kid tip

in private, parents ought to teach kids how to behave in public.  imagine if you will, a mom, a child and another adult.    child to other adult:  are you pregnant? mom:  junior, you shouldn't ask that question. other adult [obviously embarrassed]:  um, no . . .   now see, if, in the privacy of their own home, the mom had instructed the child not to ask that question, the other adult would have been spared the mortification.    surely not all of these situations can be avoided, but they will be less frequent with some preplanning and guidance.