If my parents had discouraged me, I would have turned out very differently. They raised me in an open-minded, liberal environment.
My parents are really well intended, and I think their way of dealing with things is denial and guilt. Nobody wanted to talk about it. But all I did was blame myself.
Marriage is just a fancy word for adopting an overgrown male child who can not be handled by his parents any more.
Raising a child is a time of RAPID CHANGE! From the ages of 0 to 19, a PARENT can age over 30 years!
I know what's it's like to grow up with ADHD and how important it is for parents, caregivers and patients, to have access to accurate information.
I always wanted to perform. I remember being 5 years old and telling my parents to sit down as I was going to put on a play for them.
That's the privilege of being a grandparent - they can indulge the children while parents have to be the bad guy. Grandparents can also be subversive and naughty with them.
Often, parents feel overwhelmed. Many must accomplish the whole job single-handedly while bearing all of the emotional pain of divorce.
My parents taught me to react quickly when temptation comes and to say 'No!' instantly and emphatically. I recommend that same counsel to you. Avoid temptations.
Virtual Piggy was created to provide a safe way for kids to shop online with parental approval, in recognition of growing digital world kids live in.
I'm not a parent yet, but I feel like a kid needs to be loved.
I'm still my parent's child, I'm still me, but I made a choice. I evolved into Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. I think it has to do with evolution.
That's the funniest thing about portraying certain things on screen, sitting next to your parents and they get to see this glimpse of me kissing another guy.
My parents are my backbone. Still are. They're the only group that will support you if you score zero or you score 40.
Having parents who were hard working, blue collar, and staunchly independent, neither political party's positioning really impressed me.
The greatest challenge of parenting is in the inner work it requires: the strength and confidence in believing that we are not in control of, but the answer for our children.
Both my parents died on the young side. My father was 45, and my mother was 61, so cancer's affected me in a big way.
Make no mistake about it: Next to parents and families, our teachers are the most important influence in our children's lives.
My parents met when they were graduate students at UC Berkeley in the 1960s. They were both active in the civil-rights movement.
I would have made a terrible parent. The first time my child didn't do what I wanted, I'd kill him.
I feel what a spouse can do for you, no child or parent can. Just that if you get the right connect with your spouse, you get it going right.
