Every time you speak about the lack of love kids receive in daycare, I'm reminded of what happened to my nephew... More >>

I'm 61 and you have unpeeled my life call by call. I want to back you up on all you say about daycare because I know firsthand what it's like... More >>

...I've heard you talk about nannies raising children, and I thought I'd share with you what I observed as a private piano teacher... More >>

When our kids were young, we had a 'Job Jar' - a big jar in the kitchen with folded, small white pieces of paper in it. Each piece had a task and a dollar value attached. When the kids asked for money to get something, I would direct them to the jar... More >>

I am a licensed professional counselor, whose private practice office shares a thin wall with the two-year-old's room in a daycare. I hear toddlers cry continuously, especially when parents are dropping off the child and they lie, saying they'll be 'right back'... More >>

My son was born in 1981 at a time when daycare was really coming into its own, and infant rooms were now available for working moms. I had a wonderful and fulfilling career as a paralegal and I fully intended to go back to work after my maternity leave... More >>

...I was well-trained and passionate about a career in law enforcement, even though it was challenging, given the nature of the work and the horrors I was exposed to. That all changed when I got pregnant... More >>

...I grew up being bounced around from family member to family member, and from daycare to daycare because she could not handle my temperament. I was a 'bad' kid according to her with an attitude problem... More >>

My sister and I often discuss the topic of 'working moms,' and the ridiculous things we've heard them say to justify the fact that they're really abandoning their children. Here are just a few things we've heard from the mouths of working moms we've met... More >>

This is a letter to an unknown woman whose son I saw in the supermarket the other afternoon... More >>