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title: "10 Trust Children Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Trust Children quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Trust Children sayings and thoughts."
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> [“You should trust the children; they can stand more than we can.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-l-travers-2/you-should-trust-the-children-they-can-stand-more-than-we-can/)

[P.L. Travers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-l-travers-2/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a58/p-l-travers-2-31707_children_you-should-trust-the-children-they-can-s_1406414.jpg)

> [Folks, I don't trust children. They're here to replace us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/folks-i-don-t-trust-children-they-re-here-to-replace-us/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59a/anonymous-1_children_folks-i-don-t-trust-children-they-re-her_1827727.jpg)

> [The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be shaped by our fairness to other people's children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marian-wright-edelman/the-future-which-we-hold-in-trust-for-our-own-children-will-be-shaped/)

[Marian Wright Edelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marian-wright-edelman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45e/marian-wright-edelman-2216_child_the-future-which-we-hold-in-trust-for-ou_761980.png)

> [Sustainable development: Holding our world in trust for our children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-meacher/sustainable-development-holding-our-world-in-trust-for-our-children/)

[Michael Meacher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-meacher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ef/michael-meacher-52151_children_sustainable-development-holding-our-worl_2104089.jpg)

> [My wife and I have built trust with our children and have always had open communication.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-springfield/my-wife-and-i-have-built-trust-with-our-children-and-have-always-had/)

[Rick Springfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-springfield/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39d/rick-springfield-7747_always_my-wife-and-i-have-built-trust-with-our_497519.jpg)

> [ I read that book How to Hug a Porcupine \[by Julie Ross\] - it's my parenting bible. They say you have to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelly-ripa/i-read-that-book-how-to-hug-a-porcupine-by-julie-ross-it-s-my/)

[Kelly Ripa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelly-ripa/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0e/kelly-ripa-16337_book_i-read-that-book-how-to-hug-a-porcupine_381869.png)

> [Don't trust children with edge tools. Don't trust man, great God, with more power than he has until he has learned to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-waldo-emerson/don-t-trust-children-with-edge-tools-don-t-trust-man-great-god-with/)

[Ralph Waldo Emerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-waldo-emerson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c94/ralph-waldo-emerson-6_children_don-t-trust-children-with-edge-tools-don_1445272.png)

> [There was a time when the respect and trust my children had for me would have made you sick to your stomach.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erma-bombeck/there-was-a-time-when-the-respect-and-trust-my-children-had-for-me/)

[Erma Bombeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erma-bombeck/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/835/erma-bombeck-780_blow_there-was-a-time-when-the-respect-and-tr_1375022.png)

> [To trust children we must first learn to trust ourselves...and most of us were taught as children that we could not be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-holt/to-trust-children-we-must-first-learn-to-trust-ourselves-and-most-of/)

[John Holt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-holt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2d/john-holt-14171_children_to-trust-children-we-must-first-learn-to_2868672.jpg)

> [Remember, loving them is the powerful foundation for influencing those you want to help. ... As a companion to that love, trust…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-g-scott/remember-loving-them-is-the-powerful-foundation-for-influencing-those/)

[Richard G. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-g-scott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfb/richard-g-scott-1767_amazing-things_remember-loving-them-is-the-powerful-fou_1578026.jpg)

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