Quotes About Parenting

My mother didn't try to stab my father until I was six.

My mum always told me I was precious, while my dad always told me I was worthless. I think that's a good grounding for a balanced life.

Parenting stress, the range of pressures and worries that comes with the role of being a parent, is often significantly influenced by your own expectations, beliefs, and sense of your duties as a parent, and by your child's reactions to them.

When I explain to parents that the research shows clearly that a one-minute time-out is sufficient for changing behavior and that we gain nothing but problems with much longer durations,

a child hears the question as a question, not as something he needs to do. Also, don't just say, It's time for bed. That's not as definite a directive as parents think it is. Be absolutely clear, explicit, and direct: Please go to your room and put your pajamas on and get in your bed. Clarity is not only good for your child, it's also good for you and your family.

Did nobody spank their children these days?

Thank heaven for little girls!For little girls get bigger every day.

Wise parents do not criticize each other in front of their children or their friends. Nor do they talk negatively about their children when others are present. That is disloyalty.

I suggested we name one of the children Silence," said Dion, "a greatly underrated virtue.

If a kid refuses to take a nap, is he guilty of resisting a rest?'

Michael Cullen talking to his mother) - You told me I never had a father, regretting such a stupid phrase when she replied: 'Who do you think you are, Jesus Christ? I'll get you a cross from Littlewoods if you like, or maybe I'll rent one for three days

As a father, my first priority is to help my sons set and attain personal goals so they will develop self-confidence and individual strength. Engaging in regular fitness activities with my children helps me fulfill those responsibilities.

In my personal life, if you ask me something which I feel is important, I will talk about it. Like, if you ask me about my sons, I will talk.

My father had an amazing legacy, and so does my mother. I wanted to be able to have both names there. In my personal life, it's Evan Naess. In my career life, it's Evan Ross.

We sort of have given up on the idea of taking any sort of personal responsibility for what we see. I don't understand it at all. There are many things that I won't let my kids watch.

I have two little kids, and they both came out completely different, with their own personalities.

Personally, I've always known that I wanted to go back to work because I'm confident, and I'm certain that my daughter will have a better mother in me if I'm doing the things that I'm excited about and that I'm passionate about.

Being a parent gives you historical perspective. You have thoughts about how you fit into a larger generational drama - those who came before and those who will come after.

It is a great thing about having young children, is that they don't really care whether you're the chief justice or whatever, and they do make sure that you have a good perspective on life and what's important.

My perspective on life in general has definitely changed. Having a child did that for sure.

When you have children, your perspective on the parent-child relationship alters.

It's one of those things where people tell you that when you have kids it will change your perspective on life, and you're like, 'Yea, yea,' but then you really understand it when it happens to you.

Outside of interviews, I spend very little time thinking about myself. I spend time thinking about my writing and my children and other things that are pertinent.

When my parents force-fed me healthy food, they were confident they were giving me the best. But now, when I feed my children, I am not sure if what I am giving them is safe. Politics and pesticides are destroying our food culture.