“For me, I look at the faces of my kids and I think about the future that is going to await them and whether they're going to not just have the financial resources to be prepared for the challenge, but whether they're going to have the strength and the stamina to live healthier, longer lives so that they can see their kids and grandkids. That's the legacy I hope to see, and it can have nothing to do with me and I'd be perfectly happy.” ThinkingLooksKidsFacesChallengesResourcesPreparedFinancialLegacyBe PreparedStaminaGrandkidsLonger LifeFinancial Resources Author:Michelle Obama
“Childhood obesity isn't about looks. And it's not about weight. It's about how our kids feel. And those are really the implications of the problem and the words that tell a fuller picture of the challenges that we face; you know, kids struggling in ways that they didn't a generation ago.” KnowsWayFeelsLooksProblemKidsFacesChallengesStruggleGenerationsChildhoodWeightImplicationsObesityChildhood Obesity Author:Michelle Obama
“The clerical work is par for the course. "Keep on file in numerical order" means throw in wastebasket. You'll soon learn the language. "Let it be a challenge to you" means you're stuck with it; "interpersonal relationships" is a fight between kids; "ancillary civic agencies for supportive discipline" means call the cops; "Language Arts Dept." is the English office; "literature based on child's reading level and experiential background" means that's all they've got in the Book Room; "non-academic-minded" is a delinquent; and "It has come to my attention" means you're in trouble.” MeanChildrenArtBookKidsOrderFightingCoursesReadingLiteratureLanguageChallengesLevelsRoomsAttentionTroubleDisciplineOfficeStuckBackgroundsAgencyAcademicCopSupportiveFilesCivicsInterpersonalDelinquentsInterpersonal RelationshipLanguage Arts Book:Up the Down Staircase Source: Up the Down Staircase
“While it is challenging working with a kid, because they're so of the moment all the time. My acting style is to try to take something from my life that the character can relate to and that I can relate the character to.” TryingI CanMomentsCharacterKidsChallengesActingStyleRelate Author:Kyra Sedgwick
“What I know for sure is that all the sacrifice and challenges we face are worth it if we're creating a better future for our kids. I just think if the adults are always thinking about the world we want to leave for our kids, we're going to make the right choices every single time.” IfsThinkingKnowsWorldWantKidsFacesChoicesChallengesSacrificeCreatingAdultsWorth ItBetter FutureAlways ThinkingRight ChoicesMake The Right ChoiceChallenges We Face Author:Michelle Obama
“The challenges that I face today are the same challenges we all face. Trying to balance your life between work, family, loved ones, your husband, your wife - boyfriend or girlfriend. If you have kids - balancing that, balancing your work with the time you spend with your kids. The idea of wanting to be a good parent and then the motivation to be a great parent. Whether you're black, white, any color. Rich, poor, regardless of religion, cousins of culture, we go through those. We have the same challenges.” IfsTryingIdeasKidsTodayFacesMotivationCultureParentBlackChallengesWhitePoorRichWifeColorBalanceHusbandGirlfriendLoved OnesCousinFamily LoveYour HusbandBlack WhiteGood ParentRich PoorGreat ParentsWork Family Author:Dwayne Johnson
“Our sports [softball] is a game of failure already so my dad always says to parents who he is a pitching coach and he's been my pitching coach since I was 11 years old is if they can be the best kid on the team, let them experience that and then obviously the challenge has to come later on but you don't get that opportunity very often and confidence is such a huge part of this game and in life in general.” IfsYearsKidsOpportunityGamesSportsParentChallengesTeamHugeDadMy DadCoachesBeing The BestPitchingSoftball Author:Jennie Finch
“I'm not a wushu champion. I was an athlete when I was a kid. I was a swimmer and a runner, but all this action stuff is such a challenge. It really, really is.” KidsActionStuffChallengesAthleteChampionRunnersSwimmer Author:Maggie Q
“It used to take me forever to read and comprehend stuff, so I decided not to make the 'Captain Underpants' books too challenging. Don't get me wrong - the humor and ideas are often sophisticated - but the books aren't hard to read. I wanted kids who hate reading to find these books irresistible.” BookIdeasHardKidsWantedUsedHateReadingStuffChallengesForeverDecidedTake MeSophisticatedCaptainsIrresistibleUnderpants Author:Dav Pilkey
“If we parents accept that problems are an essential part of life's challenges, rather than reacting to every problem as if something has gone wrong with the universe that's supposed to be perfect, we can demonstrate serenity and confidence in problem solving for our kids.By telling them that we know they have a problem and we know they can solve it, we can pass on a realistic attitude as well as empower our children with self-confidence and a sense of their own worth.” IfsKnowsWellsChildrenSelfProblemKidsUniverseParentChallengesPerfectAttitudeAcceptingGoneEssentialsOur ChildrenSolveSelf ConfidenceSupposed To BeEmpoweringRealisticSerenityProblem SolvingParts Of LifeReacting Author:Barbara Coloroso