43 Inspirational Parenting Quotes (POSITIVE)

May 9, 2022May 9, 2022

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Top 10 Most Famous Parenting Quotes to Inspire You (BEST)

“Affirming words from moms and dads are like light switches. Speak a word of affirmation at the right moment in a child’s life and it’s like lighting up a whole roomful of possibilities.”
Gary Smalley

If you have never been hated by your child, you have never been a parent. – Bette Davis

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. – Anne Frank — 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. – Anne Frank

It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. — Frederick Douglass — It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. — Frederick Douglass

Encourage and support your kids because children are apt to live up to what you believe of them. — Lady Bird Johnson — Encourage and support your kids because children are apt to live up to what you believe of them. — Lady Bird Johnson

Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them. ― James Baldwin — Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them. ― James Baldwin

I came to parenting the way most of us do — knowing nothing and trying to learn everything. — Mayim Bialik — I came to parenting the way most of us do — knowing nothing and trying to learn everything. — Mayim Bialik

Behind every young child who believes in himself is a parent who believed first. — Matthew Jacobson

When a man dies, if he can pass enthusiasm along to his children, he has left them an estate of incalculable value. – Thomas Edison — When a man dies, if he can pass enthusiasm along to his children, he has left them an estate of incalculable value. – Thomas Edison

At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child's success is the positive involvement of parents. - Jane D. Hull — At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child’s success is the positive involvement of parents. – Jane D. Hull

16 Powerful Quotes to Help You Become a Better Parent

“Most things are good, and they are the strongest things; but there are evil things too, and you are not doing a child a favor by trying to shield him from reality. The important thing is to teach a child that good can always triumph over evil.”
Walt Disney

A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone. — Billy Graham — A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone. — Billy Graham

Parenting without a sense of humor is like being an accountant who sucks at math. — Amber Dusick

Always kiss your children goodnight, even if they're already asleep. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr. — Always kiss your children goodnight, even if they’re already asleep. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Children are educated by what the grown-up is and not by his talk. – Carl Jung — Children are educated by what the grown-up is and not by his talk. – Carl Jung

It is time for parents to teach young people that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength. –Maya Angelou — It is time for parents to teach young people that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength. – Maya Angelou

The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice. — Peggy O’Mara — The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice. — Peggy O’Mara

Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother. — Oprah Winfrey — Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother. — Oprah Winfrey

Your children are not your children, they come through you, but they are life itself, wanting to express itself. — Wayne Dyer — Your children are not your children, they come through you, but they are life itself, wanting to express itself. — Wayne Dyer

We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future. — Franklin D. Roosevelt — We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future. — Franklin D. Roosevelt

The best kind of parent you can be is to lead by example. — Drew Barrymore

The best way to make children good is to make them happy. – Oscar Wilde — The best way to make children good is to make them happy. – Oscar Wilde

Children should have enough freedom to be themselves - once they've learned the rules. - Anna Quindlen — Children should have enough freedom to be themselves – once they’ve learned the rules. – Anna Quindlen

Your kids require you most of all to love them for who they are, not to spend your whole time trying to correct them. - Bill Ayers — Your kids require you most of all to love them for who they are, not to spend your whole time trying to correct them. – Bill Ayers

I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection. - Sigmund Freud — I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection. – Sigmund Freud

There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

13 Quotes to Inspire You to Be Ready for Parenthood

Parenting is not for sissies. You have to sacrifice and grow up. — Jillian Michaels

There is no such thing as a perfect parent. So just be a real one. - Sue Atkins — There is no such thing as a perfect parent. So just be a real one. – Sue Atkins

Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had, and dealing with fears you didn’t know existed. — Linda Wooten — Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had, and dealing with fears you didn’t know existed. — Linda Wooten

Having a baby is a life-changer. It gives you a whole other perspective on why you wake up every day. - Taylor Hanson — Having a baby is a life-changer. It gives you a whole other perspective on why you wake up every day. – Taylor Hanson

You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance. ― Franklin P. Adams — You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance. ― Franklin P. Adams

My worst parenting moments, the ones I am least proud of, happened because I was trying to impress a bunch of strangers I’ll probably never see again. — Janel Mills

Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you. — Robert Fulghum — Don’t worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you. — Robert Fulghum

I don’t know what’s more exhausting about parenting: the getting up early, or acting like you know what you’re doing. ― Jim Gaffigan

We never know the love of the parent till we become parents ourselves. - Henry Ward Beecher — We never know the love of the parent till we become parents ourselves. – Henry Ward Beecher

Having a child is like getting a tattoo… on your face. You better be committed. - Elizabeth Gilbert — Having a child is like getting a tattoo… on your face. You better be committed. – Elizabeth Gilbert

Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws. - Barbara Kingsolver — Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws. – Barbara Kingsolver

There really are places in the heart you don't even know exist until you love a child. - Anne Lamott — There really are places in the heart you don’t even know exist until you love a child. – Anne Lamott

I realized when you look at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know. - Mitch Albom — I realized when you look at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know. – Mitch Albom

4 Funny Quotes About Parenting

Mother Nature is providential. She gives us twelve years to develop a love a love for our children before turning them into teenagers. - William Galvin — Mother Nature is providential. She gives us twelve years to develop a love a love for our children before turning them into teenagers. – William Galvin

When your children are teenagers, it’s important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you. - Nora Ephron — When your children are teenagers, it’s important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you. – Nora Ephron

Why don’t kids understand their nap is not for them, but for us - Alyson Hannigan — Why don’t kids understand their nap is not for them, but for us? – Alyson Hannigan

It just occurred to me that the majority of my diet is made up of the foods that my kid didn’t finish. - Carrie Underwood — It just occurred to me that the majority of my diet is made up of the foods that my kid didn’t finish. – Carrie Underwood

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Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids — Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids

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