Quotes About Children

They always wanted to do it for the children. But they never do, turns out, and the children go home crying, not having received the candy they were promised.

This is why stories like this, with great evils in them, are necessary for children to read. Kids just got here—they are still figuring things out, and stories are one of the central realities that can help them. Chesterton says somewhere that stories about dragons and knights do not teach children to fear dragons. They had dragons under the bed already. They had the fear already. The stories actually teach children that dragons can be killed. And

40. O Children of Israel! Remember My Favour which I bestowed upon you, and fulfill (your obligations to) My Covenant (with you) so that I fulfill (My Obligations to) your covenant (with Me), and fear none but Me.

I think I can communicate with kids because I don't try to communicate with kids. Ninety percent of the children's books patronize the child and say there's a difference between you and me, so you listen to this story. I, for some reason or another, don't do that. I treat the child as an equal.

Among the most sacred gifts you can give your child is the gift of health. This gift is best given by example." Dr. Rand Olson

I can read in red. I can read in blue. I can read in pickle color too.

One fish Two fish Red fish Blue fish!

Ninety percent of the children's books patronize the child and say there's a difference between you and me, so you listen to this story. I, for some reason or another, don't do that. I treat the child as an equal.

I box in yellow Gox box socks.

There's the yottle in the bottle, whom I do not wish to keep, but the zillow on my pillow always helps me fall asleep.

What terrible splashing!' the elephant frowned. 'I can't let my very small persons get drowned. I've GOT to protect them. I'm bigger than they.

I have great pride in taking Dick and Jane out of most school libraries. That is my greatest satisfaction.

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Never mix the peepee and the poopoo, for if you do, a peepeepoopoo potion will persist a pong until the next blue moon.

Tarry a moment to watch the chaos of a playground, crayola-colored shirts of running children, all trying out their wings.

All one can really leave one's children is what's inside their heads. Education, in other words, and not earthly possessions, is the ultimate legacy, the only thing that cannot be taken away.

I'd definitely be the kind of parent who enabled my child's dreams. I'd just watch and nurture and guide them. I have the blueprints of what not to do... I think I'd be a good parent, actually.

Alternatively, we could keep on as we are: ignoring or playing down the risks and putting responsibility for action elsewhere. But that would mean taking a monumental gamble with our children's future, and a species as intelligent as ours surely wouldn't do that. Would it?

I saw a bunch of kids who needed love and acceptance and to be allowed to live as normal children, instead of having to fight to conceal their misery, fear, and weakness.

It is a masterpiece of the devil to make us believe that children cannot understand religion. Would Christ have made a child the standard of faith if He had known that it was not capable of understanding His words?

Part of our responsibility as parents, as adults, is to set examples for children. But we have to like children in order to be really happy fulfilled adults

Your children will smash your understanding, knowledge and reality. You will be better off. Then they will leave. You'll miss them forever.

How can there be too many children? That is like saying there are too many flowers.

Educating all of our children must be one of our most urgent priorities. We all know that education, more than anything else, improves our chances of building better lives.