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"There was a danger in asking too much of a child, but the danger of asking too little was almost equal."
"Our greatest duty to our children is to love them first. Secondly, it is to teach them. Not to frighten, force, or intimidate our children into submission, but to effectively teach them so that they have the knowledge and tools to govern themselves."
"When you discipline a child you prepare them for a responsible and accountable adulthood."
"A parents wishes for their children shouldn't be to be as good as them but to surpass their own abilities and hopefully lead to a better world."
"Motherhood isn't just about making babies, it's about making lives and molding destinies."
"I ...understand how a parent might hit a child- it's because you can look into their eyes and see a reflection of yourself that you wish you hadn't."
"When my son Nick was five years old, he was sitting at the kitchen bar while I prepared dinner. In typical busy mother fashion, I was multitasking-cooking, cleaning, running the laundry, answering the phone, and attempting to listen to what he had to say."
"If you, as a parent, raise your children well, they won't need you anymore. If you did it properly, they go away."
"We pretend that we know our children, because it's easier than admitting the truth--from the minute that cord is cut, they are strangers. It's far easier to tell yourself your daughter is still a little girl than to see her in a bikini and realize she has the curves of a young woman; it's safer to say you're a good parent who has all the right conversations about drugs and sex than to acknowledge there are a thousand things she would never tell you."
Explore more quotes by Elizabeth George
"Prayer and faith are bound together. Faith is the inspiration for prayer, and prayer is the expression of that faith."
"When you delight yourself in the Lord, His Word and His ways become the focus and foundation of your life."
"An ordinary woman who makes herself available to an extraordinary God can do amazing things for God."
"But if you don't understand that story is character and not just idea, you will not be able to breathe life into even the most intriguing flash of inspiration."
"Just as stars shine brightest in the darkest night, your joy blazes brilliantly through life's problems when you count them as joy."
"Who you are in Christ is far more important and meaningful than whatever has taken place in your past."
"When you think on the powerful truths of Scripture, God uses His Word to change your way of thinking."
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