Mayim Bialik Quotes
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I don't look like most women in the industry.
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You don't have to be an at-home parent to be an attachment parent.
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One of the best things my mother passed on to me was being an efficient multitasker.
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A lot of stuff I wear I've had since high school.
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I have a neuroscience background - that's what my doctorate is in - and I was trained to study hormones of attachment, so I definitely feel my parenting is informed by that.
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I came to parenting the way most of us do - knowing nothing and trying to learn everything.
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I'm a pretty quiet person.
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I've never had a sinus infection or been on antibiotics since cutting out dairy.
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The most empowering feminist act is for women to be taught about the ways babies bond and then decide what they want to do.
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Publicly I'm a very modest dresser, by Hollywood's standards.
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I'm generally intimidated by adults.
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Relationships are complicated no matter what style of parenting you choose.
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Breast-feeding is the natural, optimal way to feed a child.
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As a kid, I felt really weird.
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Being a caregiver for your child is part of the job description of being a mammal.
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I get maybe four hours of sleep a night. I'm a little bit crazy.
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I have a life. My kids don't run my house.
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I don't want to say everything happens for a reason but every day is lined up right next to the other one for a reason. The best you can do is do each day well with kindness and as a good person.
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I started acting because I enjoyed school plays.
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The level of communication you can achieve with an infant is really profound.
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Even as a child, I felt very guilty about eating animals and never knew that there was something to do about it. And as I got older, it became clearer that there are things that I can do and choices I can make.
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I like bold colors but usually wear black.
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It's wonderful to be appreciated for being quirky, and to see Zooey Deschanel and the quirky, indie film types get mainstream play is amazing for women, because women are much more complicated than what we've see on TV in the past.
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To be honest, it's considered very late to start acting at 11 and a half, for the industry. Most kids are doing it from toddlerhood on.