Parenting Quotes

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Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They came through you but not from you… — Khalil Gibran
You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth. — Khalil Gibran
If you want your children to improve, let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others. — Haim Ginott
There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
We criticize mothers for closeness. We criticize fathers for distance. How many of us have expected less from our fathers and appreciated what they gave… — Ellen Goodman
I'm afraid the parenting advice to come out of developmental psychology is very boring: pay attention to your kids and love them. — Alison Gopnik
A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone. — Billy Graham
Autism is a neurological disorder. It's not caused by bad parenting. It's caused by, you know, abnormal development in the brain. The emotional circuits in… — Temple Grandin
There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in. — Graham Greene
It is not a bad thing that children should occasionally, and politely, put parents in their place. — Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Believe me, my children have more stamina than a power station. — Robbie Coltraine
Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous. — Confucius
I think a dad has to make his daughter feel that he's genuinely interested in what she's going through. — Harry Connick, Jr.
Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry. — Bill Cosby
Family life was wonderful. The streets were bleak. The playgrounds were bleak. But home was always warm. My mother and father had a great relationship.… — Robert Cormier
Human beings are the only creatures on earth that allow their children to come back home. — Bill Cosby
You know the only people who are always sure about the proper way to raise children? Those who've never had any. — Bill Cosby
Sex education may be a good idea in the schools, but I don't believe the kids should be given homework. — Bill Cosby
Parents are not interested in justice, they're interested in peace and quiet. — Bill Cosby
No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will eventually produce bizarre behavior, and I'm not talking about the kids. Their behavior is always… — Bill Cosby

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