Sometimes we're so concerned about giving our children what we never had growing up, we neglect to give them what we did have growing up.

You know your children are growing up when they stop asking you where they came from and refuse to tell you where they're going.

You know children are growing up when they start asking questions that have answers

Growing up happens in a heartbeat. One day you're in diapers; the next day you're gone. But the memories of childhood stay with you for the long haul.

Mistakes are a natural part of growing up. They're to be expected and made light of. But children bloom like spring flowers under praise. They want so much to be noticed and appreciated, to excel and have that excellence noticed.

Sometimes we're so concerned about giving our children what we never had growing up, we neglect to give them what we did have growing up.