You can't be too careful what you tell a child because you never know what he'll take hold of and spend the rest of his life remembering you by.
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It's very important to be in your child's life and know what's going on and be there with them.
Things parents say to children are oftentimes not heard, but in some cases you pick up on things that your parent would like to see you have done.
It's not about what you tell your children, but how you show them how to live life.
When you have little children, you want to tell them about joy and happiness and hope. And then comes the time you want to tell them there are tough moments. I admire people who can do that.
You never want to have to give your child bad news of any kind.
When you have a child, you think about your personal history and what you offer them as a larger narrative, and I realised I knew nothing about my father's circumstances other than what he'd told me.
Do parents sit down and tell their kids everything? I don't know. I don't know. I've convinced myself - I hope I'm right - that children despair of you if you don't tell them the truth.
You can't say one thing and behave another way. Kids learn more from watching you in life than what you say to them.
A good way to make children tell the truth is to tell it yourself. Keep your word with your child the same as you would with your banker.
No one can keep a secret better than a child.
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