Famous Children Quotes

Loving Children quotes and sayings.

    One thing I had learned from watching chimpanzees with their infants is that having a child should be fun

    Jane Goodall

    Parents are the ultimate role models for children. Every word, every movement, and action effects. No other person or outside force has a greater influence on a child than a parent.

    Bob Keeshan

    Parents need to fill a child's bucket of self-esteem so high that the rest of the world can't poke enough holes to drain it dry

    Alvin Price

    Parents of young children should realize that few people, and maybe no one, will find their children as enchanting as they do.

    Barbara Walters

    Perhaps it takes courage to raise children.

    John Steinbeck

    Praise your children openly, reprehend them secretly

    W. Cecil

    Setting a good example for your children takes all the fun out of middle age.

    William Feather

    So often, children are punished for being human. They are not allowed to have grumpy moods, bad days, disrespectful tones, or bad attitudes. Yet, we adults have them all the time. None of us are perfect. We must stop holding our children to a higher standard of perfection than we can attain ourselves.

    Rebecca Eanes

    The best inheritance a parent can give his children is a few minutes of his time each day.

    O. A. Battista

    The best security blanket a child can have is parents who respect each other.

    Janet Blaustone

    The best way to keep children at home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant, and let the air out of the tires.

    Dorothy Parker

    The best way to make children good is to make them happy.

    Oscar Wilde

    The children have been a wonderful gift to me, and I'm thankful to have once again seen our world through their eyes. They restore my faith in the family's future.

    Jackie Kennedy

    The depth of the love of parents for their children cannot be measured. It is like no other relationship. It exceeds concern for life itself. The love of a parent for a child is continuous and transcends heartbreak and disappointment.

    James E. Faust

    The first lesson every child of Athena learned: Mom was the best at everything, and you should never, ever suggest otherwise.

    Rick Riordan