43 Instagram Captions For National Sons & Daughters Day

By now, we all know there’s a national day set aside to recognize pretty much everything. But unlike National Talk Like A Pirate Day, National Sons and Daughters Day actually serves a nice purpose — to recognize your kids and all the special memories and moments they bring to your life. And what better way to acknowledge the day than posting a sweet photo along with one of these perfect Instagram captions for National Sons and Daughters Day?

Time goes by quickly while you’re raising children, and sometimes it’s like you were just holding a baby, then you look up to see them running into school with their backpack on, or driving off all by themselves. National Sons and Daughters Day is a nice reminder in the middle of the year (it’s honored on August 11 each year) to take a break from the busyness of life and enjoy the small and big moments with our children.

You may already have plenty of Instagram posts of your babies, but let’s say for this day you want to say something extra special, mushy, or even funny. Here are some top captions to choose from.

Sweet captions for National Sons & Daughters Day

• There isn’t a day that goes by that I’m not grateful for them.
• They need me, and I need them.
• “I didn’t give you the gift of life. Life gave me the gift of you.” — Unknown
• I don’t need a special day to tell you how much I love you. But I’ll gladly say it again!
• “The wish is for the day, but the pride and love that come with it are always.” — Unknown
• “If I could give you one thing in life, I would give you the ability to see yourself through my eyes. Only then would you realize how special you are to me.” — Unknown
• “No matter how much I say I love you, I always love you more than that.” — Unknown
• “I don’t remember who said this, but there really are places in the heart you don’t even know exist until you love a child.” — Anne Lamott

Funny captions for National Sons & Daughters Day

• If it weren’t for you, my life would be much more boring.
• Without my children, my house would be clean, my wallet would be full, and my heart would be empty.
• Would I love to sleep in again? Yes. But I guess I love you more.
• You reflect all the best parts of me... and some of the crazy ones, too!
• “Having one child makes you a parent. Having two makes you a referee.” — David Frost
• “By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he’s wrong.” – Charles Wadsworth

Instagram captions for the sibling bond

• The epitome of a best friend is having a sibling.
• It’s comforting to know they will always have each other’s backs.
• Watching them fuss and fight, then love just as hard, is one of my greatest gifts.
• “Plenty of relationships are made and broken, but siblings stay forever.” — Unknown
• “Sisters and brothers are the truest, purest forms of love, family, and friendship, knowing when to hold you and when to challenge you, but always being a part of you.” — Carol Ann Albright-Eastman
• “A sibling is the lens through which you see your childhood.” — Ann Hood
• “Siblings don’t realize they are making special nostalgic memories of shared experiences for the future. They just know that they are having fun.” — Unknown

New parent captions for National Sons & Daughters Day

• I didn’t know love could be this sweet!
• Having you to cuddle with is worth all the sleepless nights.
• Waking up to your sweet face is the best part of my day.
• “Ah, babies! They’re more than just adorable little creatures on whom you can blame your farts.” — Tina Fey
• “For all the things my hands have held, the best by far is you.” — Andrew McMahon, “Cecilia and the Satellite”
• “Perfection only exists in babies and pastries.” — Gayle Wray
• “You hear people say it all the time, how life changes so drastically. But you can’t possibly grasp how beautiful that is until you have your child.” — P!nk

Captions for sons on National Sons & Daughters Day

• “My son, if your heart is wise then my heart will be glad indeed.” — Proverbs 23:15
• “Sons are the anchors of a mother’s life.” — Unknown
• “The most important mark I will leave on this world is my son.” — Sarah Shahi
• “I gave my son life. He gave me a reason to live.” — Unknown
• “It doesn’t matter how old a son is. Even when he is big and strong, he is always a small boy for his mother.” — Unknown
• “You are loved for the boy you are, the man you will become, and the precious son you will always be.” — Unknown
• “Son, you will outgrow my lap, but never my heart.” — Unknown

Captions for daughters on National Sons & Daughters Day

• You’ve had me wrapped around your finger since you were born.
• “A daughter is someone you laugh with, dream with, and love with all your heart.” — Unknown
• “A daughter is just a little girl who grows up to be your best friend.” — Unknown
• “Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That’s what little girls are made of.” — Bethany Hamilton
• “Daughters are angels sent from above to fill our hearts with unending love.” — Unknown
• “Having a little girl has been like following an old treasure map with the important paths torn away.” — Heather Gudenkauf
• “A mother’s treasure is her daughter.” — Catherine Pulsifer
• “My daughter is not the child that I expected. She is so much more.” — Unknown

So, if you want to show a little extra love to your kids, now you have the perfect words to do it. Write them in a card, a text, or on Instagram — wherever they’ll love to see it most.