56 Parents Quotes to share and make you smile

56 Parents Quotes

Be inspired and encouraged by these parents quotes. We offer a collection of best parenting quotes, quotes on being a parent, new parent quotes and funny parenting quotes sure to bring a smile to your face.

If you are a new parent then read the wisdom of others on parenting. Remember that being a new parent is a role that all of us have had to learn, a baby being born does not come with prior experience.When your baby is born your life changes forever.

And as a parent, we all go through different ages with our children. Some are exciting and some are confusing. But hang in there as your child goes through different stages of growth.

And for us children, let these quotes remind you that your parents are special. Appreciate them and love them always!

    Best Parents Quotes

    The golden rule of parenting is to always show your children the kind of 
person you want them to be. Elizabeth Roxas

  1. The golden rule of parenting is to always show your children the kind of person you want them to be. Remember that children are impressionable.Elizabeth Roxas, Parenting Young Girls
    Daughter
  2. If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves. C.G. Jung
    Change
  3. But when you truly realize who gave you your child, why you do what you do and how you do what you do will totally change as you understand that none of this is about you and what you think and feel. It’s all about the purpose and plan of God for that child’s life. Joseph Woodley, No Generals In the House
    God
  4. Parenting is a life time job and does not stop when a child grows up.
   Jake Slope

  5. Parenting is a life time job and does not stop when a child grows up. Jake Slope, How to Be a Good Father
    Growth
  6. You, the parent, are your child’s first teacher and his best teacher. It’s an awesome responsibility, but one that brings immeasurable rewards. Jacquie McTaggart
    Teacher
  7. One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to have parents to call mom and dad. Jim DeMint
    Blessed
  8. Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance. Ruth E. Renkel

  9. Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance. Ruth E. Renkel
    Wealth
  10. The truth is, parenting as well as we can is always hard – really, truly, the hardest thing any of us has ever done.Laura Markham, Peaceful Parent, Happy Siblings
    Truth
  11. Parents with their words, attitudes, and actions possess the ability to bless or curse the identities of their children. Craig Hill, The Power of a Parent’s Blessing
    Attitude
  12. There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.     
  Henry Ward Beecher

  13. There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child. Henry Ward Beecher
    Friendship
  14. Imagine the progress in education and a child’s school and life success if parents embraced their role as their child’s first teacher and role model. James L. Casale, Wise Up and Be the Solution
    School
  15. New Parent Quotes

    First babies have the often unenviable task of turning people into parents.
 Penelope Leach

  16. First babies have the often unenviable task of turning people into parents.Penelope Leach, Your Baby and Child
    Baby
  17. To New Parents: Good luck as you enter a “changing” world.Author Unknown
    Cute Quotes
  18. Whatever attitude that a parent has concerning their children will most likely be entrenched in the character of these children especially in their early formative years. Dan Miller, Self Confidence for Teens
    Character
  19. Good parenting is subjective and the same tips don't work for all people.
 Brandi Rossi

  20. Good parenting is subjective and the same tips don’t work for all people.Brandi Rossi, Siblings Without Rivalry
    Short Positive Quotes
  21. It is the sunlight of parental love and encouragement that enables a child to grow in competence and slowly gain mastery over his environment.Felicity Bauer, Siblings Without RIvalry
    Family Bonding
  22. A Grandparent advice to parents: Enjoy your new little one, it will amaze you how fast they grow up. Treasure the moments.Catherine Pulsifer
    Grandparents Day
  23. No one is ever quite ready; everyone is always caught off guard. Parenthood chooses you.  
  Marisa de los Santo

  24. No one is ever quite ready; everyone is always caught off guard. Parenthood chooses you. Marisa de los Santos, Love Walked In
    Grandparents Day
  25. Your child needs to be soothed by the understanding that you belong to him, and he belongs to you.Jennifer Garden, Parenting Children with Love and Empathy
    Family Love
  26. How does a newborn baby know that when it sucks on a nipple, something good will come out? It doesn’t know. What it does is trust.Iyanla Vanzant, Trust.
    Trust
  27. If you don’t understand what unconditional love is, when you become a parent it all makes sense.Kate Summers
    Cute Love Quotes
  28. Being A Parent Quotes

    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

  29. 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, How to Be a Good Dad
    Mistake
  30. Your most important job as a parent, or as a friend to a child, is to mentor children in a field of unconditional love and acceptance.Tara Bianca, The Flower of Heaven
    Unconditional Love
  31. Part of the experience of parenting is feeling deep empathy for our children while supporting them as they navigate challenging emotions. Christine Rose Elle, The Happy Empath
    Experience
  32. Through much trial and error I have learned that parenting is an iterative process of discovering what works to keep my family working, playing, learning, talking, and arguing, but most importantly doing these things together. Rob Ruiz
    Family
  33. Based on knowledge from the world’s leading experts, being a parent does not mean that you have to be all business and serious all the time. Melissa Arabia-Dimaiwat, 50 Things to Know About Going to the Beach With Children
    Inspirational
  34. 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; Brad White, Fatherhood
    Dad
  35. It was vitally important to me over the years of my son’s development that I modeled the behavior that I wanted him to adopt. You see, as a parent or as parents, we all have a tremendous responsibility that should not be taken lightly. Catherine Pulsifer
    Son
  36. Parenthood is hard. We shouldn’t have to feel alone. We should support each other at every opportunity. Steve Biddulph, Raising Boys
    Support
  37. Mistakes are made and lessons are learned, whether raising a son or a daughter or both, whether raisingone child or more than one, or whether raising a child with your husband, as a single parent, or in a blended family. No parent is perfect. Catherine Musco Garcia-Prats, Good Sons Don’t Just Happen
    Life Lessons
  38. Parents are without a doubt, one of the most, if not the most influential role models that their kids will probably have under normal circumstances.Joseph R. Parker, Raising Sons
    Influence
  39. The daily choices we make as parents to filter what enters our children’s impressionable hearts and minds will go a long way in determining who our children become.Mark J Musser, Parenting Essentials
    Choices
  40. Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope. John Ciardi
    Hope
  41. As a parent, you can’t completely avoid making mistakes. Accept it. The best you can do is to study your children, learn from your mistakes, and focus wisely on their upbringing. Gary Ezzo; Robert Bucknam, On Becoming Preteen Wise
    Best
  42. It definitely takes a village to raise a child as the old saying goes, but you as the parent are the key to providing the support your kid needs to be successful in life.Milton Stewart, Parental Guidance
    Inspirational Sayings
  43. You may find that by examining your relationship with your own siblings you’ll see things you want to emulate, and elements of how you were parented you now wish to change with your own children. Linda Blair, Siblings
    Sibling
  44. Kids learn the difference between good and bad and right and wrong from their parents. One way they learn which behaviors and actions a parent wants is by how a parent responds.David Leads, Relationship Up
    Good
  45. While mothers still bear the brunt of housework and child rearing, fathers are increasingly realising that providing is not parenting.Madonna King, Fathers and Daughters
    Cute Couple Quotes
  46. Funny Parenting Quotes

    They say that parenting is like dancing. You take one step, your child takes 
another.  Michael Jackson

  47. They say that parenting is like dancing. You take one step, your child takes another. Michael Jackson
    Dance
  48. Parenting is the best job I’ve ever had. It’s the most demanding, intense, all-consuming, challenging, and fun job ever, but talk about overworked and underpaid! Jessica Mills, My Mother Wears Combat Boots
    Funny Family Quotes
  49. The truth is that the perfect mom/perfect child concept is a myth. The only perfect parent is God, and look at the trouble He had with His kids, Adam and Eve. Cheri Fuller, What a Son Needs From His Mom
    Funny
  50. Mothers and fathers are the strategic planners, the general managers, the CFOs, the PR and marketing departments, the chauffeurs, and, should something go awry, the troubleshooters. David McCullough Jr., You Are Not Special: And Other Encouragements
    Words of Encouragement
  51. Babies don't need fathers, but mothers do. Someone who is taking care of a baby needs to be taken care of.  Amy Heckerling

  52. Babies don’t need fathers, but mothers do. Someone who is taking care of a baby needs to be taken care of. Amy Heckerling
    Funny Quotes about Life
  53. 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
    Quotes that Make You Smile
  54. Parenting is not a one-sided spectator sport to be observed by the other half. Todd Anderson, 21 Must Know Tips For New Dads
    Sports
  55. If parents are gracious, children will bask in it like the beach on a sunny day. Michael Cannon Loehrer, Porch Talk with Gramps on Parenting
    Beach
  56. Every mother hopes that her daughter will marry a better man than she did, and is convinced that her son will never find a wife as good as his father did. Martin Andersen-Nexo
    Wife
  57. Parents need to fill a child’s bucket of self esteem so high that the rest of the world can’t poke enough holes to make it dry.Alvin H. Price
    Self Esteem
  58. Love and Appreciate Your Parents

    We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves.
  Henry Ward Beecher

  59. We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves. Henry Ward Beecher
    Famous
  60. … love on your parents as much as you can while they’re still here to enjoy it. Listen to their stories regardless of how many times they tell them to you. These are the moments you will treasure long after they are gone. Anquanette Gaspard, Blink & You Will Miss It:
    Love
  61. My heroes are and were my parents. I can’t see having anyone else as my heroes. Michael Jordan
    Quote of The Day
  62. … my mother and father continue to provide unwavering support for everything I do. That is a great gift – the foundation of my spirit – that I try to always pay forward. Nick Smith, Justice through Apologies
    Giving
  63. Sensible children bring joy to their father; foolish children despise their mother. Proverbs 15:20 (NLT)
    Encouraging Bible Verses
  64. Appreciate your parents. You never know what sacrifices they went through for you. Author Unknown
    Appreciation
  65. Your parents, proudly here today, and their parents before them, perhaps proudly here today, understood a simple equation for success: your children would do better than you had. Anna Quindlen
    Graduation
  66. Love your parents and treat them with loving care.
    For you will only know their value when you see their empty chair. Author Unknown
    Appreciation Poems

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We hope these parents quotes gave you encouragement and inspiration. Our lives change when we become new parents. And, as our children get older we also may find our lives changing – just as our child grows so do we. Being a parent is at times difficult, but it is also one of the most rewarding and important roles in your life!

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