Quotes About Children and Family

As a mother of teenagers, do you know how many times I picked up the phone to apologize to my own mother?

Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible – the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.

We should never permit ourselves to do anything that we are not willing to see our children do.

Your family and your love must be cultivated like a garden. Time, effort, and imagination must be summoned constantly to keep any relationship flourishing and growing.

Motherhood qualified me to let the child within come out and play.

The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life.

It is better to bind your children to you by a feeling of respect and by gentleness, than by fear.

Level with your child by being honest. Nobody spots a phony quicker than a child.

If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.

Your children will become what you are; so be what you want them to be.