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03/28/2012
Parents in Their Cell Phones ...A mom and her daughter (who looked to be about 6 years old), came out and sat at a table next to us. The little girl got up and looked over in the river and said "Mommy, look at the fish." More >>

Tags: Internet-MediaMarriageMothers on cell phonesParentingRead On-AirStay-at-Home Mom
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03/28/2012
A Lesson in Kindness My 5 year old grandson attends a Catholic school. His Mother came to pick him up and noticed a Dad was removing the pink polo type shirt his son had been dressed in that day. More >>

Tags: BehaviorCharacter, Courage, ConscienceCharacter-Courage-ConscienceKindnessMorals, Ethics, ValuesParentingValues
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03/28/2012
Forging Relationships with Daughters My husband has forged close relationships with all 4 of our daughters (our 3 sons too for that matter). He has done this by participating in their care as infants, talking to them, playing with them, teaching them, and just generally interacting with them. More >>

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03/27/2012
Moms and Dads...Don't See Eye To Eye on Raising Your Kids? What do parents fight more about than sex or money? Ask any parent: It's how to raise their children. More >>

Tags: Men's Point of ViewParentingWomen's Point of View
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03/27/2012
Lessons from Raising Dogs My husband and I were out riding our tandem bike with our 6 month old Chesapeake puppy running alongside (our Pomeranian with a heart condition rides in the basket on the back). More >>

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03/27/2012
Standing Up to a Bully When my daughter had a birthday, I invited her class at her Montessori. Traditional Montessoris use a mixed age classroom so she had lots of different aged kids in her class. More >>

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03/26/2012
Growing a Dr. Laura Backbone! ...When my son was in elementary school, I was guilty of running to school when he forgot his lunch, his assignment, his WHATEVER. Then I heard you talk about allowing a child to fail, so they learn to be responsible on their own. More >>

Tags: BackboneCharacter-Courage-ConscienceParentingRead On-AirValues
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03/23/2012
Important for Little and Big Boys I have been listening to you for at least 8 years now, and I have always loved you. You have guided me through husband, family, friends and even work drama! I am now a mommy to two wonderful little kids. More >>

Tags: Child's humorHumorParentingRead On-Air
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03/21/2012
It Wasn't Luck.  It Was a Choice! I am the mom of an almost 2 year old boy. Today when I woke up I had all kinds of plans. We were going to go shopping, meet a friend to look at furniture, a bike ride in the afternoon, etc. While I was getting ready, my boy was very upset and I couldn't figure out why. More >>

Tags: ParentingRead On-AirSAHM stay-at-home momStay-at-Home Mom
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03/21/2012
Can You Hear Me Now? Is it just me noticing this or is this the sad new norm: Mothers deliberately ignoring their children whilst selfishly too busy on their cell phones while shopping etc to pay attention to their children... More >>

Tags: Internet-MediaMothers on cell phonesParentingRead On-AirStay-at-Home Mom
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