Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.

Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.

We spend the first twelve months of our children's lives teaching them to walk and talk and the next twelve read more

We spend the first twelve months of our children's lives teaching them to walk and talk and the next twelve telling them to sit down and shut up.

The child must know that he is a miracle, that since the beginning of the world there hasn't been, and read more

The child must know that he is a miracle, that since the beginning of the world there hasn't been, and until the end of the world there will not be, another child like him.

Your children need your presence more than your presents.

Your children need your presence more than your presents.

Child abuse casts a shadow the length of a lifetime.

Child abuse casts a shadow the length of a lifetime.

One thing they never tell you about child raising is that for the rest of your life, at the drop read more

One thing they never tell you about child raising is that for the rest of your life, at the drop of a hat, you are expected to know your child's name and how old he or she is.

Forgiveness is the answer to the child's dream of a miracle by which what is broken is made whole again, read more

Forgiveness is the answer to the child's dream of a miracle by which what is broken is made whole again, what is soiled is again made clean.

A child understands fear, and the hurt and hate it brings.

A child understands fear, and the hurt and hate it brings.

Loving a child doesn't mean giving in to all his whims; to love him is to bring out the best read more

Loving a child doesn't mean giving in to all his whims; to love him is to bring out the best in him, to teach him to love what is difficult.