Quotes About Parenting

My children know not to shout before Mummy has warmed herself into something human with her coffee.

There's a lot to live up to when three of your parents are successful in the music business.

Some musicians I know are incredible fathers. Like Keith Richards. A fantastic dad.

Growing up, I didn't see that many Muslims on TV and we don't see many now. But essentially I am a mother and that's the job I know best.

Having a kid is hard to explain, but when you talk to another parent, you have mutual understanding of what that does to you as a person.

I don't agree with the whole 'my mother's my friend' approach, because you're their mum and there has to be a difference between the generations.

My mom is just incredible. She's delved into both the mother and father figure in my life.

I always say that my motto when it comes to children is: My job is not to get you into Harvard, it's to get you to heaven.

In my house, it's family first - but I was spending most of my time at the church. So, I was saying 'family first,' but I wasn't showing that. I didn't like the message that sent my daughter.

I was writing and I have three kids. I was occupying my time with them but it was difficult.

I would love to sit at home all day and play with my kids. It's my favorite thing to do in my time off.

Any job I choose has to work with my schedule with my kids. I don't want to miss any of my time with them.

I'm trying to enjoy my time at home and be around my kids.

I love my time with my kids.

I don't deny the importance of genetics. However, the fact that I might be altruistic isn't because I have a gene for altruism; the fact that I do something for my children at some cost to myself comes from a history that has operated on me.

Like any mum, I fear some mysterious illness befalling my children.

Don't just be a mystery to your kids. You need your kids to know you and know they can call you whenever they need you.

There is a myth that writers get to choose their stories. You don't get to choose your story any more than you get to choose your children. You can make the decision to write, but beyond that, at the end of the day, it's going to come out how it's going to come out.

I think daycare is great for people who have to work two jobs. My problem is with people who are dropping kids off at daycare because they want to go out and spend the day golfing or getting their nails done. You know what I mean? That's not why they invented daycare.

Dealing with babies is nothing to be afraid of. Just keep their nails trimmed, and you're good.

Before, I would go out and get my hair blow-dried or my nails done but now that I'm a mum my 'me time' happens when the boys go to bed. I'll jump in the bath and put a leave-in conditioner on my hair and paint my nails.

I just want to raise a confident girl. I just want her to know that she doesn't need to be sending naked pictures and doing all that stuff - I'm definitely going to monitor everything. I want to raise her to know that she can go do whatever she wants in life and to be comfortable in her own skin, which I think also just comes with age and time.

She calls me Aquaman, which is kind of embarrassing, having your daughter call you the name of a canceled show. When she's being a little smarty-pants, she calls me Justin.

My dad named me Dakota and my mom came up with my first name Hannah. So it's Hannah Dakota Fanning.