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Stuffing your toybox with Happy Meal toys

February 15, 2012

Welcome to another installment of WTF Wednesday, where the advice is free but following it might cost you more than just your reputation. Today’s question was submitted by John Brown (a.k.a. @jbrown3079) of Twitterville Indiana. He’s also the owner of Bellbottom Blog. We don’t yet know if the other 3,078 JBrowns on Twitter endorse his […]

A no-fail way to cope when your child won’t shut up at the movies

January 17, 2012

Welcome to this week’s installment of WTF Wednesday, where the quality of our answers is matched only by the inverse of the quality of your questions. This week’s question comes from Julia Warrender, owner of Life With a Parasite and tweeting as @jwarrender, who writes: Dear IBMP, When you learn your child is one of […]

Five benefits to keeping your child on a leash.

January 11, 2012

Welcome to another edition of WTF Wednesday where we give really good Bad advice. This week’s question comes from Matthew Peregoy, a.k.a, @realmattdaddy, proud owner of The Real Matt Daddy blog, who writes: Dear IBMP, Do you think that it’s okay to use a toddler backpack leash thingy? Matt, like all useless information, the answer […]

Why dog ownership is good preparation for having children

December 28, 2011

Welcome to this week’s instalment of WTF Wednesday where I don’t need to be an expert; I just need to know more than you. This week’s question comes from a good friend who writes: Dear IBMP, Is getting a dog good preparation for having kids? Yes, of course getting a dog is good preparation for […]

Surviving a department store tantrum

November 8, 2011

Welcome to the sixth instalment of WTF Wednesday where the advice is totally free and worth every penny. Today’s question comes to us from ThinLine via the blog, who writes: Dear IBMP, Here’s my question: how do you handle it when your toddler decides to have a tantrum in the middle of a department store? […]

It’s just not as cute when it’s someone else’s kid’s snot

October 18, 2011

Welcome to the fourth instalment of WTF Wednesday where your parenting questions are sort of answered. Today’s question comes via Twitter from Kasia (@PolPrairieMama) who writes: Dear IBMP What do I do when dealing with a snotty sick kid who wants a hug? (Not your kid) Kasia, we’ve all been there: Dinner guests are over. […]