How to Be a Good Parent

The Dr. Laura Podcast

Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM

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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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"How to Be a Good Parent" - Listen to my Morning Monologue: I’m sharing my take on pressing issues, enlightening research on human behavior, answering questions I get by email, and my favorite, most instructive interactions with callers. Everything you’ll hear is designed to help you become a better spouse, parent, family member, co-worker, friend, and human being. It’s the free therapy you need! • Got a dilemma? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com - Listen to The Dr. Laura Program daily on SiriusXM Triumph 123.

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0:00.0	Thank you for listening to my morning monologue.
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0:18.6	Remember, you can hear my radio program daily on Sirius XM Triumph and connect with me 24-7
0:26.2	at Dr.ora.com. Okay. How to be a good parent. Number one, you actually have to be there.
0:34.7	The nonsense about quality time makes up for quantity time is just as I said nonsense.
0:39.9	You're not there, you're not there. When you were dating and nobody was there, you didn't feel
0:44.7	loved and care taken and important and like the person really cared about you. Well, kids feel the same way.
0:55.8	So when you dump them in daycare
0:57.6	or even have somebody else take care of them nanny style,
1:02.0	it's not you.
1:04.1	You can't be a good mother if you're not there to do mother.
1:07.4	Then you're the bio-mother.
1:08.7	Somebody else is performing the tasks of mother.
1:11.5	So the first thing you need to do,
1:13.7	and if you're in the process of deciding whether or not to become a parent,
1:16.9	you have to be willing to sacrifice everything to be there.
1:20.1	That's number one.
1:23.7	Number one.
1:27.2	Number two is love, love and affection, hugs and kisses.
1:35.9	Derek used to like raspberries in his neck.
1:39.3	You know, I can't do it now.
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