“My parents gave me that gift of "reading is a good thing." I mean my mother was afraid of everything. But she was never afraid that Judy is reading.” MeanMotherReadingParentGood Things Author:Judy Blume
“When I was twelve. And I was going through my parents' bookshelves, I found the most wonderful books and plenty of. Within those wonderful books that were real turn-on's. At 12 or 13, books were such turn-ons.” BookRealTurnsFoundParentWonderfulPlentyTwelveTurn-onBookshelves Author:Judy Blume
“I was Little Miss Perfect. That's where all the secrets come in, because you know damn well you are not perfect, but you think your parents want you to be. And so you pretend.” ThinkingKnowsWantWellsLittlesParentPerfectSecretMissingDamnNot Perfect Author:Judy Blume
“I've never really thought in terms of taboos. I think that books can really help parents and kids talk together about difficult subjects. I've always felt that way.” ThinkingWayBookHelpingKidsTogetherFeltParentDifficultTermSubjectsTabooDifficult Subjects Author:Judy Blume
“The parent reads the book. The kid reads the book and then they can talk about the characters instead of talking about themselves. You know there's a connection even if you don't talk about it when you read the same books.” IfsKnowsBookCharacterKidsParentTalkingConnections Author:Judy Blume
“Let children read whatever they want and then talk about it with them. If parents and kids can talk together, we won't have as much censorship because we won't have as much fear.” IfsWantChildrenPhilosophyKidsTogetherParentFreedomCensorshipReading For KidsChildren ReadingChildren About Reading Author:Judy Blume
“Caitlyn isn't someone to get over. She's someone to come to terms with, the way you have to come to terms with your parents, your siblings. You can't deny they ever happened. You can't deny you ever loved them, love them still, even if loving them causes you pain.” IfsWayStillsPainCausesParentTermHappenedDenyGet OverSibling Book:Summer Sisters: A Novel Source: Summer Sisters: A Novel
“I still get angry when older people assume that everyone in my generation, screws around. They're probably the same ones who think all kids use dope. It's true that we are more open than our parents but that just means we accept sex and talk about it. It doesn't mean we are all jumping into bed together.” PeopleThinkingMeanStillsUseKidsTogetherSexParentAcceptingGenerationsBedAngryAssumingScrewsJumpingMy GenerationDopeOlder People Book:Forever Source: Forever
“Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me.” ParentFreedom To ChooseBest GiftFreedom To Read Author:Judy Blume
“A lot of people worry much too much about what their children are reading... If a child picks up a book and reads something she has a question about, if she can go to her parents, great. Or else they will read right over it. It won't mean a thing. They are very good, I think, at monitoring what makes them feel uncomfortable. If something makes them feel uncomfortable they will put it down.” PeopleIfsThinkingFeelsMeanChildrenBookReadingParentWorryToo MuchPicksVery GoodUncomfortableOver ItMonitoring Author:Judy Blume
