A child of God, special possession.

Kids will remember less what we did for them and more how we spoke and reacted to them.

As parents we’re meant to help each other out and build each other up.

I had a friend whose family had dinner together every day. The mother would tuck you in at night and make breakfast in the morning. It just seemed so amazing to me.

We are our own children’s “perfect” parents, and within us lie all the simple, yet profound qualities of inner perfection.

Our children want more than presents, that want our PRESENCE.

The birth of a child is a joy to the parent and the world.

We honor our kids most when, while we guide or discipline them, we give them this gift of unconditional love by accepting them and respecting them for who they are, first and foremost.

When his parents announced the newest rules to Jamal, he defiantly announced back to them that, as a matter of principle, he would not be “manipulated or forced into complying with a Fascist parenting style.

They programmed you with the best of intentions but unfortunately their best was mediocrity.

Until we accept that our children have much more of a risk of being sexually abused than drowning in a pool, being struck by a car, stricken with cancer, hurt by a vaccination, or diagnosed...

Out of all the things I do, I think being a mom is the most important and satisfying.

Every parent is an artist, but not every artist is apparent.

It’s the curse of motherhood. You’re required to love us even when we vex you.

The first night in the hospital with a snuffling baby girl, I learned that my family was not the only thing that had expanded. There was now a whole new world of opportunities for judgment...

Parenting is a sacred responsibility with the sobering reality, of raising scholars or scars.

People who are not fully enlightened have no business becoming parents. This contradicts the conventionally accepted notion that people have an inherent “right” to have children. They do not. People who have a compulsion to...

The promises you speak over your children can take on the weight of destiny.

Fathers and mothers have lost the idea that the highest aspiration they might have for their children is for them to be wise—-as priests, prophets or philosophers are wise. Specialized competence and success are all...

Scorned and torn, former love mates aim and shoot childish devastating daggers that penetrate beyond target to pierce the heart of their offspring.

She blinked, sat up, and saw Chris in the bathroom doorway. He’d just gotten out the shower. His hair was damp, and he was dressed only in his briefs. The sight of his thin, boyish...

Someday my children will look fondly on the annoying things I did and see them clearly as evidence of love.

One thing I know for sure about raising children is that every single day a kid needs discipline…. But also every single day a kid needs a break.

When woman work outside the home and share breadwinning duties, couples are more likely to stay together. In fact, the risk of divorce reduces by about half when a wife earns half the income and...

So many parents think they always need to teach their children about life, when in fact, if they listened once in a while, they would learn from their kids what life is truly about.

PARENTHOOD is journey of being driven to the BRINK of INSANITY and BACK…Like a YO YO!!

KIDS. They know a BRIBE when they see one. They want a PARENT, not a PAY-OFF. They don’t care if you’re Jack-King-Rodeo or Mister-You-Own-New-York. All they understand is time spent WITH YOU or WITHOUT YOU....

Tantrums are not bad behavior. Tantrums are an expression of emotion that became too much for the child to bear. No punishment is required. What your child needs is compassion and safe, loving arms to...

Children act on the words they hear.May your words be gracious to the hearing of children.May your words inspire and challenge children to fulfill their true potential.

Acknowledge and voice the positives LOUDER than the negatives.

Embrace your beautiful mess of a life with your child. No matter how hard it gets, do not disengage… Do something—anything—to connect with and guide your child today. Parenting is an adventure of the greatest...

The birth of a child is a sacred phenomenon.

Being a parent is like being a catcher. You gotta handle whatever is thrown your way.

I think that the best thing we can do for our children is to allow them to do things for themselves, allow them to be strong, allow them to experience life on their own terms,...

You must be committed to your children first. Otherwise, they will receive the leftovers.

The soul mate we marry can become an “ex,” but the soul mates we have in our children will be ours forever, until the end of our life.

Education is our path to change. Minds and hearts are brightened via learning.