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5 ways to stop yelling at your kids, according to a true professional

Our daughter’s first grade teacher has a superpower. Well, he probably has more than one, since he manages to care for, keep track of and somehow even teach over 20 six-year-olds all at once. But the particular superpower we’re talking about is his ability to never, ever, like-seriously-not-ever yell at the kids. And yes, we […]

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3 facts that prove your Elf on the Shelf is out to destroy you

Ah, the holidays are upon us. This probably means that a magical little Elf on the Shelf has returned from the North Pole to put smiles on your kids’ faces, and the joy of Christmas in their hearts. Not to mention a great big frigging knife right in your back. That’s right. Your Elf on […]

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The mom in this TV commercial is about to enter a world of pain

Have you seen the Bounty commercial with a little boy showing his baby brother how to use a straw to blow bubbles in his chocolate milk? The kid makes a truly epic mess, with thick streams of dark, sugary moo juice flowing out of his cup, over the sides of the dining room table, and […]

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Product Reviews

Product Review: Elf on the Shelf

We recently debuted Elf on the Shelf in our house. In case you haven’t already heard of it, EOTS is the newest craze in holiday-themed kid control. If the thought of Santa simply knowing whether your children are bad or good isn’t enough to prevent them from engaging in sleighfuls of coal-worthy behavior, you can […]

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Ask The Doctor and The Dad

Ask D+D: My three-year-old is a terrorist.

Our longest “Ask the Doctor (or the Dad)” question to date comes from a shell-shocked guy named Gar: My three year old is a terrorist. He cries to get what he wants (e.g., toys, a bathroom chaperone, cookies). Lately, we have started fighting terror with terror, putting him in timeout or threatening his beloved stuffed animals […]