Every cliche about kids is true; they grow up so quickly, you blink and they're gone, and you have to spend the time with them now. But that's a joy. Liam Neeson blinkclichegrow Change image and share on social
Parenting is the most important job on the planet next to keeping Gary Busey off the nation's highways. Dennis Miller buseygaryhighway Change image and share on social
No one knows his true character until he has run out of gas, purchased something on the installment plan and raised an adolescent. Marcelene Cox adolescentcharacterinstallment Change image and share on social
Many people think that discipline is the essence of parenting. But that isn't parenting. Parenting is not telling your child what to do when he or she misbehaves. Parenting is providing the conditions in which a child can realize his or her full human potential. Gordon Neufeld childconditiondiscipline share on social
When I was a kid, my mother's parenting style teetered between benign neglect and intense bouts of violence. Ariel Gore benignboutintense Change image and share on social
It's a great mistake, I think, to put children off with falsehoods and nonsense, when their growing powers of observation and discrimination excite in them a desire to know about things. Anne Sullivan childdesirediscrimination Change image and share on social
I'm afraid the parenting advice to come out of developmental psychology is very boring: pay attention to your kids and love them. Alison Gopnik adviceafraidattention Change image and share on social
Sleeping is one of the more private aspects of parenting; it happens in a quiet room, whereas eating is a more public aspect of parenting. Other people can see it and compare it to what their kids eat. Adam Mansbach aspectcompareeat share on social
Giving kids whatever they ask for is disastrous parenting. There's no sense of something earned. I'm sorry, but when you're 12, you don't need a new cell phone every few months just because a new one comes out. Ewan McGregor celldisastrousearn share on social
As a rule, I try to steer clear of opinions pertaining to your parenting. I assume you're doing the best you can, and God bless. Emma McLaughlin assumeblessclear Change image and share on social
