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Please don’t let me become that grandparent

December 30, 2011

Having just spent the prior week at your Grandmother’s, I have amassed quite a bit of material about which to blog. At 80-something and 90-something, your Grandmother and Grandfather are very good predictors of what you could expect from me when I get older (yes, there are older people than me, son). I say “could” […]

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 […]

The evolution of embarrassment: why parents embarrass their children

December 14, 2011

Welcome to this week’s WTF Wednesday where you ask questions and I don’t. Today’s question comes anonymously through the magic of the internet. Dear IBMP, Why do parents embarrass their children? We recently answered a question about why children feel the need to embarrass their parents. It seems it’s time to tackle the other […]

The IBMP Dictionary of Parenting Terms

December 11, 2011

I’ve been doing these Words of the Day for a long time now and, while there are only about 25 on this site at any one time, there are somewhere around 130 taking up valuable electrons on my computer. I’m nearly finished with the I’ve Become My Parents book and decided to put a glossary […]

I like your to-do list better than mine

November 29, 2011

Son, I found a To-Do list that you wrote today. I had no idea you were so organized! Sixteen things on it—that’s a lot for one day. I can totally understand how you’ve got no time for homework. I hope you don’t mind but I’ve taken the liberty of creating my own list to go […]

An IBMP exclusive: getting your child to pick up their toys

November 15, 2011

Welcome to the seventh instalment of WTF Wednesday where you spent more time thinking up a question than I spent thinking up an answer. Today’s question comes to us from Lorna via the blog, who writes: Dear IBMP, How do I get my son to pick up his toys? Note: my son is 25 and lives […]