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Good Parent Quotes

Honest reflections on what good parenting takes

This page collects quotes about being a good parent, from admitting frustration while still loving your kids to learning to set aside selfishness.

You'll be a good parent when you're ready to no longer be selfish. Until I was about 35, it was all about me. I look back and I'm astonished at how I lived my life - it was totally self-involved.

Quotes by Lauren Holly

I think that the expectation on parents has changed from giving your children shelter and love and support and guidance to this idea that observation and structure and sort of watching them all the time - that that's what a...

Quotes by Kim Brooks

Being a good parent will necessarily break our hearts as we watch a child grow and eventually choose their own way, even through many of the same heartbreaks we have traversed.

Quotes by David Whyte

Learning how to be a good parent was easy in the end because I'd basically had the What Not To Do manual.

Quotes by David Cassidy

Children Quotes

When you are getting ready to become a mom, being in love with someone just isn't enough. You need to think about whether he would be a good parent and raise your children with similar beliefs.

Quotes by Cindy Crawford

I always knew I wanted to have children. When I met my husband, Rande, I thought, 'This is the guy.' When you are getting ready to become a mom, being in love with someone just isn't enough. You need to...

Quotes by Cindy Crawford

I'm so adamant that being a really good parent does not mean you have to be there 24/7. I find that I'm never not thinking about where they are, but instead of it stressing me out, it comforts me to...

Quotes by Brooke Shields

I've done bits where I've perhaps talked about my kids annoying me and you hope that the audience realise that you do actually love your children. You can still be a good parent and be frustrated by your kids.

Frequently Asked Questions

What themes run through these Good Parent quotes?
They cover honest frustration with kids, letting go of selfishness, and the balance between structure and letting a child grow.
Is there a quote admitting frustration with children?
Yes, one speaker jokes about being annoyed by their kids while trusting audiences understand the love underneath it.
Does a quote link good parenting to selflessness?
Yes, one quote argues real good parenting only starts once a person stops living selfishly, reflecting on decades of self-focus.
Is there a quote about changing parenting expectations?
Yes, one quote describes a shift from simple shelter and love toward constant observation and structure in modern parenting.
Does any quote mention heartbreak in parenting?
Yes, one line says good parenting will necessarily break your heart as a child chooses their own path. See also Children Quotes.

Other lines describe the shift from simple shelter and love toward constant observation, and the heartbreak of watching a child choose their own path.