- “Admitting that their child is, or can be, more educated than them is the closest most parents are willing to get to admitting that their child is, or can be, smarter or wiser than them.” ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana
- It all starts in childhood. Neurons are wired together by our early childhood experiences. If you want a better world, teach the world better parenting. Neil Strauss
- “With a lump forming in his throat, he thoughtabout all the hopes and dreams that he had for his son. More thananything, he prayed his boy would not grow up to be a screw uplike his dad when it came to love and marriage.” ― Michelle Sutton, Decision to Love
- “Father has a strengthening character like the sun and mother has a soothing temper like the moon.” ― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words
- “If the sound of happy children is grating on your ears, I don’t think it’s the children who need to be adjusted.” ― Stefan Molyneux
- “So, your best defense is knowledge. It really is power, as they say…The more you know, the more easily you will develop your own philosophies about child rearing. When you have your facts straight, and when you have a parenting plan, you will be able to respond with confidence to those who are well-meaning but offering contrary or incorrect advice.” ― Elizabeth Pantley
- Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood. Fred Rogers
- Children empty our pockets and fill our souls. Tim Fargo
- The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice. Peggy O’Mara
- “The Children’s HourBetween the dark and the daylight,When the night is beginning to lower,Comes a pause in the day’s occupations,That is known as the Children’s Hour.I hear in the chamber above meThe patter of little feet,The sound of a door that is opened,And voices soft and sweet.From my study I see in the lamplight,Descending the broad hall stair,Grave Alice, and laughing Allegra,And Edith with golden hair.A whisper, and then a silence:Yet I know by their merry eyesThey are plotting and planning togetherTo take me by surprise.A sudden rush from the stairway,A sudden raid from the hall!By three doors left unguardedThey enter my castle wall!They climb up into my turretO’er the arms and back of my chair;If I try to escape, they surround me;They seem to be everywhere.They almost devour me with kisses,Their arms about me entwine,Till I think of the Bishop of BingenIn his Mouse-Tower on the Rhine!Do you think, o blue-eyed banditti,Because you have scaled the wall,Such an old mustache as I amIs not a match for you all!I have you fast in my fortress,And will not let you depart,But put you down into the dungeonIn the round-tower of my heart.And there will I keep you forever,Yes, forever and a day,Till the walls shall crumble to ruin,And moulder in dust away!” ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow , The Complete Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- “Positive Words Are Blessings – Kailin Gow, Amazon Lee Adventures” ― Kailin Gow
- “The parent is protector and trainer, but never the ultimate teacher. Every parent is responsible for teaching their kid basic moral conduct, manners, the difference between love and hate, and right from wrong. However, after maturity, the child must set off to seek knowledge on their own. Religion is never to be forced. And you cannot threaten your child with hell and tell them your religion is the only right way. There is no one right way. The many ways to the Creator are as varied as the colors of a rainbow.” ― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
- It’s not possible to be a parent without having times of worry. Fred Rogers
- “Give the child a taste of meditation by creating a climate and atmosphere of love, acceptance and silence.” ― Swami Dhyan Giten
- Why bring children into this world just to send them to daycare and come back home when they’re already sleeping. @zen_fi
- “My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.” ― Jim Valvano
- “I AM A CHILD, NOT A SINK FOR YOUR FRUSTRATIONS” ― Vineet Raj Kapoor
- At the end of the day my most important job is still mom-in-chief. Michelle Obama
- “MOTHER IS WATERI wish I couldShower your head with flowersAnd anoint your feet with my tears,For I know I have caused youSo much heartache, frustration and despair –Throughout my youthful years.I wish I could give youThe remainder of my lifeTo add to yours,Or simply eraseThe lines on your face,And mend all that has been torn.For next to God,You are the fireThat has given lightTo the flame in each of my eyes.You are the fountainThat nourished my growth,And from your chalice –Gave me life.Without the wetness of your love,The fragrance of your water,Or the trickling sounds ofYour voice,I shall always feelthirsty.” ― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
- By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he’s wrong. Charles Wadsworth
- The love you give your kids will travel several generations into the future. Thibaut
- Respect all the reasonable forms of activity in which the child engages and try to understand them. Maria Montessori
- “To unite this whole world with the thread of acceptance and harmony, may sound like a titanic task, but all it takes is one generation of conscientious and responsible citizens in each nation – if only these handful of young members of the society around the world take up the responsibility to raise, not citizens of a nation, but citizens of a planet, then no force in the world can keep the process of unification of humans manifesting in front of our eyes.” ― Abhijit Naskar, Citizens of Peace: Beyond the Savagery of Sovereignty
- Tell kids stories about your failures. Tim Elmore
- Your success as a parent is not determined by whether your kids get into elite schools or prestigious professions. The real test of parenting is not what children achieve, but who they become — and how they treat others. Adam Grant (See also: kindness quotes)
- Mother is a verb. It’s something you do. Not just who you are. Cheryl Lacey Donovan
- “Mother is a verb. It’s something you do. Not just who you are.” ― Cheryl Lacey Donovan, The Ministry of Motherhood
- A boy needs a father to show him how to be in the world. Ian Morgan Cron
- Children are made readers on the laps of their parents. Emilie Buchwald
- “I know it is hard for you young mothers to believe that almost before you can turn around the children will be gone and you will be alone with your husband. You had better be sure you are developing the kind of love and friendship that will be delightful and enduring. Let the children learn from your attitude that he is important. Encourage him. Be kind. It is a rough world, and he, like everyone else, is fighting to survive. Be cheerful. Don’t be a whiner.” ― Marjorie Pay Hinckley, Small and Simple Things