K. J. Yesudas Quotes

I want to be a good example for my son. That's the best way to parent - to be the example of what you want to see in them. That's definitely how my parents parented and how my grandparents parented. And it works.

My standard comment is, 'If you don't want your kids to be like Bart Simpson, don't act like Homer Simpson.'

My theory is children don't do what you tell them to do, they do what you do. You have to always do the right thing because they follow you.

A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.

I have sons, and they have never said the word hell in front of me or my wife. That's the truth.

Parents should be the most important examples for their children.

If children are expected to be honest, parents must be honest. If children are expected to be virtuous, parents must be virtuous. If you expect your children to be honorable, you must be honorable.

I always tried to do things by example, even though I was not a very good mother regarding routines and family life.

Children learn a lot from what their parents say. But they learn a lot more from what their parents do.

My father was a very fun dad. He was always coaching our soccer sports teams; he made sure that we had activities to do. He was kind of goofy and fun. But at the same time, he had a lot of lessons to teach us so that we didn't grow up and just not be good people.

My parents never sat down to teach me anything; they lived exemplary life to set a lesson for me.

Mum and Dad had high expectations of us as human beings - it wasn't just about education. It's a fantastic way to go about parenting, and I aspire to that.

I never told my kids, 'You've got to work hard.' I just worked hard, and they followed my example.

Obviously, you want to teach your child between right and wrong, respect and being kind to others, whether it's their sisters or parents. You try to teach them by example, talk to them and explain certain situations. But there's also a time to put them in time out or let them know they've made a mistake and try to learn from it.

As parents, we teach our children to do what's right.

My dad never wanted to push what he did on us. It was more, for him, if you chose to do this, then we're going to do it, and we're going to get it right. It was, 'I know how to do it. I'm going to teach you how to do it because I want you to be good at it.'

My parents were very strict with me when it came to boys and dating.

My mother used to pat me instead of slapping me whenever I made a mistake.

We have really good parents, and even though they broke up when we were little, we were still raised by two people who had really good ethics. They were never going to let us turn into Paris Hilton. I think that it wasn't really an option to become spoiled brats.

I know I wouldn't be a New York Yankee if it wasn't for my mom: the guidance she gave me as a kid growing up, knowing the difference from right and wrong, how to treat people and how to go the extra mile and put in extra work, all that kind of stuff.

If my children want to pursue their dreams, I will always support them.

You chastise children when they are bad, as my parents did me. I'm not opposed to smacking. It is to be used occasionally.

Yeah, well, in the beginning, our mom and dad had one philosophy. We couldn't just sit inside and play video games.

If my son is not performing well, I would not pelt stone on him - this is not the way a Hindustani behaves.

My father is very supportive of anything that his kids want to do.