Top 99 Quotes & Sayings by Jo Frost - Page 2

I know what it is like to feel pain.

There are millions of working parents out there just keeping their heads above water.

I like to think that I am providing a public service to educate parents.

I really want to help people have happier families.

I do wear my hair up. To be honest with you when you are working with children you spend most of your time with your hair up, unless you want custard in your hair or some kind of baby sick hanging off the back of your shoulder.

I want to see more families have more compassion, more empathy in understanding that not every family is sitting there intentionally saying, 'I don't care about everybody else.' They're just trying to do the best that they can.

You know, we've got to be able to understand that in order to curb their behavior, we've got to be accountable as parents in how we raise our children.

We have become a society that lacks empathy. Are we teaching empathy? The Internet desensitises, too.

I have heard, seen and dealt with a lot of issues, but what gets me most is the shocking statistics about exercise and the amount of time some parents spend with their children.

There was no way I could have foreseen the success of 'Supernanny.'

I get parents under the microscope and teach calming techniques for those moments when the heart races.

I think being able to teach your children manners and to be respectful is one thing that you can do regardless to what class you come from or what religious belief you have.

People have asked me about adoption, and yes, I would. I don't feel you have to have your own children.

Some people like me, some people don't. It is what it is.

When we were at school my younger brother and I were very sporty, so we did a lot of stuff outside school, club activities. Summer holidays, though, my mum would take off a big chunk of time and my dad would take some time off and I have the fondest memories of the things we'd do as a family.

Children are the same everywhere.

I'm definitely not opposed to adopting. I think that would be marvellous.

It needs to be recognised that children perform better when they have eaten breakfast.

Parents have to be connected to their children and know what they need. When they're happy. When they're not. Discipline is only one part of the equation.

I had scabby knees with long socks up to my knees. I was scrumping for conkers with everyone else. I was out on my bike. I used to do the 100m sprint. We always wanted to be out playing.

I think it's really important to give valid information to parents about the benefits of encouraging their children to eat breakfast.

We do not question an athlete who is disciplined in order to achieve their goals, and yet as parents the same premise is not applied.

A lot of women feel apologetic or feel the need to make excuses for not having children but women don't need to if they don't want to.

I have dealt with lots of teens in my show and the big problems teenagers are facing is the impact of social media in all forms, as it seems like it has a heavy negative influence on them. Social media sites feed narcissistic behaviour and the need to be popular and they are being bombarded with half-truths and some facts.

When you're filming on the road you literally are isolated for two weeks and you may go to Alaska or Atlanta or you may go to Florida.

I think integrity's important; really important.

There's an underlining nice feeling of needing to be needed constantly.

As a nanny i see the way children begin to flag in the run up to lunch time so i know food definitely has a big impact on a child's mental state.

Love is love. Family is family. A family's sexuality does not define the wonderful parent that they can be for their children.

I think there's something to be said for going to certain fine dining restaurants and knowing that after a certain time, it would be inappropriate to take young children. And, unrealistic for them and unfair to the child and to the others that are dining.

So many women feel this pressure to have children by 35, but I don't feel pressure.

I never in my wildest dreams could have imagined I would be on TV.

It's lovely that people feel I'm approachable.

If I have children, I do. If I don't, I don't.

I was in Key West, Florida, and I ate some key lime pie and the base of the pie had nuts in it. I'm allergic to nuts and I went into anaphylactic shock, which is life threatening, and ended up in hospital.

I'm pretty relentless.

My brother and his wife are such good parents. They work together as a team. They are doing really well. I'm really proud of them.

We're all family at the end of the day - connected to other members of our family as adults or children.

It is important that breakfast is a time where a family can sit around a table and talk about the day ahead.