“A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.”
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parenting
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“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.”
“A mother who is really a mother is never free.”
“Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.”
“Always kiss your children goodnight, even if they're already asleep.”
“Every cliche about kids is true they grow up so quickly, you blink and they're gone, and you have to spend the time with them now. But that's a joy.”
“We are apt to forget that children watch examples better than they listen to preaching.”
“Few things are more satisfying than seeing your children have teenagers of their own.”
“Most American children suffer too much mother and too little father.”
“At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child's success is the positive involvement of parents.”
“Don't try to make children grow up to be like you, or they may do it.”
“Nothing you do for children is ever wasted. They seem not to notice us, hovering, averting our eyes, and they seldom offer thanks, but what we do for them is never wasted.”
“Having children is like having a bowling alley installed in your brain.”
“The well-being and welfare of children should always be our focus.”
“I had no idea that mothering my own child would be so healing to my own sadness from my childhood.”
“A baby is born with a need to be loved - and never outgrows it.”
“My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me with it.”
“I have three daughters, so I can't be as tough as I want to be. When you have kids - especially daughters - they know how to work you. They're a lot smarter than we are, that's for sure. But I'll be more tough on their boyfriends.”
“The interesting thing about being a mother is that everyone wants pets, but no one but me cleans the kitty litter.”
“Having a baby changes the way you view your in-laws. I love it when they come to visit now. They can hold the baby and I can go out.”
“I want to have children, but my friends scare me. One of my friends told me she was in labor for 36 hours. I don't even want to do anything that feels good for 36 hours.”
“Love is staying up all night with a sick child - or a healthy adult.”
“You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance.”
“No fathers or mothers think their own children ugly.”