Even as kids reach adolescence, they need more than ever for us to watch over them. Adolescence is not about letting go. It’s about hanging on during a very bumpy ride. – Ron Taffel
It is a sad commentary of our times when our young must seek advice and counsel from ‘Dear Abby’ instead of going to Mom and Dad. – Pauline Phillips
As a housewife, I feel that if the kids are still alive when my husband gets home from work, then hey, I’ve done my job. – Roseanne Barr
The secret to success, to parenting, to life, is to not count up the cost. Don’t focus on all the steps it will take. Don’t stare into the abyss at the giant leap it will take. That view will keep you from taking the next small step. – Regina Brett
I grew up with no money. My kids will grow up with a lot of money and so it’s really important to me, and it will always be a part of my parenting, to keep them conscientious and connected socially to other people. – Ryan Phillippe
To me luxury is to be at home with my daughter, and the occasional massage doesn’t hurt. – Olivia Newton-John
I think that good parenting should allow children to be children. That naivety and slightly open way of looking at the world is very valuable. – Robert Winston
Abortion is defended today as a means of ensuring the equality and independence of women, and as a solution to the problems of single parenting, child abuse, and the feminization of poverty. – Robert Casey
I want to have children, but my friends scare me. One of my friends told me she was in labor for 36 hours. I don’t even want to do anything that feels good for 36 hours. – Rita Rudner
My kids love it. I thought I was the coolest dad in the world when I got to be in a Bond film, but ‘Harry Potter’, too? Well, I think I qualify for a medal for exceptional parenting or something, don’t you? – Robbie Coltraine
I’m endlessly fascinated by parenting, marriage, my wife and the ins and outs of marriage. – Rob Delaney
That’s my parenting style – ‘Go watch the TV.’ I’m one of 11 children, and my mother’s parenting style was, ‘There’s the TV. Go watch it. Mommy’s got 10 other people to take care of.’ – Stephen Colbert
I come from a dysfunctional family, so my views of parents and parenting used to be highly mixed. – Tamora Pierce
How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child’s board. It is like an aged man reclining under the shadow of an oak which he has planted. – Walter Scott
I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection. – Sigmund Freud
If you’re financially responsible, your children have a much better chance to grow up financially responsible. – Suze Orman
Do you want to be an artist and a writer, or a wife and a lover? With kids, your focus changes. I don’t want to go to PTA meetings. – Stevie Nicks
Having a baby is a life-changer. It gives you a whole other perspective on why you wake up every day. – Taylor Hanson
Autism is a neurological disorder. It’s not caused by bad parenting. It’s caused by, you know, abnormal development in the brain. The emotional circuits in the brain are abnormal. And there also are differences in the white matter, which is the brain’s computer cables that hook up the different brain departments. – Temple Grandin
Being a mother of two myself – and two small girls – I think that single parenting is hard. – Sarah Clarke
Some men don’t want to be responsible fathers. It’s easier to say ‘Let’s just turn the kids over to the state.’ Women end up bearing the entire load, raising kids alone without a husband to share the parenting. – Tim Huelskamp
Every word, facial expression, gesture, or action on the part of a parent gives the child some message about self-worth. It is sad that so many parents don’t realize what messages they are sending. – Virginia Satir
I had no idea that mothering my own child would be so healing to my own sadness from my childhood. – Susie Bright