Stephanie Martson Quotes

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.

We all think there is a formula, (but) as long as we love our children, that's really the only solid thing I know that works across the board.

We're not raising children with the love that we need to.

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

A man doesn't have to have all the answers; children will teach him how to parent them, and in the process will teach him everything he needs to know about life.

Any parent knows how to be the ideal parent.

Thank God my parents had an abundance of patience.

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.

Witnessing the bond between a parent and their little ones firsthand really brought home to me how much I was missing.

It's important to show children love, affection and balance and invest time in their moral upbringing.

Don't give up on the child. Give the child an education. Give them daily love.

If you're a good parent, see the changes that are happening in your kids.

Keep your families close together, and love and honor your children.

Kids teach you a lot of patience.

I want to be a mom who listens.

The good part of having six kids is, there's always one who wants to hug you and say, 'Daddy, I love you.'

I think what children need is love, security, stability, consistency, and kindness.

Children require guidance and sympathy far more than instruction.

One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child.

Motherhood is at its best when the tender chords of sympathy have been touched.

Kids need parents who love and support them unconditionally, full stop.

My job as a mother isn't just to provide for my children, it's to be there for them, too - someone they can speak to, hang out with, and lean on.

Children require affection. That's very important.

Being a dad comes with all of the love and all of the care and the protection that we're supposed to provide for kids.

A woman's relationship with her son is psychological, emotional, even physical.