“From an evolutionary perspective children are, literally, designed to learn. Childhood is a special period of protected immaturity. It gives the young breathing time to master the things they will need to know in order to survive as adults.” KnowsNeedsGivingChildrenYoungOrderChildhoodSpecialMastersPerspectivePeriodsAdultsBreathingProtectedImmaturity Author:Alison Gopnik
“Parenthood brings profound pleasure and satisfactions--the unparalleled pleasure of caring so intensely for another human being, of watching growth, of reliving childhood, of seeing oneself in a new perspective, and of understanding more about life.” HumansUnderstandingGrowthHuman BeingsPleasureSeeingChildhoodPerspectiveProfoundOneselfSatisfactionCaringParenthoodNew Perspective Book:The Six Stages of Parenthood Source: The Six Stages of Parenthood
“Fashions change, and with the new psychoanalytical perspective of the postwar period [WWII], child rearing became enshrined as thespecial responsibility of mothersany shortcoming in adult life was now seen as rooted in the failure of mothering during childhood.” ChildrenResponsibilityChildhoodFashionPerspectivePeriodsAdultsRootedWwiiShortcomingsMotheringChild Rearing Author:Sylvia Ann Hewlett
“What am I then...? Everything that I have seen, heard, and observed I have collected and exploited. My works have been nourished by countless different individuals, by innocent and wise ones, people of intelligence and dunces. Childhood, maturity and old age all have brought me their thoughts....their perspectives on life. I have often reaped what others have sowed. My work is the work of a collective being that bears the name Goethe.” PeopleHas BeensDifferentAgeNamesIndividualWiseHeardChildhoodPerspectiveBearsInnocentOld AgeMaturityCollectivesDunces Author:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Mostly I'm just not American. I spent four years of my childhood here, but I think if you're Canadian you have a very different perspective. You don't think you're at the center of things.” IfsThinkingYearsDifferentFourChildhoodPerspectiveFour YearsDifferent Perspective Author:Mary Harron
“When I'm doing something, it's something that I had a perspective on in my childhood, or now, but it may be different. I always can go back to what I love, but if somebody has a better idea, then I'm all for it.” IfsMayIdeasDifferentChildhoodPerspective Author:Jon M. Chu
“It's just people who grew up in that time are suddenly old enough to be creators themselves, but I think they have a little perspective. I'm 40 now, and I have children of my own. Before I forget my own childhood completely, I want to take some time to take a look at the '80s and think back.” PeopleThinkingWantLooksChildrenLittlesEnoughMy OwnForgetChildhoodPerspectiveGrewGrew UpCreator80s Author:Brian K. Vaughan
“The ridiculousness and idiocy of life is embraced and examined. It nurtures the childhood perspective in everyone.” Life IsChildhoodPerspectiveNurtureIdiocy Author:Jim Gaffigan
“As a parent, your perspective of childhood is through the eyes of this person that you care so much about and you just want the world to be great for them. You want their life to be easy and happy.” WorldWantPersonsEyeCareEasyParentChildhoodPerspectiveThrough The Eyes Author:Spike Jonze