Children Quote by Anonymous

“Parents, after all, are judged by their children’s accomplishments rather than their happiness, so when our children fail, we appropriate those failures as our…

— Jessica Lahey

“Most parents are not really ‘supportive’ because they want their kid(s) to succeed; they ‘support’ their kid(s) as an attempt to avoid appearing to…

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

As a parent, when I fail to listen to my kids, when our kids stop bringing us our problems, we have all failed as…

— B. J. Armstrong

There is no real reason to fail a child," "Once children start failing, they begin to believe that they can't do anything. They give…

— William Glasser

“Remind children that their successes and failures are not representations of their worth.”

— Asa Don Brown

“But can you imagine if the very first time that you fell after pulling yourself up on that coffee table, a voice came thundering…

— Josie Spinardi

Children love and want to be loved and they very much prefer the joy of accomplishment to the triumph of hateful failure. Do not…

— Erik Erikson

“That’s what parents often do, I think, we persuade ourselves we’re doing everything for the sake of the child. It’s too painful to us…

— Fredrik Backman

Failing and laughing at your own shortcomings are the hallmarks of a sane parent.

— Jim Gaffigan

“It is the selfish parents who are to blame. Pay attention, be involved in your children’s lives. They are your legacy, your only hope.”

— Aaron B. Powell

Basically, I've always raised my kids that people learn from their mistakes, and every father wants their kids to be better than them.

— Prodigy

We inevitably doom our children to failure and frustration when we try to set their goals for them.

— Jess Lair