"Being a 'good' parent is more about the parent, and, less about the 'supposedly-could-have-been-bad' child."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Parenting, Responsibility, Family, Psychology

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"That we shall use every discovery of science in the preservation of our children's health goes without saying; but we shall do more than this - we shall give them a free start, not loading them up with our own ideas and experiences, nor advising them to live according to our lights. We were burned in the fire here and there, but - who knows? - fire may not burn our children, and if we warn them away from it they may end by never growing warm. We will not even inflict our cynicism on them as the sentimentality of our fathers was inflicted on us. The most we will do is urge a little doubt, asking that the doubt be exercised on our ideas as well as on all the mortal things in this world."

F. Scott Fitzgerald, American Author

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"Being a parent wasn't just about bearing a child. It was about bearing witness to its life."

Jodi Picoult, American Novelist

Parenting, Witness, Life, Responsibility

"Disciplining a child is easier than disciplining a grown person, and forgiving a child's insolence is easier than forgiving a grown person's impudence."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Parenting, Discipline, Child, Forgiveness, Growth

"Don't box your children in and tell them that everything is a sin. You'll produce either rebels, or very boring people."

C. JoyBell C., American Author

Parenting, Freedom, Rebellion, Discipline

"Every child gets a good mother, but not every mother gets a good child."

Amit Kalantri, Indian Author

Parenting, Mother, Life, Family

"Parents' transmit their attitude towards education to children via soundless, aphonic messages."

Kilroy J. Oldster, American Author

Parenting, Parents, Education, Children, Attitude

"Effective parenting requires being the grown up version of what you want your children to be. Why? Because example is the most compelling superpower."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Parenting, Power, Inspirational, Wisdom

"Sometimes, kids want you to hurt the way they hurt."

Mitch Albom, American Writer

Parenting, Children, Hurt, Empathy, Pain

"Call me Jonah. My parents did, or nearly did. They called me John."

Kurt Vonnegut, American Author

Parenting, Parents

"Always praise your kid even if he/she is unresponsive to learning. By insulting them or constantly criticizing them, you will only push them away and make them feel inadequate around other kids. Have faith that your child's brain is an evolving planet that rotates at its own speed. It will naturally be attracted to or repel certain subjects. Be patient. Just as there are ugly ducklings that turn into beautiful swans, there are rebellious kids and slow learners that turn into serious innovators and hardcore intellectuals."

Suzy Kassem, American Writer

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"Being a parent wasn't just about bearing a child. It was about bearing witness to its life."

"Disciplining a child is easier than disciplining a grown person, and forgiving a child's insolence is easier than forgiving a grown person's impudence."

"Don't box your children in and tell them that everything is a sin. You'll produce either rebels, or very boring people."

"Every child gets a good mother, but not every mother gets a good child."

"Parents' transmit their attitude towards education to children via soundless, aphonic messages."

"Effective parenting requires being the grown up version of what you want your children to be. Why? Because example is the most compelling superpower."

"Sometimes, kids want you to hurt the way they hurt."

"Call me Jonah. My parents did, or nearly did. They called me John."

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"There is a correlation between the number of days since a man last had sex, and, the number of women that he is convinced he is in love with, or, the number of things that he is willing to do for a woman."

"Some men would not still be HIV negative or alive, if they had managed to sleep with some of the women with whom they want or wanted to have sex."

"One of the reasons God did not make a lover for Himself when He made one for Adam is because He knew that fewer people would take Him seriously once He had an ex."

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"The name of a great writer is usually bigger than the title of his book. Both literally and figuratively."

"Thanks to the internet, you can provoke thoughts of those in mansions, from the uncomfortableness of your shack."

"The fact that the person who you are sleeping with is also sleeping with another person or other people does not necessarily mean that he or she does not love you. And the fact that you are the only person who someone is sleeping with does not necessarily mean that he or she loves you."

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