Preschoolers Quotes

“So often, children are punished for being human. Children are not allowed to have grumpy moods, bad days, disrespectful tones, or bad attitudes, yet we adults have them all the time! We think if we don't nip it in the bud, it will escalate and we will lose control. Let go of that unfounded fear and give your child permission to be human. We all have days like that. None of us are perfect, and we must stop holding our children to a higher standard of perfection than we can attain ourselves. All of the punishments you could throw at them will not stamp out their humanity, for to err is human, and we all do it sometimes.”
― Rebecca Eanes, The Newbie's Guide to Positive Parenting

“Tantrums are not bad behavior. Tantrums are an expression of emotion that became too much for the child to bear. No punishment is required. What your child needs is compassion and safe, loving arms to unload in.”
― Rebecca Eanes, The Newbie's Guide to Positive Parenting

“When you've had one call after another and your little one is tugging on your shirt, remember what really matters. When the milk is splattered all over the floor and those little eyes are looking at you for your reaction, remember what really matters. It takes 5 minutes to clean up spilled milk; it takes much longer to clean up a broken spirit.”
― Rebecca Eanes, The Newbie's Guide to Positive Parenting

“Even preschoolers have their own politics”
― Mohammed Khambaty

“Preschoolers don’t need to be taught to be creative. Ask any parent. Imaginative pretend play and elaborate storytelling comes naturally to youngsters. Turn them loose with a bin of craft materials and some glitter and watch what happens. There was never enough paper around to satisfy my budding artists. I’d purchase it by the case, something my mother couldn’t afford to do. Despite poverty, my siblings and I still managed to find something to color on, usually flattened brown paper sacks or newsprint. Sticks would become swords, rocks built into ovens to bake our mud pies. In observing preschoolers, even poverty-stricken ones, it’s easy to believe creativity is something we’re born with.”
― Mary Potter Kenyon, Called to Be Creative: A Guide to Reigniting Your Creativity