Happy Friday the 13th! Here are a few of my favorite quotes about parenting. Enjoy!
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- All children behave as well as they are treated. Jan Hunt
- Parents need to fill a child’s bucket of self-esteem so high that the rest of the world can’t poke enough holes to drain it dry. Alvin Price
- While we try to teach our children all about life, Our children teach us what life is all about. Angela Schwindt
- No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will eventually produce bizarre behavior, and I’m not talking about the kids. Bill Cosby
- One thing they never tell you about child raising is that for the rest of your life, at the drop of a hat, you are expected to know your child’s name and how old he or she is. Erma Bombeck
- Sing out loud in the car even, or especially, if it embarrasses your children. Marilyn Penland.
- None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm. Henry David Thoreau
- A person soon learns how little he knows when a child begins to ask questions. Richard L. Evans
- Always kiss your children goodnight – even if they’re already asleep. H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
- God sends children to enlarge our hearts, and make us unselfish and full of kindly sympathies and affections. Mary Howitt
- Love is giving someone your undivided attention. Author Unknown
- Love is the chain whereby to bind a child to its parents. Abraham Lincoln
And my favorite:
Children Learn What They Live – Dorothy Law Neite
If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn.
If a child lives with hostility, he learns to fight.
If a child lives with ridicule, he learns to be shy.
If a child learns to feel shame, he learns to feel guilty.
If a child lives with tolerance, he learns to be patient.
If a child lives with encouragement he learns confidence
If a child lives with praise, he learns to appreciate.
He a child lives with fairness, he learns justice.
If a child lives with security, he learns to have faith.
If a child lives with approval, he learns to like himself.
If a child lives with acceptance and friendship, he learns to find love in the world.
If a child lives with ridicule, he learns to be shy.
If a child learns to feel shame, he learns to feel guilty.
If a child lives with tolerance, he learns to be patient.
If a child lives with encouragement he learns confidence
If a child lives with praise, he learns to appreciate.
He a child lives with fairness, he learns justice.
If a child lives with security, he learns to have faith.
If a child lives with approval, he learns to like himself.
If a child lives with acceptance and friendship, he learns to find love in the world.
Which one is your favorite?
