Toddler Quotations

The fundamental job of a toddler is to rule the universe.

As a single parent, I had become tyrannical in order to survive, and anything I couldn't control caused me enormous anxiety. As a naturally untidy, disorganised man who never made lists or kept receipts, morphing into someone who could take care of a toddler on his own may have caused me to overcompensate a little.

It's perfectly possible to love your toddler but struggle to like them when times are hard.

Worst part of being a writer: having to tell my toddler that I can't play with her because I'm working. Keep in mind that working consists of me at home with a laptop on my lap sitting on the couch. It doesn't look like working. I don't have a hammer or anything.

The toddler must say no in order to find out who she is. The adolescent says no to assert who she is not.

I think I started toddler gymnastics when I was around 3 or 4, and I began taking it seriously when I was 6.

Structure is something that calms our nature; we know this of toddlers.

No child wants to fall off a jungle gym or slide. Accidents are an unfortunate fact of life, but to lower every last slide and jungle gym to a height that would only interest a toddler is doing our children a grave disservice.

What is really special about dogs is they're really similar to even human toddlers.

There are visible cases of malnutrition among the new arrivals. A toddler died last week on arrival suffering from dehydration and three young children died in January from acute respiratory infection.

He was just a little bitty toddler when he lived here.

My mother told me when I was a toddler and in the crib that they would have music playing, and the thing when I lit up was boogie-woogie or something out of the Louie Jordan period of sometimes big bands, and then all kinds of things.

Toddlers can make you feel as if you have violated some archaic law in their personal Koran and you should die, infidel.

When Lucy met Peter, who was a toddler at the time, she immediately became his nanny. From that point on I never had to worry about him getting into trouble.

Sometimes I think children are the worst people alive. And even if they're not - even if some smiling toddler is as pure as Evian - it's only a matter of time ... As far as I can tell, the nicest thing you can say about children is that they haven't done anything terrible yet.

says he was infatuated with the Beatles from his toddler years, asking his mother if Daddy was the ''Nowhere Man.

Push your kids on a swing, walk the dog, play a game of catch, volunteer for the neighborhood watch, carry groceries for your neighbor, take your toddler for a stroll, play catch, or help out in a community garden.

Ash was in the States on tour just before Celebration III, so I thought it was the perfect opportunity to stay a few days extra and go as there is nothing like that in Europe, ... I went with some friends from LucasArts (who we got to know through Republic Commando ) and they got me an all-access pass which was sweet. It was an amazing time! The 501st's costumes were fantastic, the presentation of Revenge of the Sith footage whipped everyone into frenzy and George's announcement of the TV series was music to everyone's ears. I loved the Droid Builder's room and it was hard to curb the spending in the exhibition hall. My favorite moment was watching a toddler looking up at Red Royal Guard, awestruck, as her ice cream fell to the floor.

Think of the toddler years as a wacky and crazy - but short - period of time, ... Slow down and see past the chaos of it, and you'll see that good things truly do come in small packages.

It's taking awhile to get off the ground. We're still really in the toddler phase; we're still trying to find our legs.

It's like looking at a toddler and trying to figure out what he'll be like when he goes off to college. You really can't tell until he's 18, ... There is demand for nanotech but other companies whose primary assets are intellectual property will not receive a warm reception.

The needs in Routt County for infant and toddler care are huge -- it's not just North Routt.

I have a four-month-old and I also have a toddler, so that takes up all of my time.

Babies and toddlers are mostly what I've been exposed to at this point. I'm hoping parenting just gets much easier after this. It does, right?

I learned that buying expensive furniture with toddlers around is pointless.

Paradoxically, the toddler's "No" is also a preliminary to his saying yes. It is a sign that he is getting ready to convert his mother's restrictions and prohibitions into the rules for behavior that will belong to him.

The days of the $150 pair of toddler jeans, the $1,000 high-chair and the $2,000 leather-lined stroller are upon us and manufacturers as well as retailers are accommodating. However, these consumers are also big on nostalgia, high-quality durable items that will last through multiple baby-lives, high-tech features that will make their lives easier, and high-fashion at bargain prices.