2,497 Quotes About Parenting

Over the years I have often prayed for my children’s character to flourish. I have experienced over time that God is more interested in our character than in us having a comfortable life. It is, of course, through the hard times that we grow. We cannot experience the glory without the suffering. I have noticed that when my children go through challenging experiences, they mature in different areas of their lives.

A loving mother listens to her children with empathy. She accepts the negative and helps her child not feel overwhelmed by what is going on around them. She is comfortable with her child’s imperfections, and when she shows them this, her child will take her comfort into their personality. As a result, they will become comfortable with their own imperfections, too.

It's quite possible my daughter will disagree with this version altogether. She might say that I've put words into her mouth. Show me a mother who hasn't.

Every mother rages sometimes--this is called "parenting.

Children are not a distraction from more important work. They are the most important work.

Jeg følte mig (og føler mig stadig) ansvarlig for at have sat dem i verden, men jeg var ved at lære, at jeg under ingen omstændigheder skulle føle mig ansvarlig for deres individualitet. De var ikke mig og jeg var ikke dem. Jeg skulle lære dem at kende, ligesom de skulle lære mig at kende.

Children are far more capable than we allow them to be.

Start training and teaching your children young. The later you start, the harder it is. What you teach them now, for better or worse will be the foundation of the rest of their lives.

You have ONE job as a parent.Raising a responsible human being.If you don't set high expectations for that human being - the world will have yet another crappy human being.Give them chores. Force them to do them