Parenting Quotes

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Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them. — Oscar Wilde
Before I married, I had three theories about raising children and no children. Now, I have three children and no theories. — John Wilmot
I hope to find the roles that are age appropriate but not yearning to be younger, or parenting ad nauseam. — Debra Winger
I think that good parenting should allow children to be children. That naivety and slightly open way of looking at the world is very valuable. — Robert Winston
I feel very blessed to have two wonderful, healthy children who keep me completely grounded, sane and throw up on my shoes just before I… — Reese Witherspoon
My friend has a baby. I'm recording all the noises he makes so later I can ask him what he meant. — Steven Wright
If two very different people pool their DNA, they'll create more genetic variety, and their young will come to the job of parenting with a… — Helen Fisher
Attachment parenting demands not just certain actions you take with your baby but also certain emotional states to accompany those actions. — Hanna Rosin
We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way (s)he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and… — Maya Angelou
Work at our responsibility as parents as if everything in life counted on it. — Gordon B. Hinckley
Educate your children to self-control, to the habit of holding passion and prejudice and evil tendencies subject to an upright and reasoning will, and you… — Benjamin Franklin
If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it,… — Rachel Carson
It behooves a father to be blameless if he expects his child to be. — Homer
The greatest tragedy of the family is the unlived lives of the parents. — Carl Jung
Each suburban wife struggles with it alone. As she made the beds, shopped for groceries, matched slipcover material, ate peanut butter sandwiches with her children,… — Betty Friedan
That's the nature of being a parent, Sabine has discovered. You'll love your children far more than you ever loved your parents, and -- in… — Ursula Hegi
Perhaps it takes courage to raise children.. — John Steinbeck
If you are a parent, open doors to unknown directions to the child so he can explore. Don't make him afraid of the unknown,give him… — Rajneesh
...the love, respect, and confidence of my children was the sweetest reward I could receive for my efforts to be the woman I would have… — Louisa May Alcott

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