No fathers or mothers think their own children ugly. Miguel de Cervantes childfathermother Change image and share on social
I really like 'Shameless' because it brings up important issues, but we get to talk and laugh and look at something that's really important that's a problem, like alcoholism and bad parenting. It's done in a funny, smart way. Justin Chatwin alcoholismbadbring share on social
I want to have children, but my friends scare me. One of my friends told me she was in labor for 36 hours. I don't even want to do anything that feels good for 36 hours. Rita Rudner childfeltfriend Change image and share on social
I have a shallow understanding of what it means to be alive, and I know certain things about parenting and being a wife and doing the school run. I know little bits, but I'm really a paddler on a beach. Tamsin Greig alivebeachbit share on social
What parent has it easy? I just never make the difficulty of it an obstacle. I just do it. Marlee Matlin difficultyeasymake Change image and share on social
Tiger parenting is all about raising independent, creative, courageous kids. In America today, there's a dangerous tendency to romanticize creativity in a way that may undermine it. Amy Chua americacourageouscreative Change image and share on social
We had a kid. The kid was awesome. She didn't fall asleep easily. We complained about it. We got frustrated. But we didn't look for an out. We just accepted that this was part of parenting. Adam Mansbach acceptasleepawesome Change image and share on social
I came to parenting the way most of us do - knowing nothing and trying to learn everything. Mayim Bialik knowlearnparenting Change image and share on social
Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children. Charles R. Swindoll bankchildday Change image and share on social
Parenting classes should be mandatory, whether you are adopting or not, and would include an evaluation of your current physical, mental and financial state as well as how ready you are to take on the rigors of parenthood. Our children are our most precious natural resource, and there is absolutely no other way to parent but to put them first. Dale Archer absolutelyadoptchild share on social