For many children, joy comes as the result of mining something unique and wondrous about themselves from some inner shaft.

For many children, joy comes as the result of mining something unique and wondrous about themselves from some inner shaft.

Better to be driven out from among men than to be disliked of children.

Better to be driven out from among men than to be disliked of children.

It is a wise father that knows his own child.

It is a wise father that knows his own child.

Children have more need of models than of critics.

Children have more need of models than of critics.

Adolescence is a period of rapid changes. Between the ages of 12 and 17, for example, a parent ages as read more

Adolescence is a period of rapid changes. Between the ages of 12 and 17, for example, a parent ages as much as 20 years.

It is dangerous to confuse children with angels.

It is dangerous to confuse children with angels.

My mother loved children--she would have given anything if I had been one.

My mother loved children--she would have given anything if I had been one.

The trouble with children is that they are not returnable.

The trouble with children is that they are not returnable.

There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.

There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.