Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.
What a kid I got, I told him about the birds and the bees and he told me about the butcher and my wife.
Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.
Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.
Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.
If a kid asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to tell him is "God is crying." And if he asks why God is crying, another cute thing to tell him is "Probably because of something you did."
No one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. All little girls should be told they are pretty, even if they aren't.