Children Quotes on Play and Resilience

Play fosters belonging and encourages cooperation.

Stuart Brown, MD

Play gives children a chance to practice what they are learning.

Fred Rogers

Almost all creativity involves purposeful play.

Abraham Maslow

Culture arises and unfolds in and as play.

Johan Huizinga

Play is our brain's favorite way of learning.

Diane Ackerman

Whatever they grow up to be, they are still our children, and the one most important of all the things we can give to them is unconditional love. Not a love that depends on anything at all except that they are our children.
   
Rosaleen Dickson quotes

Nov 19, 2013-- "If children are given the chance to believe they're worth something-- if they truly believe that-- they will insist upon it. That is in Rome, Italy, or Rome, Arkansas; in Paris, France, or Paris, Texas. Children don't have to be born with a silver spoon in their mouths, but if they can be convinced they're the best, they become resilient. They themselves will resist any attempts to belittle them. But it's also a bouncing forward, going beyond what the naysayers said, saying, 'No, it's not true that I'm nobody. I know that not only is that not true, but I'm more than you can imagine!'" Read more from Maya Angelou

Resilient children tend to have parents who are concerned with their children’s education, who participate in that education, who direct their children everyday task, and who are aware of their children interests and goals. Another important characteristic of resilient children is having at least one significant adult in their lives.
~ Linda F. Winfield

There are two lasting bequests we can give our children: one is roots, the other is wings.
~ Hodding Carter

Self-esteem is the real magic wand that can form a child’s future. A child’s self-esteem affects every area of her existence, from friends she chooses, to how well she does academically in school, to what kind of job she gets, to even the person she chooses to marry.
~ Stephanie Martson