The Wisdom of Children

The Boy and the Frog

A boy was walking along one day when a frog called out to him and said, “If you kiss me, I’ll turn into a beautiful princess.” He bent over, picked up the…

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Predicting Punishment

A little boy wasn’t getting good marks in school. One day he tapped his teacher on the shoulder and said, “I don’t want to scare you, but my daddy says if I…

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Kids On Relationships

“Marriage is when you get to keep your girl and don’t have to give her back to her parents” -Eric, AGE 6 “You flip a nickel, and heads means you stay with…

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Tied Up Over Shoes

There is an old story about a mother who walks in on her six-year-old son and finds him sobbing. “What’s the matter?” she asks. “I’ve just figured out how to tie my…

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Put Something In It

A little girl went up to her mother one day while holding her stomach saying, “Mommy, my stomach hurts.” Her mother replied, “that’s because it’s empty, you have to put something into…

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How White Hairs Come to Be

One day, a little girl is sitting and watching her mother do the dishes at the kitchen sink. She notices that her mother has a few white hairs. “Why are some of…

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Making Babies

A second grader came home from school and said to her mother, “Mom, guess what? We learned how to make babies today.” The mother, more that a little surprised, asked fearfully, “That’s…

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Wise Advice

“Never trust a dog to watch your food.” -Patrick, 10 “When your dad is mad and asks you, ‘Do I look stupid?’ – don’t answer.” -Hannah, 9 “Never tell your mom her…

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The Bishop’s Role

The church was celebrating its 100th anniversary, and several former pastors and the bishop were in attendance. At one point, the minister had the children gather for a talk about the importance…

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Crying Friends

One afternoon a woman came home to find two little girls on the steps of her building. Both were crying hard, shedding big tears. Thinking they might be hurt, she dropped her…

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A Dog’s Duties

A school teacher was driving a bus full of kids when a fire truck zoomed past. Sitting in fire truck was a Dalmatian dog. The children fell to discussing the dog’s duties….

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Possible Aspirations

The teacher asked her class what each wanted to become when they grew up. A chorus of responses came from all over the room. “A football player… a doctor… an astronaut… the…

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