Rebecca Ferguson Quotes

Most parents' goal is to launch their children into the world with all the tools they need to make it on their own.

When I was about 17, I had a row with my mother and left home for six months, renting a flat and working as a waitress for a while. I learnt you could double your earnings if you gave good, cheerful service. It taught me that in any job you can improve your lot.

In the end, it's not what you do for your children but what you've taught them to do for themselves.

You can't cling to the side your whole life, that one lesson every parent needs to teach a child is "If you don't want to sink, you better figure out how to swim

There are some parents who have really done it right and told their kid, 'You know, we have this dough, none of this is for you. You have to get your own.'

There's a level of protection you need to give to your kids, and then sometimes you need to just let them figure out things on their own.

I've often said that the most important thing you can give your children is wings. Because, you're not gonna always be able to bring food to the nest. You're... sometimes... they're gonna have to be able to fly by themselves.

Kids have been let down by adults - we've tried to give them too much, we've tried not to impose discipline. We've tried to make their lives easier and, in doing so, we've taken something away from them. Kids like boundaries, they also like to be pushed, need to learn what failure is all about, need guidance.

The most important thing that parents can teach their children is how to get along without them.

The best you can do is set your kids on the right track; staying on it without falling is up to the kids.

You're doing your kids a disservice if they do get everything they want because that's not the way life's going to go, and I think kids have to have some reality.

The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.

If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.

If you're trying to raise a son, it gives you a chance to say things like, 'Chop your own wood; it will warm you twice.'

I always told my girls growing up that I would not baby them through life, and no matter how blessed they are financially, they have to get an education!

When I have kids, they're definitely gonna work.

As my kids grow up, I think a lot about the lessons and values I want to impart to them. More than any particular skill or even financial support, I believe perseverance and resilience will serve them best, regardless of what curveball life inevitably throws them.

You'll move from big brother to the adult world faster by cooking food for your younger siblings while your peers are playing video games.

Your children should know that you're always there for them, and that they can call on you when needed. But give them the opportunity to learn to solve their own problems.

I need to raise my kids. It takes a lot of time and a lot of energy to raise kids and make men of them these days. I don't want them to be lazy and just spend their father's money.

The greatest thing my dad taught me came from when I called him from a phone booth and said, 'Hungry. No bus token. Please. Out of options.' He said, 'Pfft, get a job.

Work is one of the best educators of practical character.

My mother was determined to make us independent. When I was four years old, she stopped the car a few miles from our house and made me find my own way home across the fields. I got hopelessly lost.

I'm so supported, and I'm so privileged. So many women today are single parents; I don't feel different. I think you get out of life what you put into it... and Bluebell was a beautiful accident. I feel blessed to have her. I'm learning every day as a mother.

I've enjoyed the pleasures of working since I was 12 and earned all my own spending money since I was 14.