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.
Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.
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, and seriously play.I'd run through more fields, and gaze at more stars.I'd do more hugging, and less tugging.I would be firm less often, and affirm much more.I'd build self esteem first, and the house later.I'd teach less about the love of power, and more about the power of love.
The best way to make children good is to make them happy.
Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.
The important thing is to teach a child that good can always triumph over evil...
Never fear spoiling children by making them too happy. Happiness is the atmosphere in which all good affections grow
It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.
What good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is usually best after all.
To be a good father and mother requires that the parents defer many of their own needs and desires in favor of the needs of their children. As a consequence of this sacrifice, conscientious parents develop a nobility of character.
What it's like to be a parent: It's one of the hardest things you'll ever do but in exchange it teaches you the meaning of unconditional love.
I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren't trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.
There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.
The more people have studied different methods of bringing up children the more they have come to the conclusion that what good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is the best after all.
Being a good psychoanalyst has the same disadvantage as being a good parent: The children desert one as they grow up.
Good parents give their children Roots and Wings. Roots to know where home is, wings to fly away and exercise what's been taught them.
When you are getting ready to become a mom, being in love with someone just isn't enough. You need to think about whether he would be a good parent and raise your children with similar beliefs.
I think I may have failed at a lot of things, but the one thing I can say, and that I'm proud of, is that I am a good parent.
From birth to age 18 a girl needs good parents. From 18 to 35 she needs good looks. From 35 to 55 she needs a good personality. From 55 on, she needs good cash.
I'm a really good parent to myself sometimes, and I do things that make me learn and grow.
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