Dr. G

Over the past couple of weeks, I've asked moms on Facebook what they wanted or expected for Mother's Day. Oy, the lukewarm responses I got! "Just a day to myself would be nice." "A day with the kids." "I don't know, my kids will probably do something... maybe."...

Here is the truth: A man opened fire at a bus stop for a Jewish school in France, and then went inside the school to keep killing.

I am a mom who answers questions with the truth. "Where do babies come from?" "Where will the...

As you've likely heard, Rush Limbaugh said some really offensive stuff last week about a woman wanting to appear before Congress to discuss the necessity of birth control. This is pretty typical behavior for Mr. Limbaugh, but he clearly went too far this time, causing at least seven...

We are, I think, only the second generation of parents who do not honor warriors.

For centuries children played at war, at fighting, at hunting. Boys mostly, but girls as well (ever read "Little House on the Prairie"?). Parents didn't...

Valentine's Day can teach kids beautiful messages about taking time to appreciate those we love. This is a day that can make them feel cherished. Kids can learn how good it feels to make someone else feel great -- we can reinforce...

Curse words, hearing loss, sleep deprivation, a lesson in burping the alphabet from Uncle Joey, sure. But, also, lessons in sportsmanship, perseverance and loyalty.

Some parents avoid professional sports so that their children will not get caught up in that...

Why do we as parents do so much for our kids? Because we can, I think. We are not, most of us, plowing or harvesting from sunup til sundown. There are magic boxes in our home that scrub the wash, wash...

Even though we are all excellent drivers, we know that everyone else on the road is a moron, and we want to protect our kids from danger....

My kids will tell you that my husband and I care more about our dogs than we do about our boys.

This is patently false. Their argument, however, is that we take the dogs to the doctor when they're sick, but the...

Ladies, ever been referred to as your husband's ball and chain? Hilarious! The whole group chuckles. It doesn't bug you, much. Inside, though, you're wishing that your husband would stand up, look at his beer-guzzling, living-in-his-parents-basement Neanderthal friend (or brother) and say...

I do not want to argue about the war in Iraq. Was it necessary, was it useful, was it just or ethical? I believe it was, but that is not what's important this week.

Do you support the...

Scandalous -- of course there are bullies! A bully is anyone who is mean to my darling child! Any kid who doesn't invite my child, who teases or mocks or pushes my boy, who turns a shoulder or doesn't answer a question, who chooses to hang out with someone else...

The myth of the tooth fairy starts in about kindergarten. It seems to boil down to this:

Losing a tooth might be scary but everybody makes a big deal out of it and then You Get Stuff!

I think this is a really fun tradition. Most kids love...

If you and your partner got "caught" in bed by your kid, what would you say?

Parenting magazines often run cute stories on "Things to Say at That Awkward Moment!" My favorite of these helpful tidbits was this suggestion, "Oh, honey! Daddy was helping Mommy look for a quarter she...