Hugh Lofting Quotes

I invite you, from my sentiments, my convictions and my responsibilities, to work together in the construction of a Uruguay where being young is not suspicious, where aging is not a problem.

I don't think of kids as a lower form of the human species.

What interests me is what children go through while growing up.

I don't think children are any more resilent than anyone else. They're just people with little bodies.

I think it would be great if there were no age limit.

I was the youngest child. I got to be myself and ask stupid questions because I was the youngest. It is so important to listen to the questions children have and reward them for the wondrous questions they ask.

There must be a law against forcing children to perform at an early age. Children should have a wonderful childhood. They should not be given too much responsibility.

There is no better gift a society can give children than the opportunity to grow up safe and free - the chance to pursue whatever dreams they may have.

I don't think about 'age groups.'

For kids like me, being called childish can be a frequent occurrence. Every time we make irrational demands, exhibit irresponsible behavior, or display any other signs of being normal American citizens, we are called childish.

Look, I think if you talk down to a kid or aim specifically at a kid, most kids aren't gonna like it, really, because most kids can feel when you are being patronizing.

Children have the right to express themselves freely.

It stuns me how effective children can be in their messaging, and I believe that every child should enjoy that basic right to become an adult. Getting rid of childhood cancers is one effective way to reach that goal.

Every time a young driver comes into F1, the finger's pointed at him over his age. I don't think that's right.

Young people are often portrayed in a very negative and stereotypical manner.

It's a mistake to try to use play to deliberately foster developmental progress.

I'm 28 years old. In my country, that's considered very young. It's almost like the youth don't matter to the up-and-ups.

Children exist in the worlds that adults create for them, both locally and globally, and their options are, by virtue of age, often painfully limited.

The child does not begin to fall until she becomes seriously interested in walking, until she actually begins walking. Falling is thus more an indication of learning than a sign of failure.

It is interesting that amongst children of preschool age, the more intelligent ones tend to sleep less than the dull ones. After the age of seven this relationship is reversed, the more intelligent schoolchildren sleeping more than the dull ones.

Children enjoy inflicting pain until unhappiness teaches them tenderness.

Tutoring a four year old to get into an exclusive preschool made as much sense as hiring a swim coach for a guppy.

The advancement of knowledge must be translated into increasing health and education for the children.

You will be astonished to find how the whole mental disposition of your children changes with advancing years. A young child and the same when nearly grown, sometimes differ almost as much as do a caterpillar and butterfly.

Home is the first school for us all, a school with no fixed curriculum, no quality control, no examinations, no teacher training