Parenting

Almost 40 years ago, I took my four small daughters with me to my husband’s local drinking hole. He drank there very regularly with business associates. When approaching the group, my...

Parenting

Sarah wants Dr. Laura's help with putting an end to her 7-year-old's bratty behavior.

Parenting

Kristyn is discovering how hard it is to be a stepmother and to get along with her husband's ex-wife.

Parenting

I came across this poem I wrote as a teenager. I am grateful I always had my mom as a role model for what a mother should be.

Parenting

How can Maria help her daughter cope with the anxiety she feels about her drug-addicted father?

Parenting Deep Dive

For decades I've dealt with parents frustrated by kiddos who won't get out of bed on time for school, lie about brushing their teeth, argue about doing their chores and so on ...

Parenting

I got divorced when my children were in elementary school. You and my pastor’s wife were the only ones saying not to date until the kids were 18. I was one of those women who tended to be...

Parenting

What can David do to motivate his son to help pay for his skyrocketing college expenses?

Parenting

I hear some mothers and even fathers talk about how having babies has destroyed their or their spouse’s bodies. Before I became pregnant a friend told me: “Don’t have a baby; babies ruin...