Things a mother should know: how to comfort a son without exactly saying Daddy was wrong.

Americans, indeed, often seem to be so overwhelmed by their children that they'll do anything for them except stay married to the co-producer.

Children and zip fasteners do not respond to force ... except occasionally.

A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talker with a sore throat.

The main purpose of children's parties is to remind you that there are children more awful than your own.

Does anybody who gave up smoking to save a pound a week have a pound at the end of the week? Not on your life.

The disease is painless; it's the cure that hurts.