Parental Effort Quotes

Nothing you do for children is ever wasted.

I have learned that raising children is the single most difficult thing in the world to do. It takes hard work, love, luck, and a lot of energy, and it is the most rewarding experience that you can ever have.

God Bless my mother and father for all the hard work they've done for our family.

My parents worked very hard for me and my sister.

Nothing you do for children is ever wasted. They seem not to notice us, hovering, averting our eyes, and they seldom offer thanks, but what we do for them is never wasted.

My parents both worked; I was a 'latchkey kid.' We were lower-middle class, and they did everything that they could to give me anything I wanted, within reason. We were not rich by any stretch of the imagination, but being an adopted kid, I think we had a different connotation. My parents tried extra hard, I think.

People ask me if I ever see my father and I say yes, because he puts in the effort. He calls all the time to tell us he's proud of us.

I am doing everything I can to be a great parent.

One of the things I've discovered in general about raising kids is that they really don't give a damn if you walked five miles to school.

My parents worked enormously hard to put four children through college. We didn't have a lot of money.

Being a father or a mother is not only a great challenge, it is a divine calling. It is an effort requiring consecration.

To put me through school my morn had to work, so I was a latchkey kid.

Here is the beginning of understanding: most parents are doing their best, and most children are doing their best, and they're doing pretty well, all things considered.

My mom is really great with me and for me, because I think she makes an effort to make sure there is some normalcy in my life, and her and my dad don't really treat me any differently.

My parents worked hard, sometimes two jobs, to keep a roof over our heads and food on the table.

Every mother I've ever met, pretty much without exception, is doing the best job she can ever do.

Growing up, I had no idea just how hard my dad worked to make it all work.

My mum and dad had worked incredibly hard to afford me an education.

As a mother, I work hard every day and I expect that work to be recognized and appreciated. Because I work for and with human beings, sometimes they're grateful and sometimes they aren't.

My daughters think I am a terrible cook, but I try really hard. I would really like to be a better cook.

Being acknowledged and appreciated by your child and stepchild is the greatest gift for all the hard work we put in as parents.

My parents are weavers. They worked very hard to give us our daily food.

With my dad, when I was growing up I saw the amount of work that he put in.

Taking the child's point of view demands good will, time, and effort on the part of parents. The child is the clear beneficiary. Parents who make the effort to understand their children's point of view are likely to treat children fairly and in an age-appropriate manner.

I live in Las Vegas with my family, and I never realized what my parents would go through to get me to a five-minute audition.