Quotes About Parenting

No one can ever prepare a parent for two things: the immeasurable love that comes with having a child; and the sorrow and confusion that comes when your child appears to learn in a different way from other children.

Move with them, be active with them - whether it's swimming or scooting or bicycling or playing soccer. Engage your child.

The best thing I can recommend is to listen to your child. I really mean that.

If your child seems to click with another kid in the class, try to set up a time for you to meet at a park after school and get to know their parent. Seeing you be outgoing with the parents of other children will encourage your child to be open and active in their friendships, too!

That undeniable love for your child... that's something I totally get. And the bumps in the road, too. Like, any parent that thinks they have a perfect relationship with their child is a liar, or they're just not present.

I think any parent can imagine how difficult it would be to watch your child suffer.

Being a parent is a huge responsibility. Your child becomes the centre of your world.

You'll do anything for your child and that's what I'm doing.

And I always say sign up for MySpace and see what your kid is doing. Be his friend on MySpace. Know what your child is doing online because you're going to know more there than you'd ever know when he goes to school.

There are all sorts of challenging conversations as a parent and it's never easy. I think the main thing is trying to be fair, sometimes there has to be a little bit of discipline, maybe even punishment involved in trying to make your child understand, learn from bad experiences and make sure they don't happen again.

People are still programmed to think that if your child doesn't get straight As, get A-levels and go to a Russell Group university, that somehow they are not going to achieve in life. I think that's sad.

If you add children to a marriage, they bring a different dimension to the relationship. If I'd had a child and I believed it would have made my child's life better by not coming out, the chances are I wouldn't have done it. Because I think you do whatever it takes to make your child happy.

As a parent you cannot support your child striking from school.

Nobody is so busy in life where you can make no time for your child.

I was happy that at home we were a closed circle and then we went out playing chess and saw the world. It's a very difficult life and you have to be very careful, especially the parents, who need to know the limits of what you can and can't do with your child.

Unfortunately, when you're a parent and you completely love your child, it can make you act a bit crazy.

As a parent, it's your job to discipline your child and make him respect you, because that is essentially protecting them.

Since, I have become a parent... I feel if you sit down and get through your child and use one's understanding to teach them something... Is the easiest way.

Nobody ever told me learning to let your child grow would be one of the hardest things I was going to go through!

Understanding that capacity of knowing when to be charming, when to shut the hell up, when to be humble and when to basically disappear for your safety and survival - that's the kind of conversation you'd have as a parent to your child, not only in 1940s America but in 2017.

If you are teaching your child to be content with a participation award, then you already failed at life.

It is very necessary to devote unconditional attention to your child so that he doesn't feel neglected.

What your child wants and what you know is right for them can be very conflicting at times.

I don't pretend to have all the answers on raising children (and outside of taking care of my own that I was in labor with for 16 hours), I say do what works for you and your child.