...and yes, it turns out that Da-da, in a previous stellar incarnation, was there, sitting patiently at the back of the cosmic bus while quasar toddlers exploded in fury. Be glad you weren't there. Here's the poop if you want to get technical. A ga...

Dear Mr. Dad: I love spending quality time with my two-year-old, but occasionally he throws a tantrum that seems to come right out of the blue. It embarrasses me in public and frustrates me at home. How should I respond to his unreasonable anger? A: We...

One day, back when the world was in greyscale, my mum – then just a young girl – was playing up at the dinner table. This annoyed her father (my grandfather, of course), who warned her that if she didn’t stop misbehaving, he would take his bowl of baked beans ...

Parents Aren’t Only Ones Who Feel Stress of Unemployment “In a recent CBS News/New York Times poll of more than 700 unemployed adults, nearly half of those who reported being unemployed for six months or more said their children’s lives had changed.” (HealthDay) Population growth should be curbed: Conservationist Goodall How ...

Naturally, any trip to the shore in summertime requires the obligatory day(s) at the beach and our recent trek to Ocean City saw us 'down by the sea' numerous times. This despite my wife and my serious dislike of sand, which is sadly hard to circumvent at the beach, no ...

B R E A K I N G N E W S ! ! ! [Candyland, 2/12/2009] It looks like tonight that Mr. Mint and Gramma Nutt have finally been caught. What crime did they commit? Let’s just say they were in the wrong place when cops ...