This document contains quotes from children about love, relationships, marriage, and family. Some key themes that emerge are children's curiosity about kissing and displays of affection, their views on what makes relationships work, and their amusingly innocent perspectives on topics like marriage and parenting.

1. THOUGHTS OF CHILDREN [email_address] Slides change automatically 2

2. CONFIDENTIAL OPINIONS ABOUT LOVE "I'm in favor of love as long as it doesn't happen when 'Dinosaurs' is on television." Jill, age 6 "Love is foolish.....but I might try it sometime. " Floyd, age 9

3. "Yesterday I kissed a girl in a private place...we were behind a tree." Carey, age 7 "Love will find you. Even if you hide from it. I have been trying to hide from it since I was five, but the girls keep finding me." Dave, age 8

4. "I'm not rushing into being in love. I'm finding the fourth grade hard enough." Regina, age 10

5. THE PERSONAL QUALITIES YOU NEED TO HAVE IN ORDER TO BE A GOOD LOVER "Sensitivity don't hurt." Robbie, age 8 "One of you should know how to write a check. Because even if you have tons of love, there is still going to be a lot of bills." Ava, age 8

6. SOME SUREFIRE WAYS TO MAKE A PERSON FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU "Tell them that you own a whole bunch of candy stores. Del, age 6 "Shake your hips and hope for the best." Camille, age 9

7. "Yell out that you love them at the top of your lungs...and don't worry if their parents are right there." Manuel, age 8 "Don't do things like have smelly, green sneakers. You might get attention, but attention ain't the same thing as love." Alonzo, age 9 "One way is to take the girl out to eat. Make sure it's something she likes to eat. French fries usually works for me." Bart, age 9

8. HOW CAN YOU TELL IF ADULTS EATING DINNER IN A RESTAURANT ARE IN LOVE? "Just see if the man picks up the check. That's how you can tell if he is in love." Bobby, age 9 "Lovers will just be staring at each other and their food will get cold...other people care more about their food." Bart, age 9

9. "Romantic adults are usually all dressed up, so if they are just wearing jeans it might mean they used to go out or they just broke up." Sarah, age 9 "See if the man has lipstick on his face." Sandra, age 7 "It's love if they order one of those desserts that's on fire. They like to order those because it's just like how their hearts are---on fire." Christine, age 9

10. WHAT MOST PEOPLE ARE THINKING WHEN THEY SAY "I LOVE YOU" The person is thinking: Yeah, I really love him. But I hope he showers at least once a day." Michelle, age 9 "Some lovers might be real nervous, so they are glad that they finally got it out and said it and now they can eat." Dick, age 7

11. HOW WAS KISSING INVENTED? "I know one reason that kissing was created. It makes you feel warm all over, and they don't always have electric heat or fireplaces or even stoves in their houses." Gina, age 8

12. HOW A PERSON LEARNS TO KISS "You can have a big rehearsal with your Barbie and Ken dolls." Julia, age 7 "You learn it right on the spot when your gooshy feelings get the best of you." Brian, age 7 "It might help to watch soap operas all day." Carin, age 9

13. WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS SOMEONE? "When they're rich." Pam, age 7 "It's never okay to kiss a boy. They always slobber all over you....that's why I stopped doing it." Tammy, age 7 "If it's your mother, you can kiss her anytime. But if it's a new person, you have to ask permission." Roger, age 8 "I look at kissing like this: Kissing is fine if you like it, but it's a free country and nobody should be forced to do it." Michael, age 8

14. HOW TO MAKE LOVE ENDURE "Spend most of your time loving instead of going to work." Dick, age 7 "Don't forget your wife's name..that will mess up the love." Erin, age 8 "Be a good kisser. It might make your wife forget that you never take out the trash." Dave, age 8 "Don't say you love somebody and then change your mind....Love isn't like picking which movies you watch." Natalie, age 9

15. How Do You Decide Who to Marry? You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming. - Alan, age 10 No person really decides before they grow up who they're going to marry. God decides it all way before and you get to find out later who you're stuck with. - Kristen, age 10

16. What Is the Right Age to Get Married? Twenty-three is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then. - Camille, age 10 No age is good to get married at. You got to be a fool to get married. - Freddie, age 6

17. Out of the mouth of babes ... Steve (age 3) hugged and kissed his Mom goodnight "I love you so much that when you die I'm going to bury you outside my bedroom window." Brittany (age 4) had an earache and wanted a painkiller. She tried in vain to take the lid off the bottle. Seeing her frustration, her Mom explained it was a childproof cap and she'd have to open it for her. Eyes wide with wonder, the little girl asked: "How does it know it's me?

18. Susan (age 4) was drinking juice when she got the hiccups. "Please don't give me this juice again," she said, "It makes my teeth cough." Ian (age 4) stepped onto the bathroom scale and asked: "How much do I cost?" Marc (age 4) was engrossed in a young couple that were hugging and kissing in a restaurant. Without taking his eyes off them, he asked his dad: "Why is he whispering in her mouth?"

19. Clinton (age 5) was in his bedroom looking worried. When his Mom asked what was troubling him, he replied, "I don't know what'll happen with this bed when I get married. How will my wife fit in?" Tammy (age 4) was with her mother when they met an elderly, rather wrinkled woman her Mom knew. Tammy looked at her for a while and then asked, "Why doesn't your skin fit your face?"

20. A woman invited some people to dinner. At the table, she turned to her six- year-old daughter and said, "Would you like to say the blessing, darling?" I wouldn't know what to say," she replied. "Just say what you hear mummy say," she said encouragingly. The girl bowed her head and said "Lord, why on earth did I invite all these people to dinner?"

21. When I stopped the bus to pick up Chris for preschool, I noticed an older woman hugging him as he left the house. "Is that your grandmother?" I asked. "Yes, 'Chris said. "She's come to visit us for Christmas." "How nice," I said. "Where does she live?" "At the airport," Chris replied. "Whenever we want her, we just go out there and get her

22. A three-year-old boy went with his dad to see a new litter of kittens. On returning home, he breathlessly informed his mother "There were two boy kittens and two girl kittens." "How did you know that?" his mother asked. "Daddy picked them up and looked underneath," he replied. "I think it's printed on the bottom."

23. Why did God make mothers? So they could multiply. As helpers to dads. So kids could have someone to love. If there were no moms, then no one would love us (except dads) and I wouldn’t be born. How did God make mothers? By power. He just made them.

24. What is the difference between moms and grandmas? Grandmas are old, pruney people, but moms are smooth and don’t have a lot of lines. Grandmas can barely walk, moms can run.

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