Children Quote by Shanna Peeples

“The more severe the dysfunction you experienced growing up, the more difficult boundaries are for you.”

— David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough

“The great irony of growing up is that it’s often once you leave your parents’ home that you understand them the most. You get…

— Scaachi Koul

The fundamental condition of childhood is powerlessness.

— Jane Smiley

“This is a recurring theme in schools: if you are quiet, well-behaved and fairly bright you will be ignored, whereas if you are a…

— Frank Chalk

“Underdeveloped adolescents all too often feel strong emotion and look for escape, since they can think of no way to cope with the situation.…

— Elizabeth M. Ellis

“Adults who believe in the Little Adult Assumption are going to rely heavily on words and reasons in trying to change the behavior of…

— Thomas W. Phelan

When we are young, everyone teaches us to talk and walk, but as we grow up, they tell us to shut up and sit…

— Anonymous

“I have no idea how I managed to pass as normal in school, except that other people are generally caught up in their own…

— Kay Redfield Jamison

“Growing up ruins everything”

— Betty Smith

Adolescence is a dreadful period. We tend to notice those youngsters who misbehave and call attention to themselves, but there are others, equally miserable,…

— Stephen Dobyns

“In my experience, most parents sincerely want their children to be assertive, independent thinkers who are unafraid to stand their ground . . .…

— Alfie Kohn

“A capacity for interiority in the growing adult is threatened by the temptation to squander that capacity ruthlessly, to revel in hollowness. The syndrome…

— Gregory Maguire