Raising children Quotes

“And if that's the case -- if we are our remembering selves -- then it matters far less how we feel moment to moment with our children. They play rich and crucial roles in our life stories, generating both outsize highs and outsize lows. Without such complexity, we don't feel like we've amounted to much. "You don't have a good story until something deviates from the expected," says McAdams. "And raising children leads to some pretty unexpected happenings.”

“You don't have a good story until something deviates from the expected," says McAdams. "And raising children leads to some pretty unexpected happenings.”

“How to advise parents for being successful in raising children stillremains an important unsolved problem.”

“Parenting, similar to aging, is not for the faint of heart. It is a sacred journey, filled with learning experiences for both parties, not all of which are easy. This journey requires that we are brave, honest, noble and resilient. Love for our children carries us through this journey and encourages us to feel more, give more, and be more than we ever thought we were capable of.”

“As a mom I know that raising children is the hardest job there is.”

“Raising children is a creative endeavor, an art rather than a science.”

“Raising children is an uncertain thing success is reached only after a life of battle and worry. ”

“There goes a lot of pain in raising children. But the pain is equally or overtly compensated by the joy of parenthood.”

“God put us here to prepare this place for the next generation. That's our job. Raising children and helping the community, that's preparing for the next generation.”