Sometimes it feels like “Just a Mom” is the lowest rung of the social ladder. But Jill Savage, Ashley Escue, Meg Meeker, and Karen Ehman tell moms that their role in their children’s lives is irreplaceable.

Empty nester, Dennis Rainey reviews “release point” principles he’s given in past years. He identifies parenting principles he still stands by today, and offers some amendments he’d make to principles he’s shared in the past.