{"id":54866,"date":"2017-01-11T14:58:18","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T19:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/?p=54866"},"modified":"2017-01-15T04:13:24","modified_gmt":"2017-01-15T09:13:24","slug":"4-jewish-parenting-quotes-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/parenting\/4-jewish-parenting-quotes-live\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Jewish Parenting Quotes to live by"},"content":{"rendered":"

Quotes are sometimes just what you need to gain perspective. I love quotes because there is so much wisdom in a relatively short statement. Here are some of my favorite parenting quotes.<\/span><\/p>\n

1.<\/i><\/b><\/span> What the child says out in the street comes either from his father or his mother.<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Talmud: Sukkah 56b<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Kids do what we do, not what we say. If we want to be a good role model for our kids we need to walk the walk and talk the talk. If we want our children to be kind, respectful and loving we need to be kind, respectful and loving. This can be extremely helpful when we parent because it is something we can control. We can take responsibility for own behavior. We often cannot control our children\u2019s behavior.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. <\/i><\/b><\/span>A mother understands what a child does not say- Jewish Proverb<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Understanding the underlying messages behind a child\u2019s words can go a long way in helping us defuse potential conflict, and connect with our children by understanding their true emotions. When children say:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI hate you!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

They really mean:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am so angry!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

When children say:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhy do I have to do everything around here?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

They might really mean:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am too tired to clean up right now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Parents who read between the lines have better relationships with their children.<\/span><\/p>\n

3.<\/b>“Train up a child in the way he should go and even when he is old he will not depart from it.”<\/i> Proverbs 22:6<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Every person is created with their own strengths and talents. We need to learn what our children strengths are and then our child discover those strengths and talents and then help them find ways to utilize those strengths. <\/span><\/p>\n

We can ask ourselves:<\/span><\/p>\n