I feel like kids in general, not just African-American kids, are influenced by what they see, both positive and negative.
A lot of people assume I have a great hat collection, but kids steal my hats at every show. I've had all these hats that I've loved, but now they're in some little kids' possession. It's difficult to replenish. I don't think the kids realize this.
There's a part of me as a human being and, certainly, as an actor - I'm not on Twitter and Facebook and all these things, but I can't ignore them, because it's not realistic to expect my kids are gonna think they're lame.
I went into designing my house thinking I could have some more expensive items because I didn't realize my kids were going to be animals.
Should kids check phones at dinner? I don't know. To me, that's a parenting choice.
Kids are prone to be on their phone and their iPads, prone to sharing things and making things. Instead of trying to divorce education from that, let's lean into that.
I'm big on my kids being conventionally polite, and it works really well for them.
As a kid, I think I rearranged the rooms of almost every house on the block.
I don't think it's realistic to say kids shouldn't watch any TV. I just wish the shows would be better. And that kids would watch less. Get out there and do things, kids! Don't become couch potatoes!
It's becoming increasingly difficult to find kids to hang out with that don't consume a lot of commercial culture.
They were responsible. I had very good kids. I was very lucky.
I think what's at risk is kids losing touch with being a kid. Being a kid is being defined differently than it was when you didn't have all this stuff you could put in front of your face.
Most of the characters I have in my children's books are grouchy or annoyed about something or are calling each other unfriendly names. Like my own kids, they're not honeys and sweetie pies and little angels. They're kids. Sloppy, dirty, stinky.
All I can say is [kids] have turned out to be terrific young women. We were concerned mostly about whether they'd develop an attitude, right?
I think there'll always be things that kids get into that they grow out of when they start living real life.
On Halloween, don't you know back when you were little, your mom tells you don't eat any candy until she checks it? I used to be so tempted to eat my candy on the way to other people's houses. That used to be such a tease.
It's a fact that kids watch TV. But if you think back, when you watched cowboy movies, you would go out and play cowboys. TV and movies motivate people.
I have two rules when you come to my house on Halloween. Wear a costume - 'cause if you've manned your door at your own house, you know how many kids will roll up, 14 years old with no costume and an attitude. My other rule: don't grab. Let me assess you and then design a candy situation for you.
I have a life. My kids don't run my house.
I think what's happening here is, there's a group or maybe one person who is saying this is gonna be the definition and this is what we want to get the kids to do now.
In Australia, kids play in American accents.
I learned that kids in show business are so different from regular, average students. They would gather behind you and help you to succeed in any way possible.
As kids, my mom would always let us help bake, and if we behaved, we got to lick the beaters clean.
The young kids out there doing their thing, I can't knock them.
When you are 6-11 and you play hard, you get blamed for a lot of things.
