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I think the reason kids get into drugs and smoking is they don't have anything to do.

Children should enjoy the few years they have just being a kid.

I get a little cranky with the whole business about kids not having attention spans. This reminds me of the usual business of thinking that the next generation is hopeless. Every generation has said that about every younger generation.

Every cliche about kids is true; they grow up so quickly, you blink and they're gone, and you have to spend the time with them now. But that's a joy.

Children do not give up their innate imagination, curiosity, dreaminess easily. You have to love them to get them to do that.

The powerlessness of the child is often forgotten. And after it comes the terrifying phase of moving into adulthood.

It turns out, all the studies show you invest a little time in another person's life, often a younger person, and all of us have that capacity to do it, just an hour a week, an hour every couple of weeks, and you can make a tremendous difference in a kid's life over their lifetime.

Children have a way of forcing you back into the present moment.

Kids are born curious about the world. What adults primarily do in the presence of kids is unwittingly thwart the curiosity of children.

I think it's good for parents to be supportive, to motivate, and to somewhat nudge their kids because the majority of kids will want to quit something when it gets hard - that's just their nature. Children will normally take the easier road.