312 quotes found
“10 ways to raise a wild child. Not everyone wants to raise wild, free thinking children. But for those of you who do, here's my tips: 1. Create safe space for them to be outside for a least an hour...”
“There is no better example for our children,then the one we set before them every day”
“You are what you eat.”
“On the last day of her visit I drove your grandmother to the airport. Your mother was her only child, as you are my only child, and having watched you grow I know that nothing could possibly be mor...”
“By exempting your child from all chores, as many affluent American families now do, you are sending the message, "Your time is too valuable to be spent on menial tasks," which easily morphs into th...”
“My parents were two-faced. To me, they showed no mercy. They preached from theBook of Fallen Children - Commandment 1: The Child Is Always Ungrateful. At eighteen, the free ride would stop, and I'd...”
“Turn off the device and take your child for a walk through the woods or on a hike up a mountain. Go on a camping trip. Late at night, when it's absolutely dark, take your child's hand and ask her t...”
“If you are able to talk about your life and the joys and sorrows you have experienced, if you know your story, you are much more likely to be a skillful parent.”
“I don't want my kids to be like me. I want them to be better than me.”
“I know he's a good baby... but the challenge is to raise him into a good boy, then a good man.”
“You'll never be hurt as much by being open as you have been remaining closed.”
“They decided to allow their baby to be born. What they did not realize is that they themselves were the ones who would be 'born,' infants in a new world where magic is commonplace, Harvard professo...”
“...he is constantly reminding me that real magic doesn't come from achieving the perfect appearance, from being Cinderella at the ball with both glass slippers and a killer hairstyle. The real magi...”
“It comes from looking at the heart of things, from stopping to smell not only the roses but the bushes as well. It is a quality of attention to ordinary life that is so loving and intimate it is al...”
“My real feeling, the one I couldn't articulate yet, was that my entire life hinged on knowing that there were people who would continue to love me unconditionally, even if I were damaged, even if I...”
“It reminds me that we are born innocent but ignorant, and that to remedy the second of these conditions we inevitably surrender the first.”
“It is a frightening thing to love someone you know the world rejects.”
“I never thought the brightest smile would come from a mouth without teeth.”
“By the time most people pick up a parenting book, it is far too late. Most of the things that matter were decided long agowho you are, whom you married, what kind of life you lead. If you are smart...”
“Sometimes being a good parent is admitting that you weren't a perfect parent.”
