Quotes about Children

Before you were conceived I wanted you
Before you were born I loved you
Before you were here an hour I would die for you
This is the miracle of life.
Maureen Hawkins

This is the most fitting quote to state how I feel about ALL of my 7 children!

While we try to teach our children all about life,
Our children teach us what life is all about.
Angela Schwindt

How true this statement is! We spend our lives trying to "teach" children and if we listen, children can teach us soooooo much more!

There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million.
Walt Streightiff

This is a very true quote! Adults may see "7" wonders of the world but to a child EVERYTHING is a wonder! How awesome to look at life through the eyes of a child!

Human beings are the only creatures that allow their children to come back home.
Bill Cosby

LOL I really like Bill Cosby! Yes, at any time all of my 7 children are welcome to come back home! ;0)

There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One is roots; the other, wings.
Hodding Carter

Roots are important for a child but (we the child is ready) parents need to give them their wings to soar! This is easier said than done!

Don't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time.
Rabindranath Tagore

Considering our topic for week 7 was  technology, this seems very fitting! ;0)

If I had my child to raise over again
I'd build self-esteem first and the house later
I'd finger paint more and point the finger less
I would do less correcting and more connecting
I'd take my eyes off my watch and watch with my eyes
I would care to know less and know to care more
I'd take more hikes and fly more kites
I'd stop playing serious and seriously play
I would run through more fields and gaze at more stars
I'd do more hugging and less tugging
I'd see the oak tree in the acorn more often
I would be firm less often and affirm much more
I'd model less about the love of power
And more about the power of love.

 Diane Loomans

Finally, this is the one parents with grown children seem to feel! Myself included so now that I have adopted children, I get the chance to do it all over again! I can't go back to do more with my first 4 children, but I can try to do better with my young children now! ;0)

I hope you enjoyed the quotes! I could not choose just one! LOL So I added a few favorites!