Children Quote by Steven Pinker

Sometimes, it's hard for parents to talk to their children. It's all about learning that there are other ways to communicate, like through crafts,…

— Tabitha Brown

“The more parents talk to their children, even in the earliest moments of life, the better their kids’ linguistic abilities become”

— John Medina

More than what we say or do, the way we are expresses what we think it means to be alive. So the articulate parent…

— Polly Berrien Berends

The parent is the strongest statement that the child hears regarding what it means to be alive and real. More than what we say…

— Polly Berrien Berends

Kids don't talk like adults, but kids on the spectrum don't necessarily fall into the same patterns of speaking or have the same interests…

— Anonymous

Often parents communicate most effectively with their children by the way they listen to and address each other. Their conversations showing gentleness and love…

— Marvin J. Ashton

Parents typically don't talk to each other about their goals and attitudes to parenting but this type of conversation could be very useful for…

— Timothy Carey

I grew up as an only child. My parents weren't great conversationalists. We had a quiet house. I'm not very verbal.

— Matthew Morrison

For example, parents who talk a lot to their children have kids with better language skills, parents who spank have children who grow up…

— Steven Pinker

“The really good parents I've encountered, on the other hand, expect their children to be noisy, messy, bouncy, squabble, whingy and covered in mud.”

— Richard Templar

Certainly parents play a crucial role in the lives of individuals who are intellectually gifted or creatively talented. But this role is not one…

— David Elkind

Communicative skills develop when there's something meaningful for children to communicate about-when they are taking an active role.

— Lilian Katz