Emma Walton Hamilton Quotes

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

It is a sad commentary of our times when our young must seek advice and counsel from 'Dear Abby' instead of going to Mom and Dad.

In terms of the frustration of my character, I suppose any teenager has probably gone through that, in terms of telling their parents, I want to do one thing, and their parent says no. I think parents sometimes forget that they were children.

Each child should try to see in his parents the children they previously were. Each parent should try to see in his child the adult he seems to be becoming.

I think fathers, mothers, grandfathers, grandmothers - we should look at what young people are saying to us.

But the people who give me the best reality check are my children.

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.

It's very important that we instill some respect for the parents. In America especially, the kids are unruly, screaming at Mommy and Daddy, running the show.

My mom was always my biggest teacher, my inspiration, my role model. My mom was just the most amazing person. She was like a bon vivant in that she just lived each day to the fullest. As soon as I became a vegetarian, she became a vegetarian.

Parents have to understand: if your kid isn't you, don't blame the kid.

You teach your daughters the diameters of the planets and wonder when you are done that they do not delight in your company.

I think I started learning lessons about being a good person long before I ever knew what basketball was. And that starts in the home, it starts with the parental influence.

You better arm yourselves to answer your children's and grandchildren's questions... no matter what the question is... without being judgmental.

In Chinese culture, it wouldn't occur to kids to question or talk back to their parents. In American culture, kids in books, TV shows and movies constantly score points with their snappy back talk. Typically, it's the parents who need to be taught a life lesson - by their children.

Although I do not have a family, I have eyes, ears and imagination, and know, as most people know, that the importance of one's children is paramount.

I don't agree with the whole 'my mother's my friend' approach, because you're their mum and there has to be a difference between the generations.

My sons are a hell of a lot easier to get through to than my daughter is. She seems to have my number. She can just run through the buttons.

I talk to our kids now that they are grown up, and I ask them about the experiences that had growing up that really had a powerful influence on the way they view the purpose of life. The experiences that really shaped their values - my wife and I have no memory of those experiences!

The erosion of extended family concept and losing out on values are the two things that are primarily responsible for the growing mismatch in the parent-child relationship.

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

I think there comes a point in probably most father-son relationships where the son kind of starts becoming the parent.

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

If I'm censoring for anyone, it's for my parents. They are very old-fashioned and moral people. They still don't understand me that well.

I'm glad I had kids young because we have a strong bond and listen to the same music.

My parents were pretty liberal, but they were still parents. I definitely had my teenage rebellion.