Child Quote by Marcelo Motta

The problem before the educator is to give the child control over his own nature, to enable him to hold himself in hand as…

— Charlotte Mason

Children must be free to think in all directions irrespective of the peculiar ideas of parents who often seal their children's minds with preconceived…

— Brock Chisholm

“If you forbid [children] from doing what is natural , they will seek it out later in ways that are unnatural and perverse.”

— Debra Ollivier

When we protect children from every possible source of danger, we also prevent them from having the kinds of experiences that develop their sense…

— Gever Tulley

“Parents can raise children who are responsible, self-disciplined, and cooperative without relying on the weapon of fear; they can learn how to influence children…

— Thomas Gordon

“The goal of parenting is to create self-sufficient virtues in children. Applying external pressure and punishments tends to teach them fear-based compliance rather than…

— Stefan Molyneux

“Children enter the world with a great deal of love and trust. They are not yet able to perceive good and bad, but they…

— Rahima Baldwin Dancy

In order to influence a child, one must be careful not to be that child's parent or grandparent.

— Don Marquis

“One cannot always know what children are thinking. Children are hard to understand, especially when careful training has accustomed them to obedience, and experience…

— Catherine the Great

Parents must not only have certain ways of guiding by prohibition and permission, they must also be able to represent to the child a…

— Erik Erikson

I doubt that we can ever successfully impose values or attitudes or behaviors on our children certainly not by threat, guilt, or punishment. But…

— Fred Rogers

“The broad principle, which appears throughout this book, bears repeating. Healthy parenting can be boiled down to those two essential ingredients: love and control.…

— James C. Dobson