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Perfect Parents Quotes

There are no perfect parents, and there are no perfect children, but there are plenty of perfect moments along the way.

There are no perfect parents, and there are no perfect children, but there are plenty of perfect moments along the way.

Dave Willis
Children, Perfect Parents, Perfect Child
FaceBook post by Dave Willis from May 14, 2017

A perfect parent is a person with excellent child-rearing theories and no actual children.

Dave Barry
Inspirational, Children, Perfect Parents

Fathering is not something perfect men do, but something that perfects the man.

Frank Pittman
Men, Perfect Parents, Being A Parent
"Man Enough: Fathers, Sons, and the Search for Masculinity". Book by Frank Pittman, www.today.com. 1993.

You'll never be a perfect parent, but you can be a praying parent.

Mark Batterson
Christian, Perfect Parents, Praying
Twitter post from Feb 07, 2013

Children are not looking for perfect parents, but they are looking for honest parents.

Howard G. Hendricks
Children, Perfect Parents, Honest
Howard G. Hendricks (1990). “Heaven Help the Home”

Children do not need superhuman, perfect parents. They have always managed with good enough parents: the parents they happened to have.

Penelope Leach
Children, Perfect Parents, Needs
Penelope Leach (1989). “Your baby & child: from birth to age five”, Alfred A. Knopf

The mistakes that I made I made because I drank too much. I don't think that's going to happen any more. Am I going to make mistakes as a parent? Sadly, every day. I'm looking around for the perfect parent and I haven't seen one yet.

Paula Poundstone
Mistake, Thinking, Perfect Parents

You don't have to do everything right as a parent, but there is one thing you cannot afford to get wrong. That one thing is prayer. You'll never be a perfect parent, but you can be a praying parent. Prayer is your highest privilege as a parent. There is nothing you can do that will have a higher return on investment. In fact, the dividends are eternal.

Mark Batterson
Prayer, Perfect Parents, Return
"Praying Circles Around Your Children". Book by Mark Batterson, 2012.

It’s tempting to wish for the perfect boss, the perfect parent, or the perfect outfit. But maybe the best any of us can do is not to quit, play the hand we’ve been dealt, and accessorize what we’ve got.

Candace Bushnell
Perfect Parents, Hands, Play
"Young Anacostia Teacher Built a Family of Admirers" by Joe Holley, www.washingtonpost.com. April 24, 2005.

I'm really confident. I had a perfect childhood. I had perfect parents and grandparents. They just love me, simply. So I have no fears.

Melanie Laurent
Perfect Parents, Grandparent, Childhood

As the perfect parent, God suffers emotional pain when his creatures, created in his own image and likeness, rebel against him and do evil instead of good.

Roger E. Olson
Pain, Emotional, Perfect Parents
Source: www.biblegateway.com

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