Filmmaker revisits case that challenged her and her 2 moms

By: Lynn Elber/AP Ry Russo-Young knew she had a story worth hearing, but it was one she was struggling to … More

10 Lies We Need To Stop Telling Young Girls about Sex

Photo: Sam Wordley / Shutterstock By Lynne Meredith Golodner/YourTango.com My sexual awakening was defined by Brat Pack 80s movies like St. … More

Parents Of The Healthiest Happiest Kids Do These 6 Things Every Day

By: Lianne Avila/YourTango After having counseled children and families for nearly 20 years, I found that there is one thing … More

Parents: Your Kids Don’t Owe You Anything

Photo: Getty Images Mr: Elizabeth Z Pardue/YourTango Recently, I watched a horrible woman loudly bemoan her choice to conceive to … More

Bad Behavior from the beginning…….

It was a packed flight from Philadelphia to Phoenix.  The second of three legs to Sacramento.  My day started 3 … More

2 to Zero

Its late afternoon , in a small cafe. Inside was a couple of customers. A women sitting alone in booth … More

Mom, why are you being such a bitch?

Standing in line at Marshall’s on  Saturday.   “Mom’ can I get these shoes?  No Ashley! no more!   Mom! why your … More

‘I am scared my son will hit me’: the silent victims of child-parent violence

  Madeleine Jones is a solo adoptive mother to her son, who was born into a very violent home CREDIT:JOHN LAWRENCE … More

Trust, Love and Money: when the family wont

Someone had to help him everyone has abandoned him, his parents,his friends, he had no one! Is what she told … More

The 10 Worst Things You Could Ever Call Your Child

By: Maureen Healy Ever call your child a brat? Words have the power to wound or lift our hearts. This … More