When I was in my late 20s, I worked at a board of education office and loved making visits to the preschools and the kindergarten in the small town where I lived. More >>

...Although people like to think that they are in control, the vast majority of human behavior occurs without any decision-making or conscious thought. More >>

I am a 'step' dad. My twins are my step sons. They are my SONS. I have close now to ten years of step parenting under my belt. Cutting to the chase, as with everything in life, we all have 'choices'. More >>

My parents had been married for 30 years. My dad decided to bail with his honey. He even had enough gall to ask my mom to 'wait for him' in case things 'didn't work out.' More >>

See how the sequel to Despicable Me stacks up to the original in this week's review. More >>

I chose this photo of my dad to send you because it is one of the few that has been taken in the last several months of our family somewhat together. This is because Dad is serving in Afghanistan. More >>

Our 9-year-old son wants to go to a sleepover at his friend's house. I think he is too young and I do not see the need for it. More >>

Would I want to know if I were dying? This question took a lot of thought and while I wavered back and forth, I decided... More >>

Excellence is an elusive goal of parenthood. Should we want our children to be excellent and if so, how do we turn this young boy eating doodle bugs on the porch into an excellent dentist? More >>

Dr. Laura posted to her Facebook page the story of Delta Air Lines CEO Richard Anderson's gesture of giving up his seat so a mother could make it home to her daughter. This story brought in emails from listeners about witnessing other random acts of kindness. Here are only a few.. More >>