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05/26/2020
Adoption Vs. Biological Children I've heard you advise private adoption to women struggling with infertility. My husband and I have one biological daughter and one daughter through private infant adoption. Having experienced both, I wanted to share some perspective... More >>

Tags: AdoptionMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingPersonal ResponsibilityStay-at-Home Mom
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05/22/2020
The Voice Of Stay For Home Moms Before we were under quarantine, I was pushing my youngest child in the stroller to pick up her sister from school. While waiting, I watched and giggled as my toddler played on the playground... More >>

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05/19/2020
Thank You For Being My Mentor In the 1990s, I was in my mid-30s with three kids. I was self-absorbed with a 'me first' mentality and heading for a divorce. That's when I first heard your program... More >>

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05/18/2020
Raising Them Right For the past 20 years, you've been my wise, loving, no-nonsense virtual mother, and because of your guidance, I've led a life that has made me happy and proud... More >>

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05/15/2020
The Red Plate When our oldest daughter (now 30) was a senior in high school, her teacher asked the class what they would miss most going off to college. She said it would be eating dinner every night with her family. Her teacher was astonished and asked the class how many ate dinner with their family... More >>

Tags: Motherhood-FatherhoodParentingSocial IssuesTeens
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05/08/2020
A Mother's Day Smile When I was little, my mama always put our needs and wants above her own. We were very poor and grew all our own fruits and vegetables, had chickens, and got our milk from family members who owned cows. She made everything from scratch and never complained... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-ConscienceMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingStay-at-Home MomValues
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05/05/2020
Giving Up My Career For My Son I started listening to you after I returned to work from maternity leave, which is a year in Canada. In tears, I would drop my son off at daycare, feeling in my heart that it was wrong, but every woman did it, right?... More >>

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05/04/2020
The Power Of Dr. Laura My husband considers this his favorite story that I've brought home from school, so I just had to share it with you... More >>

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04/20/2020
Adjusting My Outlook For The Better I started listening to you twenty years ago, and at that time you continually encouraged parents to catch their kids doing something 'right'... More >>

Tags: AttitudeBehaviorCharacter-Courage-ConscienceMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingPersonal Responsibility
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04/09/2020
Getting Kids to Follow the Rules How can you cut behavioral problems off at the pass or at least deal with them in a way that makes them less powerful or less frequent? It really all comes down to common sense and compassion for your kids... More >>

Tags: BehaviorCharacter-Courage-ConscienceMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingPersonal ResponsibilityRaising Boys to MenStay-at-Home MomTipsValues
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