Quotes on Parenting

I have a friend who went to a Christian-based parenting seminar the other evening.  She LOVED it.  She said the speaker gave her some great ideas on parenting, but one of the best things she came away from the seminar with was some good parenting quotes.  She said that it's amazing how short little phrases can sometimes just make certain parenting situations so clear.

The phrase that this speaker quoted, which she got the most from was "Prepare the child for the path, not the path for the child." 

I've heard this before and even have a coaster that has this quote on it.  But in the particular context of this speaker, she said it really put a nice wrapping and bow on how she often feels when she's parenting.

It got me thinking about other parent quotes.  There are quite a few parenting quotes that encapsulate how different people, some famous, some anonymous, feel about parenting.

For some good ones, see my parenting quotes pages on Positive Parenting with Purpose,  or better yet, send in some that you think are good!  We'd love to see them.