Doug Jones Quotes

It's nice to have a pause to parent and to be more present at home, teaching them how to drive cars and navigate boys and all this sort of thing.

It's just like being a father; you got to show them love and you got to show them the path. I don't like this role-model stuff, though.

If you're an older sibling and you have a younger sibling who needs mentoring or is afraid of the dark, you develop nurturing and empathic skills that you wouldn't otherwise have.

Love and fear. Everything the father of a family says must inspire one or the other.

For almost five years on 'Happy Days,' I have had a mom and pop and a brother who give me advice and help me just as my own parents and brothers and sisters do at home.

I think having four children made me a good mentor. As a parent, you get to know young people as they mature and grow up and to also learn about some of the difficulties they face.

I don't think my father was my mentor.

When you give your children certain life lessons, and they come and ask you for additional advice, you say to yourself, 'I've done my job,' and you'll continue to do your job.

I feel like I'm going to be like the ghetto 'Gilmore Girls' because I feel like this child is going to be more mature than I am because just look at me!

Parents are not the all-knowing, ideal people we would like you to think we are. We've made wrong choices before, and will again, like everyone else, .. But our mistakes are not the measure of our love for you. You are that measure, and how well you are prepared to make better choices than we have made.

I really want to be like my mom in some ways, because I already take a lot after her already. I really like the way she treats us and disciplines us, and I think that she's just great because of how she's balanced us and all of that.

Once you've raised a child to adulthood, you can only be as demanding as your offspring allow.

Raising children is an enormously important part of life. I think one of the most important, or the most important, period.

From the moment this baby came into our home, those two dogs have never been more in love. It's the most beautiful thing I've ever witnessed. People keep saying, 'Oh, you're a single mom.' I'm like, 'Actually, I'm not. I've got two boys helping.'

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.

Thirteen, 13 children, and I love - I love them all. And I think I've been a good father to all of them.

Teach your children everything that you're not, because they will pick up on everything that you are.

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!

I think once I fail enough as a dad, I'll be looking for help wherever I can get it. I just need enough time to screw things up and then I'll start looking to TV dads for advice.

I believe that a parent's role is to provide a path or opportunity for their children.

Parenthood is a very, very intense experience.

The best part is seeing my kids grow and become individuals, and the fact that they're happy and well-adjusted.

I come from a great family. I've seen family life and I know how wonderful, how nurturing, and how wonderful it can be.

My wife tells me I need to learn to be more patient with my son.

I love watching my brothers raise their kids and not have to do it for myself and have the responsibility.