10 Best Parenting Quotes and Authors

As parents, we have responsibility towards our children. The way they will be in the future depends on how they are reared and brought up in their childhood and forming years. Parents can be good guides and teachers only when they have the required knowledge, information and wherewithal. There are many places and avenues where responsible parents can gather information. Quotes from famous personalities are one such avenue. Hence, it would be a good idea if we looked at some of the BEST PARENTING QUOTES AND AUTHORS.

These quotes are not just a mere collection of words formed into sentences. They have come over time and have evolved. Hence, the quote that we are planning to share below are words of wisdom and parents would do themselves and their children a world of good if they are able to live by these quotes and also explain the benefits of the same to their children. Without much ado, let us straight away get into these 10 quotes for children penned by some big names.

1.CHILDREN COPY PARENTS’ ACTION AND NOT THEIR TALKS – CARL JUN

Children are good copycats and therefore they always believe in doing what their parents do. As a mother or father if you are able to set the right example by your action, your child will automatically follow it. There is no need for parents to give pep talks to them. More than talks, it is the actions of parents that matter more. It is therefore extremely important for parents to be extremely careful about their actions and deeds that they are up to in front of their children. Instead of teaching children discipline, it would be better if the parents practice it themselves. Children will follow it and as parents you will be surprised at the kind of different that you see in them. Carl Jun was a famous psychiatrist.

2.YOU CAN TAKE A HORSE TO THE POND, BUT CANNOT MAKE IT DRINK – ANNE FRANK

The quote from Anne Frank talks about the self-building of character. While parents through their actions, deeds and advice can try to inculcate the best habits in children, the children should, after a certain age start building their character. The parents can be very good enablers but the actual job has to be done by the children. This would depend on various factors like school, college, friends and peers.

3.CHILDREN THAT NEVER HATE PARENTS MAY BE BAD PARENTS – BETTE DAVIS

Bette Davis believes that children start hating parents is quite normal. Children do not like being advised and dictated in their lives. However, this should not prevent parents from being strict with their children when the situation demands. Pampering of children by parents beyond a point will not yield any positive results and therefore they should learn how to make use of the carrot and stick policy. At times the child may hate parents for their admonishing that they receive from their mothers and fathers and this could be a good thing for the child.

4.BUILD CHILDREN WHEN THEY ARE YOUNG – FREDERICK DOUGLASS

Find them young and train them young. This is a common proverb that is used by trainers especially in sports. The same logic also applies to parents when it comes to building character for their children. According to Frederick Douglass, it would be much better to mold the iron when it is hot and supple rather than trying to bend and mold it when it has become cold, hard and frigid. Hence, if you like your child to be good human beings, start the job of training them to be good human beings when they are young.

5.HAVING CHILDREN AND REARING THEM IS FUN. ALWAYS REMEMBER THIS. – JANE GOODBALL

If you have watched chimpanzees with their little ones you will understand how happy the mothers and fathers are. They always are in a fun-filled mood and they bring them up with the right value systems in spite of hardships and challenges. The same should also apply to parents. They should not think that bringing up a child is a punishment but an opportunity given by the creator.

6.HAPPY CHILDREN BECOME GOOD ADULTS – OSCAR WILDE

Children who are happy are the ones who tend to be the best in behavior. This is what the famous Oscar Wilde feels. Children should be made to feel comfortable without having a feeling that they are pampered. As parents try to stay away from situations that may make children feel that they are under pressure, or being misunderstood or having a feeling that they are neglected. While being disciplined is vital it should not be at the cost of the little child’s happiness.

7.PASS ENTHUSIASM AS THE BIGGEST GIFT TO YOUR CHILD AS A PARENT – THOMAS EDISON

Enthusiasm breeds positivity and a good attitude. Always make sure that you help your child to develop this quality. This is the biggest gift that you could pass on to your children as a father or mother. These are superb words spoken by Thomas Edison.

8.BELIEVE IN YOUR CHILD AND THEY WILL LIVE YOUR BELIEF – LADY BIRD JOHNSON

As a devoted mother of two, Lady Bird Johnson always believed that you should believe in your children. This will help the children to develop good qualities and attitudes and you will, as parent, in the future, be happy that they have started living the belief, hope and aspirations that you had of them.

9.UNITY IS DIVERSITY, BEAUTY AND STRENGTH – TEACH YOUR CHILD THIS – MAYA ANGELOU

Maya Angelou is a poet and she is somebody who preaches what she practices. She has taught the children that unity is diversity and only through diversity and unity can one see strength and beauty. In other words, she believes that as parents you should not teach students hatred, bigotry and misogyny either by words or actions.

10.DON’T PROTECT YOUR CHILD FROM EVIL, INSTEAD TEACH HIM OR HER THE GOOD AND BAD – WALT DISNEY

Walt Disney had a childhood that was witness to violence, poverty and suffering. These things helped him to become a very strong man. This is what he also feels when it comes to parents teaching and rearing their children. The children should be made to understand that there is a dark and evil world. Instead of hiding the evil from a child’s life, good parents are those who can help the child to differentiate between the two.

CONCLUSION

We are of the belief that good quotes influence life and it could come in handy for parents when they are rearing and bringing up their children.