http://www.drlaurablog.com Dr. Laura on the Radio Mon, 12 May 2008 07:00:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here's some good news for the day after Mother's Day.  One delightful index of the movement away from the "feminist mother" mentality of "other-than-mother" care is the percentage of new moms who are breastfeeding.  While it is possible that some women squeeze out breast milk into a bottle for the ... http://www.drlaurablog.com/2008/05/12/motherchild-bonding-on-the-rise/ In the feminista days of my youth (college in the 1960's) I took up the sword of the feminist movement's message that marriage and mothering were yokes of oppression.  Fortunately, I recovered from that ailment in time to become a wife and mother.  Since my "rehab," I've been a fervent ... http://www.drlaurablog.com/2008/05/09/mommy-is-love/ Just when I thought it was safe to go on to another subject, we have yet another attempt to draw our kids down the wrong alley.  Picture this: a white powder that comes in a clear vial.  It's sold with a mirror and fake credit card.  The product is called ... http://www.drlaurablog.com/2008/05/08/how-bout-buying-your-kids-some-blow/ Fulton Superior Court Judge Marvin Arrington got in hot water when he cleared his courtroom of white people so he could speak frankly to a group of more than 50 young, black defendants, because he didn't want to air the community's dirty laundry in front of whites. After being publicly attacked, ... http://www.drlaurablog.com/2008/05/07/personal-responsibility-cosby-style/ When I was a kid, I was desperate to become a Mouseketeer - wearing those mouse ears, dancing, singing, and acting in one of the weekly Disney specials.  Alas, telling them of my dream in a postcard sent to them at the age of 12 got no response. At that time ... http://www.drlaurablog.com/2008/05/06/disney-girls-vamp-it-up/ The upper Midwest has the worst drunken-driving rates in the country, according to a government report that says "15% of adult drivers nationally report driving under the influence of alcohol in the previous year."  Really!  They admitted to it?  Wow. This report on drunken driving relies on data obtained from the ... http://www.drlaurablog.com/2008/05/05/midwest-drunk-drivers/ Even as kids reach adolescence, they need more than ever for us to watch over them. Adolescence is not about letting go. It's about hanging on during a very bumpy ride. - Ron Taffe; ... http://www.drlaurablog.com/2008/05/03/quote-of-the-week-14/ Andrew Sum of the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University in Boston predicts that teen summer employment is going to fall to the lowest rate in the 60 year history of government jobs data. That's down from 45% in 2000, and a high of 48.5% in 1989. The ... http://www.drlaurablog.com/2008/05/01/teen-idle/ Recently, the news has been filled with reports regarding the military's acceptance of increasing numbers of felons into their ranks.  I still believe that each and every male and female who reaches the age of 18 should spend two years in military training.  Our young people are spending more and more ... http://www.drlaurablog.com/2008/04/30/military-training-good-for-american-youth/ Over a decade ago, as a guest on the Donahue television show, while I was attempting to explain the concepts of "Ten Stupid Things Women Do To Mess Up Their Lives" (my current book at the time) to a pre-arranged hostile audience, I was inundated with bitter challenges on the ... http://www.drlaurablog.com/2008/04/29/sex-offenders-as-child-care-workers/