How do children manage to take an innocent comment, relay it out of context, possibly misinterpret the meaning or mishear a word or two, and turn it into a source of crippling embarrassment? A... Read Full Story »

Anyone with kids will appreciate this. My youngest son has reached that stage when his is mobile enough to move around the house on foot and climb the stairs. Most of our house is now childproof... Read Full Story »

Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Bringing up Children". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write... Read Full Story »

Today she slept, well half slept and half drank, in my lap. I stroked her little head. The softness of her hair lulling me to a state of inner peace I have not felt in a while. Someone ought to... Read Full Story »

Up! She demands. It takes me a full minute to process that not only is she speaking English and not her native Kaiya but that she just demanded, from me, at 3 in the morning. A simple one word... Read Full Story »