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• Do your teenagers talk back to you?

  Wed Jan 25, 2012
  • I guess I don't think the question is posed well. If your kids are expressing their opinions without being rude or disrespectful, do we really need to call that "talking back." Isn't that just a discussion between parties that respect each others' opinions?

• Some fight uphill battle for a simpler holiday season

  Tue Nov 29, 2011
  • After clearing out my deceased grandmother's home and finding years' worth of Christmas nicknack's that were never used or just collected dust, my family elected to concentrate on gifts that were predominantly consumables.

• Beauty cheats: What unusual products do you use?

  Fri Nov 18, 2011
  • I have very sensitive skin and any powder I have ever tried is irritating to me. Cheap and effective? Corn starch. Costs about $1 a box.

• Teachers caught on tape bullying special-needs girl

  Tue Nov 15, 2011
  • I work daily with disabled individuals of every stripe. I can tell you that they really are just like the rest of us "normal" people. Some of them are charming and delightful. Some are irritating and annoying.

• Do you think banning young kids from restaurants is a good idea?

  Mon Jul 11, 2011
  • Amen! I spent plenty of meals in the car for a "time out" with my small children. I would never dream of ruining other diner's meals.

• Do you think banning young kids from restaurants is a good idea?

  Mon Jul 11, 2011
  •  One of my grandmother's favorite sayings is one of the best. "You will always love your children. Raise them so that other people will." Pretty much says it all.

• Should a paralyzed mom get visitation rights?

  Thu Mar 24, 2011
  • Not only does she have a right to see her kids, shielding them from the reality of their mother's condition does not serve them as humans.

• Does English teacher Natalie Munroe deserve to be suspended for blog posts in which she called her young students 'disengaged, lazy whiners'?

  Wed Feb 16, 2011
  • Parents as well as the media are much to blame for making teaching a thankless job. Instant gratification isn't just a probpem w kids.

• Meet the newest TODAY Moms blogger: Mayim Bialik

  Tue Jan 18, 2011
  • Another way to look at gentle discipline is to "catch them being good." I read years ago that the Native American way of parenting was to ignore bad behavior and compliment the good.

• Will Obama's speech in Arizona help change the tone of political debate?

  Thu Jan 13, 2011
  • One can hope