Quotes About Children

Ich habe die Überzeugung gewonnen, dass Kinder das beste und klügste Publikum sind, das man sich als Geschichtenerzähler nur wünschen kann. Kinder sind strenge, unbestechliche Kritiker." [As quoted on Preußler's official website .]

Wer für Kinder schreibt, übt den Beruf des Schriftstellers unter erschwerten Bedingungen aus, und dies freiwillig ... Wer für Erwachsene schreibt, schreibt ausschließlich für Erwachsene. Wer für Kinder schreibt, schreibt automatisch für Erwachsene mit." [As quoted on Preußler's official website .]

the secretive oedipal couple and the excluded children so prevalent in psychoanalytic institutes. The "paranoiagenic" (Jaques, 1976) atmosphere of psychoanalytic institutes, the

We all had lots of stories of our sad experiences - they mourned the death of my wife with me - but we were hopeful that the children would return.

As for the kids, once the damage is done with a divorce, you can't ever make it right.

I loved being a dad. It's just so much fun watching these little people you've brought into the world as they develop and grow up.

Five kids in one lifetime ain't bad – and I love them all so much. They're the best things that ever happened to me, no question about it.

Children must be considered in a divorce considered valuable pawns in the nasty legal and financial contest that is about to ensue.

Humans are the only animals that have children on purpose with the exception of guppies, who like to eat theirs.

Because of their size, parents may be difficult to discipline properly.

Even very young children need to be informed about dying. Explain the concept of death very carefully to your child. This will make threatening him with it much more effective.

As I get older, all sorts of things become less funny. Once one has children, any cruelty involving children becomes far less amusing than when one was at the mercy of one's friends' and relatives' children.

If anyone ever told five-year-olds the truth about life, he thought, there'd be a rash of kindergarten suicides.

You must work--- we must all work To make the world worthy of its children.

Toddlers, according to one research study, laugh 400 times a day. Adults laugh an average of four times. What happened?

You know, when you were little and you got hurt or scared, I could make it all better with a hug or treat. But when your children get older, it becomes less and less easy to heal their wounds.

Psychologists agree that when we view disorganized traits in a positive light and when such traits are nurtured as a special gift, children often grow into high-achieving adults.

You know, once you give birth, once you have kids, you realize what's important in life, and you realize it's really not difficult to be a good person. And so when people aren't good around me, I tend to move away from that. There are so many good people in the world, and you want to surround your children with that.

My sons think it's a fireman's pole, but I forgot to cut a hole through the ground into the kitchen.

Iain?" "Mmm?" "If the bairn is a lass, I'd like to name her after our mothers—Mara Elesaid." "'Tis a bonnie name. And if 'tis a laddie?" "Then we shall name him after his father." "Och, well, 'tis a grand idea. And what name would that be?" "You daftie!

I'm going to be a big sister," Emily said. "My daddy breeded my mommy, like Chinook with the mares." Megan coughed, choking on her tea. Jack looked over at Nate. "What the hell did you tell this child?" Nate shrugged. "It's not what we said. It's what she put together. She does live on a stud farm, you know." Janet fought not to laugh. "Congratulations! You must be so excited.

When a man looks into a woman's eyes, lass, he doesna want to see the horrors he has kent written there. He wants to see joy and warmth and some measure of innocence. Tis the natural duty and desire of a man to protect his woman and children from the world's bitterness.

French parents are very concerned about their kids. They know about pedophiles, allergies, and choking hazards. They take reasonable precautions. But they aren't panicked about their children's well-being. This calmer outlook makes them better at both establishing boundaries and giving their kids some autonomy.

I want my kids to be self-reliant, resilient, and happy. I just don't want to let go of their hands.