How do you say to a child in the night ... nothing's all black but then nothing's all white?  How can you say it'll all be alright when you know that it might not be true? What do you do?

Careful the things you say ... children will listen.  Careful the things you do ... children will see and learn.  Children may not obey, but children will listen.  Children will look to you for which way to turn ... to learn how to be.  Careful before you say, "Listen to me" ... children will listen.

Careful the wish you make ... wishes are children.  Careful the path you take ... wishes come true ... not free.  Careful the spell you cast ... not just on children.  Sometimes the spell may last past what you can see and turn against you.  Careful the tale you tell ... that is the spell ... children will listen.


How can you say to a child who's in flight ... "Don't slip away and I won't hold so tight?"  What can you say that no matter how slight won't be misunderstood?  What do you leave to a child when you're dead ... only whatever you put in its head.  Things that your Mother and Father had said which were left to them too.

Careful what you say ... children will listen.  Careful you do it too ... children will see and learn.  Guide them along the way and children will glisten.  Tamper with what is true and children will turn if just to be free.  Careful before you say, "Listen to me". 

Children will listen.
                                                  (from "Into the Woods" -- words and music by Stephen Sondheim)
"CHILDREN WILL LISTEN"
"One hundred years from now, it will not matter what my bank account was, what kind of house I lived in, or what kind of car I owned, but that the world might be different because I was important in the life of a child."
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I lovingly dedicate this page to all the many young people who have touched my life:

*Chloe, Nathan, Justin, and Ariya -- my beautiful nieces and nephews
My little buddies, Ellie and Ian
*All of the many children I've had the pleasure of teaching!
*My "Little Sisters" Tina and Ashley
*My "Adopted Lil Bro" Tommy
My "Angels" through AMOE & TEA -- Jessika, Shyanne, and Kaitlyn
*All the many talented kids I worked with while assisting with
the CMS Chorus
*The original "Teens In Action" gang
*My hard working kids from the CMS YELL Chapter
*And especially all of the wonderful, talented youth that I have had the priviledge of sharing the theatre stage with.

~I LOVE YOU ALL~
Remember ...
          Children WILL Listen ...
                              Children WILL See and Learn