2,497 Quotes About Parenting

What a kid I got, I told him about the birds and the bees and he told me about the butcher and my wife.

Amber: "You'll make a wonderful father." Irix: "No I won't. The kid will electrocute his classmates and I'll end up killing an entire SWAT team to protect him. You'll rue the day you ever talked me into siring your child.

You know that moment right after your child says or does something that pushes your buttons? That oh-so-brief moment before you say or do something in response? That is the moment you have a choice...to react or relate,to command or communicate,to belittle or to be an adult.That moment is a gift of time that can make a lifetime of difference. Use it wisely.

There is this common notion that people are shallow and ignorant until they go out and see the world. I, on the other hand, went out and in comparison realized I was in pretty good standing.

The most effective way to raise a nice child is to be a nice adult.

I'm beginning to perceive motherhood as a long, slow letting go, of which birth is just the first step.

Young children are amazing mentors to experience present moment mindfulness. Follow their exploration and they will reveal the treasures and pleasures of mindfulness.

Parents who are emotionally unavailable, indifferent, uninterested, too busy and/or highly critical set their children up for self-rejection and the need for external validation.

Of course, the way our parents are with us is due to the poor mentorship they received from their parents.