Children Quote by Maria Montessori

If they learn easily, they are penalized for being bored when they have nothing to do; if they excel in some outstanding way, they…

— Margaret Mead

The same ones who brought the children physically in the world have the natural obligation binding in the natural law to provide for the…

— John Hardon

The child learns so easily because he has a natural gift, but adults, because they are tyrants, ignore natural gifts and say that children…

— Rabindranath Tagore

It is necessary, then, to give the child the possibility of developing according to the laws of his nature, so that he can become…

— Maria Montessori

When we use punishment, our children are robbed of the opportunity to develop their own inner discipline-the ability to act with integrity, wisdom, compassion,…

— Barbara Coloroso

It is a libel to suggest that children need rewards for attending to tasks, apart from intrinsic interest and satisfaction. Children work very hard…

— Frank Smith

Children are not created fully equipped with such values as courage, compassion, integrity, and insights into the motives and needs of themselves and of…

— Irene Hunt

It is fortunate, I think, that nature is not bounded by human reason and by laboratory work and experimentation, for by the laws of…

— Maria Montessori

Bringing a child into the world makes sense only if this child is wanted consciously and freely by its two parents. If it is…

— Italo Calvino

“It is true that some people will lose their desire for life and refuse food and drink after the death of a beloved, or…

— Kathleen Kent

In spite of what youngsters think, parents do not get a sneaky thrill out of punishing their children.

— Eoin Colfer

“The offspring cannot rely on its parents for disinterested guidance. One expects the offspring to be preprogrammed to resist some parental manipulation while being…

— Robert Trivers