“Parenting is a crucible, filled with tears and anxiety and laughter. It will pierce your soul. And it will heal you. It… — Josh Shipp Copy Share Image
“The function of a child is to live his/her own life, not the life that his/her anxious parents think he/she should live,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The very idea that a child that is almost born into the world could still have their life taken from them is… — Mike Pence Copy Share Image
When you are brought up as a frozen child, you go on freezing. It wasn't until I had my four sons, who… — John le Carre Copy Share Image
Like Adam, formed from clay, children are formed from the biological material of which they are made or by the hands of… — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image
“That is the worst thing about being a parent,” she said, as if I were one too. “You’re meant to be this… — Jojo Moyes Copy Share Image
Raising kids these days is hard. I'm the second to last child in my family. I think it's tough; I have two… — Gore Verbinski Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I think the only difference between the two groups is that kids have legitimate excuses for their ignorance while adults just… — Kyra Davis Copy Share Image
“I am far from a perfect dad. And I always will be. But I’m a damn good dad, and my son will… — Dan Pearce Copy Share Image
“You can't spell "parentry" without "try." Of course, you'll make a few mistakes. The important thing is that the mistakes you make… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
I know a lot of people fear the rougher types who might be at a state school, but surely it is better… — Arabella Weir Copy Share Image
“The neighborhood stores are an important part of a city child's life. They are his contact with the supplies that keep life… — Betty Smith Copy Share Image
'Master Harold' is about me as a little boy, and my father, who was an alcoholic. There's a thread running down the… — Athol Fugard Copy Share Image
“She has that voraciousness about children. She swoops in on them. Even I, in public was a beloved child. She'd parade me… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
An AIDS-free generation would mean that virtually no child is born with HIV; that, as those children grow up, their risk of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
People always want to give you advice about parenting. People who you've never met before will tell you you're doing something wrong.… — Emma Healey Copy Share Image
As parents, we must value the decisions of our kids even though they are young. If they say no to something even… — Shweta Menon Copy Share Image
I realized relatively early on that I had no desire to be a mother whatsoever. I actually love children, but specifically other… — Cindy Gallop Copy Share Image
A sense of duty - you only really get this feeling when you have a child. You always only used to be… — Heidi Klum Copy Share Image
All parents hope and pray that their children will make wise decisions. Children who are obedient and responsible bring to their parents… — James E. Faust Copy Share Image
Parenthood offers many lessons in patience and sacrifice. But ultimately, it is a lesson in humility. The very best thing about your… — Michael Gerson Copy Share Image
So how on earth can I bring a child into the world, knowing that such sorrow lies ahead, that it is such… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
A parent of moral standing will never use their child to hurt others because they understand that at some point it will… — DrAnil Kr Sinha Copy Share Image
“Let us take care of the children...for they have a long way to go. Let us take care of the elders...for they… — Indigenous Copy Share Image
Kids who are poor often have families that have not really been kept informed about... how important it is to read to… — Geoffrey Canada Copy Share Image
What does it feel like to be a parent? What does it feel like to be a child? And that's what stories… — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
An incredible number of people have raised children who aren't too screwed up. Surely, I won't be the worst at it. — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
Be Honest when you are with your kids, because you see your past in their eyes and they see their future in… — Nishan Panwar Copy Share Image
Worlds can be found by a child and an adult bending down and looking together under the grass stems or at the… — Mary Catherine Bateson Copy Share Image
“Children do not experience our intentions, no matter how heartfelt. They experience what we manifest in tone and behavior.” — Gordon Neufeld Copy Share Image
When you meet your kids, you realize that they deserve great parents. And then you have your marching orders, and you have… — Ryan Gosling Copy Share Image
... And these children that you spit on as they try to change their worlds are immune to your consultations. They're quite… — David Bowie Copy Share Image
Few parents teach their children how phoney the ads on TV are, how many lies and exaggerations they contain. How could they?… — Louise Hay Copy Share Image
They played at hearts as other children might play at ball; only, as it was really their two hearts that they flung… — Gaston Leroux Copy Share Image
If a child finds no stimuli for the activities which would contribute to his development, he is attracted simply to 'things' and… — Maria Montessori Copy Share Image
You have to let individuals make their own choices and respect that, even if it's your own child. And that's what was… — Ayaan Hirsi Ali Copy Share Image
Parents are sometimes a bit of a disappointment to their children. They don't fulfill the promise of their early years. — Anthony Powell Copy Share Image
I did spend a lot of time as a child very confused about whether I had a devil in me, or whether… — Antony Gormley Copy Share Image
“Like the tide eroding the surface of a rock, the raising of children slowly eats away at all the fanciful ideals and… — Jon Ziegler Copy Share Image
Live your life in such a way that when your children think of fairness and integrity they think of you. Be their… — Anas Copy Share Image
