Pamela Druckerman Quotes

A parentologist is a person who writes a book about parenting that is very clear about answers to, 'How am I supposed to raise my child?' Some of these well-intentioned people may be a bit too sure-footed on the sometimes slippery slope of parenting.

Having one child makes you a parent; having two, you are a referee.

We spend the first twelve months of our children's lives teaching them to walk and talk and the next twelve telling them to sit down and shut up.

Kids grasp what you teach them, from crawling to walking, for everything they look up to their parents.

Katie is like my calendar, watching her grow and change. She is growing up so fast, learning to have opinions of her own, learning that I don’t have the answers to everything. And the moment a child begins to understand that, you know you’re in trouble.

I think the one thing this picture shows that's new is the psychological disproportion of the kids' demands on the parents. Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.

You need a whole community to raise a child. I have raised two children, alone.

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

Being a father of three children and grandfather to nine, I do think that this thing called 'parenting' is becoming increasingly difficult.

There comes a moment as a parent when you realize you will no longer be the center of your child's universe.

To all those mothers and fathers who are struggling with teen-agers, I say, just be patient: even though it looks like you can't do anything right for a number of years, parents become popular again when kids reach 20.

Love can produce the children, but it has nothing to do with the raising of the children. I grew up thinking, 'Oh, that's it. All I have to do is fall in love.' You may think love will change everything, but it really is different with children. Children don't necessarily bring you together; they challenge you.

I think it is important to say that though, of course, it is wonderful to have children, it is a disservice to others not to also say how hard it is to do it alone.

We've had bad luck with our kids - they've all grown up.

We need to stop the erosion of parental authority.

The thing you realize as you get older is that parents don't know what the Hell they're doing and neither will you when you get to be a parent.

I have four kids; three girls and a boy. The oldest girl is 13, and has her own social life now, so there's a bit of begrudging cooperation there. It's tough.

My children, twins who are three years old, they're awful creatures right now.

Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them.

Being a parent is too complicated and emotional a task for magical techniques and miracle cures.

I don't know anybody that has a teenage son or daughter who at some point hasn't been like, 'God, I hate them' just under their breath. It's not meant to be literal. It's funny.

I have an equal amount of patience as my grade-school children, which is not great.

Being a mother of two myself - and two small girls - I think that single parenting is hard.

They have to exist or not in their own right. I mean, with kids, you don't say, 'Which is your favourite,' or 'Which did you enjoy bringing up the best?'

Parenting is an impossible job at any age.