“How often a mother initiates a conversation with her child is not predictive of the language outcomes - what matters is, if the infant initiates, whether the mom responds.” IfsChildrenMatterMotherLanguageMomConversationOutcomesWhat MattersInfantInitiate Author:Po Bronson
“George Washington said, "All I am, I owe to my mother." That's so true. My mom pushed me to get in politics. She pushed me to learn a bunch of languages. She pushed me and inspired me. She is the reason why I'm in politics.” SaidReasonMotherLanguageMomInspiredMy MomBunchReason Why Author:Andrea Tantaros
“Whether it's a professional, academic keeping people out by using certain mystifying language, or technologists presenting their work as incredibly complicated, no one can understand it (especially not "moms," who are always invoked as the ultimate know-nothings, which is incredibly insulting to a whole lot of people).” PeopleKnowsWholeCertainLanguageMomUltimateComplicatedAcademicInsultingPresenting Author:Astra Taylor
“Living with my mom, I saw how she used language to cross boundaries, handle situations, navigate the world.” WorldUsedLanguageSituationSawsMomCrossesMy MomBoundariesHandleNavigate Author:Trevor Noah
“My mom and my dad wanted my brother and I to have a better life, you know, better education, better jobs. It was probably harder, much, much harder, for my parents. When you're a kid, you can learn a language much more easily; I learned English in less than a year.” KnowsYearsKidsWantedJobsLanguageParentBrotherMomDadHarderMy DadMy MomMy BrotherBetter LifeBetter Jobs Author:Mila Kunis
“I really want to adopt a child... I want to be called 'Mom.' It really is the most beautiful word in the English language.” WantChildrenBeautifulLanguageMomEnglish LanguageBeautiful Words Author:Patti Stanger