“I like to read to my kids before bed. With my first two sons we went through every Wizard Of Oz book, every original, Frank Baum Oz book.” BookKidsSonFrank Author:Rob Crow
“I think rappers are the fall guy because some of us don't have the wits to point the finger back. The thing is when you take a whole generation and whip them out, string the mothers out and put the fathers in jail - the reason I know respect is because my father is the mediator between me and my grandfather. I'm the mediator between my son and my father because I'm old enough to understand where my father is coming from and young enough to understand what my kid is trying to do. When you whip out the mediator the kids run wild and the old people are scared of them.” PeopleThinkingKnowsTryingReasonEnoughWholeRunningKidsYoungMotherGuyFallFatherGenerationsSonFingersScaredWitStringsMy SonJailRapperGrandfatherOld PeopleMy GrandfatherWhipsMediators Author:Nelly
“I have a 22-year-old son, and when my son was born I made a decision to raise him. My husband and I took turns working, and it's easier to raise a kid in the documentary world, where you go away for two weeks or three weeks rather than the months that you spend on a feature. That was and still is much more open to women DPs than the world of fiction.” WorldYearsMadeStillsTwoKidsTurnsThreeBornDecisionFictionWeekSonMonthsEasierHusbandRaisesFeaturesGoing AwayMy HusbandMy SonDocumentariesTwo Weeks Author:Maryse Alberti
“I'll say - I have four kids! I married a woman when I was 24 years old. She was 13 years my senior. She had been married twice before. I adopted them. I was 24 and had a 17-year-old son instantly, an 11-year-old daughter, a 5-year-old, and a child on the way. So I had to learn how to become a parent very quickly.” WayYearsChildrenKidsParentFourSonMarriedDaughterSeniorAdopted Author:Tony Robbins
“When people say that kids change your life, it's no small feat what they do. I've stressed about competition my whole life, but the minute I held my son Blaise in my arms for the first time, those stresses diminished.” PeopleFirstsWholeKidsMinutesSonArmsFirst TimeStressCompetitionWhole LifeMy SonChanging Your LifeStressedFeats Author:Amanda Beard
“Paul McCartney's dad told him that when he was a kid. "Son, play the piano and when you go to parties, the girls will come to you."” PlayKidsGirlPartySonDadPiano Author:Anthony Kiedis
“I read that 36% of Latin kids drop out of high school, and we're the most bullied minority in schools right now. And my son had troubles in elementary school. So that made me really question being Latin in the United States.” MadeStatesKidsSchoolUnitedUnited StatesTroubleSonRight NowHigh SchoolMinoritiesMy SonLatinBulliedElementary School Author:John Leguizamo
“When I was a child I could do math and art, so I had left- and right-brain capabilities. But I've seen my children, who are more right-brained, struggling. My son was told he wouldn't make it to college, but he dogged it through and ended up being accepted by 10 major art schools after the high school advisor said, "Please don't apply. You're going to be disappointed." That kid's an artist now.” ChildrenArtSaidKidsSchoolArtistLeftBrainStruggleCollegeSonPleaseMajorsHigh SchoolMathAcceptedMy ChildrenMy SonDisappointedCapabilityArt SchoolAdvisorsLeft And RightBeing Accepted Author:Frank Gehry
“Before I began The Cider House Rules, I thought I wanted to write about a father-son relationship that was closer, more conflicted, and ultimately more loving, than most. Then I began to think of a relationship between an old orphanage director and an unadoptable orphan - a kid who goes out into the world and fails and keeps coming back, so that the old guy ends up with someone he's got to keep.” ThinkingWorldWritingEndsKidsWantedGuyFatherHouseFailingSonDirectorsComing BackOrphanFather SonOrphanageOld GuysCiderFather Son RelationshipHouse Rules Author:John Irving
“They [my sons] all went to different schools and all did different things. They're about as different for five kids as you'll ever see. They don't do anything the same.” DifferentKidsSchoolFiveSonDifferent ThingsMy Son Author:Jack Nicklaus
“I never sleep in. By the way, when we're like, "We alternate waking up for the kids," the other person's waking up at 7 a.m. It's not like you're waking up at 10. It's like, "I'm really going to give you a treat and you're gonna get your ass up at 7 instead of 5:59." Which is when our son wakes up.” WayGivingPersonsKidsSleepSonLike YouTreatsWake UpAssWakingNever Sleep Author:June Diane Raphael
“It's difficult to parent one kid, let alone five! It's insane. It's this strange, overwhelming mess that I would not trade for anything. I think it's more difficult in New York City. It's not like we can hop in the minivan and go somewhere. I don't own a car. It's chaos anywhere. Being a parent is difficult. Being a son and a daughter is difficult. It's a human relationship.” ThinkingKidsParentDifficultCarStrangeSonDaughterTradeChaosInsaneMessOverwhelmingHuman RelationsHuman RelationshipsBeing A Parent Author:Jim Gaffigan
“I really put the fear of God into my son, because children are such sponges. The earlier you teach them the law of the land, the easier they'll accept it as an adult. I think parents who shelter their children are making a huge mistake. Kids are really pretty amazing. They can handle a lot. It's just us parents. We think we need to protect them, and then when the real world comes in, they're shattered. So I think I did the right thing in my parenting.” ThinkingWorldChildrenRealKidsParentMistakeAcceptingTeachSonProtectRight ThingMy SonReal WorldReally Pretty Author:Cherie Currie
“As a father, you find yourself telling this to your kids a lot. My son, when he didn't want to play baseball, I was like, "Buddy, try it. Try playing baseball and if you don't like it, that's fine. But I want you to try it. I want you to try as hard as you can at it. And then we'll talk about it." You kind of have to give yourself the same pep talk. As a 43-year-old, you're like, "You know what? Just, try it. Try as hard as you can, give it everything you got and then accept the results."” GivingTryingKindKidsFatherAcceptingSonLike YouBaseballFinding YourselfMy SonI Want YouBuddyPepPep Talk Author:Nick Lachey
“I think as parents you want to at least try to provide a good example to your kids. So yeah, I feel like a complete hypocrite if I'm telling my son to try new things and not be afraid and I'm shying away from doing a dancing show for Pete's sake. On some level, you're at least being a good example for your kids.” ThinkingTryingKidsParentSonDancingMy SonHypocrite Author:Nick Lachey
“It's one of the worst-kept secrets of family life that all parents have a preferred son or daughter, and the rules for acknowledging it are the same everywhere: The favored kids recognize their status and keep quiet about it - the better to preserve the good thing they've got going and to keep their siblings off their back.” KidsMotherParentSecretWorstSonQuietDaughterGood ThingsPreservesFamily LifeSiblingKept SecretsBest Kept SecretsHaving A Daughter Author:Jeffrey Kluger
“I have two sons, ages 23 and 25, and know that parents need to listen more and speak less. Young people today don't always know what's going on or how they fit in, and if someone walks up to them and says, 'Hey, kid: If you listen to me I'll give you power and a sense of purpose,' it can hold tremendous appeal.” PeopleGivingKidsAgeTodayPurposeSpeakParentSonFitListen To Me Author:Christian Picciolini
“My kids are the most inspiring thing that pushes me. It used to be because they were born, and I had to take care of them. Now it's because my son raps, and he's better than me. So now I gotta keep up with him, you know what I'm saying?” KnowsCareKidsUsedBornSonRapTake CareUsed To BeMy SonMost Inspiring Author:Talib Kweli
“When I cook with my son, I might chop vegetables and have fun with different shapes. Cooking is a way to teach kids about other things, like reading or math with all of the weights and measures. There are so many things that are part of cooking that are also very educational.” WayDifferentMightKidsReadingFunTeachSonShapesWeightCookingEducationalMathCooksHaving FunMy SonVegetables Author:Emeril Lagasse
“I am a lover. And with my kids I am even softer. I realize with my son, I have to sometimes be tough, especially now when he's pushing boundaries. With my daughter, I can get a little stern with her and she pretty much will listen.” LittlesI CanSometimesKidsMotherRealizingSonLoversDaughterToughBoundariesPushingMy DaughterMy SonPushing Boundaries Author:Jennifer Lopez
“I know children regress after vaccination because it happened to my own son. Why aren't there any tests out there on the safety of how vaccines are administered in the real world, six at a time? Why have only two of the 36 shots our kids receive been looked at for their relationship to autism?” KnowsWorldChildrenTwoRealKidsMy OwnHappenedSonSixShotsTestsSafetyReal WorldAutismVaccinesVaccinations Author:Jenny McCarthy
“I love my kids, and the moments I have with them, and it's kind of weird, it's such an age old cliche, but the way that my sons, the way they make me feel when I look at them, the way they say things, no one else would probably react to them, but it's a special thing for me.” WayFeelsLooksKindMomentsKidsAgeSpecialSonMy SonClicheSpecial ThingsI Love My KidsLove My Kids Author:Michael Rapaport
“Make no mistake: Bob Ritchie's up early in the morning taking pictures of his son on the first day of his senior year. Kid Rock is passed out in a hotel room somewhere with four scantily-clad women.” YearsFirstsKidsRoomsMistakeMorningFourRocksSonHotelBobSeniorUp EarlyHotel RoomsTaking PicturesSenior Year Author:Kid Rock
“I don't want to force anything on anyone. I'm not trying to bust you over the head and make you buy this record or this song or whatever. I'm presenting it to you so you can take it in. You know, it's like trying to force a kid to eat broccoli. If I present it as trees that make your muscles grow, my son is like, 'I'm down with getting muscles.'” IfsKnowsWantTryingKidsSongForceGrowsRecordsTreeSonMusclesMy SonPresentingBroccoli Author:Jill Scott