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Reverse psychology and other ways of being a jerk without your kids knowing it

July 11, 2012

Welcome to this week’s installment of WTF Wednesday, where research and fact-finding are really important priorities unless there’s other stuff to do. This week’s question comes via Twitter by Brick Wade (A.K.A @BrickWade). She writes: Dear Barmy, How do I politely tell my children to stop talking because frankly, I’ve had enough? My first […]

When good baths go bad

July 4, 2012

Welcome to this week’s instalment of WTF Wednesday, where answers are half-baked and fully microwavable. Sometimes here at advice central we get questions that make us a bit uncomfortable. I know they can be hard questions to ask, too. But this is the Internet. It’s a safe place—a place where nobody laughs at or judges […]

Why your son doesn’t care if he has clean clothes

June 27, 2012

Welcome to this week’s installment of WTF Wednesday, where we won’t rest until we get tired. Today’s question comes via the magic of Twitter and is from Cindy Dwyer (@CindyDwyerWords), owner of the blog A Reason to Write. Cindy writes: Dear IBMP, If my son never puts his socks in the hamper, am I responsible […]

Barmy’s bountiful bag of bad advice for writers

June 25, 2012

Nice alliteration, eh? Always use alliterations in your title; people totally dig that. It’s strange how so many otherwise excellent writers mess that up. I’m certain that Stephen King would have finally sold some books if he had just called it “Carrie Kills like Crazy”. Instead, the guy’s barely made a living. Now, as regular […]

How to sneak junk food without getting caught by your child

June 20, 2012

Welcome to this week’s instalment of WTF Wednesday, where our sense is about as common as it gets. This week’s question was a bit of a team project. It flowed from a conversation in the comments section of a recent post on what families can learn from the 2012 Summer Olympics. Gina Valley asked if […]

The “I’d Laugh at the Irony if it Didn’t Piss Me Off So Much” Paradox

May 30, 2012

Welcome to this week’s installment of WTF Wednesday, where the advice is always free of fake colors or preservatives. Real colors or preservatives are totally fair game, though. This week’s question was submitted via Twitter by James Hudyma, A.K.A @SaskaDad. He’s got a blog I quite enjoy called EduDad and can be […]