2,497 Quotes About Parenting

Rejection is an opportunity for your selection.

One thing I had learned from watching chimpanzees with their infants is that having a child should be fun.

It depends on the parents of Orthodox children to prove (not by words, but by deeds—by life itself) how being Orthodox can go together with having fun.

Do your kids see your kindness or are you always telling them. "NO?

Stop trying to control people. Let em be free.The tighter the strangle, the bigger the struggle.Lighten your grip. Let them breathe.People who are suffocating at the hands of would-be do-gooders don’t get better, they get bitter...and run.

Self-care is how you take your power back.

The fact is that Chinese parents can do things that would seem unimaginable-even legally actionable-to Westerners. Chinese mothers can say to their daughters, "Hey fatty-lose some weight." By contrast, Western parents have to tiptoe around the issue, talking in terms of "health" and never ever mentioning the f-word, and their kids still end up in therapy for eating disorders and negative self image.

As fathers, expressing our affection to our children is a must, regardless of their ages. Some may think we only do this for our young children, but the fact is everyone, no matter the age, longs for his or her father's sense of assurance. As grown-ups, we too, desire our fathers to put their arms around us sometimes and say, "It's okay, son" or "You are doing good, daughter." Many fathers have neglected this fundamental act of love.

And his expression, now. I realized right then -- how disappointed you could be when you were all in with someone. When you cared so deeply. How your heart could break, so precisely and quickly.