Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.
Affirming words from moms and dads are like light switches. Speak a word of affirmation at the right moment in a child's life and it's like lighting up a whole roomful of possibilities.
We never know the love of the parent for the child till we become parents.
No matter how far we come, our parents are always in us.
Always kiss your children goodnight, even if they're already asleep.
If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.
Your children need your presence more than your presents.
A parent's love is whole, no matter how many times divided.
If you raise your children to feel that they can accomplish any goal or task they decide upon, you will have succeeded as a parent and you will have given your children the greatest of all blessings.
The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings.
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.
If you've never been hated by your child, you've never been a parent.
The most important thing that parents can teach their children is how to get along without them.
If I had my child to raise all over again,I'd finger paint more, and point the finger less.I'd do less correcting, and more connecting.I'd take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.I would care to know less, and know to care more.I'd take more hikes and fly more kites.I'd stop playing serious, and seriously play.I'd run through more fields, and gaze at more stars.I'd do more hugging, and less tugging.I would be firm less often, and affirm much more.I'd build self esteem first, and the house later.I'd teach less about the love of power, and more about the power of love.
There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.
Parents must get across the idea that "I love you always, but sometimes I do not love your behavior."
To give and not expect return, that is what lies at the heart of love.
The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.
If a child lives with acceptance and friendship, he learns to find love in the world
You have to love your children unselfishly. That's hard. But it's the only way.
A mother's love is something that no one can explain — It is made of deep devotion and of sacrifice and pain. It is endless and unselfish and enduring, come what may, For nothing can destroy it or take that love away. It is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, And it never fails or falters even though the heart is breaking.
It's a funny thing about mothers and fathers. Even when their own child is the most disgusting little blister you could ever imagine, they still think that he or she is wonderful.
Conspicuously absent from the Ten Commandments is any obligation of parent to child. We must suppose that God felt it unnecessary to command by law what He had ensured by love.
You don't have to deserve your mother's love. You have to deserve your father's.
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