Break Quote by Jodi Picoult

Most parents have long understood that kids don't have the judgment, the maturity, the impulse control and insight necessary to make complicated lifelong decisions.

— Bryan Stevenson

Another parent's different approach raises the possibility that you've made a mistake with your child. We simply can't tolerate that because we fear that…

— Ayelet Waldman

Parents have a very natural reaction if their kid makes such a choice because it takes a lot of hard work, both on the…

— Jitendra Kumar

Parents - and teachers too - are woefully short-sighted when they try to protect the child from his mistakes, when they make the "right…

— Sydney J. Harris

A young person has to start making decisions for themselves at a much earlier age than an overbearing parent allows one.

— Twyla Tharp

Once parents have a clear idea of their important parenting goals, beliefs, and values, they can then think about specific situations and identify the…

— Timothy Carey

Contrary to what some parents might believe or hope for, children are not born a blank slate. Rather, they come into the world with…

— Jane Brody

It is the parents duty to intervene when they see wrong choices being made.

— M. Russell Ballard

One knows one's done one's job as a parent properly if one's children reject everything one stands for.

— Glenda Jackson

When you're making a decision that involves your children a certain amount of clarity comes with it.

— Holly Willoughby

“In short, we live with an overriding sense that we have ultimate control over who our kids become when they are adults. We therefore…

— Meg Meeker

Many, many people - many parents feel that their decisions are, maybe not, great decisions. Every parent has that, you know, parent guilt of…

— Kate Gosselin