Kate Ford

“It’s sooner than later that I’m six feet under. It’s sooner than later that you’ll be alone. So who will you turn to tomorrow, I wonder? For when the bell rings, lover, you’re on your own.”
― Suzanne Collins, Sunrise on the Reaping

“Only you could think of a trip to Iowa City as something out of the ordinary.”
― Stephen King, Never Flinch

“A person’s a person, no matter how small!” —Horton the Elephant   (Dr. Seuss)”
― Joanna Faber, How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7

“Take a balanced attitude to risk-taking and childhood independence. Many children now are discouraged from taking even small risks, and not given much independence at all; this is something I often witness in playgrounds or at the park, with children chided for getting mud on their hands or for climbing ‘too high’ up a climbing frame. The amount of risk children can be safely exposed to will, of course, vary, depending on age and ability — I’m not suggesting you let your young child cross the road by themselves, or allow your thirteen-year-old to go backpacking alone — but there are many benefits to risky play thar allows children to assess danger for themselves, something they will need to learn to do eventually.”
― Eloise Rickman, Extraordinary Parenting: the essential guide to parenting and educating at home