Parenting Quotes

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Nothing has a stronger influence psychologically on their environment and especially on their children than the unlived life of the parent. — Carl Jung
Some people care too much. I think it's called love. — A A Milne
A lot of mothers will do anything for their children, except let them be themselves. — Banksy
Youth fades, love droops, the leaves of friendship fall; A mother's secret hope outlives them all. — Oliver Wendell Holmes
Be The Peace You Wish To See In The World! — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Of course, everyone's parents are embarrassing. It goes with the territory. The nature of parents is to embarrass merely by existing, just as it is… — Neil Gaiman
The best way to keep children at home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant, and let the air out of the tires. — Dorothy Parker
Say â€œnoâ€ only when it really matters. Wear a bright red shirt with bright orange shorts? Sure. Put water in the toy tea set? Okay.… — Gretchen Rubin
Children learn more from what you are than what you teach. — W. E. B. Du Bois
One reason we have children I think is to learn that parts of ourselves we had given up for dead are merely dormant and that… — Anne Fadiman
Parenthood is the opiate of the masses. — Chuck Palahniuk
Everything depends on upbringing. — Leo Tolstoy
When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I… — Mark Twain
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without… — Dave Barry
When my kids become wild and unruly, I use a nice, safe playpen. When they're finished, I climb out. — Erma Bombeck
Be sure to lie to your kids about the benevolent, all-seeing Santa Claus. It will prepare them for an adulthood of believing in God. — Scott Dikkers
Sometimes, kids want you to hurt the way they hurt. — Mitch Albom
They did a lot of cleaning in their house, which I considered to be a sign of immoral parenting. The job of parents, as I… — Haven Kimmel
And my parents finally realize I'm kidnapped and they snap into action immediately: They rent out my room. — Woody Allen
What it's like to be a parent: It's one of the hardest things you'll ever do but in exchange it teaches you the meaning of… — Nicholas Sparks

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