To me luxury is to be at home with my daughter, and the occasional massage doesn't hurt. Olivia Newton-John on parenting
Children that are raised in a home with a married mother and father consistently do better in every measure of well-being than their peers who come from divorced or step-parent, single-parent, cohabiting homes. Todd Tiahrt on parenting
Children are our second chance to have a great parent-child relationship. Laura Schlessinger on parenting
Loving a child doesn't mean giving in to all his whims to love him is to bring out the best in him, to teach him to love what is difficult. Nadia Boulanger on parenting
A baby is born with a need to be loved - and never outgrows it. Frank A. Clark on parenting
My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me with it. Quentin Crisp on parenting
My children are the reason I laugh, smile and want to get up every morning. Gena Lee Nolin on parenting
I take my children everywhere, but they always find their way back home. Robert Orben on parenting
The Internet is just bringing all kinds of information into the home. There's just a lot of distraction, a lot of competition for the parent's voice to resonate in the children's ears. Phil McGraw on parenting
I have three daughters, so I can't be as tough as I want to be. When you have kids - especially daughters - they know how to work you. They're a lot smarter than we are, that's for sure. But I'll be more tough on their boyfriends. Tim McGraw on parenting
The interesting thing about being a mother is that everyone wants pets, but no one but me cleans the kitty litter. Meryl Streep on parenting
Having a baby changes the way you view your in-laws. I love it when they come to visit now. They can hold the baby and I can go out. Matthew Broderick on parenting
I figure that if the children are alive when I get home, I've done my job. Roseanne Barr on parenting
I want to have children, but my friends scare me. One of my friends told me she was in labor for 36 hours. I don't even want to do anything that feels good for 36 hours. Rita Rudner on parenting
Love is staying up all night with a sick child - or a healthy adult. David Frost on parenting
Childhood obesity is best tackled at home through improved parental involvement, increased physical exercise, better diet and restraint from eating. Bob Filner on parenting
Parents should not smoke in order to discourage their kids from smoking. A child is more likely to smoke when they have been raised in the environment of a smoker. Christy Turlington on parenting
There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings. Hodding Carter on parenting
Studies show that children best flourish when one mom and one dad are there to raise them. John Boehner on parenting
It's hard enough to work and raise a family when your kids are all healthy and relatively normal, but when you add on some kind of disability or disease, it can just be such a burden. Patricia Heaton on parenting