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Boys will be boys. And even that wouldn't matter if only we could prevent girls from being girls.
Boys will be boys. And even that wouldn't matter if only we could prevent girls from being girls.
A society in which adults are estranged from the world of children, and often from their own childhood, tends to read more
A society in which adults are estranged from the world of children, and often from their own childhood, tends to hear children's speech only as a foreign language, or as a lie. Children have been treated. as congenital fibbers, fakers and fantasisers.
Children are curious and are risk takers. They have lots of courage. They venture out into a world that is read more
Children are curious and are risk takers. They have lots of courage. They venture out into a world that is immense and dangerous. A child initially trusts life and the processes of life.
Children begin by loving their parents. After a time they judge them. Rarely, if ever, do they forgive them.
Children begin by loving their parents. After a time they judge them. Rarely, if ever, do they forgive them.
The potential possibilities of any child are the most intriguing and stimulating in all creation.
The potential possibilities of any child are the most intriguing and stimulating in all creation.
If a child annoys you, quiet him by brushing his hair. If this doesn't work, use the other side of read more
If a child annoys you, quiet him by brushing his hair. If this doesn't work, use the other side of the brush on the other end of the child.
The trouble with children is that they are not returnable.
The trouble with children is that they are not returnable.
We've had bad luck with our kids--they've all grown up.
We've had bad luck with our kids--they've all grown up.
Parents are often so busy with the physical rearing of children that they miss the glory of parenthood, just as read more
Parents are often so busy with the physical rearing of children that they miss the glory of parenthood, just as the grandeur of the trees is lost when raking leaves.