Quotes About Parenting

Being a bad parent is a sign of not having learned from experience.

Both of my parents graduated from high school, both attended college, both have government jobs now. They've always been very adamant about me finishing high school and finishing college.

The government cannot overcome bad parenting. What our leaders can do is publicly condemn irresponsible parental behavior in vivid terms.

I have a great husband, great parents and in-laws, and I have help with a nanny. It's not easy, but there are others who do it every day and don't have a high-profile job as I do.

We may have failed to teach our children right from wrong, but we've done a great job of teaching self-esteem!

One of the greatest, smartest things I ever did was give my kids Angie as their mom. She is such a great mom. Oh, man, I'm so happy to have her.

But I'm a great father. That's why I got custody.

My kid was a great baseball player. I thought I had it made. Front-row seats at Yankee Stadium. Then he turned sixteen and wanted to be a rapper.

Dear parents, have great patience, and forgive from the depths of your heart.

Well, because I have twin seven-year-old boys, I enjoy the gift giving stuff a great deal. We do both Hanukkah and Christmas, so it is a costly, though extremely pleasing proposition.

I think there are many ways to raise great kids. From what I can tell, Ayelet Waldman's kids are interesting, strong, and happy, and if that's the case, that's good parenting.

I think it's important that kids have responsibilities and understand the value of things, but I think it's great I get to travel the world with my daughter.

I realize now what a great job my wife Michelle did, not only in raising our children, Melissa, Amy, Dustin, and Jenna, but in taking care of me.

On the weekends I do the usual parental things, going to the boys' football tournaments or getting out for a hike along the Great Wall.

My mom is just so good with fashion! She always tells me what looks good, what doesn't look good, and she gives me great advice.

He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his father's wisdom than he who has a great deal left him does to his father's care.

Children require guidance and sympathy far more than instruction.

My father has been the silent force behind my success. My mother has been a constant source of guidance in my career.

And when our baby stirs and struggles to be born it compels humility: what we began is now its own.

Could it be that by protecting our kids from unhappiness as children, we're depriving them of happiness as adults?

My happiness is measured against my kids' happiness - when they're in a good place, I feel really good.

When your child is very young, you must protect him from doing harm to himself and others, then later by precept, explaining to him what is going to be for his eventual happiness.

Working 14 hours a day until you're 55 and missing your kids growing up is not what I would consider a recipe for happiness.

Don't deny your parents a chance at happiness and also an opportunity to see you achieve greatness.