Able Quote by Andre Gide

In order to influence a child, one must be careful not to be that child's parent or grandparent.

— Don Marquis

My mother and father have also raised five boys so they know there's only so much that can be controlled.

— Henry Cavill

Parents and children seldom act in concert: each child endeavors to appropriate the esteem or fondness of the parents, and the parents, with yet…

— Samuel Johnson

In a way, every parent is sort of dependent on the benevolence of the society around them to take care of their children.

— Mohsin Hamid

Some children act as if they thought their parents had nothing to do, but to see them established in the world and then quit…

— Samuel Richardson

“Family-centered parents do not have the emotional freedom, the power, to raise their children with their ultimate welfare truly in mind. If they derive…

— Stephen R. Covey

It is the duty of the parents to ensure the children don't fall prey to societal pressures.

— M. K. Stalin

One of the premises of parenting might be that the job of parents is to teach their kids to get along without them.

— Timothy Carey

There's a lot of external issues that have a ripple effect on a family and a lot of internal, practical parenting challenges that families…

— Jo Frost

Parents are the ultimate role models for children. Every word, movement and action has an effect. No other person or outside force has a…

— Bob Keeshan

“It is important that parents know how to separate between their children’s behaviors and personalities. Any mixing in this matter is kind of neglecting…

— Maryam Abdullah Alnaymi

“Consciously or not, all parents act in ways that encourage their children to follow in their footsteps.”

— John J. Macionis