Andrew Grove Quotes

Educated parents find more time to spend with their children by reducing time dedicated to home-based activities that involve little interaction with children.

You don't need too much to have an agenda of how to father. You just have to be a good person. The interactions at home between you and your spouse and the way you deal with your kids in certain situations, that's what they take.

As parents, it's easy to not give the child enough credit and not spend enough time together.

I think a dad has to make his daughter feel that he's genuinely interested in what she's going through.

I have a child and I don't want to be at work all the time when he's small. I want to spend time with him.

Kids need to open up to their parents. And parents should realize that when kids are pushing you away, that's the time to really step in.

Your children need your presence more than your presents.

I can't cultivate a relationship with my child if it's between takes. I tried that on a movie and realized, 'This is not going to work.' It will work some of the year, but not 12 months a year.

The advantage is I have my family with me all the time. When your daughter takes her first steps or says her first words and your son is going through potty training, I'm not missing any of those things.

My advice for raising daughters is to spend time with them doing things you both enjoy.

I have three kids, and I'm a coach for a lot of their sports, so I'm around them a lot, but I see friends of mine with older kids and they don't really interact so much, other than giving them a place to live.

When Courtney's mother and I first separated I tried to be Disney Dad, showering her with gifts, trips and then I snapped out of it. You don't have to try to impress your kids. If they're not getting what they need from you, they will let you know.

If you don't show care and love for your children and leave the mothers to take care of all their needs, if they grow up, they will also not consider you.

Ninety per cent of being a parent is just being present and available.

I think the key to being a good parent is to individualize your love for each child.

It is important to give your kids that individualized attention while also making time for your marriage and for yourself.

How well we understand the kids' world is very important, and I myself am not claiming to be the perfect dad, and from feedbacks from Jo, I understand that more time should be spent with our children.

My kids really still share the one thing that I think is life-changing, and that's eye contact with me. As they've gotten older, I have made it a priority to continue that.

I understand that for an average working mother it is difficult to take out lots of time for their child. But make sure that when you are with them, you cuddle them and listen when they share their day to day activities.

Nobody is so busy in life where you can make no time for your child.

I feel teenage is an age when you should try and spend most of your time with your child. You can't leave them with maid or servants.

I like to relate to my kids as they are. I enjoy spending that time with them. I see that my girls are so completely different and different from me, too.

My kids don't watch my movies. What I want to do is go home and hug my kids, talk to them and engage with them.

Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend. Your grown up children are your best friends.

I try and spend a lot of time with my kids. I try and have fun with my kids. I try to put father time in there.