Words of advice from little mouths:

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(to his younger brother who is getting frustrated by a section of a video game that he just couldn't beat.)

"Just keep practicing, that's what I do. Practice makes better, (next part under his breath) but it certainly does NOT make perfect." 8yrs.

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Just thought that was hilarious, and for the most part very sage advice. haha. I started cracking up after he said that.

What is some strange but good advice your child has come up with?

I like that. Truthful, and still upholds the intent of the saying. I often wonder how much common advice was really misinterpreted by my literal thinking.
I often never spoke much because as Thumper in Bambi said. "If you ain't got nothin' nice to say, don't say nothin' at all." I really took and followed that, but my definition of "something nice to say" was probably much more narrow than the advice intended. So many times neutral or possibly nice sayings would be left unuttered.
Better advice for me would have been "If what you have to say isn't nice, don't say it at all."
There is a fairly large difference in the meaning between those two and I think it would have helped me more if I learned the second version. Of course I would then have to learn what things seem fine to me but not to others, but I see that as an important lesson and one that I still don't fully grasp.

I like that adaptation of the age old phrase

Parents are the best judge of their children.

Our son was learning to ride his bike to school. We were nervous about this, and asked him what he should do if someone tried to stop him or yell at him. His response was so wonderful, my husband wrote it down and is using it as advice for his team at work:

1. Try to ignore it.
2. Keep going.
3. Hope for the best.



We were so proud!

And he's done a great job riding his bike all year, btw.

Sounds like good advice too

Here's one, again from my 8 year old.

(After telling him I thought I was finished playing the free yahoo game (bouncing balls), he asked why. I told him that because it was starting to frustrate me, and he said:)

"It can be frustrating because there is no real way to win, but it's fun to see how much further you can make it next time."

Those are great!

I have always enjoyed children because of their innocent view of the world.
They will ask some really great questions... they don't have to make sense to an adult, but just realizing how odd and new the world is to them through their questions is worth hearing them ask.

I can't see telling children not to ask questions.
I do understand the desire to teach kids to be polite, but there are good ways to teach them to ask questions instead of instantly telling them to shut up.
I really wish the adults of our world would not be so quick to use the term "embarrassing" when aimed at children and their quest to understand this world.
I could care less if a child asked my why my nose was so big, or why I am wearing a skirt if I am a guy, etc.
I'm happy to see them explore their world.

I grew up when Art Linkletter, Bill Cosby, and Alan Funt were doing really cool shows with kids... asking questions, engaging them in conversation, and listening to the advice of these young people.

I wish we had more shows on television like those.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kids_Say_the_Darndest_Things

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSz-Fm-66yE[/youtube]

Candid Kids Book

can't find any old 'Candid Kids' episodes on youtube for you to watch, sorry.