“Sometimes, you need to talk to a three-year-old so you can understand life again.” -Author Unknown
“Every child should have mud pies, grasshoppers, water-bugs, tadpoles, frogs, mud-turtles, elderberries, wild strawberries, acorns, chestnuts, trees to climb, brooks to wade in, water-lilies, woodchucks, bats, bees, butterflies, various animals to pet, hay-fields, pine-cones, rocks to roll, sand, snakes, huckleberries, and hornets; and any child who has been deprived of these has been deprived of the best part of his education.” -Luther Burbank (1849 - 1926): “Training of the Human Plant” (1907)
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Children grow faster in the springtime than any other season during the year.
Children have always been around, but the concept of childhood, as we know it now, is a relatively new one in human history. It began in the mid-twentieth century, when childhood was emphasized as an important time to play and imagine. Prior to then, childhood was a period of surviving the harshness of existence long enough to reach young adulthood, with an emphasis on learning skills such as hunting and gathering, or in more complex civilizations, skills needed to earn a living and participate in a society.
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“Truly wonderful the mind of a child is.” -Yoda: in “Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones” (16 May 2002)
Children laugh about 400 times a day, while adults laugh on average only 15 times a day. Are children having too much fun - or are adults far too serious?
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“There are children playing in the streets who could solve some of my top problems in physics, because they have modes of sensory perception that I lost long ago.” -J. Robert Oppenheimer (Julius Robert Oppenheimer (1904 - 1967))
“Children need the freedom and time to play. Play is not a luxury. Play is a necessity.” -Kay Renfield Jamison
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Billy: Can youngsters learn to fly jet airplanes?
Bobby: Yes, but they have to use training wheels!
“As a child my family’s menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it.” -Buddy Hackett
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“During my piano recital, I was on a stage and scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn’t scared anymore.” -Cindy, age 8
“Childhood is that time of life when anything is possible.” -Author Unknown
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“To play freely on this earth is the one privilege nature has given to children. If they are allowed to play, they will grow up to be healthy human beings.” -Kaneko Fumiko, as translated to English by Jean Inglis
“I was forced to live far beyond my years when just a child, now I have reversed the order and I intend to remain young indefinitely.” -Mary Pickford (born Gladys Louise Smith, also known as Gladys Marie Pickford (1893 - 1979)): as quoted in ‘How Mary Pickford Stays Young’ article in “Reader’s Digest,” Volume 5 (1926); condensed from an interview in “Everybody’s Magazine” (28 May 1926)
“Every child should have mud pies, grasshoppers, water-bugs, tadpoles, frogs, mud-turtles, elderberries, wild strawberries, acorns, chestnuts, trees to climb, brooks to wade in, water-lilies, woodchucks, bats, bees, butterflies, various animals to pet, hay-fields, pine-cones, rocks to roll, sand, snakes, huckleberries, and hornets; and any child who has been deprived of these has been deprived of the best part of his education.” -Luther Burbank (1849 - 1926): “Training of the Human Plant” (1907)
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Children grow faster in the springtime than any other season during the year.
Children have always been around, but the concept of childhood, as we know it now, is a relatively new one in human history. It began in the mid-twentieth century, when childhood was emphasized as an important time to play and imagine. Prior to then, childhood was a period of surviving the harshness of existence long enough to reach young adulthood, with an emphasis on learning skills such as hunting and gathering, or in more complex civilizations, skills needed to earn a living and participate in a society.
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“Truly wonderful the mind of a child is.” -Yoda: in “Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones” (16 May 2002)
Children laugh about 400 times a day, while adults laugh on average only 15 times a day. Are children having too much fun - or are adults far too serious?
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“There are children playing in the streets who could solve some of my top problems in physics, because they have modes of sensory perception that I lost long ago.” -J. Robert Oppenheimer (Julius Robert Oppenheimer (1904 - 1967))
“Children need the freedom and time to play. Play is not a luxury. Play is a necessity.” -Kay Renfield Jamison
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Billy: Can youngsters learn to fly jet airplanes?
Bobby: Yes, but they have to use training wheels!
“As a child my family’s menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it.” -Buddy Hackett
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“During my piano recital, I was on a stage and scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn’t scared anymore.” -Cindy, age 8
“Childhood is that time of life when anything is possible.” -Author Unknown
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“To play freely on this earth is the one privilege nature has given to children. If they are allowed to play, they will grow up to be healthy human beings.” -Kaneko Fumiko, as translated to English by Jean Inglis
“I was forced to live far beyond my years when just a child, now I have reversed the order and I intend to remain young indefinitely.” -Mary Pickford (born Gladys Louise Smith, also known as Gladys Marie Pickford (1893 - 1979)): as quoted in ‘How Mary Pickford Stays Young’ article in “Reader’s Digest,” Volume 5 (1926); condensed from an interview in “Everybody’s Magazine” (28 May 1926)
“A three-year-old child is a being who gets almost as much fun out of a fifty-six dollar set of swings as it does out of finding a small green worm.” -Burton Hillis (pseudonym of William Edward ‘Bill’ Vaughan (1915 - 1977))
“Six-year-old announces plans to become ballerina gymnast veterinarian horseback-riding princess.” -Author Unknown: “The Onion”
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Toddler Rules
If it is on, I must turn it off.
If it is off, I must turn it on.
If it is high, it must be reached.
If it is shelved, it must be unshelved.
If it is plugged, it must be unplugged.
If it is closed, it must be opened.
If it has buttons, they must be pressed.
If it is a drawer, it must be pulled upon.
If it is a bug, it must be swallowed.
If it is not food, it must be tasted.
If it is food, it must not be tasted.
If it is Mommy, it must be hugged.
By Author Unknown
“A happy childhood is the best horseshoe nail.” -Author Unknown
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“Keeping in touch with childhood memories keeps us believing in life’s simplest pleasures, like a rainy afternoon, a swing-set, and a giant puddle to play in.” -Chrissy Ogden
“Six-year-old announces plans to become ballerina gymnast veterinarian horseback-riding princess.” -Author Unknown: “The Onion”
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Toddler Rules
If it is on, I must turn it off.
If it is off, I must turn it on.
If it is high, it must be reached.
If it is shelved, it must be unshelved.
If it is plugged, it must be unplugged.
If it is closed, it must be opened.
If it has buttons, they must be pressed.
If it is a drawer, it must be pulled upon.
If it is a bug, it must be swallowed.
If it is not food, it must be tasted.
If it is food, it must not be tasted.
If it is Mommy, it must be hugged.
By Author Unknown
“A happy childhood is the best horseshoe nail.” -Author Unknown
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“Keeping in touch with childhood memories keeps us believing in life’s simplest pleasures, like a rainy afternoon, a swing-set, and a giant puddle to play in.” -Chrissy Ogden
Wisdom From Children
“Never trust a dog to watch your food.” -Patrick, 10 years of age
“When your dad is mad and asks you, ‘Do I look stupid?’ - don’t answer.” -Hannah, 9 years of age
“Never tell your mom her diet’s not working.” -Michael, 14 years of age
“If life gives you nothing but lemons, make up a better shopping list for it.” -Steven, 8 years of age
“When your Mom is mad at your dad, don’t let her brush your hair.” -Jennifer, 11 years of age
“Never leave your three-year old brother in the same room as your school
assignment.” -Tracy, 14 years of age
“Never hold a hand-held vacuum cleaner and a cat at the same time.” -Katherine, 11 years of age
“You can’t hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.” -Aaron, 9 years of age
“If you want a kitten, start out by asking for a horse.” -Nancy, 15 years of age
“Felt-tip markers are not good to use as lipstick.” -Laura, 9 years of age
“When you get a bad grade in school, show it to your Mom when she’s on
the phone.” -Jill, 13 years of age
“Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs at you.” -Robert, 8 years of age
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“Never trust a dog to watch your food.” -Patrick, 10 years of age
“When your dad is mad and asks you, ‘Do I look stupid?’ - don’t answer.” -Hannah, 9 years of age
“Never tell your mom her diet’s not working.” -Michael, 14 years of age
“If life gives you nothing but lemons, make up a better shopping list for it.” -Steven, 8 years of age
“When your Mom is mad at your dad, don’t let her brush your hair.” -Jennifer, 11 years of age
“Never leave your three-year old brother in the same room as your school
assignment.” -Tracy, 14 years of age
“Never hold a hand-held vacuum cleaner and a cat at the same time.” -Katherine, 11 years of age
“You can’t hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.” -Aaron, 9 years of age
“If you want a kitten, start out by asking for a horse.” -Nancy, 15 years of age
“Felt-tip markers are not good to use as lipstick.” -Laura, 9 years of age
“When you get a bad grade in school, show it to your Mom when she’s on
the phone.” -Jill, 13 years of age
“Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs at you.” -Robert, 8 years of age
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“You must never lose that touch of childishness. You need it if you wish to write for children, if you wish to understand the heart of a child. Children are good, you see. And they expect good.” -Carolyn Haywood (1898 - 1990)
“Childhood is that state which ends the moment a puddle is first viewed as an obstacle instead of an opportunity.” -Kathy Williams (1964 - 1996)
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“I love child things because there’s so much mystery when you’re a child. When you’re a child, something as simple as a tree doesn’t make sense. You see it in the distance and it looks small, but as you go closer, it seems to grow - you haven’t got a handle on the rules when you’re a child. We think we understand the rules when we become adults but what we really experienced is a narrowing of the imagination.” -David Lynch
Childhood Activities
- Building a fort or treehouse
- Climbing trees
- Dreaming really big
- Going on adventures
- Hunting for bugs
- Jumping in water puddles
- Making mud pies
- Playing with friends
- Playing outside
- Reading great books
- Running barefoot
- Trying new things
- Watching animals
What can you add to this list?
“Simple walks with my father around the block on summer nights when I was a child did wonders for me as an adult.” -Author Unknown
“Childhood is that state which ends the moment a puddle is first viewed as an obstacle instead of an opportunity.” -Kathy Williams (1964 - 1996)
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“I love child things because there’s so much mystery when you’re a child. When you’re a child, something as simple as a tree doesn’t make sense. You see it in the distance and it looks small, but as you go closer, it seems to grow - you haven’t got a handle on the rules when you’re a child. We think we understand the rules when we become adults but what we really experienced is a narrowing of the imagination.” -David Lynch
Childhood Activities
- Building a fort or treehouse
- Climbing trees
- Dreaming really big
- Going on adventures
- Hunting for bugs
- Jumping in water puddles
- Making mud pies
- Playing with friends
- Playing outside
- Reading great books
- Running barefoot
- Trying new things
- Watching animals
What can you add to this list?
“Simple walks with my father around the block on summer nights when I was a child did wonders for me as an adult.” -Author Unknown
“Some people seem as if they can never have been children, and others seem as if they could never be anything else.” -George D. Prentice (George Dennison Prentice (1802 - 1870)): “Prenticeana” (1860)
“I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father.” -Greg Norman
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“Children are happy because they don’t have a file in their minds called ‘All the Things That Could Go Wrong.’” -Marianne Williamson (born 1952)
Whole Duty of Children
A child should always say what’s true
And speak when he is spoken to,
And behave mannerly at table;
At least as far as he is able.
By Robert Louis Stevenson (Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (1850 - 1894)): “A Child’s Garden of Verses” (1885)
“A lot of children think their parents are all-no-ing.” -Author Unknown
“Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.” [translation to English]
“Les grandes personnes ne comprennent jamais rien toutes seules, et c’est fatigant, pour les enfants, de toujours leur donner des explications.” [original French]
-Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint-Exupéry (1900 - 1944)): “Le Petit Prince” (English: “The Little Prince”) (1943) at https://www.antoinedesaintexupery.com/
“It’s never too late to have a happy childhood.” -Tom Robbins (Thomas Eugene ‘Tom’ Robbins (born 1932)): “Still Life with Woodpecker” (October 1980)
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“Children are not only innocent and curious but also optimistic and joyful and essentially happy. They are, in short, everything adults wish they could be.” -Carolyn Haywood (1898 - 1990)
“Children see magic because they look for it.” -Christopher Moore
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This is MFOL! . . . for the child in all of us, who still feels, smells, tastes, hears, and sees the wonder of it all . . .
“I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father.” -Greg Norman
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“Children are happy because they don’t have a file in their minds called ‘All the Things That Could Go Wrong.’” -Marianne Williamson (born 1952)
Whole Duty of Children
A child should always say what’s true
And speak when he is spoken to,
And behave mannerly at table;
At least as far as he is able.
By Robert Louis Stevenson (Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (1850 - 1894)): “A Child’s Garden of Verses” (1885)
“A lot of children think their parents are all-no-ing.” -Author Unknown
“Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.” [translation to English]
“Les grandes personnes ne comprennent jamais rien toutes seules, et c’est fatigant, pour les enfants, de toujours leur donner des explications.” [original French]
-Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint-Exupéry (1900 - 1944)): “Le Petit Prince” (English: “The Little Prince”) (1943) at https://www.antoinedesaintexupery.com/
“It’s never too late to have a happy childhood.” -Tom Robbins (Thomas Eugene ‘Tom’ Robbins (born 1932)): “Still Life with Woodpecker” (October 1980)
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“Children are not only innocent and curious but also optimistic and joyful and essentially happy. They are, in short, everything adults wish they could be.” -Carolyn Haywood (1898 - 1990)
“Children see magic because they look for it.” -Christopher Moore
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This is MFOL! . . . for the child in all of us, who still feels, smells, tastes, hears, and sees the wonder of it all . . .
