Jennie Garth Quotes

I worry about my kids growing up and how the world might hurt them. But at the same time, I absolutely do not worry about them growing up - because they have great values and a great sense of self.

Being an only child, my mother reared me very carefully.

Where you raise your children isn't as important as how you raise your children.

Well I think that's probably one of a few, where I grew up in the City of New York, it's got a lot of energy, my parents are Irish-American so there was a bit of yelling going on in my house but it seemed normal.

Looking back, I can genuinely say that I am truly grateful that my parents sheltered us from the public eye. This may sound like an easy task, but it was probably the hardest thing they had to figure out as parents - how to give their kids a normal childhood even though they were always in the spotlight.

For me, having a child is a really great responsibility because you've got something there that is depending on you for information and love until a certain age when it goes to school.

We just can't scare our kids by living in fear.

I don't want my kids growing up to be city kids.

Given the news we all read or hear about, it's actually made me a stronger parent - I'm not a 'helicopter parent,' but I am very aware of local and world events and want to teach them what's right and wrong.

I moved to New York when I was 21 or 22 as a graduate fellow.

We don’t want a village to raise a child. We want a family.

We're a nation of latchkey children. Manners start at home, and no one is at home teaching manners so that children have respect for others.

As actors, we are accustomed to moving around, and it's always great to live and work in a city - you feel like you are truly living a life there.

As a parent, I know I speak for millions when I say that every child deserves to grow up in a stable, loving home.

I was the happiest kid ever, but I did choose to live around adults and today, now that I have a kid, I don't know if I would let him do it.

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.

My home is in Chicago, but I have an apartment in Los Angeles.

My parents did a great job of raising me and my brother. Very supportive parents.

One of the most important things that I want for my kids is I want them to live. You know, I want them to live to see 21 and beyond.

New York is my home. L.A. is my work.

Sometimes, when I'm scolding the kids, I sound just like my mom. I'm like, 'How did Jonetta get in here?'

Toronto is an amazing place to be as a family.

What I really like is that Chicago is a big city: it has a large market, and you are exposed to everything, like shows and plays.

For me it is important that children be children. My parents felt exactly the same about me.

I was really sheltered growing up, with six brothers and sisters. We played together all the time, and I was living in a fantasy world, like most creative people.