Children's birthday parties: am I selling out?

Panting with admiration I watched a documentary featuring a father of 12. He stayed so cool, even though havoc surrounded him! So that's how to do it! I sat on the edge of my couch when he told the audience how he maintained his cool under the pressure of such a big family. His precise...

My son Piet (6) was bobbing up and down in the bath tub, his older brother Ot (9) sitting at his feet. Whatcha doin'? Ot was moving his hands in the air above Piets body, and I was very much intrigued. Was my son perhaps the next Harry Potter?! So I asked curiously: 'Whatcha doing,...

When my son,  started a new school he had to get up really early. So naturally, I adjusted my alarm clock, so I could be there right beside him. You know, encouraging him, telling him to watch out for traffic and not to stand too close the the edge of the train platform. But did...

It's an important question: Do you raise your child with religion or not? The answer depends, as it so often does, on who you ask. There's a group of parents who say: 'I'm not going to raise my child with religion. I want to give little Susie the freedom to discover religion on her own...

In the quest for Best School Project there seem to be no limits. At first hamsters, kittens and rabbits were presented to liven things up. But last week an actual baby was shown as evidence that the story about the birds and the bees is really true. It won't be easy for my son Pete...

'Mommy, I puked!' I heard my son Ot shout, a mixture of triumph and excitement in his voice.'Alrighty then. Will you go and clean it up?' I shouted back, and had myself another sip of tea.'Daddy is much nicer,' my seventeen year olds daughter suddenly declared in a quiet tone of voice. 'Daddy cleans up...