Iain Duncan Smith Quotes

Yes, we can make prudent choices as parents, but we can't create an environment where there's zero risk for our children. Not only is that impossible, I don't think it's desirable, either.

Have I got the right to experiment with my child's life?

All parents are concerned about their children's well-being. As a parent of three kids, I'm very concerned about their well-being.

It's so important to look out for your child and protect them.

I think everybody knows they have to be vigilant with their children. I don't have anything profound to say on that subject. We all know that we have to watch the children. The question is when does it become absolute paranoia?

We put more emphasis on who can drive a car than on who can be a parent. And I think there ought to be mandatory parenting classes starting in high school, and you should have to have a license to be able to be a parent to explain that you don't give alcohol to kids.

I think about my own sons and my own daughters, and I'm sure that many parents are concerned about what their children are exposed to.

It's unfortunate when kids get hurt, but I wish parents would monitor what their kids are doing and watching. It's common sense, really.

Children are not in a position to assess risk and safety; it must be done for them, and it must be done carefully.

Parents should keep 'Eyes Wide Open' next to the 'Kinsey Report' on their shelves.

When you're making a decision that involves your children a certain amount of clarity comes with it.

Parents, you need to watch who you let loose your girls around. If you're so desperate that you want your kids to be stars, and you're going to unleash your daughters to the world, you better watch what you get.

Liberals don't think parents can be left to their own devices when it comes to raising our children.

Parents don't need government to raise their kids. That's their job. But government can help them protect their children from influences they may not want their kids exposed to.

When you become a parent, or a teacher, you turn into a manager of this whole system. You become the person controlling the bubble of innocence around a child, regulating it.

I am basically in awe of every family's ability to make decisions for their kids.

My personal position is that society must keep children safe.

Cop families have guns in their houses. It's a bigger question for mothers. When is the right time to introduce to your children the things that could hurt them? But not having the knowledge could hurt them.

It amazes me that parents are allowed to raise kids. There's so much power and often very little accountability.

All of us deserve a greater peace of mind, knowing that our children are better protected wherever they are.

It's so very important as to what a child watches on TV. I feel for every parent that knows this, and cares, because they only have control of the child's viewing to a certain point.

The proper care and rearing of a child is integral to their development. It breaks my heart to know that some children's futures are being destroyed within their own homes.

Somebody has to look out for and protect our kids, and I feel blessed to be a blessing to someone else.

Parentage is a very important profession, but no test of fitness for it is ever imposed in the interest of the children.

Once you have kids, you think like a parent. You get a lot more protective.