Raising a child is full of ups and downs. There are countless joy-filled moments, but every now and then it gets tough — really tough! To help you get through the tough times and impart some wisdom, here is a collection of inspiring quotes about parenthood.

“What it’s like to be a parent: It’s one of the hardest things you’ll ever do but in exchange it teaches you the meaning of unconditional love.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Wedding

“I think every working mom probably feels the same thing: You go through big chunks of time where you’re just thinking, ‘This is impossible—oh, this is impossible.’ And then you just keep going and keep going, and you sort of do the impossible.”
— Tina Fey

“As far as I’m concerned, there’s no job more important on the planet than being a mom.”
— Mark Wahlberg

“I’m a lioness. I have four cubs. I’m a mom. I want to take care of my kids and protect them.”
— Heidi Klum

“My favourite thing about being a mom is just what a better person it makes you on a daily basis. Every morning when I wake her up, the endgame is, ‘Can I get her to smile?’ And that puts me in a good mood. It’s definitely a different way to live—and a much better one.”
— Drew Barrymore

“As a mom, you have to look at how much time you’re spending with your kids. There is nothing you will regret more in your life — nothing — than not being present for your children.”
— Jamie Lee Curtis

“Motherhood is the most completely humbling experience I’ve ever had. It puts you in your place, because it really forces you to address the issues that you claim to believe in — and if you can’t stand up to those principles when you’re raising a child, forget it.”
— Diane Keaton

“Being a mother is an attitude, not a biological relation.”
― Robert A. Heinlein

“My instinct is to protect my children from pain. But adversity is often the thing that gives us character and backbone. It’s always been a struggle for me to back off and let my children go through difficult experiences.”
— Nicole Kidman

“Having kids – the responsibility of rearing good, kind, ethical, responsible human beings – is the biggest job anyone can embark on. As with any risk, you have to take a leap of faith and ask lots of wonderful people for their help and guidance. I thank God every day for giving me the opportunity to parent.”
— Maria Shriver

“Being a parent is dirty and scary and beautiful and hard and miraculous and exhausting and thankless and joyful and frustrating all at once. It’s everything. (Confessions of a Scary Mommy, Gallery Books 2012).”
— Jill Smokler

“…the love, respect, and confidence of my children was the sweetest reward I could receive for my efforts to be the woman I would have them copy.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.”
― Jim Valvano

“It’s not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world. It’s our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless.”
— L.R. Knost

“Parenthood…It’s about guiding the next generation, and forgiving the last.”
― Peter Krause

“Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, Homeland and Other Stories

“By loving them for more than their abilities we show our children that they are much more than the sum of their accomplishments.”
― Eileen Kennedy-Moore, Smart Parenting for Smart Kids: Nurturing Your Child’s True Potential

“Mothers and fathers must be gentle at least some of the time. Mothers and fathers must also be strict at least some of the time. Most of the time, though, most mothers and fathers must be mostly strict and gentle together.”
― Connie Kerbs, Paths of Fear: An Anthology of Overcoming Through Courage, Inspiration, and the Miracle of Love

“Having a baby is a life-changer. It gives you a whole other perspective on why you wake up every day.”
— Taylor Hanson

“To be a good father and mother requires that the parents defer many of their own needs and desires in favor of the needs of their children. As a consequence of this sacrifice, conscientious parents develop a nobility of character and learn to put into practice the selfless truths taught by the Savior Himself.”
— James E. Faust

“We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future.“
— President Franklin D. Roosevelt

“If you raise your children to feel that they can accomplish any goal or task they decide upon, you will have succeeded as a parent and you will have given your children the greatest of all blessings.“
— Brian Tracy

“The most important thing that parents can teach their children is how to get along without them.”
― Frank Clark

“Raise your children to love and embrace others. Tell them they are beautiful; they may grow up to be stars one day, and “beautiful” will never mean as much in a magazine as it will coming from you.”
― Kaiden Blake

“Children are mirrors; they will always show you exactly what is going on inside of you. Each phase of their growth is an opportunity to heal your own pain, to go deeper inside yourself and become more truly human”
― Vimala McClure, The Tao of Motherhood

Sources

Goodreads.com,. (2016). Quotes About Parenting (1249 quotes). Retrieved 22 February 2016, from http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/parenting

Goodreads.com,. (2016). Quotes About Parenthood (366 quotes). Retrieved 22 February 2016, from http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/parenthood

Overland, H. (2014). Best celebrity mom quotes – Today’s Parent. Today’s Parent. Retrieved 22 February 2016, from http://www.todaysparent.com/blogs/celebrity-candy/celebrity-moms-motherhood/

Good Housekeeping,. (2010). Celebrity Moms Get Real. Retrieved 22 February 2016, from http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/inspirational-stories/interviews/g1694/celebrity-moms/ 

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