Quotes About Parenting

I think as mothers we are all just trying our best.

I used to shake my head when I heard about mothers who were shocked - shocked! - when their kids came out. I didn't understand how they had missed seeing something so essential when looking at their children. But too many parents see only what they want to see, and that's true whether our kids are gay or straight.

Kids don't want to dye their whole head another color; that's what their mothers do.

As scary as it was being raised by one Jewish mother, I have to feel for my kids because they have two Jewish mothers.

I think a mother needs to be with mothers. I don't know what they talk about.

Most mothers think they are bad mothers. We all make terrible mistakes, often, and always think we're getting it wrong.

I was thinking, mothers show their love for their sons so much greater than dads do.

I have always joked that I have three mothers. I couldn't get away with anything as a kid. Whether I got a bad mark or was told off, it would always end up getting back to my parents.

It is true that all mothers do things differently from their own mothers, but they don't necessarily do them better.

Most people's problems start as children when their parents, especially mothers, cause them to become angry.

Active dads make a positive contribution: they are good for children and they are good for mothers.

We know that fathers find asking for help harder than mothers.

We always talk about single mothers; the challenges they face. But the single father faces challenges as well.

No two mothers are the same.

Many single mothers do a heroic job looking after their children, as mine did with us; but as she found, it becomes twice as hard to set boundaries with half the number of parents.

It is imperative that mothers understand their child's behavior and not blindly support the wrongdoings or faults in their sons.

The thought of being active in my kid's lives motivates me.

It was a blast growing up in a house where you have motivating parents, and my mom would always challenge me no matter what it was.

We all have our motivations in life and for me, it's my kids. They push me every day and keep me going. It gives me that extra motivation that I need.

Permissiveness is the principle of treating children as if they were adults; and the tactic of making sure they never reach that stage.

It's a lot easier for our children to look forward to a hopeful future if they have the confidence that we are doing all we can, while they are in our care, to groom them for the future.

The issue isn't--nor should it ever be--how weak our child is, but rather how strong our God is.

Our children's rebellion is not the problem. It is the symptom. Why they are rebelling is the problem. And unless we address the why, the external things we do in reaction to their rebellion will not make much of a difference.

Some of your children's rebellion against your spiritual lifestyle might be a necessary step in their finding an authentic relationship with God. But beware: If they find it, it might look quite different from what you've always thought it should be.