Close
Premium Podcast Help Contact Dr. Laura Dr. Laura Designs Return to DrLaura.com
Join Family Premium Login Family
personal responsibility
04/23/2013
Video: Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone Most people search for that great love. Some people search for that fulfilling career. But what if you've searched and searched, and cannot attract the things you want? More >>

Tags: CareerDatingFriendshipsJobMental HealthPerfectionismPersonal ResponsibilityRelationships
PERMALINK | EMAIL | PRINT | RSS  Subscribe
04/16/2013
A Rose by Any Other Name I have had a lifelong issue that is slightly strange. My family does not call me by my given name 'Patricia." They insist on calling me 'Patrice'. More >>

Tags: AnxietyFamily/Relationships - FamilyHealthPersonal ResponsibilityRelativesStress
PERMALINK | EMAIL | PRINT | RSS  Subscribe
04/16/2013
Video: A Rose by Any Other Name Every family has nicknames for various members. But what if you want them to call you by your given name and they refuse? More >>

Tags: AnxietyFamily/Relationships - FamilyHealthPersonal ResponsibilityRelativesStress
PERMALINK | EMAIL | PRINT | RSS  Subscribe
04/16/2013
Every Person on Earth Wants to be Loved by Their Mother Growing up, I longed for a good mother-daughter relationship, but it never happened. More >>

Tags: Family ValuesFamily/Relationships - Parent/ChildGrandparentParentingPersonal ResponsibilityRelativesResponsibilityValues
PERMALINK | EMAIL | PRINT | RSS  Subscribe
04/15/2013
Sister to Sister Wanting what's best for my sister and for her to one day have a great marriage like mine, I made a phone call to her that I prepared for... More >>

Tags: choose wisely treat kindlyChoose Wisely-Treat KindlyDatingFamily/Relationships - FamilyMarriagePersonal ResponsibilityPersonal ResponsiblityRelativesSiblings
PERMALINK | EMAIL | PRINT | RSS  Subscribe
04/15/2013
How to Praise Your Kids People who buy into the "self-esteem movement" figure that the best way to combat low-esteem in kids is to artificially pump them up. However, "person praise" does nothing to actually give them higher self-esteem. More >>

Tags: AttitudeParentingPersonal ResponsibilitySelf-esteemValues
PERMALINK | EMAIL | PRINT | RSS  Subscribe
04/12/2013
A Thank You from My Future Children I wish to say you and your callers were the catalyst for saving my marriage. Just one short week ago, my husband was having an affair. It was my own fault and this is how I found out... More >>

Tags: choose wisely - treat kindlyChoose Wisely-Treat KindlyDatingFamily ValuesMarriageMorals/Ethics/ValuesPersonal Responsibility
PERMALINK | EMAIL | PRINT | RSS  Subscribe
04/12/2013
Planning Grown-Up Fun Can Be Good Too A few days ago, I realized my husband and I hadn't had sex in a couple weeks. Because of this, I was feeling somewhat disconnected from him. More >>

Tags: choose wisely treat kindlyChoose Wisely-Treat KindlyMarriagepersonal responsibilitySex
PERMALINK | EMAIL | PRINT | RSS  Subscribe
04/11/2013
I Nearly Lost My Husband I wish to say you and your callers were the catalyst for saving my marriage. Just one short week ago, my husband was having an affair. It was my own fault and this is how I found out... More >>

Tags: AdulteryAffairschoose wisely - treat kindlyChoose Wisely-Treat KindlyInfidelityMarriageMorals/Ethics/ValuesPersonal Responsibility
PERMALINK | EMAIL | PRINT | RSS  Subscribe
04/10/2013
How to Act like a Real Lady I always wondered why some women who called you would shack up with men, bring two or three innocent children into the world and then wonder why the men end up leaving and abusing them ten years later. More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-ConscienceCharacter/Courage/ConscienceDatingMorals/Ethics/ValuesPersonal ResponsibilityValues
PERMALINK | EMAIL | PRINT | RSS  Subscribe