I love Susan Susannah's take on parenting advice when she advised that when kids were really being a pain, the best thing to do was 'follow the directions on the aspirin bottle, especially the part that says, 'keep away from children'.
But let us be serious for a while.
Parenting advice is sought for a host of issues which really trouble parents and lead to a fraught tense atmosphere in the home.
We have the whole gamut which can range from tantrums, fears.
shyness, defiance, bad language and depressed teenagers.
I want to mention sibling rivalry because this is a subject which is not so often mentioned in forums.
Many problems can arise here such as jealousy and then fighting, teasing and not respecting property and so on.
Another problem is trying to get our kids to listen to us and there are thousands of parents who face this problem every single day of their lives.
When that is coupled with a refusal to carry out instructions, do chores and disrespectful behavior, then parents feel that the task is hopeless and they really do feel inadequate.
How do we teach our kids our core values and how do we raise them to be responsible? These are the key issues that parents seek guidance on when asking for parenting advice.
We can teach them all the daily tasks and chores and encourage them to be clean, tidy and to do their homework.
But the essential skills and values are to teach them to love, to respect others and to learn about being a fully functional human being.
Too often, parents get bogged down in the daily grind and forget the real issues such as the ones I have mentioned above.
If you feel you need help with parenting advice, why not abandon what your parents did when disciplining you? Look for new fresh ideas in line with the third millennium so that parenting can be a joy again and you can learn the tricks of the trade.
You will never look back, I promise you.