Kids Quotes

“We can learn a lot from young children and infants who are able to shift from agitation to amusement in a moment simply by having their needs met. Once crying newborns get fed, held, or changed, they don’t brood for another hour about how mad they are that it took so long for their caregivers to respond; they shift instantly. Unfortunately, we lose this ability and develop instead a habit of thinking and rationalizing our way through problems.”
― Rob Ryan Sullivan

“Any parent would be dismayed to think that this was their child’s experience of learning, of socializing, and of herself. Maya is an introvert; she is out of her element in a noisy and overstimulating classroom where lessons are taught in large groups. Her teacher told me that she’d do much better in a school with a calm atmosphere where she could work with other kids who are “equally hardworking and attentive to detail,” and where a larger portion of the day would involve independent work. Maya needs to learn to assert herself in groups, of course, but will experiences like the one I witnessed teach her this skill? The truth is that many schools are designed for extroverts. Introverts need different kinds of instruction from extroverts, write College of William and Mary education scholars Jill Burruss and Lisa Kaenzig. And too often, “very little is made available to that learner except constant advice on becoming more social and gregarious.” We tend to forget that there’s nothing sacrosanct about learning in large group classrooms, and that we organize students this way not because it’s the best way to learn but because it’s cost-efficient, and what else would we do with our children while the grown-ups are at work? If your child prefers to work autonomously and socialize one-on-one, there’s nothing wrong with her; she just happens not to fit the prevailing model. The purpose of school should be to prepare kids for the rest of their lives, but too often what kids need to be prepared for is surviving the school day itself. The school environment can be highly unnatural, especially from the perspective of an introverted child who loves to work intensely on projects he cares about, and hang out with one or two friends at a time. In the morning, the door to the bus opens and discharges its occupants in a noisy, jostling mass. Academic classes are dominated by group discussions in which a teacher prods him to speak up. He eats lunch in the cacophonous din of the cafeteria, where he has to jockey for a place at a crowded table. Worst of all, there’s little time to think or create. The structure of the day is almost guaranteed to sap his energy rather than stimulate it. Why do we accept this one-size-fits-all situation as a given when we know perfectly well that adults don’t organize themselves this way? We often marvel at how introverted, geeky kids “blossom” into secure and happy adults. We liken it to a metamorphosis. However, maybe it’s not the children who change but their environments. As adults, they get to select the careers, spouses, and social circles that suit them. They don’t have to live in whatever culture they’re plunked into. Research from a field known as “person-environment fit” shows that people flourish when, in the words of psychologist Brian Little, they’re “engaged in occupations, roles or settings that are concordant with their personalities.” The inverse is also true: kids stop learning when they feel emotionally threatened.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“Aunt Rachel says your name's Jeremy Atticus Finch.'
Jem scowled. 'I'm big enough to fit mine,' he said. 'Your names longer'n you are. Bet it's a foot longer.”
― Harper Lee, Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird

“Atticus said someone must have lost it, and had we asked around? Jem camel-kicked me when I tried to say where we had found it.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

“[] le pregunté abiertamente qué había hecho yo para desagradarle [] dijo: «Eres un marica. Yo sólo te estoy reformando» Tenía razón. Yo era una especie de marica, y en el instante en que lo dijo comprendí que no había nada que yo pudiera hacer para que cambiara de opinión, si no era convencerme a mí mismo y aceptar y defender el hecho.”
― Truman Capote, The Thanksgiving Visitor

“If a man doesn't have his family that man has nothing. There's an absolute truth, true meaning in life, and that's a man and his family.”
― Ron Baratono

“The Dark Cloud
Is a bomb that is waiting to explode on innocent kids
Is a bullet that continues to think that it can make bids
Is a teacher that doesn’t want to do their job the right way
Is a loser that thinks that their attitude will make their day”
― Aida Mandic, The Dark Cloud

“Kids are not born sinners, they are born innocent and will become whatever you project to them.

Stop projecting sin to them.”
― Chidi Ejeagba

“It's not that the kids are dumb; it's worse, much worse. They're entitled.”
― Gigi Levangie, Seven Deadlies: A Cautionary Tale

“Promise,' Nisha had agreed. She'd held out her pinky and we'd linked them to get and shaken, entering what every fourth-grader knows is a binding contract.”
― Morgan Matson, Promchanted

“Adesso al check-in, alla domanda "corridoio o finestrino?", rispondo "ovunque, purché non sia vicino a un bambini" e la hostess di terra, vittima anch'ella dietro il suo sorriso, mi guarda con comprensione. Entrambe siamo consapevoli che non c'è alcuna possibilità che una creatura di tre anni non rompa i coglioni a nessuno per la durata di un volo di nove ore e ogni mammina che imbarca un pargolo questo lo sa benissimo. È lei a mettere in conto che, in nome della presunta tenerezza che dovrebbe ispirare il suo bambino, le persone che incontrerà sopporteranno senza lamentarsi una quota di molestie che non hanno scelto. Questo tipo di mammina si incazza quando l'attesa tolleranza non si manifesta e cerca di ribaltare il piano delle cose. Diventa giudicante. Stizzita dice: "Ma è un bambini", come fosse il suo lasciapassare per imporlo al mondo. Lo vedo anch'io che è un bambino, dannata mammina, ma è proprio la ragione per cui non dovrebbe essere qui, tra adulti che non hanno e non vogliono bambini o che li hanno responsabilmente affidati ad altre persone pagate per subirli, invece che pretendere che i presenti di un intero ristorante, di un aereo o di uno scompartimento si imprivvisino gratis puericultrici, nonni e babysitter del tuo pargolo irrequieto.”
― Michela Murgia, Tre ciotole: Rituali per un anno di crisi

“La verità è semplice e forse non ti piace, ma è quella: la maggior parte delle persone non fa figli proprio per non sopportare neanche dai suoi [figli] quello che tu stai chiedendo di tollerare dal tuo.”
― Michela Murgia, Tre ciotole: Rituali per un anno di crisi

“Secondo te mi sento così inutile perché non ho figli da guardar crescere?" mi ha chiesto mentre facevamo i piatti. "Ma come non ne hai, hai sposato un bambinone che non se ne andrà mai di casa, non patirai neanche la sindrome del nido vuoto."
Con le mani nella schiuma del lavello abbiamo riso, ma eravamo un dittico strano e pietoso, lei giovane già coi rimpianti e io vecchia con ancora delle pretese.”
― Michela Murgia, Tre ciotole: Rituali per un anno di crisi

“The worst yet innocent guilt there ever existed is the mom-guilt. Moms often find themselves in situations wherein they have to do necessary chores or responsibilities while sacrificing the time they could have spent cuddling their little ones. This guilt is so intense yet equally necessary at times.”
― Mitta Xinindlu

“The worst yet innocent guilt there ever existed is the mom-guilt. This guilt is so intense yet equally necessary at times.”
― Mitta Xinindlu

“Moms often find themselves in situations wherein they have to do necessary chores or responsibilities while sacrificing the time they could have spent cuddling their little ones.”
― Mitta Xinindlu

“if “quality time” means having deep, meaningful
conversations or a good time with your child, there is
no way to ensure your time together will be “quality.” I
suggest spending intentional time with your kids and lots
of it! More time together will naturally create moments
of “quality time.”
― Annie Eklöv, Help! My Room Exploded: How to Simplify Your Home to Reduce ADHD Symptoms

“به تماشای بچه ها مشغول شد. آنها با بی حالی روی جمن به دنبال هم مبدوبدند، از تکه چوبی به عنوان تفنگ استفاده میکردند و با دهانشان صدای گلوله در می آوردند و با دویدنشان توده ای از خاک به هوا میفرستادند. مشغول جنگ بازی بودند. چهار پسر. دیروز پنج نفر بودند.”
― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Half of a Yellow Sun

“You must wonder how a dog can have a big heart and be so strong at the same time. Well, you are about to find out. I am going to tell you about an adventure Sparty once had…”
― Doretha Polite, Sparty's Adventures: Journey Into the Forest

“Two things people don't like to overshare about are their kids and their hometowns. The first might result in a fractured relationship or lack of trust. The second might put you out of work and shunned by people you used to call friends. The only thing folks value above their kids is their bank account, no matter how many might insist otherwise. Money talks. The threat of losing money keeps loose lips closed, for the most part.”
― Amy Matayo, They Call Her Dirty Sally

“At some point every generation is lost. We must be. How else can we find ourselves?”
― Cory Richards, The Color of Everything: A Journey to Quiet the Chaos Within

“Hurting a mother is one thing. She might trip you up, push you down, throw dirt on you and spit on you and even call you looser. Hurting her child is another. Isn't no telling what she will do.”
― Niedria D. Kenny

“Unconditional love means loving your kids for who they are, not for what they do. It's not about perfect parenting every minute of every day—let's be real, that’s impossible. But it's the thought we should keep in our hearts daily. Embrace their quirks, laugh at their mistakes, & cheer their triumphs. Show them that your love isn’t tied to their report cards or soccer goals but to their unique selves. It builds a lifetime of trust, acceptance, and maybe a few funny stories along the way.”
― Life is Positive

“I’ve been a sucker for that smile since the moment I held her. It’s amazing how cute and evil something can be at the same time.”
― Shantel Tessier, Carnage

“Your mom sucks.”

“My mum is the best!” I exclaimed hotly. “Besides, I saw you poking sticks at jellyfish. You don’t know anything. You’re nothing but a bad boy.”

“Jellyfish don’t have hearts,” he drawled, as if that made it okay.

“Just like you.” I’d been unable to stop myself from licking my fingers, eyeing the untouched brownie half in his hand.

He’d scowled, but for some reason, he didn’t seem upset by my insult. “They also don’t have brains. Just like you.”
― L.J. Shen, Angry God

“Ugly or not, I could still kiss you if I wanted to, and you’d let me.”

I choked on the rich cocoa in my mouth, my book dropping to the ground and closing without a bookmark. Shoot.

“Why would you ever think that?” I’d turned to him, scandalized.

He’d leaned close, one flat chest to another. He’d smelled of something foreign and dangerous and wild. Of golden California beaches, maybe.

“Because my dad told me good girls like bad boys, and I’m bad. Really bad.”
― L.J. Shen, Angry God

“Why can't we just go to school when we feel like it? The best thing about school is that there's lots of other kids to play with, but the worst thing is that they bother you when you're trying to learn.”
― Yōko Tawada

“All you can do is show them the way. If they get lost, it was not your fault.”
― Steven Magee

“Honor the mini-humans. They are full humans. They deserve as much respect as adults.”
― S.D.G., Naked

“Young children don't have the capacity to handle or resolve their parent's problems, and trying to involve them tends to break them further.”
― Dr. Lucas D. Shallua