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" The gain is not the having of children; it is the discovery of love and how to be loving. "

Polly Berrien Berends

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" If I feel good about my parenting, I have no interest in judging other people's choices. If I feel good about my body, I don't go around making fun of other people's weight or appearance. We're hard on each other because we're using each other as a launching pad out of our own perceived deficiency. "

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" My father was a farmer and my mother was a farmer, but, my childhood was very good. I am very grateful for my childhood, because it was full of gladness and good humanity. "

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" Every cliche about kids is true; they grow up so quickly, you blink and they're gone, and you have to spend the time with them now. But that's a joy. "

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" When you hold your baby in your arms the first time, and you think of all the things you can say and do to influence him, it's a tremendous responsibility. What you do with him can influence not only him, but everyone he meets and not for a day or a month or a year but for time and eternity. "

" Most of us would do more for our babies than we have ever been willing to do for anyone, even ourselves. "

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" Parenting takes a lot of creativity, and I embrace it fully. "

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" If you bungle raising your children, I don't think whatever else you do matters very much. "

" Asian American success is often presented as something of a horror - robotic, unfeeling machines psychotically hellbent on excelling, products of abusive tiger parenting who care only about test scores and perfection, driven to succeed without even knowing why. "

" The relation between parents and children is essentially based on teaching. "

" Parenthood remains the greatest single preserve of the amateur. "

" Parenthood always comes as a shock. Postpartum blues? Postpartum panic is more like it. We set out to have a baby; what we get is a total take-over of our lives. "

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" The uncertainty of parenting can bring up feelings in us that range from frustration to terror. "

" Having a baby is a life-changer. It gives you a whole other perspective on why you wake up every day. "

" Childhood is a short season. "

" What lingers from the parent's individual past, unresolved or incomplete, often becomes part of her or his irrational parenting. "

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" You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance. "

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" There's really no point in having children if you're not going to be home enough to father them. "

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" The basic idea that incentives can be used to motivate behavior is a powerful one. It works for employees, and it has a clear place in parenting, as anyone who has tried to potty-train a recalcitrant toddler with sticker rewards knows. "

" Many people think that discipline is the essence of parenting. But that isn't parenting. Parenting is not telling your child what to do when he or she misbehaves. Parenting is providing the conditions in which a child can realize his or her full human potential. "

" Girls are the future mothers of our society, and it is important that we focus on their well-being. "

" Every word, facial expression, gesture, or action on the part of a parent gives the child some message about self-worth. It is sad that so many parents don't realize what messages they are sending. "