David Lammy Quotes

I'm a good dad; I spend a lot of time with my kids.

I'm a pretty hands-on dad and make the most of my custody. I take care of my little one whenever I can, and she determines what I can do and where I can do it.

A mother plays a very important role in every child's life.

I believe that the first 8 years are most important and the time in a child's life when parents must be absolutely and completely present.

If you don't show care and love for your children and leave the mothers to take care of all their needs, if they grow up, they will also not consider you.

America needs more fathers taking an active role in their children's lives.

The great thing about small children is they're portable, so we take them everywhere, but when it comes to 2015, Zachary's going to school, and I want to be there to drop him off and pick him up. I don't want to just be the father who reads them a bedtime story.

Being with my kids is really important to me, being a good dad and being around a lot.

I don't want to be an absent mother. Otherwise, why have children?

Mothers - especially single mothers - are heroic in their efforts to raise our nation's children, but men must also take responsibility for their children and recognize the impact they have on their families' well-being.

It is a truism that children need more of Mother than of money.

For years before I became a father, I would try to spend as much time as I could with my friends who were parents and their kids. And I was really impressed. They all sort of managed to do it, and do it gracefully.

Child-rearing is my main interest now. I'm a hands-on father.

I'm a hands-on mum and I'm lucky to be able to be that. I can remember the things my mum used to do with me and that time together is so important.

My children see me being coach enough. I gotta make sure they see me being dad.

Ninety per cent of being a parent is just being present and available.

Nobody can raise your kids like you can yourself.

As a father, you want to protect, but I also want to prepare her for when she grows up, so I want to be a great example as a dad.

The fact that I have had so much time to be a dad and to be around my children is brilliant.

The thought of being active in my kid's lives motivates me.

I know for sure my son will grow up one day to say I was a great dad.

I understand how important it is for both parents to be in a child's life.

I understand that for an average working mother it is difficult to take out lots of time for their child. But make sure that when you are with them, you cuddle them and listen when they share their day to day activities.

I know how critical that is, having a mother and father involved in your life, and I'm going to continue to be the most involved father hopefully that you'll ever see.

My mother is very wise and intelligent. If I have children and can do half as good a job as she did in keeping me in line, I'll be very happy.