70 Positive Parenting Quotes To Remind You What Really Matters
Parenting is hard. As a mother of two, I can attest to that. Some days feel full of connection and meaning, while others feel exhausting, confusing, and overwhelming.
Positive parenting quotes focus on connection over perfection and being present without pressure. They emphasize guidance, patience, and grace in the everyday moments of raising children.
In this post, you’ll find 70 parenting quotes that are positive and meant to remind you that showing up with care and intention matters, and that you are not alone.
Positive Parenting Quotes About Love & Connection
“Children need love, especially when they do not deserve it.”
― Harold Hulbert
“There really are places in the heart you don’t even know exist until you love a child.”
― Anne Lamott
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
― Lao Tzu
“A child needs your love most when they deserve it least.”
― Erma Bombeck
“Children grow best when they feel safe, seen, and loved.”
― Unknown
“The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.”
― Theodore Hesburgh
“When a child feels safe, they can grow.”
― Unknown
“Your child needs your presence more than your presents.”
― Jesse Jackson
“A child’s world is built on love, attention, and being seen.”
― Unknown
“There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.”
― Henry Ward Beecher
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Quotes That Remind You You’re A Good Parent
“There is no such thing as a perfect parent. So just be a real one.”
― Sue Atkins
“Good parents don’t have all the answers. They have love, patience, and the willingness to learn.”
― Unknown
“We have to prepare the child for the path, not the path for the child.”
― Tim Elmore
“There is no way to be a perfect parent, but a million ways to be a good one.”
― Jill Churchill
“I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection.”
― Sigmund Freud
“The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.”
― Denis Waitley
“If you’re worried about whether you’re a good parent, you probably are one.”
― Unknown
“Love doesn’t need to be perfect, it just needs to be present.”
― Unknown
“Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them.”
― Oscar Wilde
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Quotes For The Hard Days Of Parenting
“A 2-year-old is kind of like having a blender, but you don’t have a top for it.”
― Jerry Seinfeld
“Raising kids is part joy and part guerrilla warfare.”
― Ed Asner
“Having one child makes you a parent. Having two makes you a referee.”
― David Frost
“Parenting without a sense of humor is like being an accountant who sucks at math.”
― Amber Dusick
“Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children. Now I have six children and no theories.”
― John Wilmot
“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
“Don’t worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.”
― Robert Fulghum
“Children are like pancakes. The first one is always a bit weird.”
― Unknown
“Raising children is like nailing Jell-O to a tree.”
― Unknown
“Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the sidewalk before it stops snowing.”
― Phyllis Diller
“Parenthood is the scariest hood you will ever go through.”
― Unknown
“My favorite thing about being a mom is just what a better person it makes you on a daily basis.”
― Drew Barrymore
“The quickest way for a parent to get a child’s attention is to sit down and look comfortable.”
― Lane Olinghouse
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Mindful Parenting Quotes About Being Present
“To be in your children’s memories tomorrow, you have to be in their lives today.”
― Barbara Johnson
“Children are not things to be molded, but people to be unfolded.”
― Jess Lair
“Listen to your children with all your heart, not just your ears.”
― Unknown
“Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them.”
― Lady Bird Johnson
“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”
― Albert Einstein
“Children may not remember what you said, but they will remember how you made them feel.”
― Unknown
“The bond between parent and child is built in the small, everyday moments.”
― Unknown
“The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice.”
― Peggy O’Mara
“To a child, ‘love’ is spelled T-I-M-E.”
― Zig Ziglar
Positive & Inspiring Co-Parenting Quotes
“At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child’s success is the positive involvement of the parents.”
― Jane D. Hull
“Co-parenting is not a competition. It is a collaboration of two homes working together with the best interest of the child at heart.”
― Dr. Anne Brown
“Make a positive difference in your children’s lives. Act and speak about your co-parent with respect and integrity.”
― Allison Pescosolido
“This is probably one of the most difficult challenges any parent could face: learning to love the other parent enough to make the children first.”
― Iyanla Vanzant
“The best security blanket a child can have is parents who respect each other.”
― Jane Blaustone
“Do not worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.”
― Robert Fulghum
“Parents are the ultimate role models for children. Every word, every movement, and action affects.”
― Bob Keeshan
“The greatest thing a father can do for his children is to respect the woman who gave birth to them.”
― Shannon Alder
“It is critical to maintain boundaries between adult problems and children. Please protect your children’s innocence.”
― Unknown
“When parents cooperate, children feel secure.”
― Unknown
“Children thrive when they feel supported by all the adults who love them.”
― Unknown
“Even in separate homes, a child can grow up surrounded by stability, love, and support.”
― Unknown
“Co-parenting is choosing peace for your child, even when it requires patience from you.”
― Unknown
“Respect between co-parents teaches children how healthy relationships work.”
― Unknown
Religious Parenting Quotes & Bible Verses
“Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.”
― Ephesians 6:4
“Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these’.”
― Matthew 19:14
“These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.”
― Deuteronomy 6:6-7
“Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him.”
― Psalm 127:3
“Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart.”
― Proverbs 29:17
“As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.”
― Psalm 103:13
“Your hope as a parent is not found in your power or your wisdom, but in the presence of your Lord.”
― Paul David Tripp
“The goal of parenting isn’t to create perfect kids. It’s to point our kids to the perfect God.”
― Lindsey Bell
“God never calls you to a task without giving you what you need to do it. He never sends you without going with you.”
― Paul David Tripp
“Your greatest contribution to the kingdom of God may not be something you do, but someone you raise.”
― Andy Stanley
“Parenting is one of the greatest acts of faith, trusting God with the hearts He has placed in your care.”
― Unknown
“Our job as parents is to point our children toward God, not perfection.”
― Unknown
“Children don’t need perfect parents, just parents who lean on God.”
― Unknown
“Faith is often taught quietly, in everyday moments of patience, grace, and love.”
― Unknown
“When parents lead with love, children learn what grace truly means.”
― Unknown
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