Trisha Yearwood Quotes

Your job as a parent is to listen. And to dole out as much love as you can. That includes tough love.

Any father whose son raises his hand against him is guilty of having produced a son who raised his hand against him.

It is the uninvolved parent who has to resort to strictness.

My kids would probably say that I'm too strict. They probably would say that, and I try not to be, but I'm probably more on the conservative end of that. At the same time, I know full well that ultimately I don't really have control over them.

I'm a believer in the parent first, friend second philosophy, and trying to find that balance.

I say to my kids all the time - and this is absolutely true - I always say, 'Who's the boss?' and they go, 'You are.'

We had an argument, and he told me to be home at midnight, and I said no. And so when I did come home, the door was locked. And I had gotten a set of luggage for graduation that day, and it was on the front porch, packed. He thought that he was going to prove a point and I was going to say, 'Oh, I'm sorry, Daddy, I'm sorry'.

My parents have always had this philosophy that overindulging your children is one of the worst things you could do as a parent. It's something that was hammered into my head growing up. And while my mom and dad are not professional authorities on parenting, I can confirm from experience that they had a point.

I told my children, 'I don't like children.'

I hope all the kids out there who don't like listening to their mothers, who yell and scream at them, that moms are always right just so you guys know.

I am more of the disciplinarian and the bad cop at home. Since Mahesh spoils our son, I have to balance it out.

My father never raised his voice or his hand on me when I was a kid.

When I was a kid, my mother's parenting style teetered between benign neglect and intense bouts of violence.

Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend. Your grown up children are your best friends.

Dad was a strict disciplinarian and would give us a wallop with a wooden spoon if we were out of order. But we really respected him - he didn't try to be our best friend.

Many people think that discipline is the essence of parenting. But that isn't parenting. Parenting is not telling your child what to do when he or she misbehaves. Parenting is providing the conditions in which a child can realize his or her full human potential.

I won't say I am a strict mother, but discipline is important. Timing and routine are important for kids.

With parents, that's the only way sometimes that they can get across to their kids is by giving them an ultimatum.

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

When you give directives to a child, especially a teenager, you must consider the nature of your child.

She had a hit for every syllable: 'Don't. You. Ever. Talk. To. Me. Like. That. Ever. Again.' That was the last time I ever talked back to Mom.

You can instill fear in your kids and get them to mind, but they won't function better in the world and your relationship will suffer greatly.

I think there was a time when I was too strict and controlling. I think I asphyxiated my children.

I have an almost seven year old... I think it's essential to be consistent with kids. And truthful, without scaring them. I could go on for hours on this one.

Some of my father's fellow West Pointers once asked him why I turned out so well, his secret in raising me. And he said, 'I never gave him any advice, and he never asked for any.' We agreed on nothing, but we never quarreled once.