But I think parents aren’t teachers anymore. Parents — or a whole lot of us, at least — lead by mouth instead of by example. It seems to me that if a child’s hero is...

What it’s like to be a parent: It’s one of the hardest things you’ll ever do but in exchange it teaches you the meaning of unconditional love.

It’s so easy and convenient to buy our children gifts, but I encourage and challenge you to give them gifts that TRULY matter! The gift of unconditional love. The gift of encouragement. The gift of...

You can’t spell “parentry” without “try.” Of course, you’ll make a few mistakes. The important thing is that the mistakes you make with your kids are the same ones your parents made with you. At...

Sebutir benih yang bertunas di bawah kaki pohon induknya tetap berada di situ sampai ia dipindahkan..Setiap manusia, kalau sudah tiba saatnya, harus pergi dan mewujudkan potensi masing-masing dengan caranya sendiri. [Ramayana-Mahabharata, hal. 28]

The world (including Drapervilleh is not a nice place, and the innocent and the young have to take their chances. They cannot be watched over, twenty-four hours of the day. At what moment, from what...

If we can keep ourselves from interfering with the natural laws of life, mistakes can be our child’s finest teachers.

Your love life is insignificant when it comes to raising your children to be respectable human beings. The moment you see them suffer or lower their standards because of your selfishness, is the day you...

Many of our elected officials have virtually handed the keys to our schools over to corporate interests. Presidential commissions on education are commonly chaired by the executives of large companies.

No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will eventually produce bizarre behavior, and I’m not talking about the kids. Their behavior is always normal.

There is no job more important than parenting. This I believe.

Ever seen a two-year-old tattering around a garden? There might be a poison ivy, or rose bushes or hawthorne around the edges. There might be spades or secateurs lying on the lawn. The kid doesn’t...

A daughter,’ Rowley scooped up the child and held her high. The baby blinked from sleep and crowed with him. ‘Any fool can have a son,’ he said. ‘It takes a man to conceive a...

There are a hundred ways in which a boy can injure—if not indeed kill—himself. The more adventurous he is and the greater his initiative, the more ways he will find. If you protect him from...

feminine” just because they have their own likes and opinions on things? Things that really don’t matter?

Society tried to teach me that children are by nature selfish, out-of-control, and demanding, that their goal is power and that they are always trying to see how much they can get away with, that...

Be fair. Play hard.

Believe that God is strong enough to save your children, no matter how you fail.

Once your baby arrives, the world is no more the same than you are. Because from our very bodies we add to the collective human destiny. Our deepest urge is always toward life, to wholeness...

God has called us to something vastly bigger than our happiness or that of our children.

Every mom has her own battle. Win yours without being ‘nyinyir’ to others.

young children, who for whatever reason are deprived of the continuous care and attention of a mother or a substitute-mother, are not only temporarily disturbed by such deprivation, but may in some cases suffer long-term...

Currently, the average age of exposure to hardcore pornography is 9 years old. None of this can be good for anyone… except the sex industry.

Fussing over children who cry only encourages them. That’s positive reinforcement for negative behavior.

Isn’t it wonderful to give birth to your own kind?

My kid, her life. I want for her what she wants for herself.

Our children cannot be assumed to follow in our footsteps, assuage our losses, or compensate for our inadequacies.

We pretend that we know our children, because it’s easier than admitting the truth–from the minute that cord is cut, they are strangers. It’s far easier to tell yourself your daughter is still a little...

There’s a managerial sense about it and the idea that parenting is a kind of job. There’s a goal and an outcome at the end of the task.

My life has been shaped by the decision two people made over 24 years ago. They decided to adopt a child. They got me, and I got a chance at the kind of life all...

Independence isn’t doing your own thing; it’s doing the right thing on your own.

I’d rather be a ‘THINKER’ – Two Healthy Incomes No Kids Early Retirement!

It’s about parenting practices of the past, what they knew at the time they were doing it and what they know today.

To you who are parents, I say, show love to your children. You know you love them, but make certain they know it as well. They are so precious. Let them know. Call upon our...

The most precious gift that you can give to the child is unconditional love and acceptance, which allows the child to discover his own inner being, his authentic self, his freedom to be himself.

Your child’s needs are far more profound than his aberrant behavior. Remember, his behavior does not just spring forth uncaused. His behavior – the things he says and does – reflects his heart. If you...

I think . . . you should have children, John.” At least he’s no longer talking about bugs.”I’m too young, Dad.””It’s the most important thing . . . I’ve done in . . . my...

We have such a brief opportunity to pass on to our children our love for this Earth, and to tell our stories. These are the moments when the world is made whole. In my children’s...

There can be no fooling ourselves into thinking this is something other than what it is—the willful ejection of Molly from our nest. It’s too late for second thoughts, anyway. She has to be moved...

Nurturing a child’s sense of personal worth and therefore hope and dreams for a wonderful future is perhaps the most important responsibility of every grownup in a child’s life.

Too many parents fail to understand that there is a difference between fitting in and being liked, that there is a difference between being “normal” and being happy. High school is temporary. Family is not.

No blade can puncture the human heart like the well-chosen words of a spiteful son.

Most kids act out because they want your attention. Don’t spank your child show them some attention.

An exhausted parent can’t provide the best care, although occasionally, we have all had to do so.

Kids. They’re not tin cans or sheetrock. They’re laughing machines. Wind them up and watch them go.

Children make your lives a mess and set your priorities straight.

What a funny girl, I thought, and then I realized something. To the three-year-old ye, and maybe even to the thirty year old eye, weeds and grass look very similar. Same color, same feeling, same...

The best way to keep children at home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant, and let the air out of the tires.

Did you notice there aren’t any average kids anymore—only Gifted and Disposable?

Here’s a tip for new parents: Start lowering those expectations early, it’s going to pay off later.