Sayings about Children

[Lonnie]

Lately, i;ve had this saying going through my head contantly, I certainly hope its true.

'You get the children you deserve'.

Wonderful, but what sayings, poems etc about children do you know, Preferably without going to Google for it,

[Quizmonster]

I'm not sure why you want to avoid Google, but - if you change your mind - click here for a selection. Worth a look.

[noxlumos]

The truest saying I know of about children regards the error of hitting them to discipline them. I never smack my kids partly because I don't feel I have the right and partly because I believe this saying to be true.
"You beat one devil out and another twenty in."

[ali_alic]

I like the saying where you address the child and say "one day you will know as little as your parents"

[Lonnie]

Hi QM, the reason I wanted to avoid Google, although its not mandatory, is because I just wanted sayings or poems that people already know, I could be wrong, but to me, then they are more genuine, and from the heart. I could have done what you have, and its a very good link, but I think, if its comes from the heart, like nox's, then you can tell the real character.

But thats just my opinion.

[Quizmonster]

My confusion, Lonnie, was because of your use of the word 'saying'. That always suggests to me something relatively widely known, more or less by definition. But I see the point you are getting at now. Cheers

[grenaby]

Speak harshly to your little boy
And beat him when he sneezes
He only does it to annoy
Because he knows it teases.

Alice in Wonderland

[janetsflower]

Children Learn What They Live

If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn.
If children live with hostility, they learn to fight.
If children live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive.
If children live with pity, they learn to feel sorry for themselves.
If children live with ridicule, they learn to feel shy.
If children live with jealousy, they learn to feel envy.
If children live with shame, they learn to feel guilty.
If children live with encouragement, they learn confidence.
If children live with tolerance, they learn patience.
If children live with praise, they learn appreciation.
If children live with acceptance, they learn to love.
If children live with approval, they learn to like themselves.
If children live with recognition, they learn it is good to have a goal.
If children live with sharing, they learn generosity.
If children live with honesty, they learn truthfulness.
If children live with fairness, they learn justice.
If children live with kindness and consideration, they learn respect.
If children live with security, they learn to have faith in themselves and in those about them.
If children live with friendliness, they learn the world is a nice place in which to live

[n00dles]

Children are poor men's riches...

Children have wide ears and long tongues...

Little children, little sorrows; big children, big sorrows....

Better the child should cry than the father....

Our neighbour's children are always the worst....

[n00dles]

Children are the anchors that hold a mother to life....


How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!..........Shakespeare

[Sphinx_Svens]

THey're great, but I couldn't eat a whole one? ... hehehe

[ali_alic]

Insanity is hereditary - you get it from your children

[angeldraws]

Be nice to your kids - they choose your nursing home......

[Lonnie]

Thanks everyone, some excellent answers, humerous and a bit more serious.

Children, thats what life is about.

Magic.