312 quotes found
“How we feel about our kids isn't as important as how they experience those feelings and how they regard the way we treat them.”
“It matters to ourselves, of course, but it matters terribly to other people. Moral failure or spiritual failure or whatever you call it, makes such a vicious circle... It seems as if when we love p...”
“As parents, we sometimes mistakenly assume that things were always this way. They weren't. The modern family is just that - modern - and all of our places in it are quite new. Unless we keep in min...”
“They did the best they could with the knowledge they had." How the fuck did people know that? They didn't have no way of knowing that. Even if they did the best they could with the knowledge they h...”
“That women bring home the bacon, fry it up, serve it for breakfast, and use its greasy remains to make candles for their children's science projects is hardly news. Yet how parenting responsibiliti...”
“ when Michel came home from school, for example, and everything was as it should be. My own voice, above all, asking him what he wanted in his sandwich, also sounded as it should have. The larder w...”
“I amazed myself, above all, with how well I was able to manage. Michel got to school on time, his teeth brushed and his clothes clean. More or less clean: I was less critical of a few spots on his ...”
“Simplification establishes an unspoken emphasis on relationship.”
“When the gardeners are good, the flower will bloom.”
“The problem with parenting today? Children are not raised! They are just born and fed and clothed. Then upon them are placed ornaments for the eyes of others to see: superficial actions and ways, a...”
“Kids dont act right. Sure its embarrassing when it happens but any reasonable person wont fault a parent when a kid throws a fit. However, when a child doesnt act right and a parent doesnt act at a...”
“The world's major religions: Same boss, different departments.”
“Little things spell LOVE. Beware the spouse or marriage that places a premium on expensive gifts and 'toys.”
“The best parenting strives to educate children in how to live -- enthusiastically, compassionately, without greed, striving for a better world.”
“Mantras are the past & the future.”
“Define your mantras, your adages, and bear down repetitively -- over and over and over!”
“A marvelous feeling -- that you love someone deeply -- and in turn, that person loves you back so sincerely.”
“FAMILY. The ties that bind. The cement that builds character, strength of purpose, mutual respect, values.”
“Ironically, pretending that parenting is easy diminishes the value of family. As truth seekers and truth speakers, we need to be honest about the cost of parenting.”
“The best parenting strives to educate their children in HOW TO LIVE LIFE -- competitive, compassionate, void of greed, & striving to make a better world.”
