Bars Quote by Helen Fielding

The pressures of being a parent are equal to any pressure on earth. To be a conscious parent, and really look to that little…

— John Lennon

“We're constantly judging and grading other parents, just to make sure that they aren't any better than us. I'm as guilty as anyone. I…

— Drew Magary

I think a lot of parents live their lives through the kids. Because they didn't make it [achieve something], they want their kids to…

— Wayne Gretzky

There's a lot of pressure on kids, period, just to be successful in life.

— Kenan Thompson

I think parenthood does change your priorities quite drastically in an incredibly good way - most of the time.

— Curt Smith

I think there's been a big psychological shift in people my age raising children. The world that they are growing into requires a different…

— Asher Keddie

In the past the intrinsic pleasures of parenthood for most American families were increased by the extrinsic economic return thatchildren brought. Today, parents have…

— Kenneth Keniston

Many think kids have lots of time and few responsibilities. And that's just not true. They are stressed and under pressure.

— Nancy Lublin

It's a terrible cruelty of predatory capitalism: both parents now have to work. A family has to have two incomes in order to buy…

— James Hillman

The drive to be a parent is strong. It's one of the most ingrained human traits there is.

— Dustin Lance Black

It is the duty of the parents to ensure the children don't fall prey to societal pressures.

— M. K. Stalin

The less obvious hurdle is that of preparing parents emotionally and putting forward realistic images of parenthood and motherhood. There also needs to be…

— Jessica Valenti