You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance.
Never lend your car to anyone to whom you have given birth.
Children are not casual guests in our home. They have been loaned to us temporarily for the purpose of loving them and instilling a foundation of values on which their future lives will be built.
The well-being and welfare of children should always be our focus.
Having children is like having a bowling alley installed in your brain.
My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me with it.
Having a baby changes the way you view your in-laws. I love it when they come to visit now. They can hold the baby and I can go out.
Every cliche about kids is true; they grow up so quickly, you blink and they’re gone, and you have to spend the time with them now. But that’s a joy.
Always kiss your children goodnight, even if they’re already asleep.
The child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering.
At every step the child should be allowed to meet the real experience of life; the thorns should never be plucked from his roses.
Children are educated by what the grown-up is and not by his talk.
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.
Loving a child doesn’t mean giving in to all his whims; to love him is to bring out the best in him, to teach him to love what is difficult.
Never raise your hand to your children – it leaves your midsection unprotected.
The unconditional love for you child, it’s truly amazing.
Childhood is a short season.
I think a dad has to make his daughter feel that he’s genuinely interested in what she’s going through.
To me luxury is to be at home with my daughter, and the occasional massage doesn’t hurt.
Any kid will run any errand for you, if you ask at bedtime.
A baby is born with a need to be loved – and never outgrows it.
Hugs can do great amounts of good – especially for children.
Believe me, my children have more stamina than a power station.
I suppose it’s amazing how quick life goes by when you have children.
That’s my ideal day, time with my boys.
