James Haven Quotes

I didn't want to be the type of mother where my child came to me, and I can't even help her with her homework.

I do believe that when your child does poorly on a test, your first step should not necessarily be to attack the teacher or the school's curriculum. It should be to look at the idea that, maybe, the child didn't work hard enough.

Parents should continue to become more involved with their communities, and more involved in their children's education.

I was encouraged by my mother and, to a lesser extent, by my father.

My father wasn't really involved and my mom is the light in my life.

Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequence than to have a really affectionate mother.

And what is a stage dad, or a stage mom? It's someone who's protective. That's all.

A lot of moms give their kids line reads. My mom wasn't put in that position because I always had an acting teacher helping with the feelings rather than how to say something.

Parents do bear some of the responsibility if they don't talk to their kids, are never around, even deny their kids the love that young girls often crave when they decide to have a baby.

It's my personality to be more quiet and reserved. I'm not going out every night to multiple things. I prefer to stay in and be with my children and do Spanish homework to make sure they get a good grade the next day.

I have frequently gained my first real insight into the character of parents by studying their children.

As a rule, I try to steer clear of opinions pertaining to your parenting. I assume you're doing the best you can, and God bless.

We take our children everywhere we go. I don't believe in having them and then leaving them to someone else to bring up.

I don't think my kids have to worry too much about me embarrassing them because that's not how I would want to grow up, with wacky dad showing up at school and performing for everyone.

I was a hyper kid in school and the teacher suggested to my mom she needed to do something with me.

My mother totally protected me as a model. She took me on every look-see, she was there on the set if I wanted her to be.

Mothers are not supposed to give guidance.

The best schools tend to have the best teachers, not to mention parents who supervise homework, so there is less need for self-organised learning. But where a child comes from a less supportive home environment, where there are family tensions perhaps, their schoolwork can suffer. They need to be taught to think and study for themselves.

Edith Vonnegut behaved like a guest in her children's lives. To her way of thinking, parenting came under the general heading of household tasks, which, as a wealthy woman, she could pay others to do.

This whole head of the home thing has been blown way out of proportion. Some guys just take it way too far. Some parents take it way too far. Yet children need guidance. They need a parent to help and guide them. They also need a friend. They need a confidant.

I was raised by my mom. My dad was always traveling, but she allowed me and encouraged me to be close to my dad. So I grew up with three parents: my mom, my dad and my stepmom. Ninety percent of the time I was with my mom, and 10 percent was with my dad.

If college expectations are not taught at home, teach them in school.

The swashbuckling independence of my childhood was not all good, and as a father, I'm puzzling out how to be part of my children's lives rather than shoehorning them into mine. But there's a risk that I'll overcompensate, of course.

I think it's probably a universal experience that all parents think they're not hovering, but perhaps we all are.

As a parent, you must give your opinion. And if that causes a breach, then it causes a breach.