Children Quote by Jarod Kintz

“A child has no great wish to perfect himself in the use of an instrument of torture, but make it a means to his…

— Daniel Pennac

“There's no corporal punishment here, or any other form of punishment for that matter, and the children are encouraged to speak up for themselves.…

— E.R. Braithwaite

“It's so awful, attacking your child. It's the worse thing I know, to shout loudly at this 50 lb. being with his huge trusting…

— Anne Lamott

“The poisonous pedagogy justifies highly abusive methods for suppressing children’s vital spontaneity: physical beatings, lying, duplicity, manipulation, scare tactics, withdrawal of love, isolation and…

— John Bradshaw

“I’ve always admired parents who discipline their children in hushed whispers: “Arthur, you are a naughty boy for turning on all the gas jets.…

— Erma Bombeck

“A child has a greater chance of being sexually abused than burned in a fire. Along with stop, drop, and roll we must teach…

— Carolyn Byers Ruch

“I don't think kids are any crueler than adults. I just think kids are less adept at disguising their cruelty.”

— Glennon Doyle Melton

“Child Abuse is...the mean and terrible things you do to a child...knowing that you can never get away with doing the same to an…

— Timothy Pina

“What a boy, cousin! He ought to have been whipped, but the trick was so spirited and amusing that I let him off.” Then…

— Leo Tolstoy

We are still barely conscious of how harmful it is to treat children in a degrading manner. Treating them with respect and recognizing the…

— Alice Miller

“You shouldn't do that. Not to your child. You should-carry your own burdens.”

— Cassandra Clare

“I am persuaded that the phrase 'child abuse' is no exaggeration when used to describe what teachers and priests are doing to children whom…

— Richard Dawkins