Quotes on Happy Children

Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.

No one has yet realized the wealth of sympathy, the kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure.

Today you are you! That is truer than true!

Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend. Your grown up children are your best friends.

Your children will see what you're all about by what you live rather than what you say.

Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins with the knowledge of evil.

The real questions for parents should be: "Are you engaged? Are you paying attention?" If so, plan to make lots of mistakes and bad decisions. Imperfect parenting moments turn into gifts as our children watch us try to figure out what went wrong and how we can do better next time. The mandate is not to be perfect and raise happy children. Perfection doesn't exist, and I've found what makes children happy doesn't always prepare them to be courageous, engaged adults.

It's never too late to have a happy childhood.

Children are happy because they don't have a file in their minds called "All the Things That Could Go Wrong.

So long as little children are allowed to suffer, there is no true love in this world.

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.

There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings.

Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.

The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.

Listen to the desires of your children. Encourage them and then give them the autonomy to make their own decision.

Children make you want to start life over.

Children show me in their playful smiles the divine in everyone.

A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires.