The Jasper Chronicles

The Journal of a Cynical Dad

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Lessons Learned

If you're a regular reader of Boing Boing (and if you're not, you should be) you've already come across this. Originally posted on I'm Learning to Share.

So many great parenting tips rolled up in this 1941 ad I had to repost it here.

Tip #1 - Beat your kid and act surprised when they have a tantrum
Tip #2 - All kids are constipated
Tip #3 - Best way to get kids to eat something they don't like is to force them. Mealtime in this household must be a hoot.
Tip #4 - Your child will judge you as a parent based on whether you can make them poo

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