Jodi Picoult Quotes

I think about my own sons and my own daughters, and I'm sure that many parents are concerned about what their children are exposed to.

I don't think parents can protect their kids in this media-nut culture.

We will make the law clearer on parents' liability for failing to prevent their child being subjected to FGM, and we are working to improve the police response.

Once you have kids, horror movies become too horrible to watch because you imagine your own children in those situations, so you stop watching them.

There's not a mom or dad that wants to leave their child unprotected.

I'm like all parents who try to shelter their children.

When it comes to our children, the most precious treasure God ever gives us, we protect them with a little sign that says, 'No guns allowed.'

I don't want to stick a sticking plaster on it, I don't want to fix children once the system's broken them, I want to give every child the opportunity before that - because the system should protect and nurture, and not damage our children.

If I were to ask any parent, 'Do you love your kid?' the answer would unequivocally be, 'Yes.' If I went on to ask, 'What would you do to protect your kid from harm's way?' any rational parent would answer without skipping a beat, 'Anything.'

Parents fear for their children. Absolutely, I think it's a deep and troubling theme to explore.

When your child is very young, you must protect him from doing harm to himself and others, then later by precept, explaining to him what is going to be for his eventual happiness.

There is no length that is too great to go to in order to protect your child.

No child asks to get born, so when they are here, they should be shielded from any possible horror.

If you haven't already told your kids 'don't fellate the president' then you're probably a bad parent.

This is not politics... it's to protect the innocence of children.

There are problems and there are children. It is our aim to separate the two.

Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear.

Let's save all the children, save the babies, save the babies.

Child abuse is one of those issues that's very difficult to talk about because it's surrounded by guilt and shame and so on, but us avoiding that issue doesn't help those kids in need out there who need support.

Every parent can imagine the joys of child abuse.

Why are people so afraid of giving their kids necessary information that might prevent an unwanted pregnancy or disease? But they're not worried about the violent nature of video games or movies or books.

It means caring for one another in our families: husbands and wives first protect one another, and then, as parents, they care for their children, and children themselves, in time, protect their parents.

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.

I do not support child abuse. It's a disgusting crime of which I am a victim.

We are always going to put the best interests of kids above the rights, privileges and priorities of adults.