The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents, and the second half by our children. (Quote by - Clarence Darrow)

A person should not promise to give a child something and then not give it, because in that way the child learns to lie. (Quote by - Babylonian Talmud)

Someday, maybe there will exist a well-informed, well considered and yet fervent public conviction that the most deadly of all possible sins is the mutilation of a child's spirit. (Quote by - Eric Erickson)

For example, parents who talk a lot to their children have kids with better language skills, parents who spank have children who grow up to be violent, parents who are neither too authoritarian or too lenient have children who are well-adjusted, and so on. (Quote by - Steven Pinker)

Both writing and thinking, like children, require plenty of patience till growing up. (Quote by - Mariana Fulger)

The children whom nobody leads by the hand are the children who know they are children. (Quote by - Antonio Porchia)

But he slew not their children, but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses, where the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin. (Quote by - Bible)

What parents said they valued most were discussions with teachers and heads, and what they wanted was more descriptive information in their children's school reports. This is particularly true for primary schools. Parents wanted to know much more than just how their children were doing academically. (Quote by - Carol Adams)

Your recess, your art, your music, your PE - those are things that are created for children's interest as well as their learning. Those may be the very reasons children love coming to school. For some children, recess is the only area of the school day in which they really excel. .. If you take that away, you really are hurting the child. (Quote by - Rhonda Clements)

We focus much of our corporate giving on children's outdoor education because we recognize that they are the future of GPS innovation and the marketplace. We're passionate about the outdoor activities our customers enjoy, and know that most people develop their passion for the outdoors through childhood experiences. It so happens that these children need some extra help enjoying the outdoors, and we're privileged to be associated with such a great organization and to help make the outdoors accessible for them. (Quote by - Amanda Higgins)

Be as little children, forgive, make up, and forget, quickly. So that we can enjoy each other's company. (Quote by - James Dowler Gow)

My goal is educate people about alopecia and try to break the Barbie-doll stereotype that children get slammed with daily in media campaigns. I want to show children that they are perfect just the way they are and beauty comes from within. I want to encourage children and adults with issues that make them feel different and show them--through my big, bald, shiny head--that who you are is the most important thing in the world, not what you look like. (Quote by - Jodi Pliszka)

That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed. (Quote by - Bible)

And you know what the neat thing about it is? Anybody who can prove their relationship to me, can now join the society too. So it's something you can leave for future generations. My children can join it, and my children's children. That's why I did it. (Quote by - Stephanie Young)

You don't talk to young children the way you talk to a 16-year-old. Little children learn by telling stories and playing games. (Quote by - Virginia R. Corrigan)

We concluded that it's highly unlikely that middle ear disease had any impact on children's later development, .. Children are pretty resilient, and it's not as though there's no hearing. They might be turning up the TV or parents might have to speak louder, but these children aren't deaf. When their hearing gets better, they make up for the temporary loss. (Quote by - Jack Paradise)

Be it in the West or the developing world, we are confronting grave problems in the violation of children's rights. We want to put a face on this crisis, rather than just have people feel sorry for the little children. (Quote by - Carol Bellamy)

Arkadelphia public schools ensure that homeless children and youth have equal access to the same free appropriate education, including public preschool education, as provided to other children and youth. (Quote by - Virginia Anderson)

Children will test the relationship you have with your partner!. (Quote by - Timothy John Waterhouse)

Our church has felt a calling to reach out to the children and families of the Payson area to provide quality programs that are fun for children while providing their parents with a feeling of security that their children are truly cared for and loved. (Quote by - Brad Bolt)

Ninety-five percent of our children live in poverty, .. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that they probably don't have computers at home. Most of our children do not have any computer access except at school so they are behind the learning curve of other children. (Quote by - Jim Edwards)

There can never be any excuse for sacrificing our childre s futures to keep corporate tax loopholes and tax giveaways to millionaires. If we ca t put our children first, who can we put first? If we ca t put our kids first, what does it say about our nation?. (Quote by - Senator John Kerry)

And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe: / For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance: / The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising. (Quote by - Bible)

It's hard to accumulate data if you haven't started early, .. Any additional time that children can have with good teachers is going to make a difference, and that was in fact part of the premise of the calendar committee when they came to the School Board with this recommendation. They wanted to put more instructional days prior to testing, to give children the best chance to be successful. (Quote by - Jerry Hill)

Under the current system, all children under 17 are treated equally. However, while some films may be appropriate for older children to see with parental accompaniment, some are inappropriate for younger children under any circumstances. This problem needs to be addressed. (Quote by - Rob Reiner)