Reese Witherspoon Quotes

My parents have always been very supportive. Whenever any of them says they are proud of me that's the highlight of my day!

Both my parents were very supportive of me in whatever I wanted to do.

There's absolutely no part of what I do that my dad doesn't have the utmost pride in. It doesn't matter what the job is - he's... supportive. Same with my mother.

I always had a strong support system. My parents always supported the stuff that I did.

You have to support your children to have a healthy relationship.

It's one thing to support your kid, but if you have an interest in what your child is doing, it makes it a whole lot easier.

The success my children have had has helped me immensely. I've showed them a certain respect for this career.

My dad does watch my work now. My parents watch everything I'm on. I think the first time they saw something was 'Captain America,' and he called me, and he was so elated.

My mom tells me every single day that she's proud of me.

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

My mom is proud of me. My pops proud of me. Everybody keeps motivating me.

When you see that your kids are proud of you, that they're excited to wear your jersey and cheer you on, it doesn't get better.

My advice for parents is to support your children, make sure they are having fun. Support them and be there for them. Give them encouragement and make it a life lesson that along the way they are learning to make good decisions and do the right thing.

Probably the best thing for me to hear from my family is telling me that they are proud. To be able to see them smile is a great thing.

My father and mother have given me so much love, so much support, that it would trivialize their parenthood if I would reduce it just to basketball. But my dad does call me before and after every game. And when we lost a game we shouldn't have, he told me it wasn't my fault. And I appreciated that, because he was trying to pick me up.

I was lucky enough to be with my parents until I was 14. Having my parents tell me that I could do anything. I was special. I matter.

Affirm people. Affirm your children. Believe in them, not in what you see but in what you don't see - their potential.

My dad, Julien Temple, is unbelievable, so supportive. He's helped me to make such important decisions and he's so proud. I really admire him... I think he's one of the most talented people in this industry, so to have him be proud of what I'm doing is incredible.

The parents have to learn that the child should not be insulted, humiliated, condemned. If you want to help him, love him more. Appreciate what is good in him rather than emphasizing what is bad. Talk about his goodness. Let the whole neighborhood know how nice and beautiful a boy he is. You may be able to shift his energy from the bad side to the good side, from the dark side to the lighted side, because you will make him aware that this is the way to get respect, this is the way to be honored. And you will prevent him from doing anything that makes him fall down in people's eyes.

One important lesson is this: It is okay to try and fail at something, but it isn't okay to not try. Parents need to encourage their kids, and it all starts in the home.

My mum will always come and see my shows if she can, and if she can't, she'll text or email just before wishing me a great show and telling me how much she loves me. She still gives tonnes of positive reinforcement and love. It's really remarkable what that does for a child, and it's really remarkable what that does for me as an adult.

The greatest thing you can give a child is confidence.

What a child doesn't receive he can seldom later give.

I trust my mum with anything. If I have a problem, my mum is always the first person I go to.

I tried to interest my daughter in dancing, but she didn't take to it. As a five-year-old, she got lost on the way to her first class. After that she didn't go to dance class again.