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“What he was thinking was that he wished the coffin were less conspicuous; he knew it was white because of the purity of the child inside, but are we really that pure when we arrive in this world?”

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“I do not much care for childhood; it is a state of terrible vulnerability. It is therefore unnatural and incompatible with human life. Everyone will cut you, strike you, cheat you. Everyone will offer you suffering when goodness should reign. And because children can do nothing for themselves, they need good advocates, good parents. But a good parent is as rare as snow in summer.”

Children Parents

Author:Esi Edugyan

“But then," said Caliburn, "the adults are making such an almighty mess of things maybe we have to put our faith in the children, crazy and unrealistic and reckless though they are...”

Children Adults

Book:Twice Magic

Source: Twice Magic

“THE SERVANTS CALLED them malenchki, little ghosts, because they were the smallest and the youngest, and because they haunted the Duke’s house like giggling phantoms, darting in and out of rooms, hiding in cupboards to eavesdrop, sneaking into the kitchen to steal the last of the summer peaches.”

Children Ghosts Mal Alina Starkov Troublemakers

Book:Shadow and Bone

Source: Shadow and Bone

“While reliving trauma is dramatic, frightening, and potentially self-destructive, over time a lack of presence can be even more damaging. This is a particular problem with traumatized children. The acting-out kids tend to get attention; the blanked-out ones don’t bother anybody and are left to lose their future bit by bit.”

Children Psychology Trauma Dissociation Child Psychology Fight Or Flight Child Trauma

Book:The Body Keeps the Score / Trauma and Recovery / Hidden Healing Powers

Source: The Body Keeps the Score / Trauma and Recovery / Hidden Healing Powers

“In a speech given at an academic conference at Yale University in 1972, Fred Rogers said, “The impact of television must be considered in the light of the possibility that children are exposed to experiences which may be far beyond what their egos can deal with effectively. Those of us who produce television must assume the responsibility for providing images of trustworthy available adults who will modulate these experiences and attempt to keep them within manageable limits.” Which is exactly what Rogers himself had tried to do with the production of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.”

Children Mister Rogers Fred Rogers Mister Rogers Neighborhood Impact Of The Media

Book:The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

Source: The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

“In a now-famous Rogers dictum, delivered in speeches and in his books, he advises adults: “Please, think of the children first. If you ever have anything to do with their entertainment, their food, their toys, their custody, their day care, their health, their education – please listen to the children, learn about them, learn from them.”

Children Priorities Mister Rogers Fred Rogers Mister Rogers Neighborhood

Book:The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

Source: The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

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