My parenting style is probably like that of my parents, because you do how you learn. My mother was very nurturing and loving, but very stern. She was a disciplinary. My dad was also very loving. Kym Whitley daddisciplinarylearn Change image and share on social
Edith Vonnegut behaved like a guest in her children's lives. To her way of thinking, parenting came under the general heading of household tasks, which, as a wealthy woman, she could pay others to do. Charles J. Shields behavechildedith Change image and share on social
I think that good parenting should allow children to be children. That naivety and slightly open way of looking at the world is very valuable. Robert Winston childgoodnaivety Change image and share on social
I told my kids when they were little, 'Look, kids, your mother and I are screwing you up somehow. We don't understand how, or we wouldn't do it. But we're parents. So somehow we're damaging you, and I want you to know that early. So just ignore me when I go to that part of my parenting.' Pat Conroy damageearlyignore share on social
I have a neuroscience background - that's what my doctorate is in - and I was trained to study hormones of attachment, so I definitely feel my parenting is informed by that. Mayim Bialik attachmentbackgrounddoctorate Change image and share on social
Kids are a great analogy. You want your kids to grow up, and you don't want your kids to grow up. You want your kids to become independent of you, but it's also a parent's worst nightmare: That they won't need you. It's like the real tragedy of parenting. Jonathan Safran Foer analogybadgreat share on social
I regret not having had more time with my kids when they were growing up. Tina Turner growkidregret Change image and share on social
We must return optimism to our parenting. To focus on the joys, not the hassles; the love, not the disappointments; the common sense, not the complexities. Fred G. Gosman commoncomplexitydisappointment Change image and share on social
Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence. Plato bequeathchildparent Change image and share on social
