Quotes about Parenting

What I do, it's part of my job, but you want to bring your kids up the right way and give them everything - to be there for them and have that connection.

When you have responsible children, half the battle is over. So, you don't have to worry. But you are concerned. The concern will never go, and you'll always be conscious about them.

Don't be guilty of ignoring symptoms of rebellion when your children are small. Don't simply excuse it as a stage they are going through and think that they will grow out of it. If you ignore it when they are small, you won't be able to handle it when they get older and the rebellion has had time to develop into a strong force.

If they were honest, many parents would confess that their primary reasons for not allowing their child to quit something is because of financial reasons, or personal reluctance to get involved, or both.

Surely God does not exist so that we can think correctly about Him — or Her. Amazingly and wonderfully, like all good parents, God desires instead the flourishing of what God created and what God loves — us ourselves. Ironically, we flourish more by learning from our mistakes and changing than by a straight course that teaches us nothing.

I further believe that a free and loving God would create things that continue to recreate themselves, exactly as all parents desire for their children.

Every parent knows that delayed obedience is really disobedience.

It's hard to imagine that we feed ourselves and our children food that we wouldn't even feed our dog. Would you give your dog a cheeseburger, fries, and a soda? We hope not. Then why would you feed them to your kid?

Never underestimate the power that comes when a parent pleads with God on behalf of a child.

The difference between punishment and discipline is a powerful child.

We don't want to limit what God can do in our children by trying to parent them alone—Trust God to take care of them.

If you train your children to anything, train them, at least, to a habit of prayer.