I have been listening to your program since I was in a car seat in my dad's car. He was a big talk-radio junkie in the 90's and your show became one of my favorite things about driving with my dad. I remember sitting in the car with my head against the window, completely silent, listening to you talk to the hurting, the normal, the crazy, and the absolutely outrageous. They never stopped coming to you with their problems and needs. More >>

Is it just me noticing this or is this the sad new norm: Mothers deliberately ignoring their children whilst selfishly too busy on their cell phones to pay attention to their children... More >>

I discovered a neat trick to help my 13-year-old boy pick up after himself. He's my youngest and I've always just picked up after him because it's been 'easier'... More >>

...When you are mothering a colicky baby and you are dealing with postpartum depression-your balance is about staying alive... More >>

...A few years after that, MY boyfriend gave me an expensive necklace. I was terrified that my mom would remember what you said, and I would have to return it... More >>

On Friday, Jennifer called in to tell Dr. Laura about how she recently graduated as Valedictorian with a BA in pre-law. In her speech, she shares the wisdom she learned from Dr. Laura with her classmates and talks about how she made school work around her children and not the other way around. Read her speech here... More >>

...As I was making him a snack, I heard a tear-filled voice urgently cry 'Mom! Come here, please! NOW!!' I found him sitting on his bed, surrounded by the different underwear with tears streaming and a very sad face... More >>

...When my daughter was in the first grade, her best friend's family bought a large new house. Both parents worked, and my daughter's friend bragged incessantly about having the biggest, best house in the neighborhood... More >>

Spring is salad season. Restaurant menus, online pages, and cafe sidewalk chalkboards are often bursting with descriptions of conglomerations featuring seasonal bounties. Even more interesting entree salads make their entry this time of year... More >>

I used to work over forty hours a week on a head injury unit as a speech pathologist. I continued to do so after having my first son. I'd drop him off at my parents' house at 7AM and pick him up at 4PM. It was horrible. I felt like I wasn't a mom... More >>