Riding home in a taxi at 9:30 on a Wednesday night, I knew I was in trouble when I heard a voicemail message from Emily saying she'd forgotten her keys and would be waiting for me at the Starbucks near our apartment. What I didn't know was how much trouble.Sweeping into the coffee shop, I offered the breeziest of apologies. Emily was not charmed. I've been waiting here for two hours, she fumed.

Shouts of, “I don’t wanna! I don’t wanna! I DON’T WANNA!” followed by foot stomping, sob-filled wailing and an occasional fall to the floor for some ill-natured tantrum throwing can make any parent eager to appease a torrid tot. For many parents, that’s the typical response from their child when asked to do something that doesn’t seem too desirable. And asking again doesn’t always seem to work. Keep tantrums at bay with these 19 strategies for making you a better parent of a better kid.

IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY...We drive long distances, we live in busy cities, we walk around at night, we fly all over the world...

The reality is that we do not live in a particularly safe world. I always knew that, but (possibly due to my naïveté and belief that we were all invincible) I never gave much thought to how the whole safety issue. That said, I am much more safety conscious now that I am a parent.

If you think dating as a single is complicated, you’re about to enter the realm of dating a single parent. They say it’s a different case altogether if you’re both single parents, but you are (fortunately or unfortunately?) not one. Still, for the longest time, you’ve made it one of your rules to date someone who’s a single SINGLE, not one who comes with a kid, a bike, and a pet goldfish.

One of the top birth questions dads-to-be have for obstetricians is, "“When can we start having sex again?”" Most doctors will tell you that after a normal birth, most women’s bodies can safely have sex after 6 weeks. However, more goes into having sex after a baby than just getting the thumbs up from an OB-GYN.

Choosing a baby name is not an easy task. Expectant parents can expect to spend most of their 9 1/2 months of pregnancy deliberating over this name or that name. Some parents find it helpful to look back at a previous year to find what name was most popular. Here are the top 10 baby boy names for 2010.