I still get the kids to the doctor and dentist and plan their play dates and buy their clothes.

They see me as being this Super Mom on TV who also can more than handle a difficult husband, and they assume I'm going to be just full of wisdom as a mother and wife myself.

You have to be the parent; you can't be their friend.

I still get the kids to the doctor and dentist and plan their play dates and buy their clothes.

You are the strongest argument, yet, against cloning.

Instead of yelling and spanking, which dont work anyway, I believe in finding creative ways to keep their attention - turning things into a game, for instance. And, when they do something good, positive reinforcement and praise.

It was extremely hard going from being a parent of one to a parent of three, because now all these instant decisions have to be made about how you balance out the time and attention between them.