Child Agency Quotes

Children can change the world.

Responsibility is fostered by allowing children a voice and wherever indicated a choice in matters that affect them.

I think in television and film, it's not usually the child's point of view. It's the story of an adult. If there's a child in a drama or an action-adventure movie, they're someone who needs to be saved, someone who needs to be protected, or if they're killed, someone who needs to be avenged. Their character doesn't matter much.

Faithful parents can invite the power of heaven to influence their children. Nevertheless, those children remain agents unto themselves, and the choice to repent or not ultimately is theirs.

What would happen if we listened to children as much as we talked to them?

I believe that young kids have agency and can make a difference in the world.

Students are very engaged by the issues, and it's not surprising because food choices are one of the few powers a child has.

I love developing children as characters. Children rarely have important roles in literary fiction - they are usually defined as cute or precious, or they create a plot by being kidnapped or dying.