(This is our second run of “The Tantrum,” in which each of our four regulars will address one subject over the course of a week. Previous Tantrum: TV or not TV?) With all due respect to my learned colleagues Matt, Nathan, and Christopher, I have to say that this Tantrum (I’m holding my breath and …
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Came across this amusing bit on cursing written by a friend of ours at Dadlabs with tips on how to avoid cursing in front of your child: “Put the kids to bed at 4:30. This really cuts down the amount of swearing that they hear. Do no not open product packaging around the kids, especially …
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Ah, Brooklyn: where it’s expensive; where there’s no parking; where it’s nasty full of hipsters and their statement facial hair; where we all have dog envy; where the grocery store sells yogurt that finds it necessary to bill itself as “artisanal,” “organic,” and from “Vermont,” all in one label; where astroturf is a symbol of …
Gotta love the Daily News. They have a little tidbit out yesterday on the positive aspects of smacking young children: “A study…found that young children whose parents spank them perform better at school later on…The research, by Calvin College psychology professor Marjorie Gunnoe, found that kids smacked before age 6 grew up to be more …
