Parenting Quotes
Our children need to see that faith matters, that it's relevant to our daily situations, that it's real.
Our goal as parents should be to endeavor to pass down our faith to the next generation in such a way that they will be able to pass down their faith to the following generation in our absence.
Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking.
When we start to realize how amazing God's story is, a question naturally arises: "Who am I that I should get to be a part of the greatest story ever told?
Love your kids and just be there for them. You don’t have to eyeball their every moment or to orchestrate all their comings and goings. They know this. They know that’s too much.
The health of your future kids does not start with their birth—it starts with you, right now, well before you plan to impregnate your wife.
We must be what we wish our children to be. They will form their characters from ours.
When we aren't curious in conversations we judge, tell, blame and even shame, often without even knowing it, which leads to conflict.
Think of instinct as an unscientific, unquantifiable tool that can be used along with more concrete evaluations to make a well-rounded decision.
The more love and support your child receives, the richer his or her life becomes, and nurses can certainly add to the circle of love surrounding your child.
I fear that this is what long term relationships are all about, at base: full-time role-playing, memorized and inhabited.
The reason any person yaks excessively is because his communication is not being adequately acknowledged. He just keeps trying to be heard.
An exhausted parent can’t provide the best care, although occasionally, we have all had to do so.
Unfortunately, we spend more time teaching our daughters how to avoid becoming rape victims than teaching our sons not to become rapists.
If a child cannot place implicit confidence in his parent, most assuredly no confidence can be reposed in the child.
Managing in-home nursing is not always easy. It can be terribly frustrating sometimes, and it can take a while to feel like everything is under control, but success is possible.
We are partners with our children because we are just like them, dearly loved sinners.
I have one top-notch baby with whom I am in love. It's a head-over-heels "first love" kind of thing, because I pay for everything and all we do is hold hands.
Over time, parents have barnacled the most routine activities in infancy with their own preoccupations. It's sometimes hard to see the baby for all the barnacles.
There's not a lot I can fix for her anymore. Band-Aid and bedtime story days are almost over. This, I can fix with a simple Welcome.
Never discipline whom you've not discipled.
We can easily teach our kids hot to be kind, compassionate and respectful when we are kind, compassionate and respectful to them.
Simply building a fence between a child and temptation is not the same things as preparing him to face life.
Mothers are the ultimate executives. Instead of raising profits they are raising humanity.
I realize parenting is hard and boring at times and a four-hour break would be super, but this is the job we signed up for. Some days it sucks, but most days it's great.
Relationships are built on small, consistent deposits of time. You can't cram for what's most important. If you want to connect with your kids, you've got to be available consistently, not randomly.
You don't gain authority by raising your voice. You prove you don't have any.
You don't gain authority by raising your voice. You prove you don't any.
If you're not parenting on purpose, don't be surprised when you get chaos from the children.
If the world is so cruel you are frightened of it, I will hold you, and protect you, and teach it to love you as I already love you.
If parents were as concerened about raising their children as they are about the outcome of their sitcom or sports game, this nation would thrive.
I needed something else, some kind of juice.He gave me a hooked-eyebrow glance and took a showy swig of the water. Mmm, he said, smacking his lips. Water-juice. It's fantastic.
If you do not have a close friendship with your children, I will.--Child Molester warning all parents from the book Type 1 Sociopath
Most kids act out because they want your attention. Don't spank your child show them some attention.
One of the greatest things parents can do for their children is to believe in them(their uniqueness) and help them realize their own God-given dreams
If we, as mothers, are not careful we can begin to find our identity in our children and their behavior
You love your child for who the child is, not as an extension of your identity or as an example of your good parenting or even as a companion.
We usually need to have pain, trial or challenge to be motivated to learn or change. Learning in the midst of ease and prosperity comes from the pure inner soul’s inspired desire for improvement.
Health is the ability to be fully and consciously aware of all that contributes to your life experience and to effectively exist in that environment. It then means you see yourself as you really are.
As we mature and develop awareness to match our potential, our ability to enjoy full health is realized. As we enjoy this fruit, we sow the seeds of greatness in our children.
Health is not a physical accomplishment but the manifestation of our awareness of who we are and integrity in living out of that knowledge.
More of anything only makes us more of what we already are. If we are happy, it can bring more happiness. If we are depressed, it will make us more depressed.
Among the most sacred gifts you can give your child is the gift of health. This gift is best given by example." Dr. Rand Olson