Children Quotes
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There is a war on men, and feminists are very open about it. They don't conceal it; they brag about it. You read all of their material – they're always saying they want to abolish the patriarchy. They said that husbands are not necessary in a marriage, they're not necessary in raising children.
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When we give children advice or instant solutions, we deprive them of the experience that comes from wrestling with their own problems.
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A wretched parent who claims obedience from his children, without first doing his duty by them, excites nothing but contempt.
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The summer after I got divorced, my children asked to sleep in my bed again. It would be the first time we'd shared a bed since they were infants.
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If every parent understood the huge educational benefits and intense happiness brought about by reading aloud to their children, and if every parent- and every adult caring for a child-read aloud a minimum of three stories a day to the children in our lives, we could probably wipe out illiteracy within one generation.
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As a small child me and my pals fantasised about one day owning an ice-cream van. To have ice creams on demand would have been a dream come true.
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We're both very passionate about the arts. Mom, of course with her arts background. I have a theater background and work with children.
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In nature, a child finds freedom, fantasy, and privacy: a place distant from the adult world, a separate peace.
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If my children were as unhappy as I was at school, I'd send them somewhere else, but it never occurred to my parents.
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Christianity is not about building an absolutely secure little niche in the world where you can live with your perfect little wife and your perfect little children in your beautiful little house where you have no gays or minority groups anywhere near you. Christianity is about learning to love like Jesus loved and Jesus loved the poor and Jesus loved the broken.
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While I love walking past those beautifully lit bookstores in my neighborhood, what I mostly buy there are blank notebooks and last-minute presents for children's birthdays.
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I have a hard time with people who say they write for children but they don't really like children. I love children. I love talking with them.
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I can write anywhere. I actually wrote more than I ever did when I had small children. My children were never a hindrance.
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In the 1960s, 110 countries had averages of six or more children per family.
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One day I would love to have a couple children.
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I have a deep love and respect for children and I cannot imagine photographic life without them playing a major part. I hope that through my work as a photographer, I have been able to pass on my appreciation of their beauty and charm.
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The great man is he who does not lose his child's heart.
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An extended school day gives administrators the ability to ensure children get a well-rounded education.
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Unless women have, from the moment of birth, socialization for, expectations of, and preparation for a viable significant alternative to motherhood . . . women will continue to want and reproduce too many children.
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I am comfortable around babies and children because I have two of my own.
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The best time to give advice to your children is while they're still young enough to believe you know what you're talking about.
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Mistakes are a natural part of growing up. They're to be expected and made light of. But children bloom like spring flowers under praise. They want so much to be noticed and appreciated, to excel and have that excellence noticed.
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All parents believe their children can do the impossible. They thought it the minute we were born, and no matter how hard we've tried to prove them wrong, they all think it about us now. And the really annoying thing is, they're probably right.
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Feeding my children is not like feeding myself: it matters more.
