People who buy into the "self-esteem movement" figure that the best way to combat low-esteem in kids is to artificially pump them up. However, "person praise" does nothing to actually give them higher self-esteem. More >>

Tweens love to try new things, including dangerous, addictive drugs. Would you be able to tell if your kids were sampling drugs - and how would you respond if they were? More >>

I'm writing in response to the letter you just read about the 38 year old mother of 3 who just lost her husband to cancer. It really hit home because I am a 38-year-old stay-at-home/home-schooling mother of 2 girls, and I am also familiar with losing someone to cancer as pancreatic cancer took my mother's life 3 years and 2 days ago. More >>

During our thirteen years of marriage my husband and I experienced many of the ups and downs that life has to offer. We had three boys, worked hard, laughed a lot and shared a rich social life. We also fought a lot. More >>

In general, people say you shouldn't pass judgment on others. Well actually, when it comes to dating, you should. More >>

I know you aren't running a contest, but I must tell you about the "Husband of the Decade". ...He provides us with everything we need and then some. He is a shining example of what it means to be a parent, husband, son....and son-in-law! More >>

Wow, I can't say what a wonderful day that was. 48 hours of labor and 14 days over my due date I was one happy and proud momma. My first born son was 8lbs and holding his head up. 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 >>

Narcissism is one of the biggest dangers today, especially with kids. Parents are doing everything they can to rescue their kids from their own laziness and failures. More >>

...I have been married for eight years, and we have a 7-year-old son... My husband doesn't acknowledge anything my son does wrong. More >>