Parenting Quotes

853 quotes by 584 authors

Respect the child. Be not too much his parent. Trespass not on his solitude. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
A person soon learns how little he knows when a child begins to ask questions. — Richard L. Evans
Affirming words from moms and dads are like light switches. Speak a word of affirmation at the right moment in a child's life and it's… — Gary Smalley
Children keep us in check. Their laughter prevents our hearts from hardening. Their dreams ensure we never lose our drive to make ours a better… — Queen Rania of Jordan
I'm moved by contraries, by opposites, the strength that was my mother's eyes, the beauty of my father's hands. — Judith Jamison
Raising children is like making biscuits: it is as easy to raise a big batch as one, while you have your hands in the dough. — E. W. Howe
The voice of parents is the voice of gods, for to their children they are heaven's lieutenants. — William Shakespeare
When we choose to be parents, we accept another human being as part of ourselves, and a large part of our emotional selves will stay… — Fred Rogers
The most beautiful sight in the world is a little child going confidently down the road of life after you have shown him the way. — Confucius
If we treat people as they are, we make them worse. If we treat people as they ought to be, we help them become what… — Haim Ginott
Don't let the sun go down without saying thank you to someone, and without admitting to yourself that absolutely no one gets this far alone. — Stephen King
The thing that impresses me most about America is the way parents obey their children. — King Edward VIII
We go into parenting, and we discover that we don't have the answers. We are at a loss. — Julia Cameron
Giving kids whatever they ask for is disastrous parenting. There's no sense of something earned. I'm sorry, but when you're 12, you don't need a… — Ewan McGregor
The secret to success, to parenting, to life, is to not count up the cost. Don't focus on all the steps it will take. Don't… — Regina Brett
Relationships are complicated no matter what style of parenting you choose. — Mayim Bialik
All mothers think their children are oaks, but the world never lacks for cabbages. — Robertson Davies
When I stopped seeing my mother with the eyes of a child, I saw the woman who helped me give birth to myself. — Nancy Friday
Mother: the most beautiful word on the lips of mankind. — Khalil Gibran
The love of a parent for a child is the love that should grow towards separation. — Khalil Gibran

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