Being a parent is the greatest trust that has been given to human beings. — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
I'm just being the artist that I would have loved if I was a child. — Dawn Angelique Copy Share Image
“A person can't pick up they children and just squeeze them to which-a-way they wants them to be.” — Carson McCullers Copy Share Image
Children key off their parents’ reaction more than the argument or physical discipline itself. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Parents are teachers, guides, leaders, protectors and providers for their children. — Iyanla Vanzant Copy Share Image
Parents are usually more careful to bestow knowledge on their children rather than virtue, the art of speaking well rather than doing… — R. Buckminster Fuller Copy Share Image
“This is just the first day; you’ll get used to it. The rewards will come later, from the kids themselves–and from the… — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
Full disclosure: I went to university as an eager young feminist for many reasons - to get away from my parents, to… — Janine di Giovanni Copy Share Image
“Think through the well-meaning motivations of both your Dictator and your Wild Child, until you really understand that within their limited perspectives… — Martha N. Beck Copy Share Image
“There is one thing that you cannot force a child to do, and that is to look at you when you are… — Jon Ziegler Copy Share Image
As a child, I was always drawn to heroic characters. I decided I wanted to act when I realised that Superman and… — Orlando Bloom Copy Share Image
“I firmly believe that I have received the same child I was meant to receive, whether I gave birth or adopted. The… — Debra Shiveley Welch Copy Share Image
When you're a child, no matter if you're doing show business or sports or school or anything, you just want to make… — Anna Chlumsky Copy Share Image
“the more children knew about their family history, the stronger their sense of control over their lives, the higher their self-esteem and… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
Parents don't reveal how often they have bitten their tongue, fought back the tears, or been too tired to take off their… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
“The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way, Amanda Ripley explains that around the world the kids whose… — Julie Lythcott-Haims Copy Share Image
I like the idea that every page in every book can have a gem on it. It's probably what I love most… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
Parents always have their own ideas about how they wish their children to be brought up, both morally and spiritually. But they… — Graham Masterton Copy Share Image
When I was a child, I probably should have been medicated about my obsession with The Spice Girls. I had the Buffalo… — Blake Lively Copy Share Image
I worry about people who get born nowadays, because they get born into such tiny families--sometimes into no family at all. When… — Russell Baker Copy Share Image
Among the most valuable but least appreciated experiences parenthood can provide are the opportunities it offers for exploring, reliving, and resolving one's… — Bruno Bettelheim Copy Share Image