Don't be so childish.

His way of thinking is very childish.

It is time you left off your childish ways.

Instead, what he told us was to put aside childish things.

For kids like me, being called childish can be a frequent occurrence.

Now, I want to start with a question When was the last time you were called childish?

Every time we make irrational demands, exhibit irresponsible behavior or display any other signs of being normal American citizens, we are called childish.

But actually that childish misrepresentation stuck with me, because it suddenly became clear to me why we don't do the blindingly obvious things.

As we grow up, we're often encouraged to think of fear as a weakness, just another childish thing to discard like baby teeth or roller skates.

The worldly life is not more than a childish game. It is the life hereafter which will be the real life, if only they knew it.

The worldly life is not more than a childish game. It is the life hereafter which will be the real life, if only they knew it.

The worldly life is only a childish game. If you have faith and piety, you will receive your rewards and God will not ask you to pay for them.

The worldly life is only a childish game. If you have faith and piety, you will receive your rewards and God will not ask you to pay for them.

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

The traits the word childish addresses are seen so often in adults that we should abolish this age discriminatory word when it comes to criticizing behavior associated with irresponsibility and irrational thinking.

When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child. Now that I have become a man, I have put away childish things.

When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child. Now that I have become a man, I have put away childish things.

Child prodigy Adora Svitak says the world needs childish thinking bold ideas, wild creativity and especially optimism. Kids' big dreams deserve high expectations, she says, starting with grownups' willingness to learn from children as much as to teach.

Kim Jong un s childish tantrums have genuinely enraged China. Yes, the country s leaders have sometimes complained about the heavy burden of subsidizing North Korea but, until now, they had never shown such open disgust with the North s performance.

Many on the Governing Council object to this childish game of code words, because it eliminates their freedom of action once the Council commits itself to a course of action. The Council may then be forced to choose between doing the right thing and preserving the credibility of the ECB s communications.

In his inauguration speech, American President Barack Obama said, The time has come to set aside childish things and instead to choose the noble idea that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness. It would be an excellent thing if the global financial crisis restored a proper sense of what is important.