July 30th, 2007

Your Turn: Early Discipline

A Reader Writes: Our daughter is almost 11 months old and we are trying to figure out the best way to train her not to touch things that are dangerous like cords and outlets and such. She’s a very lively and strong-willed little girl. We’ve been doing a lot of hand smacking with a ruler, but with limited success — and I really don’t like the fact that she flinches

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July 30th, 2007

Very Disturbing

is finding out days afterward that you totally slept through a backyard campfire with your cousins.

This morning, Gabby discovered the pictures.

“Heeeey,” she cried out. “Where was I?”

“In bed,” I told her.

She narrowed her eyes at the pictures and placed her hands on her hips with a harrumph as I backed slowly out of the room.

Nobody tell her about the marshmallows.