Before I got married, I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children and no theories.John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester
Children are a real comfort in your old age – and they make you reach it sooner too.
James Cox
The illusions of childhood are necessary experiences: a child should not be denied a ballon because an adult knows that sooner or later it will burst.
Marcelene Cox
The real message in dealing with a five-year-old is that, in no time at all, you will begin to sound like a five-year-old.
Jean Kerr
A happy childhood can’t be cured. Mine’ll hand around my neck like a rainbow.
Hortense Calisher
Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve.
Roger Lewin
Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.
Maria Montessori
The best time to give advice to your children is while they’re young enough to believe you know what you’re talking about
Unknown
Raising kids is part joy and part guerilla warfare.
Ed Asner
A perfect parent is a person with excellent childrearing theories and no actual children.”.
Dave Barry
