Parenting: The Biggest Job, created by the Hyde School

“Home is the primary classroom and parents are the primary teachers.”

“Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.”

“Do not fear the winds of adversity. Remember: a kite rises against the wind rather than with it.”

“Parenthood remains the greatest single preserve of the amateur.”

“The great danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.”

“Our chief want in life is someone who will make us do what we can.”

“When we do the right thing we raise ourselves in our own eyes.”

“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain.”

“The truth will set you free but first it will make you miserable.”

“The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.”

“Having a family is like having a bowling alley installed in your brain.”

“Exceptional Parenting: It is hard. It is doable. It is never too late.”

“Parents also have to make sure their own lives are fulfilling. There is no parent more vulnerable to the excesses of overparenting than an unhappy parent.”

“If you’ve never been hated by your child, you’ve never been a parent.”