Quotes About Parenting

Give your children all the time and energy. They need to be your number one priority.

Our kids come first, and we really put them at the top of our priority list.

It's funny, actually... a few clubs called when I was in preseason with Hull in 2017, but I wasn't really that interested. My missus was pregnant, and we were in the process of getting everything ready for our big arrival - that was our top priority, like any expectant parents.

My first priority is my children, and when Brielle's grades were failing, I made it a big, big deal!

My son's my number-one priority.

All five kids are the first priority.

My parents divorced when I was 10, but when my father was there, he was trying to create almost like a little prison for me.

I haven't been really guilty of being an uber helicopter parent; I took the baby monitors out when they were three months old because I thought that was an invasion of their privacy.

I have two daughters: One an open book, one a locked box. So the question of privacy is a challenging one. How much do kids need? How much should we give? How do we prepare them to live in a world where the very notion of privacy opens a generational chasm?

I don't mind talking about my two daughters, but I don't feel comfortable denying them their privacy.

I want my son - and my kids, if I have more - to grow up in a way that is as anonymous as possible. The fact that his father and I have chosen to do the work that we do doesn't give anybody the right to invade our privacy.

In my opinion, you don't get to have privacy when you're only 16!

I never really felt free to talk a lot about my family life because I don't want to sacrifice anybody else's privacy. If you look through the archives, you will see, for example, no pictures of my children. That is not because I don't love them. I think I've been a really good dad; at least, I try to be.

I want to live as private a life as I can because of our children.

My mum is the opposite of my dad. She's a very private person, very shy and totally against boxing. She never watched any of my fights live. She hated me doing it.

And part of that is, what is the point of having children if you don't have the privilege of bringing them up?

I always joke that my kids' favorite holiday is Father's Day. They love the way I celebrate the occasion by writing each of them a thank-you letter and a generous check. It's my way of letting them know how much I appreciate the great pleasure and privilege of being their dad.

Being with my kids is the best, most fun thing; it's a privilege.

I want the privilege of guiding the arrows of my children and giving them the exhortations that can shoot them into the high place.

Our kids are growing up with more privilege than we had; that's true for most of my friends in L.A. I don't know any actor who grew up with any particular privilege, so everyone wrestles with this. And I think, a lot of times, it's about being patient with your kids.

Being a parent has been such a wonderful privilege for me. My kids make me laugh and cry, but there are definitely more laughs. They really do give my life meaning.

It's by far the most challenging responsibility I will ever experience but it's such a huge privilege being able to be a father.

Children are not a right, they are a privileged obligation.

My daughter is not an object to flash around or a prized item to put on display.