Challenges Quote by Jo Swinson

As a parent, I can empathize with how difficult raising children can be. There are challenges, especially within the framework of divorce, when parental…

— LZ Granderson

Parenting is a giant responsibility forever, so we need to learn how to drop the guilt and go easy on ourselves when we mess…

— Rachael Bermingham

The less obvious hurdle is that of preparing parents emotionally and putting forward realistic images of parenthood and motherhood. There also needs to be…

— Jessica Valenti

Ironically, parenting is a shame and judgment minefield precisely because most of us are wading through uncertainty and self-doubt when it comes to raising…

— Brene Brown

“It is a central paradox of contemporary parenting, in fact: we have an acute, almost biological impulse to provide for our children, to give…

— Paul Tough

Having children is something we think we ought to do because our parents did it, but when it is over the children are just…

— John Updike

The idea that a child doesn't have the opportunity to be a child is devastating.

— Blake Lively

Having a child was difficult.

— Rupali Ganguly

Having a child is a lifetime commitment, the biggest one you can possibly make.

— Jen Kirkman

“As parents who make every effort we can to raise our children in loving security, we do not need to feel more guilt than…

— Gabor Maté

This is probably one of the most difficult challenges any parent could face - learning to love the other parent enough to make the…

— Iyanla Vanzant

Especially with our first child, we tend to take too much responsibility--both credit and blame--for everything. The more we wantto be good parents, the…

— Polly Berrien Berends