2,497 Quotes About Parenting

You can't predict the outcome. You can't raise a child and then tell them what to think.

We could adopt. there are lots of kids out there who could grow up to hate us as much as any kid we could make

Kids took a fathomless amount of time and energy...And they took it first. They had right of first refusal on everything you had to offer. p220

I hated the flashcards and I hated the multiplication tables, but I did enjoy the fact that my dad took time out of his schedule to help me in the areas in which I needed it.

As a parent who raised his children in dysfunction, I know the parental wounds my children received were not intentional; often they were my best expression of love, sometimes coming out sideways, not as I intended.

Perhaps, she had dreamed, she would teach some future King, shaping his child mind for a new and better world.

KIDS. They know a BRIBE when they see one. They want a PARENT, not a PAY-OFF. They don’t care if you’re Jack-King-Rodeo or Mister-You-Own-New-York. All they understand is time spent WITH YOU or WITHOUT YOU. It’s that SIMPLE.

Once you put yourself on the lookout for teachable moments, you'll find them everywhere!

Young children especially need the visual reinforcement of seeing you turn to Scripture for wisdom.