“ My wife and I have built trust with our children and have always had open communication. Rick Springfield
“ I hate birthdays. I thought that I only hated my own birthday, and then I realized that I hate my children's birthdays too. Samantha Bee
“ Studies show that children best flourish when one mom and one dad are there to raise them. John Boehner
“ I fell in love with Erica Kane the summer before my freshman year of high school. Like all red-blooded teen American boys, I'd come home from water polo practice and eat a box of Entenmann's Pop'Ems d… Andy Cohen
“ Thy will be done, my Lord. Because you know the weakness in the heart of yourchildren, and you assign each of them only the burden they can bear. May youunderstand my love–because it is the only thing… Paulo Coelho
“ How do we teach a child--our own, or those in a classroom--to have compassion: to allow people to be different; to understand that like is not equal; to experiment; to laugh; to love; to accept the fa… Madeleine L'Engle
“ Climate change is the central environmental ill of our time. We have an obligation to protect our children from the dangers of this widening scourge, and we aren't yet doing enough about it. Frances Beinecke
“ Essentially, I spent most of my childhood with my mother and my older sister, and I suppose I had rather a romantic vision of how things might be if there were men around; I saw myself in a country ho… Claire Tomalin
“ Obesity in children is growing out of control. A big part of this is economic. Fake foods are more affordable. It's enticing people to eat more because they think they're saving money when they're rea… Jillian Michaels
“ Parents can only do what they think is best, with the experience they have. The learning curve for every parent is that there's a limit to how much they can shield children from. Matt Haig
“ Let us develop an agenda for children that says we can do something about teen pregnancy. Let us make sure that parents are old enough, wise enough, and financially able to take care of their children… Janet Reno
“ Leave part of the yard rough. Don't manicure everything. Small children in particular love to turn over rocks and find bugs, and give them some space to do that. Take your child fishing. Take your chi… Richard Louv
“ Years ago I wanted to buy an apartment in New York City. I was a single female - I had gone through my divorce - I had three children, I was in show business and black. It was, like, impossible. Diana Ross
“ Children are more than we think they are; they can do more than we think they can do. All they need is a vote of confidence from grownups, whom they will ultimately replace anyway. Their dream today w… Wess Stafford
“ Being a 'good' parent is more about the parent, and, less about the 'supposedly-could-have-been-bad' child. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ Wherever it is you make your home, there is always this other place, this other person, calling to you. Come to me. Come back. Joyce Maynard
“ This shows you that even mistakes are sometimes valuable, so do not be hard on grown-up people if they are wrong sometimes. E. Nesbit
