The Wisdom of Children

Accents

Our little girl came home from her first day of school full of questions. One of them was about why a couple of the kids in class ‘talked funny’. I said that…

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Candy Topper

Four-year-old Mitch loved candy almost as much as his Mom did. He and Daddy had given her a beautiful heart-shaped box of chocolates for Valentine’s Day. A few days later Mitch was…

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Baseball Accuracy

A young boy, about six years old, knocked on his neighbor’s door and an old man answered. The boy said that something of his had found its way into the man’s garage,…

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Read the Label

A three-year-old boy went with his father to see a litter of kittens. On returning home, he breathlessly informed his mother that there were two boy kitties and two girl kitties. “How…

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You’re Coming This Way Anyway

A small boy is sent to bed by his father. Five minutes later: “Da-ad . . . ” “What?” “I’m thirsty. Can you bring me a drink of water?” “No. You had…

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A Little Help

An elderly man is walking down the street one day when he notices a very small boy trying to press a doorbell on a house across the street. However, the boy is…

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Keep Applying

Little Suzie watched, fascinated, as her mother was putting cold cream on her face. “Why are you rubbing that cream on you face, Mommy?” she asked. “To stay pretty for Daddy,” said…

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Good Samaritan

A teacher was telling the story of the Good Samaritan to her class of 4 & 5 year-olds. She was making it as vivid as possible to keep the children interested in…

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Nursery Rhyme Knowledge

One day the teacher was reading the story of the Three Little Pigs. She said, “…and so the pig went up to the man with a wheelbarrow full of straw and said…

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The Meaning of Pain

A six year old comes crying to his Mother because his little sister pulled his hair. “Don’t be angry,” the Mother says, “Your little sister doesn’t realize that pulling hair hurts.” A…

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Winning Run

Billy’s father was unable to attend his son’s Little League game, so when Billy swung open the front door, his father immediately wanted to know what happened. “So, how did you do,…

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A Solid Reason

Little Johnny walked into the house covered in filth. His Mom asked, “Johnny, why do you always get so dirty?” Johnny rolled his eyes and replied, “I’m a lot closer to the…

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