But not all American teenagers were in this category and not all parents exerted power.

This is an affluent community, and the parents exert a lot of pressure.

The matchmaker and parents will often exert pressure on the couple to decide whether they want to marry or not after a few dates.

Among the issues are do school boards, principals and parents exert "great pressure" on teachers to increase test scores?

For the toddlers, a critical element is the amount of control and pressure a parent exerts.

One important distinction, Dr. Hirsh-Pasek said, is in the amount of control and pressure a parent exerts.

Neither parent exerted a major influence on Curzon's life.

Mistakes can be made even when students and their parents exert due diligence in choosing a counselor.

This parent becomes over-protective and exerts too much discipline.

How much control can a parent exert over a child's rearing?