Quotes for All
A wise parent humors the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and advisor when his absolute rule shall cease. Elizabeth Gaskell
The best and most popular novelists do not, as a rule, have children in their books at all, and this is wise. Parents are about the only people who are interested in children, and they merely in their own ones. E. M. Delafield
The most important thing that parents can teach their children is how to get along without them. Frank A. Clark
Think long and hard about the way you invest your children’s time. Time is treasure. And where your time investment is, there you will find the heart of a child. Invest the majority of his time in entertainment, and his heart will be turned to love of pleasure. Invest his time in peers rather then … Read more
If I had my child to raise all over again,I’d finger paint more, and point the finger less.I’d do less correcting, and more connecting.I’d take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.I would care to know less, and know to care more.I’d take more hikes and fly more kites.I’d stop playing serious, … Read more
The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence. Denis Waitley
Your children will become what you are; so be what you want them to be David Bly
Life affords no greater responsibility, no greater privilege, than the raising of the next generation C. Everett Koop
Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands. Anne Frank
If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.
Abigail Van Buren