Parenting Quotes by Michelle Obama

Start, as parents, with yourselves, number one.

— Michelle Obama

I think any family would, any mother would their children.

— Michelle Obama

With every word we utter, with every action we take, we know our kids are watching us. We as parents are their…

— Michelle Obama

To be a good parent, you need to take care of yourself so that you can have the physical and emotional energy…

— Michelle Obama

For me, as a mother, I am just, you know, I just can't put into words how important it is for every…

— Michelle Obama

You can be a good mom and still work out, get your rest, have a career - or not. My mother encouraged…

— Michelle Obama

And I come here as a daughter, raised on the South Side of Chicago - by a father who was a blue-collar…

— Michelle Obama

I was blessed throughout my entire career. I had people rooting for me. It started with my parents, but it extended to…

— Michelle Obama

My mother's love has always been a sustaining force for our family, and one of my greatest joys is seeing her integrity,…

— Michelle Obama

I am not asking anyone to take the fun out of childhood. As we all know, treats are one of the best…

— Michelle Obama

It's like, remember who you always were, where you came from, who your parents were, how they raised you. Because that authentic…

— Michelle Obama

Even if we give parents all the information they need and we improve school meals and build brand new supermarkets on every…

— Michelle Obama

For me, being a mother made me a better professional, because coming home every night to my girls reminded me what I…

— Michelle Obama

I've come to admire our military kids more than you all will know, because you guys are heroes. And the only way…

— Michelle Obama

Kids, everybody can get behind. It's a bipartisan thing. We care about our kids' health. But the truth is, it's very important…

— Michelle Obama

We as parents are our children's first and best role models, and this is particularly true when it comes to their health.…

— Michelle Obama

When I get up and work out, I'm working out just as much for my girls as I am for me, because…

— Michelle Obama

I talk about the food issue, I'm really coming at it from pre-White House times, when I was a working mother with…

— Michelle Obama

When I was little, I wanted to be a mother, because that's who I saw. I saw my mom caring for me.…

— Michelle Obama

As a mom, I know it is my responsibility, and no one else's, to raise my kids. But we have to ask…

— Michelle Obama

I think my mother taught me what not to do. She put us first, always, sometimes to the detriment of herself. She…

— Michelle Obama

Let Girls Learn issue has always been personal for me. I grew up in a working-class neighborhood on the South Side of…

— Michelle Obama

Parents have a right to expect that their efforts at home won't be undone each day in the school cafeteria or in…

— Michelle Obama

I was blessed throughout my entire career. I had people rooting for me. It started with my parents, but it extended to…

— Michelle Obama

I always encourage people to start in their own personal universe, because sometimes we as parents start thinking about the big picture.…

— Michelle Obama

When a father puts in long hours at work, he's praised for being dedicated and ambitious. But when a mother stays late…

— Michelle Obama