Let me be clear: All I really care about is my kids know that their parents love them.
In 50 years, the world has changed, especially for kids, but kids' needs haven't changed. They still need to feel safe, be close to their families, like their teachers, and have friends to play with.
I save my dreams and hopes for my kids. When I'm making a wish under a bridge or tunnel, it's always for them.
The cause of making the world a better place for children unites us all.
I will be there for my kids.
I've got to do what I've got to do, for me, my family and my kids.
I hate the cliche of 'just have fun,' but what I've seen in today's sports, especially with parents, is they put so much pressure on the kids.
I just want my kids to have the space of childhood to explore themselves as fully as possible.
But it's important, while we are supporting lessons in respecting others, to remember that many of our youngest kids need to learn to respect themselves. You learn your worth from the way you are treated.
I don't think that growing up in the entertainment industry is the healthiest place for kids. The track record kind of shows that.
I've said this time and again: My greatest concern coming into the White House was making sure my girls came out whole and normal, and decent and kind, just like I would expect them to if we were living on the South Side of Chicago. And it takes work to keep White House life normal for the kids.
It's a good feeling to know that I'm able to give my kids more and be a better person to be around.
I'm not sure that I recovered, but I also know that I cannot afford going back yet. I see how much the kids are happier, I guess, here and I think that they might have a better future not hiding.
What matters now is the well-being of our kids.
I think I'm damn lucky. I'm lucky that my kids are all straight, that they haven't ended up in jail, that they're all worthwhile human beings, thank God. Their lives are happy; they have happy partners, wives, husbands.
My kids used to see me crying and depressed all the time, and that can affect kids as well.
If you want to be a crazy person, go for it. But don't impose it on your kids.
I would spend absolutely every last minute with my kids, telling them how much I love them and how much I would do for them.
As a mentor and an advocate, I've seen no end to the ways that childless people can contribute to the lives and well-being of kids - and adults, for that matter.
