"An Exciting Thought"
Whenever I held my newborn baby in my arms, I used to think that what I said and did to him could have an influence not only on him but on all whom he met, not only for a day or a month or a year, but for all eternity - a very, very challenging and exciting thought for a mother.
Rose Kennedy
"In Their Own Hands"
How true Daddy's words were when he said: 'All children must look after their own upbringing.' Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.
Anne Frank
"Nurture Independence"
Where parents do too much for their children, the children will not do much for themselves.
Elbert Hubbard
"When Possible: Friendly Inducement"
Not by authority is your sway to be obtained ; neither by reasoning, but by inducement. Show in all your conduct that you are thoroughly your child's friend, and there is nothing that you may not lead him to. The faintest sign of your approval or dissent will be his law.
Herbert Spencer
"Assuage Not Life's Consequences"
It is the function of parents to see that their children habitually experience the true consequences of their conduct.
Herbert Spencer
"Living Messages"
Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see
Neil Postman
Neil Postman
"Home Improvement"
Our children give us the opportunity to become the parents we always wished we'd had.
Louise Hart
Louise Hart
"Why We Teach Them Young"
The Law of Primacy...states that the earlier an experience the more potent its effect since it influences how later experiences will be interpreted.
J. A. C. Brown
"Strengthen Your Children"
Children thrive when parents set before them increasingly difficult, but always meetable, challenges.
Unknown
"Teach Meaningful Productivity"An Idle youth, a needy Age.Unknown
George Herbert
"Mr. Rogers' Rules On Rules"
Call them rules or call them limits, good ones, I believe, have this in common: They serve reasonable purposes; they are practical and within a child's capability; they are consistent; and they are an expression of loving concern.
Fred Rogers
"Provide Challenges. Be Immovable"
Growing up is a dialectical process that requires things that one can push against in order to become stronger. It takes limited war against worthy opponents; a child matures by testing himself against limits set by loving adults.
Author Unknown
"Momentous Motherhood"
Making the decision to have a child - It's momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.”
Elizabeth Stone
"They Need To Know"
Think about thinking:
"The Kingliest Warrior Born: Your Mother"
Motherhood
The bravest battle that ever was fought!
Shall I tell you where and when?
On the maps of the world you will find it not;
'Twas fought by the mothers of men.
Nay not with the cannon of battle-shot,
With a sword or noble pen;
Nay, not with eloquent words or thought
From mouth of wonderful men!
But deep in a walled-up woman's heart --
Of a woman that would not yield,
But bravely, silently bore her part --
Lo, there is the battlefield!
No marshalling troops, no bivouac song,
No banner to gleam and wave;
But oh! those battles, they last so long --
From babyhood to the grave.
Yet, faithful still as a bridge of stars,
She fights in her walled-up town --
Fights on and on in her endless wars,
Then silent, unseen, goes down.
Oh, ye with banners and battle-shot,
And soldiers to shout and paise!
I tell you the kingliest victories fought
Were fought in those silent ways.
O spotless woman in a world of shame,
With splendid and silent scorn,
Go back to God as white as you came --
The Kingliest warrior born!
Joaquin Miller (1839-1913)
The bravest battle that ever was fought!
Shall I tell you where and when?
On the maps of the world you will find it not;
'Twas fought by the mothers of men.
Nay not with the cannon of battle-shot,
With a sword or noble pen;
Nay, not with eloquent words or thought
From mouth of wonderful men!
But deep in a walled-up woman's heart --
Of a woman that would not yield,
But bravely, silently bore her part --
Lo, there is the battlefield!
No marshalling troops, no bivouac song,
No banner to gleam and wave;
But oh! those battles, they last so long --
From babyhood to the grave.
Yet, faithful still as a bridge of stars,
She fights in her walled-up town --
Fights on and on in her endless wars,
Then silent, unseen, goes down.
Oh, ye with banners and battle-shot,
And soldiers to shout and paise!
I tell you the kingliest victories fought
Were fought in those silent ways.
O spotless woman in a world of shame,
With splendid and silent scorn,
Go back to God as white as you came --
The Kingliest warrior born!
Joaquin Miller (1839-1913)
"In A Letter To A Son"
While you were a child, I endeavored to form your heart habitually to virtue and honor, before your understanding was capable of showing you their beauty and utility.
Lord Chesterfield
Endurance Or Indolence
Laziness is sometimes mistaken for patience.
Saying (French)
Saying (French)
"Turn Not A Blind Eye"
There...is a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue."
Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke
"Prayer For The Prodigal"
If goodness lead him not, yet weariness may toss him to My breast.
George Herbert
"Learning
To Love Times of Solitude"
The
young should early be trained to bear being left alone; for it is a source of
happiness and peace of mind.
Arthur
Schopenhauer
"Warmth:
The Vital element"
An
understanding heart is everything in a teacher…One looks back with appreciation
to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human
feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the
vital element the growing plant and for the soul of the child.
Carl
G. Jung
"The
Forfeiture of Adventure And Creativity"
It
is not that what is purveyed to [children] is always directly hurtful,
intentionally or otherwise. Some of it even tries to be helpful. The evil lies
rather in the forfeiture of what the child might otherwise be doing if he or
she were not watching television.
George
F. Kennan
"Become
Unneeded"
Schoolmasters
and parents exist to be grown out of.
John
Wolfenden
"The
Joy of Goodness"
I
make honorable things pleasant to children.
Anonymous
"Television's
Hypocrisy"
Isn’t
it odd that networks accept billions of dollars from advertisers to teach
people to use products and then proclaim that children aren’t learning about
violence from their steady diet of it on television?
Toni
Liebman
"When
A Virutous Man Is Raised"
When
a virtuous man is raised, it brings gladness to his friends, grief to his
enemies, and glory to his posterity.
Ben
Johnson
"Sow
Wisely"
Youth
is the seed time of good habits, as well in nations as in individuals.
Thomas
Paine
"Your
Little Boy"
You'll
be his first kiss, his first love, his first friend. You are his momma and he
is your whole world. He is your little boy.
Unknown
"The Delightful
Creature"
Between the innocence
of babyhood and the dignity of manhood, we find the delightful creature of a
boy.
Unknown