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08/14/2010
IconKnow your role.  With political correctness, the line between adult and child has blurred: everyone is "equal," and no one should be offended. But political correctness doesn't work in the parent-child relationship. More >>

Tags: Adult Child-ParentDatingEngagementFamily/Relationships - Adult Child/ParentFamily/Relationships - ChildrenFamily/Relationships - FamilyFamily/Relationships - TeensMotherhoodMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingRelationshipsRelativesRole ModelTeensValues
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08/14/2010
IconHow often is that we see people in our extended families and our community that believe that their family gets along just fine and doesn't have any problems, only to find that screaming, yelling, name calling, and physical aggressiveness is almost the norm? More >>

Tags: Adult Child-ParentBehaviorCharacter, Courage, ConscienceCharacter-Courage-ConscienceCivilityFamily/Relationships - Adult Child/ParentFamily/Relationships - ChildrenFamily/Relationships - FamilyFamily/Relationships - TeensMorals, Ethics, ValuesParentingRelativesTeensValues
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08/13/2010
IconThere seems to be a general unwillingness to point out that some people are just evil.  I was frustrated when psychiatrist Keith Ablow wrote an essay on foxnews.com espousing the "understanding" of women and men who prey sexually on children.  He "formatted" them all as mentally ill. More >>

Tags: AttitudecherishFamily/Relationships - ChildrenParentingValues
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08/13/2010
IconHere's an interesting question regarding the timing of rewards as a factor in behavioral motivation More >>

Tags: AttitudeMorals, Ethics, ValuesMotivationParentingValues
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08/11/2010
IconI am a SAHM to my nine month old twin boys, however this week I volunteered at a church for camp. I don't know how working moms do it because by being gone for the 3-4 hours each day our lives have been more chaotic. More >>

Tags: MotherhoodMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingRead On-AirResponse To A Commentstay at home mom
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08/11/2010
IconI was recently given your book, 'The Proper Care & Feeding of Husbands' by a friend of mine who does parenting classes. My husband and I have had a pretty hard relationship and a lot of bad times. More >>

Tags: AttitudedivorceMarriageParentingRead On-AirselfishThe Proper Care & Feeding of HusbandsThe Proper Care and Feeding of HusbandsWomen's Point of View
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08/11/2010
IconI would like to share our 10-year-old daughter Sara's Father's Day card to daddy. Here it is: More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - ChildrenFather's DayMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingRead On-Air
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08/10/2010
Icon...I was moved to write the other day as I was sweeping the kitchen floor, and this is what came out. More >>

Tags: ChildrenFamily/Relationships - ChildrenFamily/Relationships - TeensmemoriesMotherhoodMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingRead On-AirRelationshipsResponse To A CallTeens
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08/10/2010
IconIn my Parents magazine (June's issue) I read an article that is both sad and disturbing. It is the scary summer story of leaving a child in the hot car More >>

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08/10/2010
IconI called yesterday overwhelmed with all the tasks I expected of myself and thought I should get done...I will try harder to keep a proper perspective More >>

Tags: AttitudeMarriageMotherhoodMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingperspectiveRead On-AirResponse To A CallWomen's Point of View
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