Alan Thicke Quotes

I take parenting incredibly seriously. I want to be there for my kids and help them navigate the world, and develop skills, emotional intelligence, to enjoy life, and I'm lucky to be able to do that and have two healthy, normal boys.

Having lived a full and stimulating life before I had my kids, I've relished every minute I've had to spend with them and felt a degree of confidence in dealing with their trials and tribulations to date.

I have a 4-year-old and a 14-year-old, and think I missed a recital and a graduation, and they were like 'It's OK mommy, we'll take pictures.' It was my upset, though... they were just fine! I just give them a kiss and a hug and let them know that I love them every day.

I think music and laughter are the two things that can keep you alive. Someone who is really depressed, tell them a joke, and they may come out of it for even just a moment. Or play them something.

My kids don't watch my movies. What I want to do is go home and hug my kids, talk to them and engage with them.

I think that's one of the most important gifts we have in television - the ability to heal through laughter.

My routines come out of total unhappiness. My audiences are my group therapy.

Since the goal of my programs is to show audiences how humor can both help them heal as well as deal with not-so-funny stuff, I decided to discuss the events of the previous week, the pain all of us were feeling, and how humor and some laughter might be beneficial.

It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.

Thank God my best friend's a therapist.

What I do with my kids is I tell them I love them every day, but also I tell them the truth.

My older kids are fantastic people. It can't be the result of my influence on them.

I can't imagine not joking even at the worst of times. And for me, it's sort of automatic.

The best part is seeing my kids grow and become individuals, and the fact that they're happy and well-adjusted.

Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it.

If you're a good parent, see the changes that are happening in your kids.

If you can laugh, you can get through it. In our house, we laugh a lot.

I think a sense of humor will help get a girl out of a dark place.

I make jokes because humor is the greatest healing factor that there is.

I've seen my own kids go through their own ups and downs, and as a mother, you want to make it better.

I would say laughter is the best medicine. But it's more than that. It's an entire regime of antibiotics and steroids. Laughter brings the swelling down on our national psyche and then applies an antibiotic cream. You gotta keep it away from your eyes.

I'm on the phone 24/7 with my kids talking to them about the ups and down of life, schoolwork, bullying, the great times.

My wife has now made a point of, after losses, to bring our son into the bed when he wakes up in the morning. So when I'm waking up and I'm still obsessing over whatever happened the night before, I see this little guy right in front of me smiling and wanting to connect with me. It's totally changed how I compartmentalize.

I see a psychiatrist once a week and I'm closer than ever to my children.

My little one's only 12 and I miss seeing him grow up and trying to form him and mould him the way I'd like him to him to turn out, which is something like his dad!