We learn much of parenting from our own parents. My love for my father deepened profoundly when he was kind, patient, and understanding.
The most influential of all educational factor is the conversation in a child's home.
Bias has to be taught. If you hear your parents downgrading women or people of different backgrounds, why, you are going to do that.
A lot of parents never speak to their transgender kids again that's not the case in my family.
People ask if my parents are hippies, but they're actually very conservative. A girl called Rebel sang at their wedding, and that's where my name came from.
My parents are very proud of my success but still worry, as I'm in a profession where there is no guarantee of work. They have always supported my decision to go into acting, but there have been tough...
Back in high school, I went on dates, but I was too focused on my career. My parents were like, 'It's nice to have a boyfriend, but it's even nicer to own your house when you're 21.'
I skated and rode bikes on ramps, and my mom was always super supportive. She was one of the only divorced moms in the neighborhood, so all the other parents looked down upon her for letting her kids...
If your parents never had children, chances are you won't either.
The year I turned 16, I spent the weeks before Christmas dropping hints to my parents about how much I wanted - no, needed - my own transportation.
I never wanted to find my birth parents - if one set of parents felt like a misfortune, two sets would be self-destructive...I had no idea that you could like your parents or that they could love you...
Some people grow up with issues because they did not have their parents around growing up, many others have issues because their parents were around growing up
My job is to make you think what you think is your businessRjS
Cool parents, I thought, are the ones who know nothing. It made me feel a little sad for mine, but I didn't say any of this.
One of the most effective ways we can influence our sons and daughters is to counsel with them in private interviews. By listening closely, we can discover the desires of their hearts, help them set r...
Parents ought to pray for their children.
I wish my parents hadn't made me feel that how I looked was linked to how much they loved me. But I do also see how hard it must be to see your child pile on the pounds and trust they'll find their ow...
Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence.
My kids have moved more in their twenties, you know, than my parents have moved in nearly 40-something years of marriage before they died. So there's a part of me that laments what we have lost, and t...
Is there a doctor in the house? My parents want me to marry you.