Previous Episodes

Although Ben is on the verge of graduating from college, it seems his parents reserve words of encouragement and support for his older brother who still lives at home.

Christina's daughter made a fool of herself during a choir performance and got herself suspended from school. Still, Christina feels an additional punishment is necessary, so she calls Dr. Laura for ideas on a bonus reprimand. / Dawn's 18 year-old daughter is dating a 40-something year-old ex-felon.

It's time for the annual office holiday party! You know there will be good food and free alcohol and all the higher-ups are going to be there so, before you go, listen to Dr. Laura's advice at the beginning of this hour.

Elizabeth needs to get out of her home state of Kansas due to health problems. Her husband has no job prospects as of yet... but at this point, it's a matter of life and death.

Tammy's son has the potential to be a big time college football player, but in the meantime he's a lazy, jobless, junior-college mooch. / Debbie lives in perpetual fear of her daughter being abducted, never to be seen or heard from again.

Don's son is going to start his education soon to become a priest. Great! Except Don's worried his son's lack of discipline and empathy may impede his potential to one day become Pope.

Melissa would like to be close to her parents but, unfortunately for everyone, they are both alcoholics. / Joy's son-in-law is a disrespectful guy when he's over at the house, plopping his big soppy wet head on the couch, for example.

Patricia would like to finish high school, a goal that has been put off for her entire life, almost, but for some reason she won't take initiative to finally go back. / James' wife is too harsh on the kids; she disciplines as though she's running a boot-camp.

How does a sense of right vs. wrong become ingrained in our children from only a few months of age, and does that early level of consciousness become a strong moral guide later in life?

At 14, Ashley had a baby, and did the most selfless thing a girl in her position could do, she gave the child up for adoption. Two years later, Ashley is a very angry 16 year-old who struggles to get along with her mother.