673 Quotes About Parenthood

Building confidence rather than self-esteem is like making a nice house with little foundation.

We have to model honesty for our children and let them know that it is OK to feel all of their emotions.

If we change the way we see our children, the way they see themselves will change. Always look for the good.

Respect goes both ways. You have to give it to receive it.

Stop worrying about what others think of you or your child's behaviour. Focus on doing what is right for your children, and believe in that success.

You know, having a child changes everything. The father starts loving the soul-sucking job he so detested. The mother begins to find the daily mundane tasks she is assigned as pleasurable. Parents realize that they are accountable to their kid. They, therefore, do things out of responsibility and not out of one’s liking for it.

Love is not obedience.

I couldn't bear being this suburban mom who was alternating between screaming at her kids and being the heartfelt, privileged witness to their joy. But the people around us - the haranguing mothers and sexless fathers - I kept trying to find ways that I was better than these people, but all I kept landing on was the fact that the common denominator was me.

Aren’t there any traits in your daughters – at least some – which you don’t really like and are against your own principles? Yet, will that affect your love towards your daughters? They’re our children, Gunther, our treasure, how can we ever hate them for whatever they do? We might get sad, might cry, might even hate our own selves, but we can never hate those little diamonds of our blood, or else, we are no longer to be called parents.