1.   American parents may soon be able to rule violent TV programmes out of bounds.

2.   American parents love it.

3.   American parents sit in the lobby getting absolutely hammered before supper as they discuss Monica Lewinsky.

4.   American parents, they say, give a young child a timeout or ground an older one, then may even feel guilty about it.

5.   American parents were warned that they would almost certainly never get custody of the children.

6.   American parents, American business and American government all talk a lot about family values and the importance of raising children.

7.   American parents have become a lazy bunch of duty shirkers.

8.   American parent AMR Corp. last week announced a stock split, and there is speculation Delta might do the same, although a spokesman declined comment.

9.   American parents and children were on the whole pleased with their wretched performance.

10.   American parents have become obsessed with raising smart, successful adults.