For the Love of Children

by Eva Shaw

Gathers quotations, anecdotes, and brief essays about children. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558745505
• ISBN13: 9781558745506
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Hci
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

an inspiring treasure of quotations, poems, and anecdotes

BOOK REVIEW By Maryanne Raphael, Writers World FOR THE LOVE OF CHILDREN is an inspiring treasure of quotations, poems, and anecdotes that celebrate today's children and the child living within each of us. As comforting as advice from Grandma and long-time family friends, this charming book can refresh exhausted parents giving them the courage and sense of humor they need to carry on. It includes favorite stories of famous parents, showing how they met the challenges of rearing children, communicating, setting boundaries, encouraging creativity, intelligence and compassion, sharing love and letting go. This book is truly a reminder of the joy and special magic that is childhood, helping us recognize its fleeting nature and precious beauty. We have more love, patience, joy and awe for our children. Every page is easy to read with humor, memorable quotes, and sensible advice. FOR THE LOVE OF CHILDREN gives us "a reason to thank the Universe for the incredible gift of childhood."

breath of fresh air

For the Love of Children, is filled with wonderful stories and quotes that will let any parent at any phase of parenting know that they are not alone.It is delightful to hear other people give voice to my parenting challenges, such as Robert Frost's statement about a father and mother toward son and daughter. One of the best quotes, "If you don't want your children to hear what you're saying, . . . . pg 27

This book helped get me in touch with my own child within.

The topic of this book is children but it's really written for everyone to enjoy -- grandparents, parents and even non-parents like myself. If anything, it recalled long-forgotten childhood memories and helped me get in touch with my own child within.

Parents--You're not alone out there.

Just when you think you know nothing about parenting, pick up this book and discover that you're in the same boat with every other mom, dad and grandparent. As the quotes, stories and poems in For the Love of Children so beautifully illustrate, your kids will suprise you every day. This treasure of a book is as warm and comforting as a soft blanket.

An inspirational book that will make you reflect and smile.

This is truly an exceptional book. It reopens the supressed memories that we have almost forgotten on the good values of children. The array of quotes by famous personalities on children and parenthood are truly inspirational. We need this uplifting book and more like it.