There are always bad days and bad phases in parenting, and it’s OK to talk about them. Asking for help should not be seen as a sign of weakness.” - Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge Hey, parenting was super easy before you had kids, right?ġ5. “It’s right to talk about motherhood as a wonderful thing, but we also need to talk about its stresses and strains. “It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding.” - Erma Bombeck, humorist You may think setting the groundwork is the big challenge of parenthood, but letting your kids succeed or fail on their own - that’s the hard part.ġ4. “It is one thing to show your child the way, and a harder thing to then stand out of it.” - Robert Breault, author
QUOTES ABOUT CHILDREN GROWING UP HOW TO
“It is not what you do for your children, but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings.” ― Ann LandersĪ little doting on our kids is fine, but don’t forget to teach them how to take care of themselves along the way.ġ3. You are raising a living, breathing human being. “The moment you begin to actively discover the amazing personhood of your child, parenting starts to feel like less of a burden and more of an adventure.” - Angela Pruess, licensed child therapist Being there and loving your children, however that looks, is pretty darn perfect.ġ1. Let’s not compare ourselves to other parents.
We can’t slow down time, but we can certainly take a moment to try and enjoy it.ġ0. “There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.” ― Jill Churchill, author Go ahead and sit in the moment, moms and dads. I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less.” ― Anna Quindlen, author “I wish I had not been in such a hurry to get on to the next thing: dinner, bath, book, bed. Let’s do our best to see our children for who they are and encourage them every day to be those amazing people.ĩ. They need us to respond to who they are.” - Naomi Aldort, author Your kids probably aren’t on Facebook, so they can’t see how much you brag about them.Ĩ. “Don’t tell your kids, ‘I’m proud of you.’ tell them, ‘You should be proud of yourself’.” - Kristen Welch, authorĭo you know your child’s superpower? Tell her you’re proud to be her parent every day. That’s why it’s important they have a consistent support system who roots for them no matter what.ħ. “Speak to your children as if they are the wisest, kindest, most beautiful and magical humans on earth, for what they believe is what they will become.” - Brooke Hampton, authorĪs they are growing up, kids are going to feel so many things about themselves. Staying calm amid the chaos - it’s what kids in crisis, no matter how small, need the very most.Ħ.
This is one of the toughest jobs of parenthood. “When little people are overwhelmed by big emotions, it’s our job to share our calm, not join their chaos.” ― L.R. But it’s important to remember that when you keep your cool, that’s probably when your kids actually hear you most.ĥ. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” -Rumi, poetĮvery parent has moments when they lose their cool. The best way to get your child to stop texting and talk to you is to put down your phone and talk to him.Ĥ. “Don’t worry that children never listen to you worry that they are always watching you.” - Robert Fulghum, author Looking back on all those lost hours spent scrolling through Facebook, on the other hand …ģ. You will never regret dropping everything for ten minutes to play a game with your kid. “You will always be your child’s favorite toy.” - Vicki Lansky, author Then, when your baby is, say, a teenager, that’s when you realize that pull never lets up.Ģ. Nothing prepares you for the first time you leave your child, even just to go to the bathroom. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” ― Elizabeth Stone, author “Making the decision to have a child - it is momentous. Here are 15 parenting quotes to inspire your toughest parenting days.ġ.
Of course, there’s no recipe for perfect parenting, and fortunately you don’t even have to be perfect to be a parent. Or at least change your perspective on what the true “wins” of raising kids are (Hint: not perfection). We all feel like the worst parent on the playground sometimes, but good advice can help you score major parenting wins.
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