Quotes About Parenting

How can children credit the assertions of parents, which their own eyes show them to be false? Few parents act in such a manner as much to enforce their maxims by the credit of their lives

Fathers and mothers have lost the idea that the highest aspiration they might have for their children is for them to be wise - specialized competence and success are all that they can imagine

I grew up to have my father's looks- my father's speech patterns-my father's posture- my father's opinions and my mother's contempt for my father

My childhood should have taught me lessons for my own fatherhood, but it didn't because parenting can only be learned by people who have no children.

We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves.

The kind of man who thinks that helping with the dishes is beneath him will also think that helping with the baby is beneath him, and then he certainly is not going to be a very successful father

Every child senses, with all the horse sense that's in him, that any parent is angry inside when children misbehave and they dread more the anger that is rarely or never expressed openly, wondering how awful it might be

Children learn to smile from their parents.

Parenting is an awesome task. It is my job as a professional to be sure that mothers, fathers and entire families see it also as the most rewarding one they have ever undertaken.

Every father should remember that one day his son will follow his example instead of his advice.

Of course if you like your kids, if you love them from the moment they begin, you yourself begin all over again, in them, with them, and so there is something more to the world again.

The very first time I realized what unconditional love meant ; was the very first time I held each one of my children in my arms. It was love at first sight.

What it's like to be a parent: It's one of the hardest things you'll ever do but in exchange it teaches you the meaning of unconditional love.

The best gift in life is your kids. When they smile at you, tell you they love you and kiss you goodnight you know all the hard work is worthwhile.

The best inheritance a parent can give to his children is a few minutes of their time each day.

You can't teach a son to be loyal if the father is not loyal. The same applies with the mother and her daughter.

The only reason god didnt make us sisters is because one mom couldn't handle us both.

There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.

From birth to age 18, a girl needs good parents. From 18 to 35, she needs good looks. From 35 to 55, she needs a good personality. From 55 on, she needs good cash.

I want to have children, but my friends scare me. One of my friends told me she was in labor for 36 hours. I don't even want to do anything that feels good for 36 hours.

Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend. Your grown up children are your best friends.

Deadbeat dads!! It is time to step up and be a man. Call your children and tell them sorry for being a piece of sh... Then actually stay around and be a positive force in their life.

A deadbeat is something I would never be. My dad left me behind and I would never do that to my children.

Cleaning the house for my mom when she's at work because all my step dad does is play video games and won't lift a finger.