Quotes

I was always trying to find the balance between trying my best and being an incredible parent. I literally realized that it was chaos - but it was happy chaos.

I love social media and the ability to connect to new people through Twitter and Facebook and share my real time experiences with my mommy network.

Catsuits were big for me in the '90s, and I had many of them. Even catsuits with shorts in them.

Eventually, I'll go back to acting, but for right now, my children are the most important thing in the world to me.

I love being pregnant!

I know there are parents who are very structured and organized and are certainly far more together than I am, it's just not me.

I want kids to know that it is okay to make a change in order to feel better about themselves.

I love, I love human beings, studying them.

I used to be a free spirit.

I wanted to be an astronaut and wanted to go to space camp, but then I found out that I was too short to become an astronaut. My mom really made me believe that if I worked hard enough and if I really wanted to do it, I could do it.

My mom always made sure I lived my life as a regular kid.

It's so important and easy to be a kid at heart.

We can all become activists and raise questions.

I wanted to create a place where parents can come and find products that are safe for their children, as well as good for the planet.

I don't know why you call it morning sickness, because I was sick all day and night!

I think that's one of the most important gifts we have in television - the ability to heal through laughter.

To have a sense of education and ethics is important.

It's never too early to involve your kids in giving back. And the more hands-on the experiences are, the better.

I had such a hard time finding great organic and non-toxic items for my daughter.

I have those moments with my kids and family where we try to unplug and just be in the moment. We put everything else to the side and just be there with our family.

[avoiding predators when young] Thankfully, I was not exposed to those things, and I don't want to be dismissive of anyone else's experiences by any means. I think there was a lot going on, and the industry has a dark side. My mom was always there for me [so] I wasn't involved in that side of it.

[developing early] As a kid growing up, I had such an incredible life and family surrounding me, then I started developing, and developing rapidly. I was going through puberty and it was this fascinating thing because so many people looked at me like I was this little girl, and as I started developing I was treated much more like an adult. It really felt like I was thrust into early adulthood.

[first time] Said her first consensual sexual experience was with Charlie Sheen when she was 18 and he was 29.

[her physique suddenly changing as a young teen] People treated me differently. Men would look at me in a different way, and they'd stare at my boobs. People would call me "Punky Boobster."

[2016, on the passing of her 'Punky Brewster' co-star George Gaynes] When I reflect on some of the most joyous moments in my life, they were shared with this incredible man. The universe just gained a gigantic star. You will be in my heart and soul always & forever.