Were our parents and grandparents better prepared to raise their chldren?

Previous generations did not have an easier life. They enjoyed less preparation and fewer opportunities. Despite that, or because of that, they were able to focus on the essentials of life.

Did they really do better?

21 quotes about roots and wings for parents (2)

#08. I think our job as parents is to give our kids roots to grow and wings to fly. Deborah Norville.

#09. Just as a tree, though cut down, can grow again and again if its roots are undamaged and strong, in the same way, if the roots of craving are not wholly uprooted, sorrows will come again and again. Gautama Buddha.

#10. Kindnesses have wings and roots – wings that never droop, and roots that never die. Mary Louisa Molesworth.

#11. Laughter has tremendous beauty, a lightness. It will bring lightness to you, and it will give you wings to fly. And life is so full of opportunities. Rajneesh.

#12. Like any good tree that one would hope to grow, we must set our roots deep into the ground so that what is real will prosper in the light of love. Billy Corgan.

#13. That sacred ordinances and covenants available in holy temples make it possible for individuals to return to the presence of God and for families to be united eternally; and that growing together in love and faithfulness, we can give children roots and wings. Gerrit W. Gong.

#14. The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence. Denis Waitley.

When life’s stressful, our kids watch us for cues. When we keep calm amid chaos, we teach our kids they can, too. Ananth Prabhu.