Parenting Quotes

853 quotes by 584 authors

The last step in parental love involves the release of the beloved; the willing cutting of the cord that would otherwise keep the child in… — Lewis Mumford
It is the function of parents to see that their children habitually experience the true consequences of their conduct. — Herbert Spencer
Where parents do too much for their children, the children will not do much for themselves. — Elbert Hubbard
Call them rules or call them limits, good ones, I believe, have this in common: they serve reasonable purposes; they are practical and within a… — Fred Rogers
Your kids require you most of all to love them for who they are, not to spend your whole time trying to correct them. — Bill Ayers
Having children is like living in a frat house - nobody sleeps, everything's broken, and there's a lot of throwing up. — Ray Romano
Your children are not your children, they come through you, but they are life itself, wanting to express itself. — Wayne Dyer
You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance. — Franklin P. Adams
Never fear spoiling children by making them too happy. Happiness is the atmosphere in which all good affections grow — Unknown Author
Life affords no greater responsibility, no greater privilege, than the raising of the next generation — C. Everett Koop
Your children will become what you are; so be what you want them to be — David Bly
Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother — Lin Yutang
My parents taught me I could be anything in the world I wanted to be. — Joan Jett
The greatest happiness is family happiness. — Joyce Brothers
What's a good investment? Go home from work early and spend the afternoon throwing a ball around with your son. — Ben Stein
I'm not going to have a better day, a more magical moment than the first time I heard my daughter giggle. — Sean Penn
Don't try to be perfect. Life isn't; no one is. Use mistakes and mishaps as opportunities to grow tolerance and to teach. There is such… — Teri Hatcher
I've always wanted to be a mom. Because I want to give a kid all of the magical gifts my mom gave me, such as… — Jennifer Love Hewitt
Be original. The world will try to fit you into a mold, but carve your own path. — Jessica Simpson
Encourage & support your kids because "Children are apt to live up to what you believe of them. — Lady Bird Johnson

Who Wrote These Parenting Quotes

584 authors contributed a total of 853 Parenting Quotes, led by these top contributors: