parenting

Happy Halloween my friends. Today we had a few Halloween dilemmas to choose from and I think we picked the right one. I have to tell you I was a little surprised at the calls we got. I am all for child safety but I don't think I was ready for the level of fear many parents have about their children. I suppose this is much better than the alternative.

This dilemma deals with a young person about to embark on their adult life. A high school senior wrote in that while all their friends are declaring what colleges they will be attending next year, and their probably majors, this listener has no clue about either.

I guess it had to come up eventually. It is one of those hot topics that a lot of people just can't agree on, is spanking a good idea?  Our listener wrote in that her and her husband of 3 years were about to have a baby and through recent conversations she realized they were both at opposite ends of the spanking spectrum. The husband believes in doing it, and she is very much against it.

Today the phones went nuts over the Daily Dilemma. We had a great question from a listener who needed to know how to handle an ex-husband who is not a good father. She wasn't sure if she should continue to put on a happy face and sugar coat the situation when he let his daughter down, or go ahead and just tell her daughter that he just isn't as good of a father as she wished he was.

A new study published online Monday in Pediatrics, shows nearly one in five children with an autistic older sibling will develop the disorder, too.

According to Parenting.com, there are certain phrases you should never let out of your mind or mouth when speaking to your child.

This is so amazing.  I just having this conversation at home.  I have a new nickname for our kids' generation .  They are ATM gen kids. And I'm not sure I can blame them!

Its not a Picasso, its an Easter Egg. Break out the Paas Coloring Kits and get to it Mom and Dad.

I love to drive American cars. I always have and always will. The quality has been getting even better at GM and Ford especially the last few years. My last 2 cars have been Pontiacs and I have owned 4 in my life.

I'm all for letting your kid be "all that they can be".  And it's not a bad thing to challenge them.  In high school.  In Junior High School.  But expecting them to be Ivy League candidates in KINDERGARTEN?  This one lady is so convinced that she's suing the school for ruining the kid's chances!

I always look forward to Valentine cards each year.

This cracked me up, because it is SO true!  Well, maybe not if you are a younger parent, but as a father in his latter 40's (very latter--I'm 57), you show your "uncoolness" very quickly when you send text messages.  And I'm bad, but not THIS bad: When you text the following:  "Sorry I'm late, but my phone didn't wiggle", that's a sign that you have NOT gotten the lingo down...