http://boston.parenthood.com Boston Parents Paper - humor http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/content_files/img_logo_rss.png http://boston.parenthood.com http://boston.parenthood.com/article/pure-guesswork-panic-in-aisle-3.html The first installment of our new humor column chronicling the adventures of a new dad follows our intrepid hero into a grocery store with his infant son for the first time. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/pure-guesswork-panic-in-aisle-3.html Fri, 25 May 2012 13:18:07 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_3040972.jpg 68 86 http://boston.parenthood.com/article/household-word-columnist-carol-band-signs-off.html Longtime humor columnist Carol Band has penned her last "A Household Word" column for the Boston Parents Paper. As she prepares to move on to new stages in her life, read her take on parenting "lasts" and why they're much trickier than "firsts. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/household-word-columnist-carol-band-signs-off.html Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:02:26 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_3020132.jpg 100 75 http://boston.parenthood.com/article/pure-guesswork-in-a-class-by-himself.html Are new or expectant parents like politicians? Boston Parents Paper humor columnist Steve Calechman explores the similarities and takes on one campaign promise that he doubts presidential candidates can keep – keeping college tuition affordable. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/pure-guesswork-in-a-class-by-himself.html Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:31:37 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/article/my-turn-getting-into-the-swing-of-things.html A Needham mother shares how she barely survived the seemingly simple setup of a swing set. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/my-turn-getting-into-the-swing-of-things.html Sun, 24 Jun 2012 15:01:48 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_3042752.jpg 61 86 http://boston.parenthood.com/article/meet-the-winner-of-our-worst-vacation-ever-contest-4e30334ca115d.html You think you've had bad vacations? Check out the challenges faced by this Lexington family, the winner of our 2011 'Worst Vacation Ever' contest and the recipient of a nice, relaxing vacation at family-friendly Purity Spring Resort in New Hampshire http://boston.parenthood.com/article/meet-the-winner-of-our-worst-vacation-ever-contest-4e30334ca115d.html Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:58:45 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_3022052.jpg 100 59 http://boston.parenthood.com/article/pure-guesswork-nourishing-the-super-baby.html Avocados are not easy to eat when you're a baby. Here, first-time dad and humor columnist Steve Calechman details his efforts to get enough of this super food into his son. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/pure-guesswork-nourishing-the-super-baby.html Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:59:09 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/article/pure-guesswork-the-70s-almost-hurt-my-baby.html In the latest Boston Parents Paper installment of our Pure Guesswork column, writer-dad Steve Calechman struggles with how to prevent flying objects from interrupting a stroller ride for his infant son. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/pure-guesswork-the-70s-almost-hurt-my-baby.html Thu, 21 Jun 2012 16:15:52 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_3042612.jpg 68 86 http://boston.parenthood.com/article/pure-guesswork-not-picking-up-on-the-signs.html Infant sign language is one of the many skills out there for new parents to learn. Here's a humorous look at whether it's necessary, from Boston Parents Paper columnist Steve Calechman. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/pure-guesswork-not-picking-up-on-the-signs.html Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:01:24 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/article/pure-guesswork-in-need-of-a-vertical-couch.html New babies mean less sleep. Here, our Pure Guesswork columnist Steve Calechman proposes some inventions he'd like to see created to help parents and their infants get more shut-eye. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/pure-guesswork-in-need-of-a-vertical-couch.html Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:41:37 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_3044332.jpg 68 86