Brene Brown Quotes

I came to parenting the way most of us do - knowing nothing and trying to learn everything.

Everything that happens to me in a day enhances my parenting.

With parenting, like any other skill in life, practice makes perfect.

I want to speak directly to the audience, to say, 'I'm like you - I'm frustrated, I'm not an expert, I don't have a manual on parenting, I make mistakes, I'm selfish too.'

As I started parenting, I realised there is no formula to it.

You have to figure out what works for you as a parent, and it's hard to do everything all at once.

I'm no parenting guru. I suppose you just take everyday as it comes and do what you think is best.

I don't think anyone masters parenthood.

The parenting bit is much harder than the acting bit. You just never know what to do.

We go into parenting, and we discover that we don't have the answers. We are at a loss.

In parenting, as in judging, the days are long, but the years are short.

As soon as you become a parent, everyone gives you their parenting advice. It's like an onslaught of information about how other people do it.

Everyone's generation probably feels like they're parenting in a better way.

The thing about parenting rules is there aren't any. That's what makes it so difficult.

No matter how much time you spend reading books or following your intuition, you're gonna screw it up. Fifty times. You can't do parenting right.

The truth about parenting is that the reality of our lives needs to be enough.

People discuss parenting the way they talk about denominations of faith.

I would never recommend my novel as a parenting guide. But we happen to live at a very hectic and hurried time, and I believe that many parents are too wrapped up in themselves.

There's no encyclopedia or book about parenthood. You learn on the fly.

I thought that once we were out of the baby stage, parenting would be a breeze.

I think I'm an okay parent, but I'd put myself in the category of a musician-who-happened-to-become-a-father. I'm definitely not a father-who-happened-to-be-a-musician.

Apart from sharing my tips on toys or snacks, I'm open to hearing new ideas from other moms. I want to learn, too.

I can only speak for my husband and myself, but we don't feel like we could do any of this parenting without our faith.

Does any new parent, even if you're not a first-time parent, ever really know what to do?

I love to read books that focus on parenting topics because there are so many different ways to do things. I find these books offer a lot of great opinions on many different subjects.