Parenthood' has been the beneficiary of wonderful performances by child actors.

Honestly, I don't know enough about what's a good timeslot and what isn't. Either you have a timeslot where nobody is really tuning in, which isn't good, or you're in a good hour, and then you've got a lot of competition.

The environment in a writer's room, I've really come to feel, should be some form of democracy.

Parenthood' is a story about people's lives - the title helps. Very early on during the show's launch, the title was something familiar for the audience. It grabbed people's interest.

The challenge as a parent is letting your kids fail in the right ways because that's where we do most of our learning.

So many people have said to me that when you become a school parent, it is like going back to school yourself. Some of those insecurities come out and are projected through your child.

Mother Nature and Father Time have not been happy with me.

My father is an engineer, and my mother raised the three children.