Parenting Quotes


Love well, whip well. Benjamin Franklin Parenting 856
Parents are the bones on which children sharpen their teeth. Peter Ustinov Parenting 354
Maternity is a matter of fact, paternity is a matter of opinion. Proverbs Parenting 235
My children are the reason I laugh, smile and want to get up every morning. Gena Lee Nolin Parenting 234
Telling a teenager the facts of life is like giving a fish a bath. Arnold H. Glasow Parenting 184
Stop trying to perfect your child, but keep trying to perfect your relationship with him. Dr. Henker Parenting 164
To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune... to lose both seems like carelessness. Oscar Wilde Parenting 121
The most loving parents and relatives commit murder with smiles on their faces. They force us to destroy the person we really are: a subtle kind of murder. Jim Morrison Parenting 120
If you have never been hated by your child, you have never been a parent. Bette Davis Parenting 118
Even as kids reach adolescence, they need more than ever for us to watch over them. Adolescence is not about letting go. It's about hanging on during a very bumpy ride. Ron Taffel Parenting 109
A baby is born with a need to be loved - and never outgrows it. Frank A. Clark Parenting 107
When you take the time to actually listen with humility to what people have to say its amazing what you can learn. Especially if the people who are doing the talking also happen to be children. Greg Mortenson Parenting 106
Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence. Plato Parenting 105
Love is staying up all night with a sick child - or a healthy adult. David Frost Parenting 101
Parenthood remains the greatest single preserve of the amateur. Alvin Toffler Parenting 101
It is the common error of builders and parents to follow some plan they think beautiful (and perhaps is so) without considering that nothing is beautiful that is misplaced. Mary Wortley Montagu Parenting 100
The word no Carries a lot more meaning when spoken by a parent who also knows how to say yes. Joyce Maynard Parenting 99
God why does a mortal man have children It is senseless to love anything this much. Barbara Kingsolver Parenting 95
The newborn has only three demands. They are warmth in the arms of its mother food from her breasts and security in the knowledge of her presence. Breatfeeding satisfies all three. Grantly Dick Read Parenting 95
To nourish and raise children against odds is in any time, any place, more valuable than to fix bolts in cars or design nuclear weapons. Marilyn French Parenting 94
The first and finest lesson that parents can teach their children is faith and courage. Smiley Blanton Parenting 94
Parents wonder why the streams are bitter, when they themselves have poisoned the fountain. John Locke Parenting 94
Jumping waving arms cheering laughing headbutting him in the groin an unfortunate ritual in the Tanner home very much unappreciated by Jim but tolerated for the sake of the children Grace Bobby and Steven joined Jason next to their father. Mike Jackson Parenting 94
I wish either my father or my mother, or indeed both of them, as they were in duty both equally bound to it, had minded what they were about when they begot me. Laurence Sterne Parenting 94
Oh, high is the price of parenthood, and daughters may cost you double. You dare not forget, as you thought you could, that youth is a plague and a trouble. Phyllis Mcginley Parenting 93
A boy or girl who knows that love abounds at home will not resent well-deserved punishment. One who is unloved or ignored will hate any form of discipline. Dr. James Dobson Parenting 92
You cant cling to the side your whole life that one lesson every parent needs to teach a child is If you dont want to sink you better figure out how to swim Jeannette Walls Parenting 92
No test tube can breed love and affection. No frozen packet of semen ever read a story to a sleepy child. Shirley Williams Parenting 90
I'm hosting weekend retreats all over America. It is like a 24-hour slumber party for moms. We laugh, eat, play games, get massages, win prizes, talk about parenting and even cry a bit. Lisa Whelchel Parenting 89
I think that if I ever have kids and they are upset I wont tell them that people are starving in China or anything like that because it wont change the fact that they are upset. Stephen Chbosky Parenting 88
The unjustifiable severity of a parent is loaded with this aggravation, that those whom he injures are always in his sight. Joseph Addison Parenting 88
Perhaps it takes courage to raise children.. John Steinbeck Parenting 88
The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence. Denis Waitley Parenting 88
You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance. Franklin P. Adams Parenting 86
Indeed - judicious, consistent parenting is a dream of mine. No judgements, learning space and listening carefully are my goals. Emma Thompson Parenting 86
Permissiveness is the principle of treating children as if they were adults; and the tactic of making sure they never reach that stage. Thomas Szasz Parenting 85
Parents are traffic signs that are always in our blind spots. Jeremy P. Johnson Parenting 84
The raising of a child is the building of a cathedral. You cant cut corners. Dave Eggers Parenting 84
A Prayer For My SonBuild me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid; one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory General Douglas MacArthur Parenting 83
If we never have headaches through rebuking our children we shall have plenty of heartaches when they grow up. Charles H. Spurgeon Parenting 83
Anybody out there who is a parent if your kids want to paint their bedroomsas a favor to me let them do it. Itll be OK. Randy Pausch Parenting 82
Parents were invented to make children happy by giving them something to ignore. Ogden Nash Parenting 82
The Golden Rule of Parenting is; do unto your children as you wish your parents had done unto you! Louise Hart Parenting 82
I wish all the mothers, fathers and children out there realize how much I need them and how much I value their support. Princess of Wales Diana Parenting 81
Mama and Daddy King represent the best in manhood and womanhood, the best in a marriage, the kind of people we are trying to become. Coretta Scott King Parenting 81
The parent is low, who having children, truly feels bored. Jean Paul Parenting 81
I barely have time for my own children. To adopt more children and not have time for them, that would be poor parenting on my part. Mary J. Blige Parenting 81
Parenting is one of the hardest jobs on earth. Jennifer Aniston Parenting 81
In that day we didnt have no remote controls and vacuum cleaners. If you wanted all that stuff you had children Tyler Perry Parenting 80
Being a parent is a gift one which most men unselfishly allow women to keep all to themselves. Jarod Kintz Parenting 80

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