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10 Quotes for Those Really Hard Parenting Moments

Ashley Soderlund Ph.D.

Instead of questioning the way we handle things (and feeling guilty), what if we looked at those moments as our children showing us where we need to grow—raising us up. What a gift that would be.

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Sue Atkins

There is no such thing as a perfect parent so just be a real one.

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Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D

You don’t have to be perfect. We’re all going to mess up at times. We’re all going to be fearful, we’re going to be grumpy. Just repair and move on.

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L.R. Knost

We're all imperfect parents and that's ok. Tiny humans need connection not perfection.

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Pema Chodron

Be kind to yourself. And let your kindness flood the world.

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Viktor Frankl

Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space lies our freedom and power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and freedom.

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Renee Jain

Be the calm you want to see in your child.

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Maya Angelou

Do the best you can do until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.

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Angela Schwindt

While we try to teach our children about life, our children teach us what life is all about.

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Ashley Soderlund Ph.D.

Zen parents aren’t born, self-regulation is not a skill to master or an inherent trait, but rather a journey within ourselves that can always grow, change, and adapt.

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9 Quotes for Those Really Hard Parenting Moments