Quotes About Parenting

Baby fashion has become such a big thing. It used to be that everything had to be pink or blue or cute - you know, very precious - but not cool. But now, my friends who are mothers really want to dress their kids just like themselves.

Time is so precious with kids that you have to spend as much time with them as you can.

Being able to stay home with my children is what I prefer.

I would infinitely prefer a daughter.

When a couple has a strong preference for a baby boy or girl, who is injured by allowing them to choose? Certainly not the child.

Everyone has their preferred stroller, their preferred crib, their preferred Moses basket. And they have advice on that too!

I think that what scares me more than getting fat during pregnancy is the responsibility of a child.

I think we've moved to thinking of parenting and pregnancy as something in which you should lose yourself.

Of course everybody is different, but if you're having a strong, healthy pregnancy, there's not a lot you can do to hurt it. That being said, we should do as right as we can by our children, but we just need to be a little more forgiving of ourselves and not so much perfectionists because it's hard enough as it is.

No parent wants their child to get an infection or get pregnant before they're ready.

I only became a celebrity because I had a kid. Before I was pregnant nobody cared. I joke to my agent that having a baby made my career.

I'd been a stepparent for about two years with a woman who had a child, and I came to realize I adored children and was good with them. So I was very happy when Anna got pregnant.

I learned so much about the toxicity of our environment while trying to get pregnant, I didn't want to do anything to mess up the kid now that she was finally here.

When I was pregnant with Alijah, little Hank would have all these questions. Where do babies come from? So I was open with him.

I was pregnant, and, like, 'Being a mom's going to be easy!' And now I'm like, 'Great.'

When I first learned I was pregnant with my son, I had only two firm convictions about parenting: I knew it was important, and I knew that I wanted to get it right. I was 29 at the time.

The mom guilt is really something that not many moms talk about. You leave your house for an hour and you feel guilty about it. That's something I wasn't aware of before I was pregnant.

If my child had prejudice in his head, I'd be ashamed. I would see it as my failure as a parent.

We do not question an athlete who is disciplined in order to achieve their goals, and yet as parents the same premise is not applied.

I work when I'm alone, but I have children and a family and a job, so alone time is at a premium.

I used to be someone that needed nine hours of sleep; otherwise, I didn't think I was going to sound good when I sang, and I was very disciplined and anal about my preparation. When you become a parent, there just isn't that time, you know?

Nothing prepares a family for having multiple children at once.

Women have nine months more experience than you do - nine months to prepare for being a parent.

You need to prepare the child you have for the world that exists.