Plato Quotes

Spare the rod and spoil the child - that is true. But, beside the rod, keep an apple to give him when he has done well.

Those children who have been most chastised seldom make the best men.

Anyone who has brought up children knows that consistency has absolutely nothing to do with discipline.

Obviously, you want to teach your child between right and wrong, respect and being kind to others, whether it's their sisters or parents. You try to teach them by example, talk to them and explain certain situations. But there's also a time to put them in time out or let them know they've made a mistake and try to learn from it.

I have a four year old and I'm telling you we did Nickelodeon last night and he embarrassed me. It was like one of those moments when I couldn't believe my kid is acting like this. I just had to just like walk away from him because he was really pushing my buttons.

Withold not Correction from the Child; for if thou beatest him with the Rod, he shall not Die; Thou shalt beat him with the Rod, and shalt deliver his Soul from Hell

It's tough to work with kids. Kids are animals!

I know that many people disagree with the way I disciplined my child. I also understand after meeting with a psychologist that there are other alternative ways of disciplining a child that may be more appropriate.

Fussing over children who cry only encourages them. That's positive reinforcement for negative behavior.

Obviously, discipline is necessary for children. Training is necessary for children. Just like if you want to train a vine, you have to apply physical manipulation to get it to go where you want it to go, but as it learns, then you don't have to do that.

I'm just going to try and be a good dad and not spoil the kid: give him love and encouragement but also discipline. Me and my woman, we don't want him to feel too entitled.

Sports has kept me on the straight and narrow path.

I am thrilled - I can't stress that enough - thrilled when I see kids getting active.

It's so important for kids to get involved with sports in general at a young age.

As a father, I believe that involving children in sports at a young age is generally, a wise proposition. I believe that healthy competition is... well... healthy; that sporting events foster a spirit of teamwork that far surpasses the events themselves; and that active participation keeps children moving and is good for their self-esteem.

Oh wow, you know what's wrong with all these families on TV? All these kids say stuff no kid would say. Stuff grown-ups want them to say. Man, I'd make a really realistic family. Where kids get spankings. On TV parents say, 'Oh, you shouldn't do that ever again. Now you can have ice cream.' Forget it.

I am not very tough with raising my children, but you can argue that to be more tough will help your children.

Fathers like to have children good-natured, well-behaved, and comfortable, but how to put them in that desirable condition is out of their philosophy.

When two kids are being completely berserk, and they're naked and throwing food around, sometimes I just let it go because I can see a future where they're going to be dressed, and they're going to be at school. So I kind of let stuff go sometimes.

Young children are such nasty little beasts!

Parents should have perfect control over their own spirits, and with mildness and yet firmness bend the will of the child until it shall expect nothing else but to yield to their wishes.

They spare the rod, and spoyle the child.

Look at the laws: you can't spank a kid without getting in trouble. That kept me in line!

In my family, my earliest memory of you get out of line is - BAM! It was a lot of corporal punishment. But you can't do that.

My boy always wants to play football, but I have to hide the balls. I lock them in a bedroom; otherwise, he will just kick them all night!