Children Quote by Tedd Tripp

“Spanking a child is about the parent not the child. The child will learn more from positive correction than physical manipulation.”

— Asa Don Brown

“He never raised a hand to us. He always said that inflicting pain, even as a last resort, was a sign that intelligence had…

— Christian Cook

“Ultimately we want the children to catch their growing intensity themselves, to rely on their inner control rather than our control. By giving them…

— Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

“When little boys have learned a new bad word they are never happy till they have chalked it up on a door. And this…

— Rudyard Kipling

“It is a remarkable phenomenon that children can learn to speak without ever being consciously aware of the sophisticated grammar they are using.”

— Timothy Gowers

Many people must have noticed the intense attention given by children to the conversation of grown-ups when they cannot possibly be understanding a word…

— Maria Montessori

“(Precocious children rarely grow up good). My aunts and uncles thought me quite atrocious. For using words more adult than I should”

— W.H. Auden

“Words! What power they hold. Once they have rooted in your psyche, it is difficult to escape them. Words can shape the future of…

— Vashti Quiroz-Vega

“Words have power, my son. Words can cut to the heart and soothe the deepest hurts. They can be puzzles that leave another pondering…

— Cheryl Matthynssens

Children are game for anything. I throw them hard words, and they backhand them over the net. They love words that give them a…

— E. B. White

“Curious how these early linguistic abilities are so fragile, how unthinkingly and easily the brain lets them go.”

— William Boyd

“I can physically see the effort it takes for him to open his mouth and force out the words. He's spent so much of…

— Kelley York