'Just keep breathing mum': Parents share the wise and wonderful words their children say

Every parent has heard those wonderfully innocent and insightful words their children can suddenly come out with. Comments that stop us up short and make us see the world — and ourselves — in new ways 

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WITH next Monday marking World Children’s Day, a UN initiative that emphasises the fundamental rights of the child, we decided to let young children’s voices ring out loud. So we invited parents to share some of the wise, wonderful and just “Wow!” words their child has said — words that often resonate long after the child said them.

Here’s what they had to say: