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Setting the right example for your children: a Rootstock & Rootstock cartoon

September 15, 2012

Hi there. Some of you may remember that about a month ago I asked readers to toss out some different scenarios that could make funny cartoons and promised to ask my 11 year-old son, Cheeky, to come up with funny captions or speech bubble quotes. The first one was part of the link above; the […]

Why your child looks at you like you’re an alien

September 12, 2012

Welcome to this week’s instalment of WTF Wednesday, where it’s Christmas all year round, but Santa’s on leave, so don’t get all excited. This week’s question was asked in person with a request for anonymity. Personally, I think the bag over her head was a bit dramatic, but I don’t judge. Although it did kind […]

How to decide whether to tell your parents you’re going through puberty

September 5, 2012

Well, hi there, and welcome to this week’s instalment of WTF Wednesday, where the advice is free but the cost of following it is enormous. As many of you know, every Wednesday we take a break from the regular bloggishness and do an online advice spoof (sorry if you thought it was real all this […]

Why your kids will french kiss the dog but not share a water bottle.

August 22, 2012

Welcome to this week’s instalment of WTF Wednesday, where we have all the answers…as long as we have access to Google. Well, also, we’ll need the Internet parental controls turned off. Oh, and leave the password so we can delete the Web browsing history when we’re done. Today, for the first time here at Advice […]

Exhibitionist potty training: the pros and cons

August 15, 2012

Welcome to this week’s instalment of WTF Wednesday, where we answer the questions you always wanted to ask a real expert but didn’t because they had no anonymous option. Today’s question comes via Twitter and was submitted by Brandon, A.K.A @therookiedad. He also blogs over at The Rookie Dad. He asks: Dear Barmy, When potty […]

Why does mom get to paint her face?

July 22, 2012

Hi there, folks! A few weeks back, I posted a cartoon for which my son, Cheeky, came up with the punchline. I thought it was kind of fun letting him think up what to put in the speech bubble–and I think he did a pretty good job, too. I promised that if readers challenged him […]