Tony Dungy Quotes

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.

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.

It is very important for both the parents to spend quality time with their children, at least till they are eight years old, whatever be our social status, or even if grandparents are available to take care of them, and that is the message we try to drive home in 'Pasanga 2.'

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

I think there are many ways to raise great kids. From what I can tell, Ayelet Waldman's kids are interesting, strong, and happy, and if that's the case, that's good parenting.

I want a certain thing for my children. I just want to be in their life. I don't want nannies raising my kids.

Your children need your presence more than your presents.

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

It's very important to be in your child's life and know what's going on and be there with them.

Showing up in the lives of children is everything.

I don't want to be the dad that's not there. I don't want the kid to ever think that I wasn't there.

I know what I wanna be and what I don't wanna be, which is an absent parent. I wanna be hands-on.

I get to see my baby's development. I get to change diapers, I get to be a real father, something that I didn't have growing up.

I was quite lucky: although my dad worked a lot, whenever he was free, he would play sports with me and my brother, and I can't wait to do that with my child.

I'm encouraged by what I see of men trying to be there for their children.

Active dads make a positive contribution: they are good for children and they are good for mothers.

I think it's a challenge, and I'm by no means perfect at it, nor is anybody, but I think what I would always tell other dads is to try to be present. Just try to be there.

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.

I want my children to have fantastic memories of their growing years, so I try to be as much a part of their lives as possible.

Who will take responsibility for raising the next generation?

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

The greatest thing you can give a child is confidence.

All I want to do is be a good dad, but I'm pretty bad at it.

I think a dad has to make his daughter feel that he's genuinely interested in what she's going through.

As a parent, if give yourself what you need, your children will watch you doing that and will give themselves what they need.