Life is simply too short to think about everything you put in your mouth, and it's not good for children to see you picking over bits of salad.
Being a good psychoanalyst, in short, has the same disadvantage as being a good parent: The children desert one as they grow up.
Walk a mile in my shoes is good advice. Our children will learn to respect others if they are used to imagining themselves in another's place.
We should aim for our children to be good people, and to live ethical lives that manifest concern for others as well as for themselves.
Teach love, generosity, good manners and some of that will drift from the classroom to the home and who knows, the children will be educating the parents.
I am so longing to be domestic,, cooking stew, gardening, hopefully having some children, painting, sitting still in one place.
We believed in our idea - a family park where parents and children could have fun- together.
My favourite place is at home with my family. My career is really raising my children. I'm still waiting for clarity on the future.
Parents bobble between a nostalgia-infused yearning for their children to play and fear that time spent playing is time lost to more practical pursuits.
The sight of parents, children and grandparents all descending on a tented field to enjoy the pleasure of ideas and books renews my faith in humanity.
All of my children are ideologically and politically in sync with me, they all have authentic Christian faith. It's something I'm very grateful for.
If children understand that beliefs should be substantiated with evidence, as opposed to tradition, authority, revelation or faith, they will automatically work out for themselves that they are atheists.
It is up to us to live up to the legacy that was left for us, and to leave a legacy that is worthy of our children and of future generations.
My wish for the new millennium is for all children... to grow up wiser, and stronger and more prosperous for the future than ever before.
If we care about the children, the grandchildren, the future generations, we need to make sure that they do not become the cannon fodder of the future.
The future that I will not live to see is the one my children will live in. That's my immortality. And I shouldn't try to mortgage theirs for my benefit.
Social Security's future has gotten worse, and each year we delay reform adds to the cost we are pushing off onto our children.
Hollow commitments to action in the future are insufficient. Deferring difficult issues must not be tolerated. Our children and grandchildren expect us to speak and act decisively.
While we can remember the past, we cannot write the future. Only our children, the future of our community, can do that.
What's important to have is a president that's focused on jobs, the economy, giving our children a better future and keeping our nation strong and safe.
Don't gamble the future of your children and Malaysia; think and contemplate because your vote will determine not only the future of the country but also your grandchildren.
