Parenting Quotes by Richelle E. Goodrich

“One of the strongest loves I’ve ever witnessed is the love a mother has for her child.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“Mother nature changes her looks for the same reason any woman changes her looks—to be noticed.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“A great father is one whose children look up to him rather than away from him.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“In one way or another, you owe your life to Mother.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“A mother is a child's first looking glass into the world.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“Father always said that money doesn’t grow on trees. Well, time doesn’t grow on trees either.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“I am, for the most part, who I am because my good mother was who she was.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“Children harbor a great many doubts and sorrows that could be eased by a loving hug from a parent.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“Mothers observe all, absorb all, give all, forgive all, offer all, suffer all, feel all, heal all, hope for all, pray for…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“If your best friend truly is the person who knows you completely and loves you anyway, wouldn't that be your mother?”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“What is more powerful than the love of a mother? Perhaps only God's hand in answering her earnest pleadings on your behalf.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“I always envisioned myself as traveling the ocean of life in a rowboat where my mother was one oar and my father,…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“I am but the reflection in your eyes, the effect of your expressions, and the sum of your praise and criticism.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“Mothers give us life, love, and the heartfelt inclination to cry 'I want my mommy' no matter how old we get.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“Mind what you say, but mind more closely what you do. For though children close their ears to you, their eyes remain…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“Effective parenting requires being the grown up version of what you want your children to be. Why? Because example is the most…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“The greatest lessons I learned from my father didn't come from lectures or discipline or even time spent together. What has stuck…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“Mothers were meant to love us unconditionally, to understand our moments of stupidity, to reprimand us for lame excuses while yet acknowledging…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“Life is hard and unfair. It is cruel and heartless, painful, trying, disappointing, unapologetic, and frequently downright awful. But that's not important.…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“My mother does not own my hands, though she works hard to train them. My mother does not own my eyes, though…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“Our greatest duty to our children is to love them first.  Secondly, it is to teach them.  Not to frighten, force, or…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“We grow up opposing our parents only to become like them enough to oppose our children who behave as we once did—a…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“The interruption did nothing but earn her a similar slap, as I’m sure she knew it would. Sometimes I wondered if my…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“The fact is, the man who’d begotten me didn’t want me. In his eyes I should never have been born. And perhaps…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“The description of Huck’s father grabbed my full attention, and I glanced up at the book in my teacher’s hand as if…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“If you feel like a nearly-drowned rat that’s been dragged through the mud, all twisted up inside your mother’s borrowed, prized quilt,…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“Son, I hope your opinion of your mother hasn’t lessened, knowing what you now know.” Gavin glanced up; incredulity skewed his eyebrows.…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“The most effective, lasting, compassionate form of teaching is through example. If you want to teach a child to write, write passionately.…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“Things that remind me of Mother are these: the truth ‘mid deception, a warm summer breeze, the calm within chaos, a stitch…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“Dear Father in Heaven, I thank thee this day for blessings and mercies thou sendest my way. I thank thee for comfort…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“You cannot know what I do not tell you, yet you will be judged harshly for not knowing.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“Validate my existence with your words and I will speak to you all the day long.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“The best fathers have the softest, sweetest hearts. In other words, great dads are real marshmallows.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“Children rarely follow parental advice unless it is acted out repeatedly. It’s called being an example.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“I may deserve your disappointment as well as a lecture and strict discipline, but what I need is your understanding, your guidance,…

— Richelle E. Goodrich