39 Parent Quotes

Family Memories And Growing Up

The everyday moments we share with children often become our most treasured memories. These quotes reflect on the ways parents guide, support, and celebrate their families.

The car trip can draw the family together, as it was in the days before television when parents and children actually talked to each other.
Andrew H. Malcolm

More specifically being a dad is a diverse responsibility, and it is also defined by providing support to your partner in the glorious journey of parenthood.
Natalie L S West

From your parents you learn love and laughter and how to put one foot before the other. But when books are opened you discover you have wings.
Helen Hayes

Happy are the parents who can let their children go to pursue their dreams.
Camille Alice

Parents make no mistake. The impact you have on your child’s life should never be underestimated.
Mark J Musser

Like no other time in life, pregnancy is a rare moment when parents have the chance to directly affect the health and future of their child.
Jillian Michaels

Old people are proud of their grandchildren, and children are proud of their parents.
Proverbs 17:6 (NCV)

The Meaning Of Being A Parent

Parenthood brings love, responsibility, and many lessons along the way. These thoughts remind us that raising children is a privilege, even when the days are challenging.

Parenting is a privilege and Children are a sacred trust from God.
Michael Cannon

The family is like a book - the children are the leaves, the parents are the covers that protecting beauty gives.
Unknown, The Family

Let's face it, no parent is perfect, and no baby does exactly what you expect.
Marc Weissbluth

If you want to be a good parent, become the person you want your child to be. Cultivate in yourself the characteristics you want them to end up having.
Russell Kolts

Lessons Parents Teach Their Children

The lessons parents share can stay with children for a lifetime. These quotations consider the influence of example, encouragement, and the love we learn at home.

At birth, we boarded the train of life and met our parents
Jean d'Ormesson, Train of Life

But, other than providing support to their children, supporting each other is important for parents because they must make certain that their children learn the best from both of them.
Natalie L S West

Parents are not perfect, nor are they saints. Dads and moms make mistakes all the time. How you handle these situations will be an important life lesson for your children.
Bethany Bridges

Becoming a parent is not only a defining moment in most people's lives - it can be unexpectedly motivating.
Christopher Gavigan

Parents with their words, attitudes, and actions possess the ability to bless or curse the identities of their children.
Craig Hill

The Love Of Mothers And Fathers

From caring for little ones to teaching them right from wrong, parents make a lasting difference. These words celebrate the bond between parents and their children.

While they are little boys for only a short time as a parent they are always in your heart.
Catherine Pulsifer

I don't believe professional athletes should be role models. I believe parents should be role models.
Charles Barkley

One of the things that parents have taught their children is to say these simple words of gratitude “Thank You" when someone else has done them a good deed or has given them something whether material or a simple favor.
Rocco Cozza

The opportunity to experience the parent–child bond when a person may have otherwise thought that he or she would not be able to do so can be a wonderful and welcome benefit of becoming part of a blended family.
Matthew Massimo

Each child is a unique creation; each son or daughter is crafted by God to be special. And, when this special and unique child happens to be a son or daughter, to the parents, comes brightness and joy.
Byron Pulsifer

As fathers, we look to the dads a few stages ahead of us as we equip ourselves to be the parents our children need on any given day.
Matt Schneider

The Rewards And Challenges Of Parenting

No parent has every answer, and each stage of childhood brings something new to learn. These quotes recognize both the worries and the joys of raising a family.

The challenge with learning to parent on the job is that your child is the always the teacher.
Pedro Carvalho

Parenthood: That state of being better chaperoned than you were before marriage.
Marcelene Cox

Being a parent is a wonderful experience but there are challenging times and there are rewarding times.
Catherine Pulsifer

During adolescence many girls will begin to drift away from their parents and want to become more independent in their own right.
Vanessa Pagan

My parents were not wealthy but were able to have the necessaries of life. I feel thankful that they endeavored to feed my mind and faculties all the days of my youth to reverence our heavenly father, to be obedient and honest in all my dealings, and in fact, all that they felt to be the duties of parents through the bonds of love that parents have for a child.
J. J. Thorne

All parents desire their children to be happy. No matter how bitter their own life has been, or how much anguish their own heart has known they desire their offspring to escape these sorrows and would gladly see them placed where they could obtain peace, prosperity and happiness.
Catherine Pulsifer

Appreciating Our Parents

As we grow older, we may understand more clearly the sacrifices our parents made. These quotes invite us to look back with appreciation and understanding.

To grow up is to stop putting blame on parents.
Maya Angelou

I don't see how my parents kin make the big mistake - O' keepin' down a boy like me 'at 's got a name to make.
Nixon Waterman , I Got To Go to School

When you stop and think about the people, about the sacrifices that your parents and others have made for you it makes you appreciate them even more
Catherine Pulsifer

Parents, especially parents of babies, are constantly worried about whether they're doing enough to prepare their children for success.
Britney Watkins

There are so many lessons to learn - no wonder our parents were concerned.
Catherine Pulsifer, No Matter Your Age

Many people may still feel the presence of their parent, which can be comforting or unnerving.
Theresa Jackson

Next to parents whom can we find that is more interested in our work, than our teachers?
Unknown, Remember Our Teachers

Honoring Parents And Their Guidance

Showing respect and gratitude for parents can take many forms, from kind words to thoughtful actions. These final quotes remind us of the value of care and guidance.

Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
Exodus 20:12 (NLT)

Taking time to show consideration to your parents.
Author Unknown, Six Things You Will Never Regret

Too many parents are sticklers for obedience - in other people's children.
Dr. L. R. Akers, Whittlings

Effective parenting means equipping children to succeed in a challenging and difficult world.
Jane Nelsen