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01/22/2014
Day Care Is Now Being Called 'School' 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 >>

Tags: Day Care, Parenting, Read On-Air, Social Issues, Stay-at-Home Mom, Values
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01/21/2014
New Moms Group 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 >>

Tags: Parenting, Read On-Air, Stay-at-Home Mom, Values
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01/20/2014
Learning the Value of a Nickel ...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 >>

Tags: Budget, Finances, Parenting, Read On-Air, Stay-at-Home Mom, Values
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01/17/2014
Prioritizing Time Over Stuff 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 >>

Tags: Homeschool, Parenting, Read On-Air, Stay-at-Home Mom
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01/16/2014
Teaching My Son About Sex 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 >>

Tags: Education, Parenting, Read On-Air, Sex, Values
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01/15/2014
Consequences Changed My Granddaughter's Behavior 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 >>

Tags: Behavior, Parenting, Read On-Air, Response to a Call, Stay-at-Home Mom
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01/14/2014
Keeping My Marriage Happy I called you about 10 years ago and mentioned my husband had a medical issue which my 10-year-old had inherited. Hence my husband did not want to go for another child although I wanted my daughter to have a sibling. More >>

Tags: Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Health, Marriage, Read On-Air, Regarding Dr. Laura, Values
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01/13/2014
How a Woman's Beauty and Value Are Defined I was thinking, the most BEAUTIFUL women are the ones who are selfless...Give a man your undivided attention, time and affection and he will give you love and respect. More >>

Tags: Behavior, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Dating, Marriage, Men's Point of View, Read On-Air, Sex, Values
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01/10/2014
Making the Other Happy You have given me so much to think about over the years, but the best is how I treat my husband. More >>

Tags: Behavior, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Marriage, Read On-Air, Sex
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01/09/2014
Creating a Strong Parental Relationship 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 >>

Tags: Behavior, Parenting, Read On-Air, Sex, Stay-at-Home Mom
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