Children Quote by Charlotte Rae

Parents have to instill the right principles in their children, but then it's up to the children to live up to those principles.

— Mary Lydon Simonsen

“effective parents expect their children to rise to life’s challenges (as you know, there are plenty!) and to respect the rules and limits that…

— Thomas W. Phelan

If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.

— Abigail Van Buren

“Parents can raise children who are responsible, self-disciplined, and cooperative without relying on the weapon of fear; they can learn how to influence children…

— Thomas Gordon

It is the duty of the parents to ensure the children don't fall prey to societal pressures.

— M. K. Stalin

Some parents really bring their children up; others let them down.

— Anonymous

It amazes me that parents are allowed to raise kids. There's so much power and often very little accountability.

— Ben Marcus

Parents are supposed to instill a sense of right and wrong in their children and then keep up the due diligence necessary to make…

— LZ Granderson

When children are small, parents should run their lives and not the other way around.

— Anna Quindlen

“To help our children gain responsibility we must offer them opportunities to be responsible, rather than order them to do what we think is…

— Jim Fay

Children need parents who will let them grow up to be themselves, but parents often have personal agendas they try to impose on their…

— Harold S. Kushner

Children have a right to grow up in a family with a father and a mother.

— Pope Francis