Nobody ever becomes an expert parent. But I think good parenting is about consistency. It's about being there at big moments, but… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
Even as a child, I felt very guilty about eating animals and never knew that there was something to do about it.… — Mayim Bialik Copy Share Image
“Past a certain point it is not interesting to think about childhood as the central drama and adulthood as its reprise.” — Martha Cooley Copy Share Image
If parents wish to preserve childhood for their own children, they must conceive of parenting as an act of rebellion against culture — Neil Postman Copy Share Image
I'm one of five; I have three sisters, so I've always had three best girlfriends. Actually, I'm the middle child, so it's… — Jordana Spiro Copy Share Image
Fathers and mothers have lost the idea that the highest aspiration they might have for their children is for them to be… — Allan Bloom Copy Share Image
You kind of know your place in the world as a parent. And the minute you become a parent, is the minute… — Ant Anstead Copy Share Image
“I’ve been thinking about that. About how your kids aren’t really yours, they’re just these people that you try to keep an… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
As for a fantasy life, working women are more likely to fantasize about finding the perfect child care provider who she can… — Madeleine M. Kunin Copy Share Image
“Increasing our self-awareness and making conscious decisions about our actions and reactions are the first steps toward powerful life change. This is… — Jessica Joelle Alexander Copy Share Image
In considering the ledger equal, understand the greatest gift you have given your parents is the opportunity to raise you. The things… — Frank Pittman Copy Share Image
Today's fathers and mothers--with only the American dream for guidance--extend and overextend themselves, physically, emotionally,and financially, during the best years of their… — Stella Chess Copy Share Image
“Things run along pretty smoothly until your kid reaches thirteen. That’s the time you need to stick ’em in a barrel, hammer… — David Jeremiah Copy Share Image
"Be nice to your parents." When they made the decision to have a child, whether it was planned or not, they were… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
“Recognizing that parental responsibility is insufficient for successful child-rearing, but still not conscious of the role of attachment, many experts assume the… — Gabor Maté Copy Share Image
When you have a child, your relationship with every child in the world changes. It's like you're in a club you didn't… — Matt Damon Copy Share Image
First and foremost, we need to be the adults we want our children to be. We should watch our own gossiping and… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
Ever since I was a child, I wanted to be an actress. And ever since I became an actress, I wanted to… — Deepti Naval Copy Share Image
“We are each on our own journey; and while that journey always interacts with those of others, it remains uniquely ours. To… — John Mellor Copy Share Image
“It’s a similarity I’ve noticed between little kids and old people—they’re both always so surprised when anyone actually treats them like humans.” — A.E. Kaplan Copy Share Image
Whenever we release our need to be right about everything as parents, we are able to meet our children in a relationship… — Arjuna Ardagh Copy Share Image
“The attempt to prevent our kids from struggling for fear it might scar their permanent records is, instead, scarring them for life.” — Heather Choate Davis Copy Share Image
You can't grow up without taking a few knocks on the way. All parents know that, but children when they're growing up,… — Ibn Warraq Copy Share Image
I was concerned about doing the right thing when I was a kid. I suppose as a child, youre a massive egomaniac,… — Rupert Graves Copy Share Image
The fact of the matter is that many children see. . . . Most of those who see are considered to be… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
We always like to keep our children in a kind of bubble and censor the bad news about the world. We like… — Kazuo Ishiguro Copy Share Image
People rarely speak of children; you hear of 'cohort groups' and 'standard variations,' but you don't hear much of boys who miss… — Jonathan Kozol Copy Share Image
I don't mean to be trite about abortion, but I do feel it's a woman's body, and I don't think anyone should… — Joanna Cassidy Copy Share Image
There are a lot of little lessons that can be taught around the home without sitting a child down and boring them… — Helen McCrory Copy Share Image
“The child is father of the man….attributed to Sigmund Freud, but believed to have been coined by a well-known poet years before… — Shirl Solomon Copy Share Image
The purpose of parenting is to provide steady and wide-ranging opportunities for a child. The child does the rest. — Michael Jackson Copy Share Image
If you must hold yourself up to your children as an object lesson, hold yourself up as a warning and not as… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
Conversations between parents and kids are important - about race issues, about all kinds of things, about heritage. — Garcelle Beauvais Copy Share Image
What's important is that children have an opportunity to bond with the natural world, to learn to love it and feel comfortable… — David Sobel Copy Share Image
One truth I've learned as a father: Children want presence more than presents. They don't want to read about you; they want… — Don Willett Copy Share Image
I wouldn't say in all situations, but a lot of times kids can be the most reasonable people around because they don't… — RJ Mitte Copy Share Image
We just don't like the idea of turning the children over to nannies and minders. We like to help them ourselves -… — Grace Kelly Copy Share Image
“Our respect is such that we assume that children will try to fix their error and make better decisions next time.” — Peter H. Johnston Copy Share Image
“Pushing them (children) into a career that is “practical”/ “safe”/ prestigious/ well-paying doesn’t count as help. It’s how parents satisfy their own… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share Image
“Having children was not like people said. Forget training them in your footsteps; the minute they put down the teething ring and… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
