如果做父母的不始终如一，孩子会觉得无所适从。
“做父母的得把他们每个阶段都安排好，这种观念并没给他们带来多大帮助。”他说。
"The notion that as parents we need to schedule every minute of their time is not doing them a great service," he said.
现在，新的研究表明，如果做父母也能拿到报酬的话，他们一年将赚到17.2万美元。
Now, the new study has shown that if they were paid for their parental labours, they would earn as much as＄172,000 a year.
做父母的都不知道自己在干嘛。
显然，我们这些做父母的在这方面失职了。
Clearly we parents aren't doing a very good job of that now.
斯塔西·德布·诺夫写了四本关于做父母的书。
因为失去一个孩子而拒绝做父母是无益于健康的。
It is not healthy to reject being a parent because of the loss of a child.
做父母的可以改姓，让孩子赢在起跑线上。
Parents could change their names to give their children a better start in life.
所以做父母的有时不知道该怎么办，急得直拽自己的头发。
So parents sometimes pull their hair out in frustration2, not knowing what to do.
但我的很多性格缺陷都可以从他们做父母的失败行为中找到根源。
But I still trace a lot of my character flaws back to specific failed parenting moments.
她开始简单地询问做父母的邻居关于孩子们活动的事情。
She began simply by asking neighborhood parents about their children's activities.
正如所料，爱普斯坦发现最重要的做父母的技能就是爱自己的孩子。
As expected, Epstein found that the most important parenting skill is simply love them.
做父母的伟大职责之一，是要我们的孩子明白智慧的价值和精神的真理。
One of the greatest responsibilities we have as parents is to teach our children the value of wisdom and spiritual truth.
我不但常常感念我的父母，我也常常警惕我们应当怎样做父母。
Not only do I always remember my parents with gratitude, I also always bear in mind how we should behave ourselves as parents.
她没有博客，所以我就跟大家分享一些我们的经验，让大家的都能轻松做父母。
She doesn't, however, have a blog. And so I'll share some things that we both do that make our jobs as parents easier.
做父母的尽快办完各种异常繁琐的手续回到家后，却发现他们又陷入了新的困境。
After cutting through what can be miles of red tape, parents often come home to find a new dilemma.
每一个做父母的都希望他们的孩子能找到一种给自己带来快乐幸福的活法。
Every parent wants their children to grow up finding a way of life that brings them happiness.
做父母的常常会告诫他们的孩子：任何令人不快的事情都有利于磨练性格。
Parents usually tell their kids that anything unpleasant is good for building character.
“我们做父母的要想的太多，”他说，“但是孩子们基本上是不会想太多的。”
"We parents have a lot to think about," he says. "Whereas the kids are basically free."
做父母的只有舍得让孩子到艰苦的环境中锻炼，将来才有面对复杂人生勇往直前的勇气和能力。
Only when theparents are willing to foster their children indifficult and hostile environment, can theirchildern face up to the complexity of life in the future withfearless courage ang abilities.
做父母从来就不是一件容易的事情，尤其是当我们全身心的去养育我们的孩子的时候。
Parenting is never easy, especially when we actually put forth energy to do it.
一名不孕不育专家或许能识别出问题的原因，并提供治疗以帮助你和你的伴侣踏上做父母的道路。
A fertility specialist also may be able to identify the cause of the problem and provide treatments that help place you and your partner on the road to parenthood.
然而，又有哪个做父母的乐意承认上天所能赐给他(她)的最好的礼物反而把自己弄得不幸福了呢？
But which parent is willing to admit that the greatest gift life has to offer has in fact made his or her life less enjoyable?
在评论中，一些读者宣扬“人小耳朵灵”的观点，认为做父母的应该避免在孩子面前吵架。
In thoughtful comments, some of you aired the 'little pitchers have big ears' view, that parents should avoid fighting in front of the kids.
如果你没有把孩子考虑进你的约会关系中，很多问题就会出现，而这些问题是你做父母这几年没有遇见过的。
Many new questions arise when factoring children into the dating equation, ones you may not have faced when building a relationship in your pre-parenting years.
你们是孩子的父母，你们有做父母的强大能力，你们也足够聪明，知道一个强大的父母是如何重要。
You are strong enough to do the tough bits of parenting. You're wise enough to know how important a strong parent is.
社会技能，学习技能，人际交往能力，做父母的技能，这些都是在生活的过程中你本能学到的东西。
Social skills, study skills, relationship building skills, parenting skills. These are things that you may intrinsically know or pick-up through the course of life.
教育孩子是一个双向行为，你生出的孩子是什么样决定了你做父母的方式，并且父母并不是影响孩子的唯一因素。
Parenting is bi-directional–the kind of child that is born to you determines how you parent–and parents are not the only influence on their children.
我想没有哪个做父母的能够完全知道他们的孩子在想些什么，但是我们在知道这一切之前都没什么偏见。
I guess no parent can know entirely what their children are thinking, but I am keeping an open mind until we know it all.
我想没有哪个做父母的能够完全知道他们的孩子在想些什么，但是我们在知道这一切之前都没什么偏见。
I guess no parent can know entirely what their children are thinking, but I am keeping an open mind until we know it all.
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