Last fall you had a caller who wanted to build confidence in their young son, and you suggested martial arts with a strong male teacher. Your other comments about the benefits of it for boys got me to wondering... More >>

Ever since my son was little, I noticed that English was not his favorite subject...Now that he's older, I'm frustrated, because he has no motivation to improve his grades. More >>

Does your child have good grades in every class except English? Well, I hated that subject too, but I have some advice on how to get the pages turning. More >>

The Croods are the Flintstones of our time, a modern stone-age family (and I foresee the family Halloween costume of 2013, just like the Incredibles were a few years back). More >>

In Oz the Great and Powerful, Professor Oz (James Franco) is a shady traveling magician, scraping by while performing his con-man show across the "dusty podunks" of the Midwest. More >>

The movie is supposed to be about Earth, but it's clear that "America" is what's deemed "The Dark Planet." My main problem with "Escape" is how America is depicted in it. More >>

There's a great deal of debate out there among parents about how to motivate kids to do well in school. I have the final answer on whether or not you should pay your kids for grades... More >>