you talk to that child? Because it’s me and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathryn-erskine/haven-t-you-ever-seen-someone-standing-alone-i-shrug-just-one-why-don/)

[Kathryn Erskine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathryn-erskine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6a/kathryn-erskine-31340_children_haven-t-you-ever-seen-someone-standing-a_2293376.jpg)

> [Many adults play roles when they speak to young children. They use silly words and sounds. They talk down to the child.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eckhart-tolle/many-adults-play-roles-when-they-speak-to-young-children-they-use/)

[Eckhart Tolle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eckhart-tolle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/083/eckhart-tolle-81_adults_many-adults-play-roles-when-they-speak-t_877974.jpg)

> [People are more willing to talk about child abuse. When this whole McMartin thing went down, I was at a dinner party…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-dern/people-are-more-willing-to-talk-about-child-abuse-when-this-whole/)

[Laura Dern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-dern/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f05/laura-dern-2048_abuse_people-are-more-willing-to-talk-about-ch_629988.jpg)

> [“For my part, I never talk to the child about time. We talk about other things -- though not about anything much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-h-eg/for-my-part-i-never-talk-to-the-child-about-time-we-talk-about-other/)

[Peter Høeg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-h-eg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3f/peter-h-eg-3553_children_for-my-part-i-never-talk-to-the-child-ab_2896300.jpg)

> [We FaceTime and Skype. My two older kids got iPods for their birthdays, so they can FaceTime their dad whenever they need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cc-sabathia/we-facetime-and-skype-my-two-older-kids-got-ipods-for-their-birthdays/)

[CC Sabathia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cc-sabathia/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bf/cc-sabathia-27201_after_we-facetime-and-skype-my-two-older-kids_2716687.jpg)

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