Children are the core of the family. In American families, parents give them love. At the same time, they also tell them how to be independent and self-reliance. Even when they are only nine or ten, they learn to be responsible. It can not be imagined in China. In America, every person emphasizes independence and self-reliance. And everyone wants to be so. The writer will analyze the role of the juvenile according to Des-perate Housewife. Desperate Housewife is an American teleplay. It mainly talks about the ordinary people and the ordinary life in America. So the writer chooses this teleplay. Andrew, Julie and John are the main juvenile players. They have their own characters which the writer believes that they can reflect the main characters of American juvenile to some extent.