At the committee hearing, an exasperated parent shouted, "won't someone think of the children" and the lawmakers ignored the plea.

The Song of the Three Holy Children, an apocryphal canticle often appended to the Book of Daniel, is still chanted in some churches.

As the old proverb goes, the shoemaker's children go barefoot, and though he spends his days mending shoes for everyone in the village, he neglects to provide for his own family's footwear.

When they first met at the school gate, she leaned in and asked, "do you have children" to see if their schedules might match.

My grandmother often quoted the proverb 'children should be seen and not heard' when guests came, reminding us to be quiet and well-mannered.