Parenting quotes

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◆ Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.

- Benjamin Spock100

◆ A baby is born with a need to be loved - and never outgrows it.

- Frank A. Clark100

◆ It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.

- Frederick Douglass100

◆ My mom and dad gave their kids the greatest gift of all - the gift of unconditional love. They cared deeply about who we would be, and much less about what we would do.

- Mitt Romney99

◆ Loving a child doesn't mean giving in to all his whims; to love him is to bring out the best in him, to teach him to love what is difficult.

- Nadia Boulanger99

◆ 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.

- Liam Neeson99

◆ The child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering.

- Benjamin Spock99

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

- Plato99

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

- Carl Jung99

◆ The well-being and welfare of children should always be our focus.

- Todd Tiahrt99

◆ Having children is like having a bowling alley installed in your brain.

- Martin Mull99

◆ Dad needs to show an incredible amount of respect and humor and friendship toward his mate so the kids understand their parents are sexy, they're fun, they do things together, they're best friends. Kids learn by example. If I respect Mom, they're going to respect Mom.

- Tim Allen99

◆ 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.

- Bill Cosby99

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

- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.99

◆ We are apt to forget that children watch examples better than they listen to preaching.

- Roy L. Smith99