Fantasia Barrino Quotes

Parents should continue to become more involved with their communities, and more involved in their children's education.

There's no question that a great teacher can make a huge difference in a student's achievement, and we need to recruit, train and reward more such teachers. But here's what some new studies are also showing: We need better parents. Parents more focused on their children's education can also make a huge difference in a student's achievement.

As a teacher you can see the difference in kids who have parents who were involved. That difference, by the time these kids get to the third grade, is drastic.

The problem with children is that you have to put up with their parents.

It has been tough being a mother of two daughters without a co-parent because I think I was a child myself, as my mother was.

I remind everyone: Whether you school them at home or send them to school, you as a parent have the responsibility to make sure they learn and behave. Teachers and principals may help, but parents are the ones who must accept responsibility.

Some children act as if they thought their parents had nothing to do, but to see them established in the world and then quit it.

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.

Parents are supposed to instruct their kids. It doesn't mean they necessarily have that gift of teaching.

Every schoolteacher will tell you that there is no substitute for engaged parents in the education of a child.

My mum was methodical in making sure we did our homework perfectly. She would do outlines to help us. When we were younger, she used flash cards.

I did not want to take a troop. I was the mother of a little boy. I knew nothing about little girls.

I take the academic education as seriously as the physical education. That's why I tell parents that the schools can't do it all themselves. The parents can't come home from work and turn on the TV. That's not being a good parent.

Educating a child won't be difficult if you get through to the parent.

Educated parents find more time to spend with their children by reducing time dedicated to home-based activities that involve little interaction with children.

That undeniable love for your child... that's something I totally get. And the bumps in the road, too. Like, any parent that thinks they have a perfect relationship with their child is a liar, or they're just not present.

I can easily tap into the feeling of being a mother and the feeling of, you always want what's best for your kids. And that's where most parents come from.

I probably took on the father role, as children will. I know I did.

There is a lot of parenting that's completely out of your control, but I think we live in an era right now where we think if, God forbid, you couldn't talk to someone, you would flip out - you know what I mean?

Parents still have a big influence on their kids - just ask any therapist. No, really, I think the parent is the most important influence on children: It's how they learn to love and treat other people.

Being older, I can't imagine a parent not wanting to be in their kid's life. I will just never understand it. To me, it's priceless.

What I continue to learn as a parent is to be mindful of the fact that I am responsible for being the parent that my children need me to be and not necessarily the parent I want to be.

I don't think I spoke to anyone apart from my daughter for the first two years of her life.

I wouldn't want to be a mother that put blinders on and didn't see what was going on with my child. There can be huge consequences to such a thing.

I think it's harder - much harder - to be a good parent than to write a book.