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
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
The interesting thing about being a mother is that everyone wants pets, but no one but me cleans the kitty litter. Meryl Streep
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
I figure that if the children are alive when I get home, I've done my job. Roseanne Barr
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
Love is staying up all night with a sick child - or a healthy adult. David Frost
Childhood obesity is best tackled at home through improved parental involvement, increased physical exercise, better diet and restraint from eating. Bob Filner
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
There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings. Hodding Carter
Studies show that children best flourish when one mom and one dad are there to raise them. John Boehner
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
You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance. Franklin P. Jones
You have to support your children to have a healthy relationship. Connie Sellecca
The child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering. Benjamin Spock
If you're asking your kids to exercise, then you better do it, too. Practice what you preach. Bruce Jenner
It's a huge change for your body. You don't even want to look in the mirror after you've had a baby, because your stomach is just hanging there like a Shar-Pei. Cindy Crawford
It is a sad commentary of our times when our young must seek advice and counsel from 'Dear Abby' instead of going to Mom and Dad. Abigail Van Buren
Parenthood remains the greatest single preserve of the amateur. Alvin Toffler