Geeta Phogat Quotes

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 think that discipline is so much of an important part of being a parent. Because it's very, very important to teach your children to take responsibility for their actions.

My parents never really lecture me.

I am a very strict mother, and as a mother, it's my responsibility to guide my kids and tell them to go how far and no further. There should be rules and guidelines for the kids, and they should know their limits.

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

I'm going to be a strict mum. I know that love is the most important thing - you've got to have lots of kisses and cuddles - but you also need to mix it with discipline or you'll be in a heap of trouble.

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

I'm turning into a stricter dad.

They are amazing kids so we let them make decisions but also have discipline.

Children need parameters, know what's right or wrong.

I try to be a hard boiled sometimes. My kids see right through it. I'm acting. It's always, 'When I say you'll be back at 11, that means 11, not 11.15. Do you hear me!?' Then, 'Yeah, Dad.'

As much as you don't like disciplining your kids, you have to sometimes. Kids want that structure, that leadership, that guidance. I think that's what I try to give my children.

I think I am very hands-on mother. I am very strict, and my daughter keeps telling me, 'You are too hard on me,' and I keep telling her, 'I have to be hard because if I am not hard, you will not learn the lessons that I want you to learn.' I think it is really important to be that way.

They spare the rod, and spoyle the child.

Let's not be afraid to speak the common sense truth: you can't have high standards without good discipline.

There wasn't a lot of discipline in my life, and I hated it being imposed on me at school.

Sometimes as a parent, you have to give your child that doesn't do his or her chores some tough love and withhold the allowance.

I'm the fun dad, I am also the disciplinarian.

I think what my parents did was perfect. They were strict, concerned about my safety and held me back just a little.

You have to be the parent; you can't be their friend.

I am very sure that my children thrive on structure and need boundaries. I know my children need to know what time they are going to bed or how many more minutes until they are leaving for school, and so I have imposed a structure that allows them to know where they are all day long, every day in life.

I've raised my boys the old-fashioned way, with spankings, sending them upstairs if they misbehave at parties, the works. I believe discipline is the proof of love.

I always think if I'd had kids that I'd manage them like I do my dog Margaret: camps, playdates, naps, and lots of snacks. They'd all be fat.

Missing a game or getting a little bit of a bump up or getting a scolding once in a while puts everybody in their right place.

I'm not a yeller. But I am strict.