"Educational television should be absolutely forbidden. It can only lead to unreasonable disappointment when your child discovers that the letters of the alphabet do not leap up out of books and dance around with royal-blue chickens. " ~~ Fran Lebowitz
"If a man’s wife dies and he has grown-up children, let him not remarry till he marry them off! " ~~ Genesis (Bereshit) R.
"Out of the mouths of children and drunkards one may discover the truth." ~~ Ladino Proverb
"Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands. " ~~ Anne Frank
"I make decisions for my life, not the other way around. Besides, when you have a kid, you must weigh everything against time with your child." ~~ Debra Winger
"Parents of young children should realize that few people, and maybe no one, will find their children as enchanting as they do." ~~ Barbara Walters
"A father suffers for the troubles of his son." ~~ Midrash Sekhel Tov
"Wine is the cause of a great deal, and so is childhood." ~~ Talmud, Sota
"Children without childhood are a dark and fearsome spectacle." ~~ Mokher Sefarim Mendele
"You can tell a Jew by how he treats his children." ~~ Talmud, Nedarim
"Who loves his wife as himself and respects her more than himself, who guides his sons and daughters in the straight path and weds them timely, of him it is said: [Job (Iyov) 5:24] “You shall know that your tent is safe.” " ~~ Talmud, Yevamot
"Teach a child good manners during babyhood." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav
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