Quotes about kids growing up8/12/2023 So much more useful than rigid concepts such as the alphabet.” ~ Caroline Bellouse “Since the jobs that our preschoolers will do probably don’t exist yet, our priority is to teach them the skills to adapt and inquire and question and cooperate…life skills. Most importantly, in play children learn how to learn. “Let the child be the scriptwriter, the director and the actor in his own play.” ~ Magda Gerber “The trouble with over-structuring is that it discourages exploration.” ~ Jay Giedd, Neuroscientist, University of California “Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.” ~ Oscar Wilde Play will raise the child in ways you can never imagine.” ~ Vince Gowmon ![]() “If you trust play, you will not have to control your child’s development as much. “Encouraging a child means that one or more of the following critical life messages are coming through, either by word or by action: I believe in you, I trust you, I know you can handle this, You are listened to, You are cared for, You are very important to me.” ~ Barbara Coloroso “Children have real understanding only of that which they invent themselves.” ~ Jean Piaget “It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” ~ Albert Einstein “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” ~ William Butler Yeats “If children feel safe, they can take risks, ask questions, make mistakes, learn to trust, share their feelings, and grow.” ~ Alfie Kohn “The work of education is divided between the teacher and the environment.” ~ Maria Montessori But some days I really wish I could be fairy.” ~ Greta, age 4 It will break your heart.” ~ Annette Breaux 9 times out of 10, the story behind the misbehavior won’t make you angry. “Remember: everyone in the classroom has a story that leads to misbehavior or defiance. As such, the teaching of love should be the central core of all early childhood curriculum with all other subjects growing naturally out of such teaching.” ~ Ashley Montagu In the hierarchy of needs, love stands as the supreme developing agent of the humanity of the person. “Love is the supreme form of communication. You can only provide the right conditions for learning to happen.” ~ Vince Gowmon “A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires.” ~ Paulo Coelho “Every day, in a 100 small ways, our children ask, ‘Do you hear me? Do you see me? Do I matter?’ Their behavior often reflects our response.” ~ L.R. “To take children seriously is to value them for who they are right now rather than adults-in-the-making.” ~ Alfie Kohn “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken adults.” ~ F. “A child must know that he is a miracle, that since the beginning of the world there hasn’t been, and until the end of the world there will not be, another child like him.” ~ Pablo Casals “Teaching is not about answering questions but about raising questions – opening doors for them in places that they could not imagine.” ~ Yawar Baig They remember what you are.” ~ Jim Henson ![]() “Kids don’t remember what you try to teach them. “We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today.” ~ Stacia Tauscher “By education I mean an all-round drawing out of the best in the child and man body, mind and spirit.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi We have forgotten that it, in fact, begins in the child’s heart.” ~ Vince Gowmon Education is not just about putting information in. “The word ‘education’ comes from the Latin ‘educere’ = e- (out of) + -ducere (to draw). Inspiring, Troubling and More: Research and Stories on Child Learning and Development For more inspiring articles, research, tips and tools, subscribe to Vince’s free e-newsletter. Inspiring Quotes to Ignite Imagination, Wonder and Laughter Playful Quotes for the Child in your Heart I hope they inspire you to engage the heart and mind of children in loving and playful ways.Ĭheck out Vince’s book: Let the Fire Burn ~ Nurturing the Creative Spirit of Children, A Children’s Book for Adults ![]() Below is a list of my favourites (and I have snuck in a few of my own quotes). Since I began leading keynotes and playshops for teachers and child care professionals, I have grown a particular fondness for quotes on child learning and development. I love how they convey so much in so few words. “Children are not things to be molded, but are people to be unfolded.” ~ Jess Lair Click To Tweetįor many years I have been a collector of quotes.
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