Josie Bissett Quotes

To be quite frank and honest with you, it drives me absolutely crazy when my kids fight, the sound of them fighting and not getting along.

Before you beat a child, be sure yourself are not the cause of the offense.

When I see siblings in some families not get along, I just struggle with that. My wife says I need to be more real about it, but I just can't believe it when it happens.

Sometimes the best way to keep peace in the family is to keep the members of the family apart for awhile.

I have a four year old and I'm telling you we did Nickelodeon last night and he embarrassed me. It was like one of those moments when I couldn't believe my kid is acting like this. I just had to just like walk away from him because he was really pushing my buttons.

It's part of our nature. As much as I love (brother and guitarist Eddie), if you put us in a room with no one else for 15 minutes, we'd be at each other's throats.

Anytime you have a difficult encounter with your child, there is a good chance that at least one of these factors is bringing out the worst in him or her: transitions, time pressure, competition for your attention, conflicting objectives.

I noticed that when my daughter was born, my son really, really liked her. But then as she started getting older, and as she started crawling around our house and touching different things that were his, sibling rivalry issues started appearing.

Any father whose son raises his hand against him is guilty of having produced a son who raised his hand against him.

Having one child makes you a parent; having two, you are a referee.

Mum's serial misbehavior over the years had driven me, despairing, to write her scolding - occasionally scalding letters.

My relationship with my mom is really bad.

Parenting is one of the best management training programs there is.

I still believe that a fight between two brothers should not destroy peace and harmony and bring trouble to the common man.

Like most parents, Gloria and I had to deal with the problems of rebellion in our children. We realized that it had to be stopped quickly before it developed into a serious situation.

What many teachers observe as violent behavior is often really just playful aggression.

My mom's mission my entire teenage years was just to save my life.

Brothers argue in the heat of the moment, and then they make up.

Every day, I get into fights with my brother, who is the most annoying person on the planet.

If you're driving home and your kids are playing up in the back seat, I'm pretty sure that's taxing. You're trying to hold your composure, you're trying not to shout at them.

As a father of two children, I am used to seeing kids in the midst of a five-alarm meltdown over the choice of DVD or the necessity of broccoli.

As you get older, I have seen it a lot... fighting among siblings. The reason is usually money or spouses. But my kids don't fall into that trap.

I remember going to friends' houses and being fascinated when they got into fights with their siblings.

If we're a family and your brother wishes you death, it's not a very happy family.

My children weary me. I can only see them as defective adults: feckless, destructive, frivolous, sensual, humorless.