...I've finally acknowledged that when I was growing up, my family's dialogue was about fears, and I learned to think 1) if I was perfect, my parents would be happy and 2) I couldn't be happy unless I was perfect. More >>

I was only 17 when I started college, and since I didn't like school, my first thought was to go during the summers, too, to get it over with. Then I thought, I don't want to be 20 years old and working full time. So I decided to go 'co-op'... More >>

I am a feminist's nightmare! I am college-educated and (gasp) threw it all away to first, be a flight attendant and then a stay-at-home mom!!! More >>

As a high school teacher, I see and hear so many kids talk very disrespectfully about their parents. Many times I intercede before they get too full of themselves and tell them exactly what would have happened if any of my own kids had tried to talk to their daddy or me in the manner that these kids 'profess' to speak to their parents. More >>

My parents split when I was 11 years old. My mom often spewed venomous, hateful comments about my dad, who not only never said anything negative about her, but insisted we treat her with respect. More >>

I wanted to comment on your first caller on October 8, Julie...I was her back in the 90's before I found your show. I am a Christian, and believed as she said that the husband is No.1 before the children.. More >>

My first 'baby' was actually three -- triplet girls, each weighing under 3 pounds at birth. I was under general anesthesia when I had my C-section, so the first time I saw them was in Polaroid pictures. More >>

Back talk or sassing back at our home is rewarded with work. The more the arguing and sassing, the more jobs get piled on. If jobs are not completed, privileges are revoked. More >>

Here are some reasons why I believe some parents don't parent with authority: More >>

It's rare to find a parent who actually tells his or her child, 'Go ahead, honey, and have sex! You have my blessing!,' but by trivializing sex and ignoring messages that go against our moral code, we may as well be telling our kids to do just that... More >>