Behind every young child who believes in himself is a parent who believed first. Here are 20 all time best inspirational parenting quotes every child needs to hear.
1. “I came to parenting the way most of us do — knowing nothing and trying to learn everything.” — Mayim Bialik, actress and neuroscientist
2. “Parenting without a sense of humor is like being an accountant who sucks at math.” — Amber Dusick, blogger
3. “Pregnancy and motherhood are the most beautiful and significantly life-altering events that I have ever experienced.” — Elisabeth Hasselbeck, TV personality
4. “Having a baby dragged me, kicking and screaming, from the world of self-absorption.” — Paul Reiser, comedian
5. “Behind every young child who believes in himself is a parent who believed first.” — Matthew Jacobson, blogger
6. “You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance.” ― Franklin P. Adams, newspaper columnist
7. “The loneliness of motherhood is misunderstood.” ― Jools Oliver
8. “Motherhood is a constant balance of spinning plates. ” ― Jessica Cunningham
9. “The thing about parenting rules is there aren’t any. That’s what makes it so difficult.” — Ewan McGregor, actor
10. “I don’t know what’s more exhausting about parenting: the getting up early, or acting like you know what you’re doing.” ― Jim Gaffigan, actor and comedian
11. “My doctors told me I would never walk again. My mother told me I would. I believed my mother.” — Wilma Rudolph, Olympian
12. Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.” ― Benjamin Spock, pediatrician
13. “Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had, and dealing with fears you didn’t know existed.” — Linda Wooten, writer
14. “There is no harder job on the planet than parenting.” —Tom Hardy
15. “I couldn’t be the mum I am without moments for ME.” — Katie Piper
16. “The best advice my mom has ever given me is to never give up. She believes when one door shuts, another door opens. Always, always move forward.” — Melissa Rivers, TV personality
17. “I became the kind of parent my mother was to me.” — Maya Angelou, poet
18. “If you bungle raising your children, I don’t think whatever else you do matters very much.” — Jackie Kennedy, former First Lady of the United States
19. “To raise a child, it sometimes takes a village…but sometimes that village should shut up and mind their own business.” — Susan McLean, blogger
20. “The best kind of parent you can be is to lead by example.” — Drew Barrymore, actress
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