If you have never been hated by your child you have never been a parent.Bette DavisAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Parenting Quotes and Sayings
Short selections recovered from GADEL’s original collection. Wording is kept as found; the archived attribution is not a verification of authorship.
Your children need your presence more than your presents.Jesse JacksonAttributed in the original GADEL collection
A parent’s love is whole, no matter how many times divided.Robert BraultAttributed in the original GADEL collection
A mother who is really a mother is never free.Honore de BalzacAttributed in the original GADEL collection
The moment a child is born, the mother is also born.OshoAttributed in the original GADEL collection
It’s not only children who grow.Joyce MaynardAttributed in the original GADEL collection
A baby is born with a need to be loved – and never outgrows it.Frank Howard ClarkAttributed in the original GADEL collection
If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.Abigail Van BurenAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Even as kids reach adolescence, they need more than ever for us to watch over them.Ron TaffelAttributed in the original GADEL collection
The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.Theodore HesburghAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Success for me its to raise happy, healthy human beings.Kelly LeBrockAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Girls are the future mothers of our society, and it is important that we focus on their well-being.Miriam MakebaAttributed in the original GADEL collection
We are apt to forget that children watch examples better than they listen to preaching.Roy L. SmithAttributed in the original GADEL collection
If kids come to educators and teachers from strong, healthy functioning families, it makes our job easier.Barbara ColoroseAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Studies show that children best flourish when one mom and one dad are there to raise them.John BoehnerAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Having a baby changes the way you view your in-laws.Matthew BroderickAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Children are educated by what the grown-up is and not by his talk.Carl JungAttributed in the original GADEL collection
I get whatever placidity I have from my father. But my mother taught me how to take it on the chin.Norma ShearerAttributed in the original GADEL collection
I regret not having had more time with my kids when they were growing up.Tina TurnerAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Parents should not smoke in order to discourage their kids from smoking.Christy TurlingtonAttributed in the original GADEL collection
I’ve said it before, but it’s absolutely true: My mother gave me my drive, but my father gave me my dreams.Liza MinelliAttributed in the original GADEL collection
We criticize mothers for closeness.Ellen GoodmanAttributed in the original GADEL collection
I had no idea that mothering my own child would be so healing to my own sadness from my childhood.Susie BrightAttributed in the original GADEL collection
To me luxury is to be at home with my daughter, and the occasional massage doesn’t hurt.Olivia Newton-JohnAttributed in the original GADEL collection
If you’re asking your kids to exercise, then you better do it, too. Practice what you preach.Bruce JennerAttributed in the original GADEL collection
The well-being and welfare of children should always be our focus.Todd TiahrtAttributed in the original GADEL collection
My father was a farmer and my mother was a farmer, but, my childhood was very good.Roberto BenigniAttributed in the original GADEL collection
You have to support your children to have a healthy relationship.Connie SelleccaAttributed in the original GADEL collection
The family teaches us about the importance of knowledge, education, hard work and effort.Kamisese MaraAttributed in the original GADEL collection
We all have an interest in making sure teens grow up healthy and drug-free.John WaltersAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Original collection & source
Original title: Parenting Quotes and Sayings
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