Good parenting aims at developing character traits such as independence, self-direction, honesty, self-control, kindness, and cooperation in children. The future of a child is determined by the parenting of his parents.

“I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments when they aren’t trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.” ― Umberto Eco

“We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.” ― Franklin D. Roosevelt

“Your kids require you most of all to love them for who they are, not to spend your whole time trying to correct them.” ― Bill Ayers

“If your kid needs a role model and you ain’t it, you’re both fucked.” ― George Carlin

“To be in your children’s memories tomorrow, You have to be in their lives today.” ― Barbara Johnson

“The surest way to a child’s heart is to spend time with them.” ― Kevin Heath

“Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.” ― James Baldwin

“Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands.” ― Anne Frank

“Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.” ― Benjamin Spock

“The best way to keep children at home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant, and let the air out of the tires.” ― Dorothy Parker

“If you are a parent, open doors to unknown directions to the child so he can explore. Don’t make him afraid of the unknown, give him support.” ― Osho

“Parenting is a giant responsibility forever, so we need to learn how to drop the guilt and go easy on ourselves when we mess up.” ― Rachael Bermingham

“The biggest test for parents is not how they parent, but how the response to disorder and unpredictability.” ― Sarah Newton

“Parenting is something that happens mostly while you’re thinking of something else.” ― Barbara Kingsolver

“Educate your children to self-control, to the habit of holding passion and prejudice and evil tendencies subject to an upright and reasoning will, and you have done much to abolish misery from their future and crimes from society.” ― Benjamin Franklin

“After marriage, once you have a baby, your responsibilities change, your priorities change. And you have to concentrate on them if you have to work out your life. Your career is just a part of your life. For me, my family is my life.” ― Kajol

“I am a very strict mother, and as a mother, it’s my responsibility to guide my kids and tell them to go how far and no further. There should be rules and guidelines for the kids, and they should know their limits.” ― Kajol

“Who we are and how we engage with the world are much stronger predictors of how our children will do than what we know about parenting.” ― Brené Brown

“Be a full person. Motherhood is a glorious gift, but do not define yourself solely by motherhood. Be a full person. Your child will benefit from that.” ― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“Parents who discipline their child by discussing the consequences of their actions produce children who have better moral development, compared to children whose parents use authoritarian methods and punishment.” ― Simon Baron-Cohen

“If you can control your behavior when everything around you is out of control, you can model for your children a valuable lesson in patience and understanding.” ― Jane Clayson Johnson

“To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself once in a while.” ― Josh Billings

“Children do not experience our intentions, no matter how heartfelt. They experience what we manifest in tone and behavior.” ― Gordon Neufeld

“Always be nice to your children because they are the ones who will choose your rest home.” ― Phyllis Diller

“The best parenting strives to educate children in how to live enthusiastically, compassionately, without greed, striving for a better world.” ― David R. Wommack

Read here the list of 72 parenting quotes.