{"id":6068,"date":"2019-02-07T08:00:42","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T08:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mrscaseyann.com\/?p=6068"},"modified":"2024-08-14T15:59:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T15:59:01","slug":"inspiring-parenting-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrscaseyann.com\/?p=6068","title":{"rendered":"Parenting Quotes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"C2C3BD4C-2846-42F8-BADA-A89908001D5F.jpg\"We’ve had some rough<\/em> parenting days. The\u00a0long days that test, challenge and nearly break you; the weeks that try your spirit; the ones that cause you to remember that you are merely mortal, not superhuman and certainly not the perfect parental specimen.<\/p>\n

There are evenings I sit down after bedtime is complete and I am rushed with thoughts of moments I could have managed better\u2014been more understanding, gentle, kindly instructive, spontaneous, played more, prayed more, etc. Sometimes I come across an inspiring reminder or hilarious feed that brings levity. These days can be hard, but when you step back, they can also be sweet, ridiculous, precious and fleeting.<\/p>\n

I don’t always walk through each day with this perspective, but as time marches on and the rough days come, I found myself leaning on a few grounding thoughts and quotes that help me to re-engage my children with love, thoughtfulness, humor and simply remembering to smile (this can change a lot for me).<\/p>\n

So if you ever find yourself in a similar position, or needing a refresh, I hope these serve you as well.<\/p>\n

Children are not a distraction from more important work. They are the most important work\u00a0<\/em>\u2014 C.S. Lewis<\/p>\n

Being able to resolve conflicts peacefully is one of the greatest strengths we can give our children<\/em> \u2014 Fred Rogers<\/p>\n

When little people are overwhelmed by big emotions, it’s our job to share our calm, not join the chaos<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 L.R. Knost<\/p>\n

The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 Peggy O’Mara<\/p>\n

Speak to your children as if they are the wisest, kindest, most beautiful and magical humans on earth. For what they believe is what they’ll become \u2014 <\/em>Brooke Hampton<\/p>\n

Parenting isn’t a noun but a verb\u2014an ongoing process instead of an accomplishment. And that no matter how many years you put into the job, the learning curve is, well, fairly flat\u00a0\u2014 <\/em>Jodi Picoult<\/p>\n

What it means \u201cto grow\u201d is to practice something\u2014one thing really deliberately\u2014and do it over and over again. And then when you make a mistake, you look back and you close that loop really quickly by recognizing what went well and what didn\u2019t go well, and then you practice it again \u2014\u00a0<\/em>Ralphie Jacobs (Simply on Purpose<\/a>)<\/p>\n

If you can control your behavior when everything around you is out of control, you can model for your children a valuable lesson in patience and understanding…and snatch an opportunity to shape character\u00a0<\/em>\u2014 Jane Clayson Johnson<\/p>\n

I don’t remember who said this, but there really are places in the heart you don’t even know exist until you love a child<\/em> \u2015 Anne Lamott<\/p>\n

Failing and laughing at your own shortcomings are the hallmarks of a sane parent<\/em> \u2014 Jim Gaffigan<\/p>\n

What tips do you have for getting through the rough days with grace?<\/p>\n

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We’ve had some rough parenting days. The\u00a0long days that test, challenge and nearly break you; the weeks that try your spirit; the ones that cause you to remember that you are merely mortal, not superhuman and certainly not the perfect parental specimen. There are evenings I sit down after bedtime is complete and I am […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-motherhood"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mrscaseyann.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6068"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mrscaseyann.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mrscaseyann.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mrscaseyann.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mrscaseyann.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6068"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mrscaseyann.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7720,"href":"https:\/\/www.mrscaseyann.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6068\/revisions\/7720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mrscaseyann.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mrscaseyann.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mrscaseyann.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}