Advice About Advice

Short of standing on a tall building with a megaphone and shouting 'does anyone know the best way to get red wine out of a tablecloth?', you are unlikely to ever experience an onslaught of advice quite like that which having a baby brings.

Relentless, confusing, undoubtedly well-meaning but often too-bloody-muching, one of the greatest challenges post-baby is learning to sift through this stuff, taking the good, leaving the rest. Like a discerning gourmet at a cruise ship buffet.

Here is a piece on doing just that I wrote for the excellent US website Quick And Dirty Tips:

http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/parenting/babies-infants/8-pieces-of-advice-about-parenting-advice-hint-take-it-with-a-grain-of-salt