Quotes About Parenting

Physicist's wife asked him to read 'The Cat in the Hat' by Dr. Seuss to their child. The Physicist said that he had never heard of 'The Cat in the Hat' by Dr. Seuss, but he's very familiar with 'The Cat in the Box' by Dr. Schrodinger, which he would be happy to read to their child.

Here she is," her mum said, cooing at the baby, "my special girl." "Oh, cheers," Valkyrie said, rolling her eyes.

Which college?' 'Hmm?' 'Which college do you go to?' Fletcher nodded. 'Yes.' 'I'm sorry?' 'Oh,' Fletcher said, and laughed. Valkyrie's parents looked at Fletcher in near bewilderment. Fletcher looked back at them in total bewilderment. Valkyrie shook her head.

Before her mum could start crying, Valkyrie's dad stood up. He cleared his throat, pondered a bit, and then began. "It is no secret that I always wanted a son.

And she pushed, and as she pushed she melted into the child, and Sebastian roared in fear as the baby slipped into his waiting hands.

Parents are usually more careful to bestow knowledge on their children rather than virtue, the art of speaking well rather than doing well; but their manners should be of the greatest concern.

There is hardly a more heart-thrilling pleasure enjoyed by mortals, than that which parents feel when seeing their child first being able to 'catch knowledge of objects.

I was a momma's boy. I didn't get anything from Dad, except my body and baseball knowledge. The only time I spent with him was at the ballpark.

As I've gotten older, and now that my kids are starting to do what they do, I am now really focusing on sharing my knowledge and insights with them to help guide them on their journeys.

The knowledge of God that a person has, influences not only his own life, but also the lives of his children.

A sick man that gets talking about himself a woman that gets talking about her baby and an author that begins reading out of his own book never know when to stop.

I am endlessly fascinated that playing football is considered a training ground for leadership, but raising children isn't.

Next time you're about to call your daughter bossy, take a deep breath and say, 'My daughter has executive leadership skills.'

Before I married, I had three theories about raising children and no children. Now, I have three children and no theories.

We want time in with our kids not time out.

You don't ever have to teach a kid to do wrong. You have to teach them to do right.

My parents were comfortable with me exploring areas that they were not proficient in. Some parents just aren't comfortable with that.

The parent knows that the child cannot be artificially motivated to learn; they know that he is already motivated by the strongest driving force on earth: his inner intent.

I learned the way a monkey learns - by watching its parents.

All the time a person is a child he is both a child and learning to be a parent. After he becomes a parent he becomes predominantly a parent reliving childhood.

Indeed - judicious, consistent parenting is a dream of mine. No judgements, learning space and listening carefully are my goals.

I would by no means wish a daughter of mine to be a progeny of learning.

We are all in the business of sales. Teachers sell students on learning, parents sell their children on making good grades and behaving, and traditional salesmen sell their products.

I didn't even dream it would be so good. But I would never let my children come close to the thing.