Most Korean parents saw themselves as coaches, while American parents tended to act more like cheerleaders. — Amanda Ripley Copy Share Image
I'm first generation American, and my parents were both from Nigeria. — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
Even though I couldn't speak English, there were many times that my black-American parents could read my mind and I could read… — Kola Boof Copy Share Image
My working-class Italian-American parents didn't go to school, there were no books in the house. — Martin Scorsese Copy Share Image
In a poll commissioned by Time and CNN, two-thirds of American parents said they think that their children are spoiled. — Elizabeth Kolbert Copy Share Image
If there's a single message passed down from each generation of American parents to their children, it is a two-word line: Better… — Ellen Goodman Copy Share Image
Many upscale American parents somehow think jobs like their own are part of the nation's natural order. They are not. In Europe,… — Daniel Henninger Copy Share Image
I'm Greek-American, and I come from an immigrant-type background, and Greek-American parents want you to be a doctor or a lawyer. Because… — Steve Zissis Copy Share Image
My parents found what I was interested in and encouraged me. They didn't put me in front of a television and buy… — Nastassja Kinski Copy Share Image
My mother was incredibly strict, especially when we moved to New York. Compared with most of the American parents, who seemed so… — Mark Ronson Copy Share Image
The anti-Darwin movement has racked up one astounding achievement. It has made a significant proportion of American parents care about what their… — Ian Hacking Copy Share Image
Very few American parents give a crap about how they raise their kids. They put minimal effort into it. Who told you… — Louis C. K Copy Share Image
American parents, on the whole, do not want their sons to be artisans or craftsmen, but business or professional people. As a… — Sydney J. Harris Copy Share Image
“French parents think about healthy eating habits the way North American parents think about toilet training, or reading. If your children consistently… — Karen Le Billon Copy Share Image
It is misleading to discuss recent changes in family life without emphasizing the fact that for generations some Americans have had to… — Kenneth Keniston Copy Share Image
Obviously there are many, many ways of being an outsider, but having immigrant parents is one of them. For one thing, it… — Elif Batuman Copy Share Image
When you ask most American parents why they want to have kids, it's to bring more joy into their lives. So, when… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
America is not a democracy, it's an absolute monarchy ruled by King Kid. In a nation of immigrants, the child is automatically… — Florence King Copy Share Image
“French parents are provided with very different information about food, and about children's eating habits, than American parents. This is because French… — Karen le Billon Copy Share Image
“The evidence suggested that many American parents treated their children as if they were delicate flowers. In one Columbia University study, 85… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“This kind of parenting was typical in much of Asia—and among Asian immigrant parents living in the United States. Contrary to the… — Amanda Ripley Copy Share Image
Disney World has acquired by now something of the air of a national shrine. American parents who don't take their children there… — Simon Hoggart Copy Share Image
As a first-generation American, my parents expected that I would go on to have pretty tactical higher-education-type jobs - doctor, lawyer, engineer.… — Bozoma Saint John Copy Share Image
The biggest single problem of American parents today is the foolish idea that you just have to be a friend to your… — Steve Biddulph Copy Share Image
