Dear Dr. Laura,
My 13-year-old daughter was given a project in class. The project was to choose a world problem and come up with a solution. I was a little nervous when my daughter told me she had chosen divorce as her problem and she was going to use you as a source.
My daughter's solution? If the parents felt it was absolutely necessary to divorce, they had to allow their children to stay in the home and the parents had to move back and forth each week. She even gave it a catchy name: KHF - Kid's Happiness First. She did a whole power point on it and included research from psychologists on the effects divorce has on children. Her data even came from several different countries. I thought she did a fantastic job, but my concern was the school or the teacher may not appreciate her viewpoint.
Well, the opposite happened. My daughter got an A, and even more importantly, she was chosen to present her project to the whole school. She showed so much insight and depth considering she has not been exposed to divorce firsthand.
Thank you for your show, your insight and for being another voice reiterating the "right thing" in my life and now my daughter's. Our whole family is a huge fan of your show. My little ones even play a Dr. Laura game with their Barbie's calling in for advice. It's cute. Thanks to you, if asked, I will never say I am raising 3 beautiful daughters, I will say I'm raising 3 exceptional human beings to do the right thing.
Jenne
