My parents are from Ghana. Until I was 17, I thought you had to go to college. I had no idea. I didn't know it was not an option.
If you've got kids who aren't being looked after by their parents, there's only so many times you can try and intervene to get that right.
If parents are the fixed stars in the child's universe, the vaguely understood, distant but constant celestial spheres, siblings are the dazzling, sometimes scorching comets whizzing nearby.
If my children were as unhappy as I was at school, I'd send them somewhere else, but it never occurred to my parents.
When I was growing up, I wanted to adopt, because I was aware there were kids that didn't have parents.
My parents know how passionate I've always been about acting. I convinced them this was something that I was going to put my heart and soul into.
I was raised by my parents to believe that you had a moral obligation to try and help save the world.
I grew up in London. My parents and I lived in West Norwood, then we moved to Norbury, and I went to the Brit School. I'm a South London girl at heart.
The most incredible thing about being a parent is seeing your own personality come out in your children.
Luckily my parents were not against my ambition, they've always been very supportive. But they were adamant that I went to university first.
Parents need to fill a child’s bucket of self-esteem so high that the rest of the world can’t oke enough holes to drain it dry.
All parents should be aware that when they mock or curse gay people, they may be mocking or cursing their own child.
My wife is the most wonderful woman in the world, and my parents are the most extraordinary father and mother.
Both my parents are Catholic and staunch believers. I'm not a Catholic now, but I still carry part of it with me.
When I was ten, I caught glandular fever and had to have a year off school. My parents arranged for a tutor to keep me on track with my studies.
I grew up in the countryside and always used to wear my parents' Barbour jackets. It is a fantastic British heritage brand.
I have two lovely parents who support everything I do, two siblings, and three beautiful nieces. My house is always filled with laughter and fun!
As a parent, the only thing I am absolutely certain of is my own fallibility.
I wouldn't listen to my parents, but I found out that I absorbed. I never heard what they said - told me - but I did what they did.
I would ask my parents something, but then go to my siblings. We were encouraged to bounce ideas off everyone.
I was lucky enough to have parents that took me out from country to country and go to school and learn how to be a better person.
