i never watch Dr. Phil, (court t.v. is my thing) but i saw it a week or two ago. a woman had written to him to ask for help with her sister. seems her sister was putting her young daughter in the beauty pageants and was $90,000 in debt from it.....then the next woman that was on was taking her 9 year old daughter to sing country music every night of the weekend and such. and if the poor child didn't perform to the mother's satisfaction........she would refuse to talk to her daughter OR abuse her verbally........it was sickening. Dr. Phil pointed out tons of things to both women......they stuck with their behavior until the end..........sad, sad, sad........