Derren Brown Quotes

I am a father who never pushes or forces his children into anything.

I think Lincoln had a unique parenting style. He let his kids run free and wild.

I don't smack him around. I don't yell at him. And if he wants to go to the park in his pajamas, I don't care.

If the day ever came when we were able to accept ourselves and our children exactly as we and they are, then, I believe, we would have come very close to an ultimate understanding of what 'good' parenting means.

I just wasn't cut out to be a Chinese Tiger Mom. I'm more of an Irish Setter Dad.

If you're not yelling at your kids, then you're not spending enough time with them!

Every father loves their children. I love my two sons very dearly. The only thing that is important to me is that they do what they want to do. They shouldn't feel a sense of obligation.

I don't want to be that parent that puts my kids into what I think they should be in, you know what I mean?

I think that good parenting should allow children to be children. That naivety and slightly open way of looking at the world is very valuable.

People warned us that if we went to them whenever they cried and refused to spank them, we would harm them irrevocably, but we decided there's simply no way to spoil a child. After all, they aren't apples.

The worst thing that can be done to children is to drain their energy while correcting them.

You don't take your newborn baby, put that baby on your lap, and say, "Now listen, kid, you were born in sin, you're not worth anything, and you've got to pray for mercy." That's not going to raise a healthy adult. And that's what we do Sunday after Sunday after Sunday.

Affection can no more spoil a child than the sun could be put out by a bucket of gasoline.

It is not possible to 'spoil' a child with love and affection...a child needs all the love and affection it can possibly get.

I think that old school style of 'I'm your parent and I'm greater than you' doesn't work. What I establish with my children is a partnership.

My kids are free to do what ever they want. Because I only advise. I don't make them do anything.

I'm pretty intentional about being highly invested in my kids' lives.

I am always suspicious of those who impose 'rules' on child rearing. Every child is different in terms of temperament and learning, and every parent responds to a particular child, not some generalized infant or youngster.

One important reason to stay calm is that calm parents hear more. Low-key, accepting parents are the ones whose children keep talking.

My mom, she wasn't like a baseball mother who knew everything about the game. She just wanted me to be happy with what I was doing.

I don't want to treat my little girl like she's made out of glass or wrap her in bubble wrap or anything! And I also don't want to be constantly correcting her or warning her. Or my least favorite, reprimanding her.

Slow parents understand that childrearing should not be a cross between a competitive sport and product-development. It is not a project; it's a journey. Slow parenting is about giving kids lots of love and attention with no conditions attached.

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'm a smart girl. There are decisions that I make for reasons, and the most important thing is that my son is happy and he always will be. He's surrounded by love.

I was raised by a mother who told me I was great every day of my life.