Quotes About Parenting

We have a nanny in the house, but there are always times when one of my kids does something bad or wrong, and they'll listen to me more than they do the nanny. So I think it's important to set up that boundary of respect for them at a young age, so they will know, 'I better listen to Mommy.'

One of the things that I learned at a very young age is the power of a parent's words to their children.

My dad was my first coach and drove me extremely hard from a very young age.

My parents were never condescending to us. They treated us like adults from a very young age.

Both my parents were actors and they struggled, so I was raised with that. Being raised in this industry from a young age definitely forces you to grow up a little faster than maybe the normal kid.

My parents were concerned that I would not get good schooling, so they put me up in my uncle's house in Dharwad, and I spent about six years there. So at a very young age, I was away from my parents. I developed an amount of independence and learned to stand on my own feet.

My dad was always super-active and got me in the gym at a young age. He wanted me to be health-conscious. 'Healthy body, healthy mind'; that's what he preached to me.

My dad did show me interesting movies at a young age. I remember he showed me 'A Clockwork Orange,' and my mom said, 'I never want to see this movie in my house again.'

At a very young age, my beloved mother passed away from leukemia, forcing my father to become a single dad. Rather than coddle me, shelter me, or do things for me, he taught me to 'Make the Case' for everything in life - from my first job to a graduation trip I wanted.

One of my own kids was in a class with a friend who had two mums, and that was absolutely normal right from a very young age. I think it's important that we absolutely accept equality in every area whilst at the same time respecting that parents may have concerns about how young their children are when they become aware of these things.

From a very young age, parents are pushing their boys to achieve in a way they don't always do for girls.

Children should be kept as normal as possible. At a very young age, they are not even aware of the happenings around them. You need to do whatever you can to grow them normally.

At a young age, I was introduced to Joni Mitchell by my mum. My dad was into progressive rock.

I think it is a great idea for people to look at the reality of raising children at a young age.

My mother was a disciplinarian. She believed that when young girls start to go out with young boys, they get married.

We've got too many young girls, who don't know how to parent, turning themselves into parents.

I have two young girls, 8 and 10. They really keep me young.

Parents do bear some of the responsibility if they don't talk to their kids, are never around, even deny their kids the love that young girls often crave when they decide to have a baby.

I have two brown boys I have to raise and I have to teach them the inequalities that being a black man comes with. That's a tough conversation to have with a young kid who doesn't see anything, who's always sheltered, who can get anything he wants, who's going to go to the best schools but at the same time he's a black boy and his dad is black.

I saw a lot of stuff growing up as a young kid that I don't want my kids seeing.

The Chinese model calls for giving your kids very little choice - and I've come to see that you can go too far with that. On the other hand, I also believe that Western parents sometimes give their young kids too much choice.

I've got young kids, so it suits me to do a job which keeps me in town right now.

I have three young kids and a great family. I love hanging out with them more than anything.

My process has changed in recent years because I now have two young kids. I have to be more regimented. The days are very short.