I often tell people that parenting is the best, hardest thing. So when I read quotes about parenting from someone that understands what I’m going through, it makes me feel more seen and heard about the highs and lows of parenting. If you’re looking to feel understood, here’s 27 quotes about parenting! The last 5 quotes about parenting are funny ones, to give you a giggle if you need it!
My personal favorites from this list are numbers 1, 10, 16, and 17. Sixteen is such a great quote for parents that are planning on having a second (or more!). It’s such a real fear for those who are having more than one child to be worried that they’ll love each child a different amount.
- “The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice.” — Peggy O’Mara
- “There is no such thing as a perfect parent. So just be a real one.” — Sue Atkins
- “To be in your children’s memories tomorrow, you have to be in their lives today.” — Barbara Johnson
- “Children are not a distraction from more important work. They are the most important work.” — C.S. Lewis
- “Parenting is not about raising children, it’s about raising adults.” — Unknown
- “Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.” — Charles R. Swindoll
- “Your children will become what you are; so be what you want them to be.” — David Bly
- “Don’t worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.” — Robert Fulghum
- “A child seldom needs a good talking to as a good listening to.” — Robert Brault
- “Behind every young child who believes in themselves is a parent who believed first.” — Matthew L. Jacobson
- “You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance.” — Franklin P. Jones
- “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” — Frederick Douglass
- “Kids don’t remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.” — Jim Henson
- “Every child is a different kind of flower, and all together make this world a beautiful garden.” — Unknown
- “Love your children unconditionally, but don’t confuse unconditional love with unconditional approval.” — Unknown
- “A parent’s love is whole no matter how many times divided.” — Robert Brault
If you’re looking for affirmations during parenthood, check out my affirmations for parenting post. It’s hard – these mantras can help you get through <3
- “While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.” — Angela Schwindt
- “There are no words to describe the happiness in holding your child’s hand for the first time.” — Unknown
- “Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.” — Barbara Kingsolver
- “What it’s like to be a parent: It’s one of the hardest things you’ll ever do, but in exchange, it teaches you the meaning of unconditional love.” — Nicholas Sparks
- “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
- “Being a parent means loving your children more than you’ve ever loved yourself.” — Unknown
If you need some laughs about parenthood, here’s 5 bonus quotes about parenting for people that just ~get it~ I feel number 26 in my bones – literally. My body is so sore from parenting and my body never seems to rest I swear!
- “Having one child makes you a parent; having two makes you a referee.” — David Frost
- “Parenting is the easiest thing in the world to have an opinion about, but the hardest thing in the world to do.” — Matt Walsh
- “Raising kids is part joy and part guerrilla warfare.” — Ed Asner
- “The quickest way for a parent to get a child’s attention is to sit down and look comfortable.” — Lane Olinghouse
- “Silence is golden… unless you have kids. Then silence is suspicious.” — Unknown
