Calculated Quote by Lea Thompson

I've decided the secret of parenting is benevolent neglect.

— Barry Humphries

“Instead, ourselves the beneficiaries of this kind of benign neglect, we now measure success as the extent to which we manage to keep our…

— Joan Didion

When I was a young boy, very young boy, mothers didn't work. Women were home, they took care of the house, they washed the…

— Jerry Weintraub

I'm an only child. My mother was raising me alone. We couldn't afford child care; child care hours didn't work according to her schedule.

— Ayanna Pressley

I never helped my kids. I was working too hard. My kids had to be responsible for themselves.

— Maye Musk

I've seen my own kids go through their own ups and downs, and as a mother, you want to make it better.

— JoBeth Williams

“Neglect transpires when the accountable adult fails to provide sufficiently for the needs of a child. It may be deliberate and conscious cruelty, or…

— Patricia Dsouza

As a mother I am often confused about how to help my children make wise decisions for themselves. One day I extol the virtues…

— Martha Boesing

When I was a kid, my mother's parenting style teetered between benign neglect and intense bouts of violence.

— Ariel Gore

The greatest responsibility is your children. If my children turned out badly, I'd feel that nothing I had done was worthwhile.

— Jackie Kennedy

I just don't want to hand over responsibility for my kids to somebody else. Doesn't matter how good they are.

— Tess Daly

I am a responsible parent and have always provided for my children. That fact cannot be disputed. I have made mistakes in my life,…

— Jamal Lewis