Parents are often so busy with the physical rearing of children that they miss the glory of parenthood, just as the grandeur of the trees is lost when raking leaves.
Marcelene Cox
Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.
Anne Frank
Children keep us in check. Their laughter prevents our hearts from hardening. Their dreams ensure we never lose our drive to make ours a better world. They are the greatest disciplinarians known to mankind.
Queen Rania of Jordan
If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.
Abigail Van Buren
When correcting a child, the goal is to apply light, not heat.
Woodrow Wilson
The rules for parents are but three... love, limit, and let them be.
Elaine M. Ward
Nobody's family can hang out the sign: Nothing the matter here.
Chinese Proverb
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Parenting Quotes
I am having a serious case of writers block and am utterly distracted by the issues surrounding my children. It begins with concern and sadness over daughters relationship issues, anxiety over first sons possible relocation to school in Minnesota, and ends with trying to guide - but not take over - youngest sons aspirations to play college football. I have been staring at this empty page for about 2 hours now so instead of blogging I thought I would try to inspire myself (and maybe others) with some parenting quotes.
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When correcting a child, the goal is to apply light, not heat.
Woodrow Wilson
This one jumped out at me--last night I dreamt I was trying to turn all these lights on in the girls apartments while I was visiting. Plugging them in and trying to get them to work. Telling--isn't it?!
That is a very poignant dream. I had a dream this week that I was on a roller coaster at the Boardwalk with the kids and we were swamped by a giant tidal wave. Control issues I think. :-)
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