Children are the flowers of life. They decorate our lives and fill it with meaning. On the eve of Children's Day, we offer you a selection of wonderful quotes and sayings about children. Funny children's sayings and aphorisms about kids will cheer you up, and quotes from great writers and teachers will teach you the basics of education.

The birth of a child is an opportunity to immerse yourself in childhood again. Just think, after the baby arrives, you will take your first steps and say your first words together, you will go back to first grade for the first time, and go back to the prom again. Being parents, isn't it wonderful?!

There are many methods of raising a child, but the main one is to give your children all your love and surround them with attention. You need to try to spend every free minute with your child. Remember that it is not your salary that makes your children happy, but your care!

Children are flowers of life that are born with their heads down. (Antoine de Saint Exupery)

In order for flowers to be beautiful and well-groomed, you must always take care of them)

When Saint Exupery was asked: “Is it worth pampering children?”, he replied: “Certainly pamper them, it is unknown what trials life has in store for them.”

No one else in life will spoil you like your parents.

Children need a role model more than criticism. ( J. Joubert)

Instead of criticizing children, show them how to do it by example. After a while, they will unwittingly repeat after you.

Children never obeyed adults, but they regularly imitated them. ( D. Baldwin)

Children copy their parents in everything.

All the children in the world cry in the same language. ( L. Leonov)

Although they express their delight in different languages, it is still understandable to everyone.

If people say bad things about your children, it means they are saying bad things about you. ( V. Sukhomlinsky)

Children are a direct reflection of their parents.

Children are the glances of fearful eyes,
The sound of playful feet on the parquet,
Children are the sun in cloudy motifs,
A whole world of hypotheses of joyful sciences.
Eternal disorder in the gold rings,
Sweet words whisper in half sleep,
Peaceful pictures of birds and sheep,
That in a cozy nursery they are dozing on the wall.
Children are an evening, an evening on the couch,
Through the window, in the fog, sparkles of lanterns,
The measured voice of the tale of Tsar Saltan,
About the mermaids-sisters of the fairy seas.
Children are a rest, a short moment of peace,
A reverent vow to God at the crib,
Children are the world's gentle mysteries,
And in the riddles themselves lies the answer! (M. Tsvetaeva)

Children are the greatest miracle that nature has created.

If you know how to diagnose a child’s joy, the intensity of his joy, then you should have noticed that the greatest joy is the happiness of overcoming a difficulty, achieving a goal, an open secret, the joy of victory and the happiness of independence, mastery, possession. (Janusz Korczak)

Overcoming obstacles and achieving the goal, everyone rejoices, even children.

Children have neither a past nor a future, but unlike us adults, they know how to use the present. (LaBruyere)

Adults need to learn from children not to think about the past and future, but to live in the present.

Be truthful even towards a child: keep your promise, otherwise you will teach him to lie. (L. Tolstoy)

Truth must be taught from childhood.

Aphorisms

Children are one third of the population of our country and our entire future.

The future depends on how you raise your children.

Even the dullest room is decorated with children... Beautifully placed in the corners...

And sleeping children decorate it even more...

I want happiness... such small happiness, with tiny arms and legs, and with your eyes.

But they say correctly that happiness cannot be born, it can be bought.

Happiness is soft warm palms, candy wrappers behind the sofa, crumbs on the sofa... What is happiness? It’s easier not to answer! Everyone who has children has happiness!

Anyone who has a child automatically becomes happy.

Children don't owe anyone anything.

But parents owe it to their children. And a lot.

Children are a blessing that grows over the years.

The more children there are in a family, the more happiness there is.

Giving birth to a child takes a lot of energy, health, and time from a woman. But in return it gives a lot of happiness, love, tenderness.

The birth of a child makes a woman happy.

God has a favorite place -
This is a little baby heart.
He goes there slowly
At the first moment of the baby's birth.

Children don't come from nowhere, they come from God.

About children and meaningful upbringing

Undressing a sleeping baby is like defusing a bomb. One sudden movement – ​​minus 3 hours of sleep.

Even the most rude and careless person will treat a child very gently and slowly.)

Parents do not understand how much harm they cause to their children when, using their parental authority, they want to impose their beliefs and views on life on them.

Children need to be given the right to choose, and not have their beliefs imposed on them.

Don’t hit a child, so that you don’t take it out on your beloved grandchildren.

To hit means to show your weaknesses.

True education consists not so much in rules as in exercises.

Practice has always been more important than theory.

A parent who tries to change his child without starting with himself is not just wasting his time, but is taking a very serious risk. (V. Levi)

To change someone, especially a child, you always need to start with yourself.

Children immediately and naturally become accustomed to happiness, because by their very nature they are joy and happiness. (V. M. Hugo)

Happiness and joy are childhood's best friends.

Children should live in a world of beauty, games, fairy tales, music, drawing, fantasy, and creativity. (V. A. Sukhomlinsky)

A child who is brought up in a loving, caring and creative environment will definitely grow up kind and talented.

By raising children, today's parents are raising the future history of our country, and therefore the history of the world.

Raising a child is an investment in the future.

The best way to make children good is to make them happy.

Giving a happy childhood is the most valuable thing parents can do for their child.

Usually in kindergarten children learn bad words. I feel like ours will go prepared...

This means that someone at home needs to think first and then speak.

About parents

With your child you experience everything again - you take your first steps, learn to say your first words...

Having a child means going back to childhood again.

Why does a child need 2 parents? - And then, while mom is freaking out, dad is normal, and when dad was already covered with children’s quirks, mom was already released.

Children also need grandmothers to take a break from their parents.

Previously, when I heard the hysterical crying of a child at the neighbors, I thought they were cutting him there, but now I realized that it was just: “a toy fell”, “I want to eat”, “they are putting on a hat”, “they kicked me out of the toilet without allowing me to finish cleaning it”. the walls are covered with brush,” or “they won’t give my mother’s phone number.”

It turns out that the neighbors did not mock the child, but were only concerned about his safety...)

I don't know anything more beautiful
A worthy happy mother
With a small child in her arms. ( T. G. Shevchenko)

Mom is the happiest woman in the world.

Parents, encouraging the whims of their children and pampering them when they are small, spoil their natural inclinations, and then are surprised that the water, the source of which they themselves poisoned, has a bitter taste.

In order to be less disappointed in life, children should know the prohibitions from childhood.

It is much easier to become a father than to remain one.

Giving birth to a child is one thing, but raising him is something completely different.

Remember that your children will treat you the same way you treat your parents.

You need to treat your parents the way you would want your children to treat you.

With the birth of a child, adults also get a new life!

And a second childhood...)

For some reason, many women think that having a child and becoming a mother are the same thing. One could just as well say that having a piano and being a pianist are one and the same thing. (S. Harris)

Alas, not everyone who has children can be called real parents.

Children's statements

Children in kindergarten. - “The stork brought me.” - “And they downloaded me from the Internet.” - “And our family is not rich. Dad does everything himself.”

It turns out that a normal family is a poor family...))

Childhood is a world of incredible adventures and opportunities, when everything around is painted in the brightest colors and every moment is filled with magic. Growing up, people plunge into a whirlpool of worries and lose the ability to look at the world through the eyes of a child - admiring and being surprised by those around them. But with the advent of the baby, they again gain the opportunity to understand all the beauty of the universe.

We bring to the reader's attention selected quotes about children. Perhaps the thoughts of outstanding people will interest you and will be useful in raising the younger generation.

What do children teach adults?

The words of the song “Where does childhood go” from the film “Vesnukhin’s Fantasies” very accurately convey the bright sadness with which adults remember a wonderful time in their lives. And communication with children makes it possible to forget about problems at least for a while and return to the wonderful world of childhood. But, unfortunately, not many people manage to learn to understand it again. Therefore, it is useful to re-read and comprehend the statements and quotes of great people about children.

• A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy, and to know how to demand what you want with all your might. (P. Coelho).
• All children are artists. The problem is remaining an artist when you grow up. (P. Picasso).
• Parents can learn a lot from their children, especially how to deal with life. (M. Spark).
• Only where children gather is there a real chance for fun. (M. McLaughlin).
• When I approach a child, he gives me two feelings: tenderness because he is, and respect for who he can become. (L. Pasteur).
• The child is God's opinion that the world should continue to exist (K. Sandberg).
• While we try to teach our children everything we know about life, our children teach us that life is everything. (A. Schwindt).
• Adults are outdated children. (Dr. Seuss).

God's greatest gift to man is a child. With the advent of a baby, life takes on new colors and becomes more meaningful. Through His eyes the Lord looks at us and evaluates our actions. That's why quotes about children are so heartfelt and close to everyone.

• Mother's hands are made of tenderness, so children sleep sweetly in them. (A. Kalam).

• The only love I truly believe in is the love of a mother for her children. (K. Lagerfeld).
• Remember that children, marriage and flower gardens reflect the kind of love and work they receive. (T. Hesberg).
• Mother is the name of God in the mouths and hearts of little children. (W. M. Thackeray).
• Children require love and sympathy much more than instructions and directions. (E. Sullivan).
• The best thing parents can give their children is a few minutes of their time every day . (O. A. Battista).
• The love of parents for their children is always greater than the love of children for their parents. Their own children compensate for this injustice and inadequacy. (D. Eremin).
• Children need your presence and love more than your gifts. (D. Jackson).
• Children are the keys to heaven. (E. Hoffer).

Quotes and aphorisms: about children and education

There are many opinions and methods of education. Pedagogy does not stand still and develops with the times. Teachers around the world, however, have not come to common conclusions, but they are united on one thing - the child needs care and attention. Prominent people whose quotes about children are given below agree with this.

• Someone whom the child does not love has no right to punish a child. ( D. Locke).
• The best way to make children good is to make them happy. (O. Wilde).
• If you have something to say to the world, write a book. And if you find it too difficult for adults, then write it for children. (M. Lengel).
• We teach the child to walk and talk for the first year of life, and for the rest of his life to shut up and sit down. Something went wrong. (N.D. Tyson).
• If you want your children to become better people, let them hear you say nice things about them to other people. (H. Ginott).
• If people talk bad about your children, then they are talking bad about you. ( V. Sukhomlinsky).
• Raising children is a creative endeavor and more of an art than a science. (B. Bettelheim).
• Less worried that kids never listen to you, worry less that they are always watching you. (R. Fulum).
• Everyone knows how to raise children, except those people who have them. (P.J. O'Rourke).
• Before I got married, I had six theories about raising children. Now I have six children and no theories. (D. Wilmot).

About children and life

• Children see magic because they look at it. (K. Moore).
• Children are hands with which we can grasp the heavens. (G. Ward Beecher).
• The most interesting information comes from children because they say everything they know and don't stop. (M. Twain).
• A child is a ray of sunlight from the Infinite and Eternal. With the possibilities of virtue and vice, but as yet uncolored. And it depends on us whether he will choose the light or dark side. (L. Abbott).
• The best thing you can pass on to your children and grandchildren is not money or other material things, but an accumulated legacy of character and faith. (B. Graham).
• We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, but we forget who he is today. (S. Tauscher).

We hope the reader was interested in the statements and quotes we selected about children. And the article will conclude with the words of the famous Indian scientist and statesman Abdul Kalam: “Children are one third of the Earth’s population and our entire future.”

Difficulties in mutual understanding between generations have always existed.

The problems in such relationships are related to the conflict of experience and the desire to experience everything that life has to offer.

Children are looking for their own paths, and parents do not always accept the direction of these searches.

Quotes about relationships will reveal the secrets of harmony in communication between fathers and children.

Wise words spoken by great people who knew the happiness of fatherhood and motherhood or dreamed about it bring parents closer to unraveling the secrets of childhood. See your kids as miracles of nature, as individuals with special needs, interests and talents.

Clever phrases may encourage you to reconsider your attitude towards your child and encourage you to put things aside for a few hours and spend time with your baby or teenager:

The best way to make a child good is to make him happy (Oscar Wilde).

You will never be able to create wise men if you kill naughty children (Jean-Jacques Rousseau).

Children are holy and pure. You can’t make them a toy of your mood (Anton Chekhov).

Children teach adults not to become completely immersed in a task and to remain free (Mikhail Prishvin).

In fear that death will take the child from us, we take the child from life; By protecting him from death, we do not allow him to live (Janusz Korczak).

Every child is an individual. Everyone is talented and extraordinary. The task of parents is to support their children and help them realize themselves.

Often, mothers and fathers create a false image of a successful person and impose this stereotype, thereby breaking the child’s nature. Wise quotes will prevent this approach to children:

Every child is to some extent a genius and every genius is to some extent a child (Arthur Schopenhauer).

Every child is an artist. The difficulty is to remain an artist beyond childhood (Pablo Picasso).

There are children who are sharp-minded and inquisitive, but wild and stubborn. They are usually hated in schools and are almost always considered hopeless; meanwhile, great people usually come out of them, if only they are educated properly (Jan Amos Comenius).

There should always be a place for irony in the relationship between parents and children. Evaluate the sparkling statements of famous people about the complexity of parenting and raising heirs:

Parents are the bone on which children sharpen their teeth (Peter Ustinov).

An unbreakable toy is a toy that a child can use to break all his other toys (Bates County).

An honest child loves not his mother and father, but tubes of cream (Don Aminado).

Even the devil in his hell would like to have polite and obedient angels (Wladislav Grzegorczyk).

The son is given special importance in the family. He is the successor of the family, the embodiment of the aspirations and desires of his parents. Therefore, it is important not to make mistakes in his upbringing. Here's how quotes about your son say it:

A respectful son is one who upsets his father and mother only with his illness (Confucius).

If you want your son to go through life with dignity, do not try to remove stones from under his feet, but teach him not to stumble over them (Anne Bronte).

The desire of all fathers is to fulfill in their sons what they themselves lack (Johann Wolfgang Goethe).

All women in the world have to let their sons go so that they can learn to be men (Philippa Gregory).

Aphorisms about children and parents reflect different nuances of these relationships. But no matter what angle they show, wise quotes reveal the biggest secret - how difficult it is to be a child.

It is not easy for adults to understand children and accept them as equals. Smart sayings will help with this.