Less stress Quote by Bruce Feiler

it seems to me that grandmothers have a very special place in the affections of young children. Not obliged, as parents are, to provide…

— Miss Read

Families need families. Parents need to be parented. Grandparents, aunts, and uncles are back in fashion because they are necessary. Stresses on many families…

— T. Berry Brazelton

Contrary to all we hear about women and their empty-nest problem, it may be fathers more often than mothers who are pained by thechildren's…

— Lillian B. Rubin

Knowing more about family history is the single biggest predictor of a child's emotional well-being. Grandparents can play a special role in this process,…

— Bruce Feiler

This is the reason why mothers are more devoted to their children than fathers: it is that they suffer more in giving them birth…

— Aristotle

Children that are raised in a home with a married mother and father consistently do better in every measure of well-being than their peers…

— Todd Tiahrt

Women often have a fraught relationship with their mothers, even though that's the most important relationship in their lives.

— Alice Lowe

Parents who are stressed or disturbed will have more difficulty in meeting their children's needs. Parents who have little support--from friends, relatives, neighbors, or…

— Sheila Kamerman

“sharing financial and child-care responsibilities leads to less guilty moms, more involved dads, and thriving children.”

— Sheryl Sandberg

What greater aspiration and challenge are there for a mother than the hope of raising a great son or daughter?

— Rose Kennedy

Why do grandparents and grandchildren get along so well? The mother.

— Claudette Colbert

Most moms and dads, they want to be good moms and dads. But it's an incredibly hard job when you are stressed out, when…

— Nicholas Kristof