I'm tired of people sending their 2 and 3-year-olds to day care and calling it "school." Just because you give it a fancy, positive name does not change the fact you're putting them in day care. More >>

My wife and I were blessed to have a happy and healthy baby boy... My wife stopped working and is a stay-at-home mom...We got an email from our pediatrician's office introducing a "New Moms Group" that my wife could attend if she was interested. More >>

...I thought making an 11-year-old buy her first 10-speed Schwinn bike with her chore and birthday money was the meanest thing my parents ever had done to me... More >>

Although everyone is concerned with the national debt and their own finances, in a recent poll, teens reported feeling very optimistic about theirs. It appears the reason they are so happy-go-lucky about their finances is because they are expecting Mom and Dad to take care of them... More >>

About a year ago, my husband and I bought a couch from a friend who was selling theirs. As my husband is a teacher and I stay at home to homeschool our two children, we could not afford a "new" couch, and were pleased as punch to get one in such great condition at a low price. More >>

I'm teaching my son that believing having sex before you are married is wrong and that he will be picked on for this belief, but this is when he will learn how much strength he has as a MAN, not a boy. More >>

I cannot agree more to your comments to the caller regarding consequences for their child's bad behavior. If there are no consequences, the child has no reason to alter their behavior. More >>

Fortunately, there may be a relatively easy way to eliminate some of the brain shrinkage-specifically in the hippocampus and amygdala. Good parenting. More >>

I just want to thank you for reminding me every single day why I am my kid's mom. Specifically, your commentary about 40% of all 9th graders having sex scared the daylights out of me! More >>

When my daughter was 10 months old, I went back to work part time. She struggled and even refused to eat for the 5 hours she was at daycare... More >>