Child Happiness Quotes

There's nothing more satisfying than seeing a happy and smiling child. I always help in any way I can, even if it's just by signing an autograph. A child's smile is worth more than all the money in the world.

Want to raise children who will be happy adults? Teach them not to whine.

My daughter's still so tiny at the moment; she's just a sweet little meaty thing. But of course, you always think about what you want for them, don't you, and like any parent I want my children to be happy more than anything.

My business is making people, especially children, happy. I have dedicated much of my time to a study of the problems of children.

Children at once accept joy and happiness with quick familiarity, being themselves naturally all happiness and joy.

I wonder if anyone can ever succeed in making their children content.

Children are a quality of life ... when our children are happy, then we are better as human beings.

At the end of the day, I'd love to see children stop begging their parents to go to the circus. That's what would make me most happy.

Some mothers need happy children; others need unhappy ones-otherwise they cannot prove their maternal virtues.

The fundamental defect of fathers, in our competitive society, is that they want their children to be a credit to them. We all feel instinctively, that our children's success reflect glory upon ourselves, while their failures make us feel shame. Unfortunately, the successes which cause us to swell with pride are often of an undesirable kind.... Neither happiness nor virtue, but worldly success, is what the average father desires for his children.

We all want happiness in our life. I mean, there are so many books on, like, how to be happy and what you need for happiness, and you want that for your kid, too; you want your kid to be happy.

This mother needs happy, reputable children, and that one needs unhappy ones: otherwise she cannot show her kindness as a mother.

I'd love to have more kids. I'm one of four, and I've always dreamed of having a huge family. I've loved every second of having Sophia. It's been just the most amazing time of my life. I'd love more of it.

"In all this world there is nothing so beautiful as a happy child," says good old Santa Claus; and if he had his way the children would all be beautiful, for all would be happy.

The first essential for the child’s development is concentration. The child who concentrates is immensely happy.

There should be a children's song: 'If you're happy and you know it, keep it to yourself and let your dad sleep'.

If kind parents love their children and delight in their happiness, then he who is perfect goodness in sending abroad mortal contagions doth assuredly direct their use.

When you have a child, the happiness that it will give you cannot be matched by any number of zeroes on a cheque.

I want to enjoy the success of my children.

I was allowed to do whatever made me happy. I can't think of a better or more worthwhile approach to parenting.

If my children are happy, I'm happy.

In America now there is this phenomenon called helicopter parenting, where you're hovering over your child for the whole time. Parents there view their job as being to make sure their kid never has a moment of unhappiness. Of course, as a parent myself, I can understand the urge, but I don't know whether it would be healthy or possible.

I notice that if there are some times I've been stressed, because I'm human and stress about things, that affects your kids. So you have to make sure you're a happy mom so they can be happy.

In a marriage, you and your partner come first. And unless you and your partner are happy, that kid's never going to be happy.

I do think that maybe, even subconsciously, a lot of parents in the West are wondering, have we gone too far in the direction of coddling and protecting - you know, you see kids, sometimes that seem very rude and disrespectful. And the more important thing is they don't seem that happy.