Children's Day (or International Day for Protection of Children) is observed in many countries in June on different dates, while the United Nations has assigned Universal Children's Day on November 20, in celebration of the Universal Declaration of the Rights of the Child in 1959. But in Mexico, “Día del Niño” is observed every April 30. The holiday was established right before Alvaro Obregón ended his presidency in 1924 and has been celebrated ever since.
Normally on this day, children have a fun day at school with special events, food and activities like parades, face painting, storytelling, school plays and games. Here are some inspiring quotes to remind us that every day is a good day to celebrate the little ones in our lives:
“Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see.” – John W. Whitehead
“Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.” – John F. Kennedy
“Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.” – Charles R. Swindoll
“Children have more need of models, than of critics.” – Anonymous
“There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.” – Nelson Mandela
“The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.” – Theodore Hesburgh
“Children find everything in nothing; men find nothing in everything.” - Anonymous
“Adults are just outdated children.” – Dr. Seuss
“Children are natural Zen masters; their world is brand new in each and every moment.” – John Bradshaw
“Only where children gather is there any real chance of fun.” – Mignon Mcaughlin
“A child seldom needs a good talking to as a good listening to.” – Robert Brault
“The popular idea that a child forgets easily is not an accurate one. Many people go right through life in the grip of an idea which has been impressed on them in very tender years.” – Agatha Christie
“All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” – Pablo Picasso
“Children are smarter than any of us. Know how I know that? I don't know one child with a full time job and children.” – Bill Hicks
“What is a home without children? Quiet.” – Henny Youngman
“Children are the hands by which we take hold of the heaven.” – Henry Ward Beecher
“The best thing to spend on your children is your time.” – Anonymous
“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” – Frederick Douglass
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