David Viscott Quotes

Children wish fathers looked but with their eyes; fathers that children with their judgment looked; and either may be wrong.

We all have opinions to what our parents really are, whether they agree or not. I'm sure they would feel the same the other way around.

The great model of the affection of love in human beings is the sentiment which subsists between parents and children.

My dad's a very sensitive man, but as the archetypal rebellious teenager, I didn't realise that.

I had a very lovely childhood, and, being an only child, I'm very close to my mom and my dad.

There comes a moment as a parent when you realize you will no longer be the center of your child's universe.

To all those mothers and fathers who are struggling with teen-agers, I say, just be patient: even though it looks like you can't do anything right for a number of years, parents become popular again when kids reach 20.

My mother and I always had full adult communication.

The character and history of each child may be a new and poetic experience to the parent, if he will let it.

Since the beginning of time, every child on the planet has endeavored to please their parents.

Between children and parents, there is a difficulty of seeing each other simply as people.

My dad was a great movie companion. He wouldn't diminish 'The Jerk.' If I liked it, he liked it. He could see it through my eyes.

How do you tell your mother that you feel you're getting... old? If I'm... old, then what is she?

This whole head of the home thing has been blown way out of proportion. Some guys just take it way too far. Some parents take it way too far. Yet children need guidance. They need a parent to help and guide them. They also need a friend. They need a confidant.

I think that at a certain point in our lives we should have to interview our parents.

Me and me dad didn't have a great relationship when we were younger. We had a good relationship, but it wasn't an affectionate relationship.

When a child is small, it is his mother who is mainly responsible for the way he is brought up. So it was with me. I belonged in those days to my mother rather than my father.

For me, as much about being a parent as it is about being a child.

You have to be grown up, really grown up, not merely in years, to understand your parents.

What does it feel like to be a parent? What does it feel like to be a child? And that's what stories do. They bring you there. They offer a dramatic explanation, which is always different from an expository explanation.

I love my real mom and dad; I love them both equally.

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

All the time a person is a child he is both a child and learning to be a parent. After he becomes a parent he becomes predominantly a parent reliving childhood.

It was quite instant that he wanted Harry's approval. Did you notice that? And the children sort of rescued him this time. It's a great turnabout. That's what happens as your children get older. They do things for you, and it's quite shocking when they do.

I think the greatest challenge between child and parent is communication.