Top parenting tips from moms

What is your funniest moment as a parent?
Letting my girls give me a "makeover," and then forgetting to clean myself up before answering the door.
--Kim, Kentucky

I was in labour with my eighth baby and waiting for my husband to get home when my six-year-old daughter said, "I do not see what your problem is; you don't look like you are in that much pain."
--Amy, Utah

Underestimating my momentum while demonstrating the Slip-and-Slide to my son.
--Chenoe, FPO

My two little boys got naked, coated themselves with Vaseline, and then stuck coins all over their bodies. They came in and said, "Mommy, look at our shields of armour!"
--Sandy, Ohio

My daughter was only three years old and we were waiting for her pediatrician. The doctor was running about 45 minutes to an hour late for our appointment. I made the mistake of telling my daughter that my time is just as precious as the doctor's and that I did not appreciate the idea of the doctor wasting my time in the doctor's office. Well, the doctor finally came in and asked how we were doing today. And, of course, my daughter repeated my comment to the doctor, and I turned so red that my face felt like it was going to explode. The lesson learned: to watch what I say in front of my children, especially if I want to be confidential.
--Trisha, California

When I told my daughter that, if we did not clean up the nursery, the leader would have a cow. My daughter replied, "Wow! She will? I want to see a cow!"
--Daphyne, California

When my son came home from his first day of kindergarten, plopped down on the couch, and said, "I'll tell you one thing, I will never do that again!" It has been an uphill battle ever since.
--Pam, Tennessee

The funniest moment would have to be when I had to coax my two-year-old son (who is notorious for throwing tantrums when we have to leave) out of a party with a cookie. I used the cookie like bait and he chased me all the way out to the car.
--Judy, California

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Excerpted from Amy Knapp's Family Organizing Handbook by Amy Knapp (Sourcebooks, 2006, $17.95). Excerpted by permission of Sourcebooks. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.