Mike Krzyzewski Quotes

At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child's success is the positive involvement of parents.

The fate of a child is in the hands of his parents.

Parents still have a big influence on their kids - just ask any therapist. No, really, I think the parent is the most important influence on children: It's how they learn to love and treat other people.

Every word, movement and action has an effect. No other person or outside force has a greater influence on a child than the parent.

Most American children suffer too much mother and too little father.

Any child can be developed, it depends on how you do it.

While having two biological parents at home is, the statistics tell us, best for children, a single-parent household is almost as good.

My daughter is, of course, perfect. Everyone's child is, but mine really is perfect. But I could not have raised her without my parents. From the time she was seven months until now, I have been a single parent.

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.

Research shows that parents are the single biggest influence on children - if you are worried about your teen and drugs, talk to them.

Being a father can 'unreason' your worldview, or at least make it very flexible, and that can create all sorts of fun and insights. It's sad that children's open-eyed wonder and sense of play begin to fade as they approach adolescence. One grand function of fathering is to keep the fading to a minimum.

There is no greater name for a leader than mother or father. There is no leadership more important than parenthood.

Children need models rather than critics.

I know how sobering and exhausting parenthood is. But the reality is that our children's future depends on us as parents. Because we know that the first years truly last forever.

I want a certain thing for my children. I just want to be in their life. I don't want nannies raising my kids.

Parents are the designated caregivers and are best suited for being able to raise children.

They've got great parents; I'm just trying to be the fun uncle.

It's very important to be in your child's life and know what's going on and be there with them.

Because we believe ourselves to be better parents than our parents, we expect to produce better children than they produced.

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

I don't think kids should have role models. They're disastrous.

And part of that is, what is the point of having children if you don't have the privilege of bringing them up?

If you bungle raising your children, I don't think whatever else you do matters very much.

Kids who don't have moms suffer a lifetime.

Your son and your daughter needs an excellent father more than an excellent college.