May these Parenting Quotes give you the inspiration to get better in your life. To my parents and all of the parents out there, we want to thank you very much.
We know that just by saying thank you cannot repay all the service you have done for us, and we do know that just by saying I’m sorry cannot make up for all the mistakes we have made to you.
Nevertheless, we want to thank you because it is always you who hears our pain when everyone else ignores it. It is always you who makes us smile when we think we can’t. It is always you who listen to our secrets and make them yours. It is always you who gives us a hug when we can’t find our voice.
You wipe away the tears that the world makes us weep. You believe in us when everyone else doesn’t. You protect us when the world tries to hurt us. You mean more to us than you’ll ever know. You’re not just our parents. You’re the guardian angels!
May the Almighty God bless and reward you in proportion to your holy deeds! For those parents out there, to encourage you to put your head up, here are some of the best parenting quotes ever for you.
Parenting Quotes
“Don’t worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.” – Robert Fulghum
“If you bungle raising your children, I don’t think whatever else you do matters very much.” – Jackie Kennedy
“At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child’s success is the positive involvement of parents.” – Jane D. Hull
“A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.” – Billy Graham
“There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is the roots, the other, the wings.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves.” – Henry Ward Beecher
“Even as kids reach adolescence, they need more than ever for us to watch over them. Adolescence is not about letting go. It’s about hanging on during a very bumpy ride.” – Ron Taffel
“Every cliche about kids is true; they grow up so quickly, you blink and they’re gone, and you have to spend the time with them now. But that’s a joy.” – Liam Neeson
“My father was a farmer and my mother was a farmer, but my childhood was very good. I am very grateful for my childhood, because it was full of gladness and good humanity.” – Roberto Benigni
“I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection.”
– Sigmund Freud
“I don’t think children’s inner feelings have changed. They still want a mother and father in the very same house; they want places to play.” – Beverly Cleary
“Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them.” – P. J. O’Rourke
“There are times as a parent when you realize that your job is not to be the parent you always imagined you’d be, the parent you always wished you had. Your job is to be the parent your child needs, given the particulars of his or her own life and nature.” – Ayelet Waldman
“Loving a child doesn’t mean giving in to all his whims; to love him is to bring out the best in him, to teach him to love what is difficult.” – Nadia Boulanger
“Children are not casual guests in our home. They have been loaned to us temporarily for the purpose of loving them and instilling a foundation of values on which their future lives will be built.” – James Dobson
“To be a good father and mother requires that the parents defer many of their own needs and desires in favor of the needs of their children. As a consequence of this sacrifice, conscientious parents develop a nobility of character and learn to put into practice the selfless truths taught by the Savior Himself.” – James E. Faust
“Nothing you do for children is ever wasted. They seem not to notice us, hovering, averting our eyes, and they seldom offer thanks, but what we do for them is never wasted.” – Garrison Keillor
“The well-being and welfare of children should always be our focus.”
– Todd Tiahrt
“You can learn many things from children. How much patience do you have, for instance.” – Franklin P. Jones
“Children are educated by what the grown-up is and not by his talk.” – Carl Jung
“Always kiss your children goodnight, even if they’re already asleep.” – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
“My children are the reason I laugh, smile and want to get up every morning.” – Gena Lee Nolin
“Parenting classes should be mandatory, whether you are adopting or not, and would include an evaluation of your current physical, mental and financial state as well as how ready you are to take on the rigors of parenthood. Our children are our most precious natural resource, and there is absolutely no other way to parent but to put them first.” – Dale Archer
“A baby is born with a need to be loved – and never outgrows it.” – Frank A. Clark
“When you hold your baby in your arms the first time, and you think of all the things you can say and do to influence him, it’s a tremendous responsibility. What you do with him can influence not only him, but everyone he meets and not for a day or a month or a year but for time and eternity.” – Rose Kennedy
“My mom and dad gave their kids the greatest gift of all – the gift of unconditional love. They cared deeply about who we would be, and much less about what we would do.” – Mitt Romney
“Never raise your hand to your children – it leaves your midsection unprotected.”
– Robert Orben
“Hugs can do great amounts of good – especially for children.” – Princess Diana
“Fathers and mothers have lost the idea that the highest aspiration they might have for their children is for them to be wise… specialized competence and success are all that they can imagine.” – Allan Bloom
“Mama and Daddy King represent the best in manhood and womanhood, the best in a marriage, the kind of people we are trying to become.” – Coretta Scott King
“The child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering.” – Benjamin Spock
“Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence.” – Plato
“The interesting thing about being a mother is that everyone wants pets, but no one but me cleans the kitty litter.” – Meryl Streep
“I regret not having had more time with my kids when they were growing up.” – Tina Turner
“Parenthood always comes as a shock. Postpartum blues? Postpartum panic is more like it. We set out to have a baby; what we get is a total take-over of our lives.” – Polly Berrien Berends
“The family teaches us about the importance of knowledge, education, hard work and effort. It teaches us about enjoying ourselves, having fun, keeping fit and healthy.” – Kamisese Mara
“A mother who is really a mother is never free.”
– Honoré de Balzac
“I had no idea that mothering my own child would be so healing to my own sadness from my childhood.” – Susie Bright
“That’s my ideal day, time with my boys.” – Kenny G
“The more people have studied different methods of bringing up children the more they have come to the conclusion that what good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is the best after all.” – Benjamin Spock
“Don’t try to make children grow up to be like you, or they may do it.” – Russell Baker
“Listen to the desires of your children. Encourage them and then give them the autonomy to make their own decision.” – Denis Waitley
“We are apt to forget that children watch examples better than they listen to preaching.” – Roy L. Smith
“Parents should not smoke in order to discourage their kids from smoking. A child is more likely to smoke when they have been raised in the environment of a smoker.” – Christy Turlington
“There’s really no point in having children if you’re not going to be home enough to father them.”
– Anthony Edwards
“At every step the child should be allowed to meet the real experience of life; the thorns should never be plucked from his roses.” – Ellen Key
“Screaming at children over their grades, especially to the point of the child’s tears, is child abuse, pure and simple. It’s not funny and it’s not good parenting. It is a crushing, scarring, disastrous experience for the child. It isn’t the least bit funny.” – Ben Stein
“Dad needs to show an incredible amount of respect and humor and friendship toward his mate so the kids understand their parents are sexy, they’re fun, they do things together, they’re best friends. Kids learn by example. If I respect Mom, they’re going to respect Mom.” – Tim Allen
“If you’re asking your kids to exercise, then you better do it, too. Practice what you preach.” – Caitlyn Jenner
“The gain is not the having of children; it is the discovery of love and how to be loving.” – Polly Berrien Berends
“Love is staying up all night with a sick child – or a healthy adult.” – David Frost
“Every word, facial expression, gesture, or action on the part of a parent gives the child some message about self-worth. It is sad that so many parents don’t realize what messages they are sending.” – Virginia Satir
“What feeling is so nice as a child’s hand in yours? So small, so soft and warm, like a kitten huddling in the shelter of your clasp.”
– Marjorie Holmes
“The Internet is just bringing all kinds of information into the home. There’s just a lot of distraction, a lot of competition for the parent’s voice to resonate in the children’s ears.” – Phil McGraw
“Studies show that children best flourish when one mom and one dad are there to raise them.” – John Boehner
“Becoming a father, I think it inevitably changes your perspective of life. I don’t get nearly enough sleep. And the simplest things in life are completely satisfying. I find you don’t have to do as much, like you don’t go on as many outings.” – Hugh Jackman
“Mothers – especially single mothers – are heroic in their efforts to raise our nation’s children, but men must also take responsibility for their children and recognize the impact they have on their families’ well-being.” – Evan Bayh
“I think a dad has to make his daughter feel that he’s genuinely interested in what she’s going through.” – Harry Connick, Jr.
“Parenthood and family come first for me, and when I’m not working I’m cool with the Teletubbies.” – Clive Owen
“The unconditional love for your child, it’s truly amazing.” – Jourdan Dunn
