Every word, facial expression, gesture, or action on the part of a parent gives the child some message about self-worth. It is sad that so many parents don't realize what messages they are sending.
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It is the parent's job to see how their child learns and to make sure that the children's self confidence is buoyed at all times, or they will plummet like a stone.
I think there is a moment in every parent's life where we realize that we have lost ourselves a little bit. It's a moment of looking in the mirror and going, 'I need to put on some lipstick.'
I don't claim to know everything about parenting, but I do know parents do their children a disservice by constantly sugarcoating their shortcomings to protect their feelings.
One truth I've learned as a father: Children want presence more than presents. They don't want to read about you; they want you.
The one thing about being a parent is the ability to be selfless: To give up the things you want and need for the benefit of someone else.
It is something that most parents hope for in life: That their children will be moderately successful, polite, decent human beings. Anything on top of that is something you have no right to hope for, but we all do.
As a television actor, there's a power you're given to use your image to do something valuable. As a parent, these messages are particularly important to me.
Children are extremely perceptive and absorb what goes on around them long before they can talk or even comprehend language. They are like finely tuned receivers that pick up much more than is merely said. They are receptive and attuned to every mood, feeling, and change that goes on in people around them.
Children may not notice the positive moments in life unless we point them out to them.
Things parents say to children are oftentimes not heard, but in some cases you pick up on things that your parent would like to see you have done.
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