Depending on their age, you can work on different manners with your kids by acting out the situations in which they would use them in an age-appropriate way. More >>

The world's greatest storytellers allow us to better understand human beings and their complexities through fiction. Lance Armstrong's sad fall from grace since his admission of doping last week is a true story, but it could have just as easily been torn from the great writers' notebooks. More >>

I'm reflecting today on the many events that have impacted my life over the past year and wanted to share with you what an incredible man I have in my life. My husband has two siblings who have had "issues" with their father over the past few years. More >>

My daughter has poor table manners. She slurps her food, talks when her mouth is full and overall has poor posture while eating. I am working with her to improve her 'manners'. More >>

As soon as my then 15-year-old daughter asked me what would make her period late, I knew she was pregnant. There was no boyfriend in sight. She had been sneaking out to see a boy she knew wasn't good enough to bring home. More >>

Getting over a spouse who has wandered is very difficult. I know from experience. I don't know how many times or with how many men my wife cheated, but I do know that with one man things went pretty far. More >>

The vast majority of Americans today feel stressed out. I would say that it mostly stems from financial struggles... Women, in particular, get stressed out because they have too much on their plates. More >>

My husband and I have always tried to support each other in our interacting with our parents. His parents were 20 years older than mine and are now at home in Heaven. More >>

...When we were in the era of responsibility, obligations were taken seriously. Very few people procrastinated because there were consequences for doing so. However, people today are hardly ever held accountable for anything, especially teens and young adults. More >>

Young people today are barraged with the message that material goods buy happiness now more than ever. Let's help them put things in perspective. More >>