If there is any truth to my parenting the dreamwork movement, it comes from the power of the press. – Henry Reed
Parents are key when it comes to keeping kids off drugs. Good parenting is the best anti-drug we have. – Mel Carnahan
I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a fathers protection. – Sigmund Freud
Even as kids reach adolescence, they need more than ever for us to watch over them. Adolescence is not about letting go. Its about hanging on during a very bumpy ride. – Ron Taffel
Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they dont want them to become politicians in the process. – John F. Kennedy
A new father quickly learns that his child invariably comes to the bathroom at precisely the times when hes in there, as if he needed company. The only way for this father to be certain of bathroom privacy is to shave at the gas station. – Bill Cosby
Always kiss your children goodnight, even if theyre already asleep. – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his childs board. It is like an aged man reclining under the shadow of an oak which he has planted. – Voltaire
Every cliche about kids is true they grow up so quickly, you blink and theyre gone, and you have to spend the time with them now. But thats a joy. – Liam Neeson
At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a childs success is the positive involvement of parents. – Jane D. Hull
Dont try to make children grow up to be like you, or they may do it. – Russell Baker
I have three daughters, so I cant be as tough as I want to be. When you have kids – especially daughters – they know how to work you. Theyre a lot smarter than we are, thats for sure. But Ill be more tough on their boyfriends. – Tim McGraw
I want to have children, but my friends scare me. One of my friends told me she was in labor for 36 hours. I dont even want to do anything that feels good for 36 hours. – Rita Rudner
If youre asking your kids to exercise, then you better do it, too. Practice what you preach. – Bruce Jenner
I dont think childrens inner feelings have changed. They still want a mother and father in the very same house they want places to play. – Beverly Cleary
Its a great mistake, I think, to put children off with falsehoods and nonsense, when their growing powers of observation and discrimination excite in them a desire to know about things. – Anne Sullivan
What feeling is so nice as a childs hand in yours? So small, so soft and warm, like a kitten huddling in the shelter of your clasp. – Marjorie Holmes
I think Im going to have to live vicariously through my daughters rebellion because I certainly never did go through adolescence. – Brooke Shields
Do you want to be an artist and a writer, or a wife and a lover? With kids, your focus changes. I dont want to go to PTA meetings. – Stevie Nicks
