10 on 10: Favorite Parenting Quotes March 11, 2013 13:23
One of my favorite conversations with my nephew is to talk about just how wise his mother is, and how moms always know what is best. Sometimes, he’ll nod and agree with me, other times he’ll say “No Auntie Issa, I always know what it best because I am a super hero. ” Superpowers or not, he still has a wise mom. This month’s 10 on 10 is an attribute to some of the wisest parents, old and new. It is a list of our 10 favorite quotes on parenting:
“Tell me and I forget, teach
me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”
― Benjamin Franklin
“Children are people,
and they should have to reach to learn about things, to understand things, just
as adults have to reach if they want to grow in mental stature. Life is
composed of lights and shadows, and we would be untruthful, insincere, and
saccharine if we tried to pretend there were no shadows. Most things are good,
and they are the strongest things; but there are evil things too, and you are
not doing a child a favor by trying to shield him from reality. The important
thing is to teach a child that good can always triumph over evil.”
― Walt Disney Company
“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.”
― Bill Cosby
“Children have never
been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to
imitate them.”
― James Baldwin
“I know it is hard for
you young mothers to believe that almost before you can turn around the
children will be gone and you will be alone with your husband. You had better
be sure you are developing the kind of love and friendship that will be
delightful and enduring. Let the children learn from your attitude that he is
important. Encourage him. Be kind. It is a rough world, and he, like everyone
else, is fighting to survive. Be cheerful. Don't be a whiner.”
― Marjorie Pay Hinckley, Small
and Simple Things
“Before I got married I
had six theories about raising children; now, I have six children and no
theories.”
― John Wilmot
“Parenting is really just a
matter of tracking, of hoping your kids do not get so far ahead you can no
longer see their next moves. ”
― Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper
“No one is ever quite
ready; everyone is always caught off guard. Parenthood chooses you. And you
open your eyes, look at what you've got, say "Oh, my gosh," and recognize
that of all the balls there ever were, this is the one you should not drop.
It's not a question of choice.”
― Marisa de los Santos, Love
Walked In
“No man should bring
children into the world who is unwilling to persevere to the end in their nature
and education.”
― Plato
“The best way to make
children good is to make them happy.”
― Oscar Wilde
-Alyssa