I think that giving mindless praise is ridiculous. But I understand why parents do it. They want their kids to feel good about themselves. But parents are never going to teach their children true, positive self esteem by praising everything they do.

Advancements in technology have become so commonplace that sometimes we forget to stop and think about how incredible it is that a girl on her laptop in Texas can see photos and cell phone video in real time that a young college student has posted of a rally he's at in Iran.

In my own family, my mother had my sister when I was 15 and for various reasons, I was extremely involved in raising her.

Boys and boys' body image and clothes have become just as important an issue for boys as for girls.

I think that giving mindless praise is ridiculous. But I understand why parents do it. They want their kids to feel good about themselves. But parents are never going to teach their children true, positive self esteem by praising everything they do.

So many women keep their anger inside and let it build until they explode and then people blow them off again.

As an expert, I can deal with complex problems. As a mother it is much, much harder.