As mothers, we often teach our young children about Stranger Danger and how to deal with the creepy man down the street. We instruct them on how to react to the man in the car who offers them candy or what to say to the person on the other end of the phone asking if their mommy or daddy is home.

Im embarrassed to ask thatwhat will they think of me? This is what many parents tell us when we discuss the importance of asking safety questions of another parent/friend /adult before sending their kids to a play date, sleep over, or off to sports practice.

When your child comes into the kitchen while you are making dinner, literally armed with an assortment of bugs, snails and worms up and down her hands and arms, the last thing she is thinking about is washing her hands. That is where children differ from adults, because that is probably your first thought. Try to remain calm as you instruct her to put the creatures back outside and then to wash her hands.

Ever wondered what’s it like inside the mind of a four-year-old? Here’s a typical day: 4:30 a.m.HmmIm half awake. It would be so much cozier in Mommy and Daddys bed – right smack between them where I can make my body seem almost twice as big, and Mommy and Daddy can pretty much kiss the rest of their sleep goodbye.