I only have one child. But I am learning that there is a lot to being a parent that you did not… — Dee Snider Copy Share Image
Fathering is not something perfect men do, but something that perfects the man. — Frank Pittman Copy Share Image
Being a parent is tough. If you just want a wonderful little creature to love, you can get a puppy — Barbara Walters Copy Share Image
Cultural expectations shade and color the images that parents-to-be form. The baby product ads, showing a woman serenely holding her child, looking… — Ellen Galinsky Copy Share Image
The love of a child is different from any other type of love on the planet. And being loved by your children… — Jada Pinkett Smith Copy Share Image
And I definitely wanted to be a writer, but I felt a duty now, having used up those educational resources, I felt… — Thomas Keneally Copy Share Image
When I was born here in Gulfport in 1966, my parents' interracial marriage was still illegal. And it was very hard to… — Natasha Trethewey Copy Share Image
The human heart was not designed to beat outside the human body and yet, each child represented just that - a parent’s… — Debra Ginsberg Copy Share Image
Whether or not you have children yourself, you are a parent to the next generation. If we can only stop thinking of… — Charlotte Sophia Kasl Copy Share Image
I think that discipline is so much of an important part of being a parent. Because it's very, very important to teach… — Cheryl Ladd Copy Share Image
Being a parent has become incredibly important to me. I never knew how much I would be altered by my children. I… — Maya Soetoro-Ng Copy Share Image
When I was 13 I told my dad I'd rather kill myself than do an ordinary job. He vaguely muttered something about… — Noel Fielding Copy Share Image
The Lord has directed, Bring up your children in light and truth. To me, there is no more important human effort. Being… — James E. Faust Copy Share Image
We live in a society now where it's very rare for your parents to be around. It used to be like, your… — Kathryn Hahn Copy Share Image
And nothing inspires as much shame as being a parent. Children confront us with our paradoxes and hypocrisies, and we are exposed.… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
“I could spend the whole afternoon telling you about him, but it's not gonna do much good, is it? You never smelled… — Tom Perrotta Copy Share Image
It's difficult to parent one kid, let alone five! It's insane. It's this strange, overwhelming mess that I would not trade for… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
When parents see their children's problems as opportunities to build the relationship instead of as negative, burdensome irritations, it totally changes the… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
There are many important elements to being a parent. A lot of people don't have fathers but they might have someone in… — Liv Tyler Copy Share Image
To be a good enough parent one must be able to feel secure in one's parenthood, and one's relation to one's child...The… — Bruno Bettelheim Copy Share Image
What I do is so important to me. It’s like being a parent, in some ways, of a super-demanding , high-achieving child,… — Lorde Copy Share Image
I definitely had those moments, like any actor, when you get anxious and think, 'When am I going to work again?' But… — Chris O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Being a parent is not for the faint of heart. I may joke about knowing fear, but the fact is, the first… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
Motherhood is not a hobby, it is a calling. You do not collect children because you find them cuter than stamps. It… — Neil L. Andersen Copy Share Image
You fall so deeply in love with your grandbaby. It's so so so much easier than being a parent, because you really… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
The absurd duty, too often inculcated, of obeying a parent only on account of his being a parent, shackles the mind, and… — Mary Wollstonecraft Copy Share Image
Being a parent of a boy who wants to wear sparkles and grow his hair long - especially when you don't know… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There is nothing that can bring you closer to fearlessness about everything else in the world than being a parent - because… — Arianna Huffington Copy Share Image
Infants and young children are not just sitting twiddling their thumbs, waiting for their parents to teach them to read and do… — David Elkind Copy Share Image
My son was born somewhat late in my life and I just found myself really feeling like I didn't want to miss… — Karen Allen Copy Share Image
Being a parent is a life sentence. From the day that kid is born until the day you die and then some.… — Christopher Titus Copy Share Image
The pressures of being a parent are equal to any pressure on earth. To be a conscious parent, and really look to… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
I know for my wife and I, we always loved the idea of being young parents. It is an incredibly inspiring and… — Taylor Hanson Copy Share Image
I believe everyone should have the same rights. They say gay marriage ruins families and hurts kids. Well, I've had the privilege… — Brad Pitt Copy Share Image
I consider myself a modern-day dad, where I still got rock'n'roll in me, but yet I take being a parent and relationships… — Jim Breuer Copy Share Image
There is no one best way for parents to become the parents they want to be just as there is no one… — Timothy Carey Copy Share Image
The interests of the deaf child and his parents may best be served by accepting that he is a deaf person, with… — Harlan Lane Copy Share Image
Most uncomfortable! Did we lose anyone? Head count! Lee Ark, Leetu, and Brunstetter. Three. Should we count the meech egg? No, I… — Donita K. Paul Copy Share Image
My daughter is the biggest gift; I've said it so many times and it sounds like a cliche, but the thing about… — Geri Halliwell Copy Share Image
We put so much pressure on ourselves as parents to be able to do everything, but children are very grateful and understanding.… — Liv Tyler Copy Share Image
