#parenting

Mr Cobb would acquaint him, that when he was his age, his father thought no more of giving him a parental kick, or a box on the ears, or a cuff on the head, or some little admonition of that sort, than he did of any other ordinary duty of life; and he would further remark, with looks of great significance, that but for this judicious bringing up, he might have never been the man he was at that present speaking; which was probable enough, as he was, beyond all question, the dullest dog of the party. ↗

— Charles Dickens

#parenting #upbringing #age

There is nothing that moves a loving father's soul quite like his child's cry. ↗

— Joni Eareckson Tada

#fathers #love #parenting #love

He'd learned in the past few months that telling a girl what to wear--even one the size of a golf club--was a bad idea. Histrionics often followed. ↗

— Kristin Hannah

#kids #parenting #home

The controlled freak-out is a beautiful thing. (Ephesians 4:26) ↗

— Jay Payleitner

#parenting #anger

I've found what makes children happy doesn't always prepare them to be courageous, engaged adults. ↗

— Brené Brown

#courage #parenting #courage

Oftentimes I felt ridiculous giving my seal of approval to what was in reality such a natural thing to do, sort of like reinventing the wheel and extolling its virtues. Had parents' intuition sunk so low that some strange man had to tell modern women that it was okay to sleep with their babies? ↗

— William Sears

#co-sleeping #earthy #parenting #death

Educate your children to self-control, to the habit of holding passion and prejudice and evil tendencies subject to an upright and reasoning will, and you have done much to abolish misery from their future and crimes from society. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

#self-control #education

we (modern society) make men without chests and expect of them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst. We castrate and bid the geldings be fruitful. ↗

— C.S. Lewis

#education #ethics #manhood #morality #parenting

Child give me your hand so that I may walk in the light of your faith in me. ↗

— Hannah Kahn

#parenting #faith

Inconsistent parenting creates confusion. When I'm pitting mom against dad, they never know what to expect. ↗

— Bauvard

#funny #humor #parenting #funny