Elin Nordegren Quotes

I believe that communication is the key to a happy and successful family in our society.

I'm a pretty hands-on dad and make the most of my custody. I take care of my little one whenever I can, and she determines what I can do and where I can do it.

I think that every decision I made came from what's best for the kids. If both parents have the children's best interests in mind, it's going to go OK. The second that the parents don't do that, it gets ugly.

My ex-husband is very involved in raising our beautiful children. We're very lucky because we both grew up in working families in middle America. We're on the same page that way.

Britney and I are on the same page. There are no grudges. We communicate on disciplining the kids, and if they're grounded here, they're grounded there. She's a completely different person - as the kids will tell you!

I try to do everything from the viewpoint of what's best for my kids. I have three kids and two great dads and it's not always easy, but you have to try to be a little selfless and we manage just fine.

I'm not saying that every night of the week, my husband, ex-husband, our children and I all sit around together like one big happy family. But we do see each other frequently, and everyone loves each other, and we are all friends.

The best part of being married is, everything we face in life, we face as a team. I don't do a thing - professionally or personally - without discussing it with my wife.

I grew up in a big family. You have to learn to get along with each other... get things done as a family.

In our family, my brothers and I shared toys. In other words, just because it was mine didn't mean my brothers and I didn't play with it.

The thing is, when you have a child with someone, like it or not, you're going to have to have a continuing relationship with them.

A family needs to work as a team, supporting each other's individual aims and aspirations.

It takes two hands to clap! I cannot be solely blamed for what happened in my relationships! If things soured, it happened because of both parties. Not just me!

I've been working on my relationship with my parents and my sister over the years.

I am convinced that the reason why my kids have become very fulfilled and achieving human beings is because I wasn't raising them alone.

Democracy demands trust. It demands that sense of mutual understanding. And - it's a two way street. You've got to give - as much as you take.

To have kids and not be there every night is tough.

What's really cool about our family is that we don't hold grudges, and I think that is what's been the key to the success. We get into our little disagreements, and whether we're right or wrong, we'll go and apologize. That's just the way we are.

I am like a friend to my kids. My wife, Sangeeta, handles their studies, etc.

I was raising a child full time, sharing the responsibility with his mom. He lived with me half the time, so I chose not to go away and make certain movies.

I'm in a happy relationship, me and my ex are on really good terms, my kid and I are in a good spot.

Women will only have true equality when men share with them the responsibility of bringing up the next generation.

We had to give each other permission to be different as parents. That's why there's a mom and a dad with two different approaches, because you do need both.

Any woman knows that it takes two people to be a good parent.

I want my ex-wife and children to be happy.