Think About It

The thoughts and quotations on this page have been collated from a variety of sources. The sources and credits, wherever available, can be found at the end of the page.

• “Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.”

— Maria Montessori

 

• “The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice.”

— Peggy O’Mara

 

• “A truly rich man is one whose children run to him when his hands are empty.”

 

• Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. 
  ~Chinese Proverb

 

• It is not until much later, that children understand; 

          their stories and all their accomplishments, sit atop the stories

          of their mothers and fathers, stones upon stones,

          beneath the water of their lives.” 

― Paulo Coelho

 

• “The miracle of children is that we just don’t know how they will change or who they will become.” 

        ― Eileen Kennedy-Moore, Smart Parenting for Smart Kids: Nurturing Your Child’s True Potential

 

• “We’re taught to expect unconditional love from our parents, but I think it is more the gift our children give us. It’s they who love us helplessly, no matter what or who we are.” 

― Kathryn Harrison,The Kiss

 

 

sources: http://www.ahajokes.com/par034.html

http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/