A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone. Billy Graham allowchilddisrespectful Change image and share on social
I want to speak directly to the audience, to say, 'I'm like you - I'm frustrated, I'm not an expert, I don't have a manual on parenting, I make mistakes, I'm selfish too.' Bernie Mac audiencedirectlyexpert 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
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
We all, as parents, are laughing at ourselves and helicopter parenting and saying, 'This isn't the way we were parented; we were allowed to run free.' When I talk to my friends, we are all fascinated by what we are doing, but we can't seem to stop ourselves. Liane Moriarty allowfascinatefree share on social
We criticize mothers for closeness. We criticize fathers for distance. How many of us have expected less from our fathers and appreciated what they gave us more? How many of us always let them off the hook? Ellen Goodman appreciateclosenesscriticize share on social
The basic idea that incentives can be used to motivate behavior is a powerful one. It works for employees, and it has a clear place in parenting, as anyone who has tried to potty-train a recalcitrant toddler with sticker rewards knows. Emily Oster basicbehaviorclear share on social
I've decided the secret of parenting is benevolent neglect. Barry Humphries benevolentdecidehave Change image and share on social
Even as kids reach adolescence, they need more than ever for us to watch over them. Adolescence is not about letting go. It's about hanging on during a very bumpy ride. Ron Taffel adolescencebumpyhang Change image and share on social
I take my children everywhere, but they always find their way back home. Robert Orben backchildfind Change image and share on social
