Here are some of my favorite quotes about parenting:
1. Do not ask your children to strive– William Martin
“Do not ask your children to strive for for extraordinary lives. Such striving may seem admirable, but it is the way of foolishness. Help them instead to find the wonder and the marvel of an ordinary life. Show them the joy of tasting tomatoes, apples and pears. Show them how to cry when pets and people die. Show them the infinite pleasure in the touch of a hand. And make the ordinary come alive for them. The extraordinary will take care of itself.”
2. Our children absorb our ways constantly- Dr. Shefali Tsabary
“Our children absorb our ways constantly. They are always watching, listening, making a mental note of what we are doing and how we do it. As a new mother, to realize all my choices now had bearing on another human being felt like a heavy burden to bear. Whether I ordered a diet soda or water, fries or salad, worked out or vegged out in front of the television, nothing was simply about me anymore. How I used my time, coped with anxiety, handled failure, related to my spouse, took care of my finances— everything now affected how another human being would eventually lead her own life.”
3. A child’s inner voice – Peggy O’Mara
“The way we talk to children becomes their inner voice.”
4. Your child is not a masterpiece you create- J. Warren Welch
“Your children are not a masterpiece that you create. They are their own masterpiece, creating themselves, and you have been given the privilege of watching them be the artist.”
5. Love them – Unknown
“Before I had kids I had a million ideas on how I would raise them. Now that they are here I have only one. Love them. Love them through their giggles, messy hands, and fearlessness. And when it is hard, like really hard, love them through that too.”
These are some of my favorite parenting quotes. What are some of yours?
Paige is Parenting 