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09/01/2013
Dear Daughter Letter After watching Miley Cyrus disgusting performance on the VMAs, angry mom Kim Keller wrote an open letter to her 13-year-old daughter to turn this ugly display into a teaching moment. I loved her letter so much, I read it on air, and am posting it here... More >>

Tags: BehaviorCharacter-Courage-ConscienceCharacter/Courage/ConscienceParentingPersonal ResponsibilitySexSocial IssuesValues
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08/29/2013
How Can I Make Them (or Myself) Change? The type of call I'm least fond of on my show is "How do I change my sister-mother-cousin-uncle-father-friend-husband-wife-kid?" People don't change because YOU want them to. They may not even change if THEY want to... More >>

Tags: BehaviorCharacter-Courage-ConscienceCharacter/Courage/ConscienceParentingPersonal ResponsibilityValues
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08/28/2013
What It Takes to Create a Family My parents divorced before I was 2 years old. By the time I was 6 years old, I already had had 3 different step moms... More >>

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08/27/2013
California Southern University Commencement Speech for Psychology Graduates I have some things that I want to warn you about so that you will be able to make great use of this incredibly wonderful education you've just had... More >>

Tags: EducationGraduationMental HealthParenting
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08/27/2013
Video: California Southern University Commencement Speech for Psychology Graduates I have some advice for the psychology graduates at California Southern University so they can make great use of the wonderful education they received. More >>

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08/27/2013
There Are No Free Lunches Since I was 15 years old, I played in bands as a guitarist and if I had a gig, well so much for whatever job I had. As I reached my twenties, still being broke and flopping wherever I could was not as cool as I previously thought... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-ConscienceCharacter/Courage/ConscienceFinancesMorals/Ethics/ValuesParentingValues
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08/27/2013
Living Within Your Means I am one of the few these days who was taught financial lessons growing up. Ever since I started to receive money for birthdays or babysitting, my parents sat me down and showed me how to budget and save money... More >>

Tags: BudgetCharacter-Courage-ConscienceCharacter/Courage/ConscienceFinancesMoneyMorals/Ethics/ValuesParentingPersonal ResponsibilityPersonal ResponsiblitySocial IssuesValues
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08/26/2013
Complete the Job Properly and Fully My biggest influence on my work ethic was my father. WE had certain chores that were EXPECTED, not asked of, but expected. When these were not performed, or not properly performed, we had to do them at whatever hour it was, or redo them to make sure it was done properly... More >>

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08/26/2013
An Abbreviation for Divorce My daughter and her husband got a divorce about 6 months ago but my daughter moved out a year ago. Her two boys are devastated... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-ConscienceCharacter/Courage/ConscienceMarriageParentingValues
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08/23/2013
Getting Her Tubes Tied I came home today to my husband tearing up in the garage after listening to a call you took... It was a young woman who had called for your advice regarding when an appropriate time was to get pregnant after securing a new job... More >>

Tags: MarriageMotherhoodMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingRegarding Dr. LauraResponse To A CallStay-at-Home Moms
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