Famous Quotes About parenting

Even as kids reach adolescence, they need more than ever for us to watch over them. Adolescence is not about letting go. It's about hanging on during a very bumpy ride.

Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don't want them to become politicians in the process.

A mother who is really a mother is never free.

Children are educated by what the grown-up is and not by his talk.

Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence.

Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.

A new father quickly learns that his child invariably comes to the bathroom at precisely the times when he's in there, as if he needed company. The only way for this father to be certain of bathroom privacy is to shave at the gas station.

Always kiss your children goodnight, even if they're already asleep.

How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is like an aged man reclining under the shadow of an oak which he has planted.

The truth is that parents are not really interested in justice. They just want quiet.