Quotes About Nurturing

Whatever you give a woman, she will make greater. If you give her sperm, she'll give you a baby.. If you give her a house, she'll give you a home. If you give her groceries, she'll give you a meal. If you give her a smile, she'll give you her heart. She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her. So, if you give her any crap, be ready to receive a ton of sh..!

People often say that mothers are the best teachers in the world. Over the years, I have come to know that it couldn't be truer. Thanks for being the best mother and teacher in the whole world. Happy Birthday my dearest mommy!

A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can tan take.

Doing the right thing for someone else was like a tonic for me; it was like some magic ointment that made a wound disappear.

Surround yourself with people who make you a better person.

Spending time with your child is more important than spending money on them.

Discipline is a symbol of caring to a child. He needs guidance. If there is love, there is no such thing as being too tough with a child.

Single parent mothers who aren't spending their time looking for a man but spending their time providing for their children are the most admirable people on earth.

As a single mom you have to be there for your children. They need your presence far more than any gifts you might buy for them. Children need quality time. You have to avail yourself to them as much as possible.

Its not easy being a mother. If it were easy, fathers would do it.

Who fed me from her gentle breast and hushed me in her arms to rest, And on my cheek sweet kisses prest? My Mother.

Good mothers know that their relationship with each of their children is like a movable feast, constantly changing and evolving.

If you bungle raising your children, I don't think whatever else you do matters very much.

And mothers are their daughters' role model, their biological and emotional road map, the arbiter of all their relationships.

Integral to being emotionally healthy is to have a mother who has the ability to respect her child's differences and not perceive them as betrayals.

A home without a mother is a desert.

The greatest gift one person can give their children is love.

Time may be money, but the best thing parents can spend on their children is not money, but time.

A wise mother knows: It is her state of consciousness that matters. Her gentleness and clarity command respect. Her love creates security.

Parenting is a spiritual path that can bring you great pain and great joy and that can have a tremendous positive impact on your personality and your behavior.

Right mothering meets the child's need. Focusing on what the child should not be draws resistant energy. Pointing out what the child should be feeds self-hatred and struggle.

I was the oldest of the children in my family. I had to do a lot of diaper-changing and lunch-making. I was taking my little sister to ballet, picking up my brother, sort of being a super-nanny.

Every word, facial expression, gesture, or action on the part of a parent gives the child some message about self-worth. It is sad that so many parents don't realize what messages they are sending.

Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible--the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nuturing family.