If you only have one eye on your child, then you must have the other eye on your own expectations.Kim John Payne
Family life, parenting, marriage - it’s not designed to make you comfortable. It’s designed to make you grow.Kim John Payne
When we slow things down, we’re preparing our children to take things in...to learn.Kim John Payne
Many parents have so much on their plates that they can't fit one more thing on it. They're full up, running from one task to another.Kim John Payne
A child living in the adult paced world loses the experience of being, of absorbing and understanding the physical world around them.Kim John Payne
By simplifying, we protect the environment for childhood's slow, essential unfolding of self.Kim John Payne
If family life is feeling strained and pressurized, simplifying childhood is a good place to start.Kim John Payne
When we protect our children’s right to privacy in their own homes, we honor their sense of self, their burgeoning self-esteem.Kim John Payne
Free-play affords our children developmental benefits that 'structured play' cannot.Kim John Payne
Children have less need of our aspirations for them than they have need of our faith in them.Kim John Payne