The Best Parent knows the world is filled with germs. They are everywhere. But mostly, they are on the handles of shopping carts in gourmet food markets. This is where Best Parent and best child alike shovel numerous free samples of bruschetta and tapenade down their germ-infested gullets. And where are they wiping their hands […]

Once a relatively simple task confined to the back rooms of department stores and downtown retail centers, child portraits are now more akin to high-end fashion shoots for white parents and their children. They have ultra-stylish lighting , overly-thoughtful art direction, and are almost always shot in black and white, as if Herb Ritts himself […]

The Best Parent will be more than happy to inform you that their child does not watch TV. They’ll recite statistics about how TV causes Autism, ADD, and even chronic psoriasis. Of course, they’ve heard these “facts” from other Best Parents, who are competing just as hard to prove they are the more proficient pro-creator […]