Article Source: The Positive Observer

• Is to remember how to have fun again. – Age 10 – Denver, CO
• Is to be healthy. – Age 10 – Denver, CO
• No matter how hard things get, keep trying and don’t give up. – Age 9 – Denver, CO
• Go for your goals and don’t stop until you obtain them. – Age 14 – Norfolk, VA
• The most important thing I would tell them would be how special it makes children feel to have adults play and spend time with them. – Age 10 – Nassau, Bahamas
• Never doubt yourself. – Age 11 – Denver, CO
• Know what you are here for. - Age 11 – Denver, CO
• Whatever you do to or for someone will come back around to you. – Age 9 – Denver, CO
• Life is 10% what happens, 90% how you respond…you decide your own fate. – Age 14 – Norfolk, VA
• Just enjoy life. – Age 13 – Norfolk, VA
• When you are old, still live your life young. – Age 12 – Denver, CO
• Remember who you are. – Age 11 – Denver, CO
• Don’t be afraid to try something new. Always try to understand more. – Age 9 – Chicago, IL
• It is fun to be curious. – Age 10 – Dallas, TX
• You can do whatever you want as long as you don’t jeopardize other people’s freedoms. – Age 11 – Denver, CO
• That kids and teenagers really do want and need adults involved in their lives. – Age 14 – Norfolk, VA
• It is important to cherish your children. – Age 9 – Denver, CO
• Be good to yourself. – Age 9 – Denver, CO
• Just be yourself. – Age 12 – Denver, CO
• Learn to pay attention to yourself. – Age 13 – Norfolk, VA
• I would tell them that it will all be good. – Age 15, Broomfield, CO
• To remember kids have a wild imagination and you don’t know what they will do next so don’t get really mad at them. – Age 8 – Littleton, CO
• Make sure you listen…really listen. – Age 7 – Brunswick, GA
• Think for yourself…your thoughts matter. – Age 10 – Littleton, CO
• It is important to be nice to everyone. – Age 9 – Littleton, CO
• Be loving. Have fun. – Age 9  - Lakewood, CO
• As an adult, it is important to place yourself in a kid’s shoes. – Age 14 – Norfolk, VA
• It is really ok for grown-ups to have some fun every now and again. Start by finding your smile. – Age 10 – Littleton, CO

• How to be a child again. – Age 10 – Denver, CO
• How to treat each other and help each other. - Age 9 – Denver, CO
• I would teach them to love FUN. – Age 10 – Littleton, CO
• How to be proud of themselves. – Age 9 – Denver, CO
• First I would get to know them better so they could feel comfortable around me… - Age 11, Denver, CO
• I would tell them why kids act like the do and then tell them to try it themselves. – Age 12 – Denver, CO
• I would tell them that even though they have been teenagers before, they don’t understand everything about teenagers today. – Age 14 - Norfolk, VA
• To abandon veggies and worship kids. – Age 9 – Littleton, CO
• That if you believe that you can do something, that if you really believe that you can, then it will happen. – Age 15 – Broomfield, CO
• How to be more child-like. – Age 9 – Chicago, IL
• The most important thing to teach is to be understanding. – Age 13 – Norfolk, VA
• I would teach them about what I know. I would tell the adults that money isn’t important as they seem to think. – Age 7 – Littleton, CO
• I would tell the class to watch, “Are you smarter than a fifth grader?” and then we would go over the answers the next day to see who got them right. – Age 10 – Aurora, CO
• From a teenager’s point of view, I would teach them how to succeed in life. – Age 13 – Norfolk, VA
• I would show them how to be nice to others and little children. – Age 9 – Aurora, CO
• Teach them what children like to do. – Age 7 – Littleton, CO
• Show them how to fly a kite really high and everything about being and playing at the beach. – Age 7 – Brunswick, GA
• I would tell them about the imagination of a kid and how kids think differently than adults. – Age 8 – Littleton, CO
• How to support your family. – Age 8 – Littleton, CO
• I would teach them science and math because it involves hard thinking. – Age 11 – Dallas, TX