Child Development Quotes

"Instead of asking your child what they learned today, ask them who they helped today." "Children must be taught how to think, not what to think." "Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world." "Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed." "The zone of proximal development defines those functions that have not yet matured but are in the process of maturation" "What a child can do in cooperation today he can do alone tomorrow" "The biggest mistake of past centuries in teaching has been to treat all children as if they were variants of the same individual and thus to feel justified in teaching them all the same subjects in the same way" "I'm not raising children, I'm raising the grown-ups they're going to be" "The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without his teacher." "I am convinced that when I am a mother, it will be my priority to make sure that my child feels loved and secure." "I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection." "My hope is that we can change the way that we think about early childhood and transform lives for generations to come, because I truly believe big change starts small." "When kids hit one year old, it’s like hanging out with a miniature drunk. You have to hold onto them. They bump into things. They laugh and cry. They urinate. They vomit." "Breastfeeding is the best way to get close to your baby." "Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them" "It takes a village to raise a child" "Do not bother children when they are skateboarding" "I believe adults and parents who do not get involved in children's lives effectively forfeit any right to attempt to influence their lives." "Kids will remind you that, even though you've gone down a road times, it's brand new for them – and that's healthy" "Children are completely egoistic; they feel their needs intensely and strive ruthlessly to satisfy them."