To raise a child who is comfortable enough to leave you. Means you've done your job. They are not ours to keep but to teach them how to soar on their own. - unknown

The goal in parenting is not to have 'perfect' kids who never cry, never struggle, never question and never make mistakes. That's unrealistic. Our children are as human as you and me. Humans who are still developing and learning. The goal in parenting is to help our children become compassionate, loving, functioning, problem-solving adults. - Sujal Johnson

Every day in a hundred small ways our children ask "do you see me?"; "do you hear me?"; "do I matter?". Their behavior often reflects our response. - L.R. Knost