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 and learn to put into practice the selfless truths taught by the Savior Himself. James E. Faust Parenting
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 Allen Parenting
Single parenting is sometimes just a case of sitting around by yourself in mild despair, not knowing what to do. Simon Van Booy Parenting
Most children threaten at times to run away from home. This is the only thing that keeps some parents going. Phyllis Diller Parenting
It's hard enough to work and raise a family when your kids are all healthy and relatively normal, but when you add on some kind of disability or disease, it can just be such a burden. Patricia Heaton Parenting
The Golden Rule of Parenting is; do unto your children as you wish your parents had done unto you! Louise Hart Parenting
To be honest, I know that a lot of Asian parents are secretly shocked and horrified by many aspects of Western parenting. Amy Chua Parenting
My dad was not super-intentional in his parenting. He was very self-absorbed. I won't say mean or selfish per se, but very self-absorbed. I think he was just thinking out loud. Angela Duckworth Parenting
No matter how much time you spend reading books or following your intuition, you're gonna screw it up. Fifty times. You can't do parenting right. Alan Arkin Parenting
Being a father of three children and grandfather to nine, I do think that this thing called 'parenting' is becoming increasingly difficult. Craig T. Nelson Parenting
I come from a dysfunctional family, so my views of parents and parenting used to be highly mixed. Tamora Pierce Parenting
I do not think there was anything abusive in my house. Yet, I stand by a lot of my critiques of Western parenting. I think there's a lot of questions about how you instill true self-esteem. Amy Chua Parenting
I think that the ideal of parenting can make people unhappy. It's that this lie that they're being told by society that parenting is one thing - and when parenting is something completely different - that's what makes them unhappy. Jessica Valenti Parenting
I'm not the first to admit that raising a child in Park Slope, Brooklyn, can bear an embarrassing resemblance to the TV show 'Portlandia.' My wife and I try to have some ironic distance from the culture of organic, chemical-free parenting, but we're often participants. Adam Davidson Parenting
At every step the child should be allowed to meet the real experience of life; the thorns should never be plucked from his roses. Ellen Key Parenting
Family life was wonderful. The streets were bleak. The playgrounds were bleak. But home was always warm. My mother and father had a great relationship. I always felt 'safe' there. Robert Cormier Parenting
There's this constant guilt that comes with parenting. You always feel like you're never enough. If you're confident in your parenting, you probably suck at it. Nia Vardalos Parenting
There's nothing to be gained, and much to be lost, in trying to bend every child to match a one-size-fits-all notion of what it means to be a boy or girl of a specific age. Better to set a few parameters and then go with the flow. Call it 'jazz parenting.' Ezekiel Emanuel Parenting
Being a mother of two myself - and two small girls - I think that single parenting is hard. Sarah Clarke Parenting