I’ve been a parent for a minute now and Oh My God!.
There is so much that is left unsaid on parenthood.
Being a parent is the most joyous, fulfilling yet adventurous journey there can ever be in life.
There is so much to learn and unlearn.
In the whirlwind of this amazing journey and daily life, we need to find solace, inspiration, and guidance from within or in the wisdom of others.
And.. i have found parenting quotes to be relatable as they sum up this journey in a few words.
I have even created some of my own quotes, such as:
“Children are the ultimate lesson on patience”.
“Raising a toddler is equivalent to a general on a training ground, a lot of shouting and constant “come”, “stand “,”stop “.
In this post we highlight 50 parenting quotes, meant to celebrate the remarkable experience of being a parent.
It is my hope that these quotes can resonate with your own journey of nurturing, loving, and guiding the next generation.
Parenting Quotes on nurturing:
1. “Your children need your presence more than your presents.” – Jesse Jackson
2. “The best way to make children good is to make them happy.” – Oscar Wilde
3. “A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.” – Billy Graham
4. “The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice.” – Peggy O’Mara
5. “The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.” – Denis Waitley
6. “The way we treat our children directly impacts what they believe about themselves.” – Ariadne Brill
7. “Parents need to fill a child’s bucket of self-esteem so high that the rest of the world can’t poke enough holes to drain it dry.” – Alvin Price
8. “Parenting is about raising and celebrating the child you have, not the child you thought you’d have.” – Joan Ryan
9. “Raising teenagers is an endless cycle of ‘I told you so,’ and ‘You’ll understand when you’re older.'”
Parenting Quotes on importance of self growth as a parent:
10. “Parenting is about guiding the next generation, and forgiving the last.” – Peter Krause
11. “It’s not only children who grow. Parents do too. As much as we watch to see what our children do with their lives, they are watching us to see what we do with ours.” – Joyce Maynard
12. “Children are greatest imitators. So give them something great to imitate.” – Anonymous
13. “Your kids require you most of all to love them for who they are, not to spend your whole time trying to correct them.” – Bill Ayers
14. “The best kind of parent you can be is to lead by example.” – Drew Barrymore
15. “Your children will become what you are; so be what you want them to be.” – David Bly
16. “Don’t worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.” – Robert Fulghum
Parenting Quotes on parental fulfilment:
17. “The most beautiful thing in the world is to see your children smiling, and knowing that you’re the reason behind that smile.” – Unknown
18. “The only thing worth stealing is a kiss from a sleeping child.” – Joe Houldsworth
19. “The love between a parent and child is forever.” – Unknown
20. “The most precious jewels you’ll ever have around your neck are the arms of your children.” – Unknown
21. “The best way to keep children home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant, and let the air out of the tires.” – Dorothy Parker
22. “Parental fulfilment is the joy that comes from witnessing your children’s growth, accomplishments, and happiness.” – Unknown
23. “The ultimate fulfilment of parenthood is knowing that your children are happy, confident, and capable of shaping their own lives.” – Unknown
Parenting Quotes on Motherhood:
24. “A mother’s love is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking; it never fails or falters, even though the heart is breaking.” – Helen Rice
25. “Children are the anchors that hold a mother to life.” – Sophocles
26. “A mother’s arms are made of tenderness, and children sleep soundly in them.” – Victor Hugo
27. “Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.” – Barbara Kingsolver
28. “A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path.” – Agatha Christie
29. “Motherhood: If you think my hands are full, you should see my heart.” – Unknown
30. “There is no way to be a perfect mother, but a million ways to be a good one.” – Jill Churchill
31. “A mother’s love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible.” – Marion C. Garretty
Parenting Quotes on Fatherhood:
32. “A father carries pictures where his money used to be.” – Steve Martin
33. “The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.” – Theodore Hesburgh
34. “A father is neither an anchor to hold us back nor a sail to take us there, but a guiding light whose love shows us the way.” – Unknown
35. “The quality of a father can be seen in the goals, dreams, and aspirations he sets not only for himself but for his children.” – Reed Markham
36. “A father doesn’t tell you that he loves you; he shows you.” – Dimitri the Stoneheart
37. “A dad is someone who wants to catch you when you fall. Instead, he picks you up, brushes you off, and lets you try again.” – Unknown
38. “Being a great father is like shaving. No matter how good you shaved today, you have to do it again tomorrow.” – Reed Markham
Parental Sayings:
39. “Parenting is the easiest thing in the world to have an opinion about, but the hardest thing in the world to do.” – Matt Walsh
40. “A parent’s love is whole no matter how many times it is divided.” – Robert Brault
41. “The best way to teach your kids about taxes is by eating 30% of their ice cream.” – Bill Murray
42. “Before I got married, I had six theories about bringing up children. Now I have six children, and no theories.” – John Wilmot
43. “In the end, kids won’t remember that fancy toy or game you bought for them; they will remember the time you spent with them.” – Kevin Heath
44. “Children are not things to be controlled, but people to be guided.” – Unknown
45. “It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.” – Maya Angelou
46. “The best part of your life is the small, nameless moments you spend smiling with someone who matters to you.” – Unknown
47. “Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older, they judge them; sometimes, they forgive them.” – Oscar Wilde
48. “A child’s mind is not a container to be filled but rather a fire to be kindled.” – Dorothea Brande
49. “The greatest legacy we can leave our children is happy memories.” – Og Mandino
50. “No one is ever quite ready; everyone is always caught off guard. Parenthood chooses you.” – Lauren GroffFor more parenting content