Ben Falcone Quotes

My kids are so much better parent than I was.

If you're a good parent, see the changes that are happening in your kids.

I take parenting incredibly seriously. I want to be there for my kids and help them navigate the world, and develop skills, emotional intelligence, to enjoy life, and I'm lucky to be able to do that and have two healthy, normal boys.

Tired of nagging your kids to hurry up, get dressed, drink their milk and brush their teeth? Here's a radical idea: Don't.

We're trying to raise good humans, and some days, we're better at it than others. You don't always get treats.

Losing your patience and your temper isn't the most attractive thing, but as kids get older, you wind up raising your voice.

My kids don't watch my movies. What I want to do is go home and hug my kids, talk to them and engage with them.

You want to have fun with your kids, and no one has fun with someone who runs roughshod.

I've decided the secret of parenting is benevolent neglect.

The one thing that kids need is consistency.

Slow parents understand that childrearing should not be a cross between a competitive sport and product-development. It is not a project; it's a journey. Slow parenting is about giving kids lots of love and attention with no conditions attached.

Good mothers and good fathers and good families don't always have great children.

Many people think that discipline is the essence of parenting. But that isn't parenting. Parenting is not telling your child what to do when he or she misbehaves. Parenting is providing the conditions in which a child can realize his or her full human potential.

Actions speak louder than words, and it's no more true than with your kids.

I love all my scoop children. But consistency and persistence is really my aim.

If you're not yelling at your kids, then you're not spending enough time with them!

I won't say I am a strict mother, but discipline is important. Timing and routine are important for kids.

The way that you parent, you ease into every stage.

Talking with other parents really gave me some lessons that I try to hold on to now, as a parent of two boys.

Being a parent is about your survival. Surviving the terrible two's is the most important thing.

What I do with my kids is I tell them I love them every day, but also I tell them the truth.

The first principle of child-rearing is to choose a good mother.

There's no one right way to parent, and there's no magic combination of genders that produces the most well-adjusted child. We all do the best we can at loving our kids and building our families.

I think I'd be a great mom, honestly. I don't think I'll have any problem giving them all the love in the world. Discipline will be the hard part.

I don't claim to know everything about parenting, but I do know parents do their children a disservice by constantly sugarcoating their shortcomings to protect their feelings.