Eddie Guerrero Quotes

They spare the rod, and spoyle the child.

He who spares the rod.

If you've got a lot of children, I think you let the other children bring them up more and you just sort of step in and do stuff like every now and again.

Dad was a strict disciplinarian and would give us a wallop with a wooden spoon if we were out of order. But we really respected him - he didn't try to be our best friend.

I'm turning into a stricter dad.

One father is enough to govern one hundred sons, but not a hundred sons one father.

When I was a kid, I thought my dad was a little bit harsh with me at times. Sometimes I needed an arm around me instead of my dad telling me what I did wrong, but it obviously worked.

A wise parent humors the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and advisor when his absolute rule shall cease.

Dad's such a tough guy.

I do not raise brats!

My kids would say I'm strict, but I don't think I am.

I am like a friend to my children, but when things get out of hand, the 'mum' in me springs up!

My mom was the organized enforcer. When someone crossed the line, mom was pretty clear-minded about how to... correct that error. But my dad led by his example, so we never wanted to do anything wrong that would, that would upset him or disturb him.

Most fathers and... Mothers. Only your grandmother and Ghengis Khan know how to do it.

The severity of the master is more useful than the indulgence of the father.

The British have always made terrible parents.

I think you have to be a little bit strict. You can't be friend and their parent in a lot of situations, especially in this day and age where it's so dangerous for kids. So there's a bit of sternness, I guess, in the way I raise my kids.

In order to influence a child, one must be careful not to be that child's parent or grandparent.

Once you've raised a child to adulthood, you can only be as demanding as your offspring allow.

For me, the battle is finding the balance between wanting to spend time with my boys and then having enough perspective to still be the disciplinarian and, like, not be in the best friend business.

I'm quite a disciplinarian: I can be a shouter. But I can be a very demonstrative kisser and hugger.

Obedience is the primary object of all sound education.

We're good at taking care of little kids, and spend a lot of energy teaching them things like how to read. But when kids get as tall as their parents and can look them in the eyes, we tend to drop the ball - at a time they most need a loving consistent community of adults, be it parents, aunts, uncles, or others.

Parents are trying to be friends with their kids rather than draw the line and tell them what proper public behavior would be.

That's the hardest thing about being a mom. You want to be cool, and you want them to like you all the time, but you can't always have that. You're gonna have times where you have to say no, and you won't be the most popular person in the house.