“An Easter wish list? What is this, Christmas?” I sheepishly admit that was my initial response upon hearing a mother desperately trying to cajole her screaming child out of the Easter section at our local Wal-Mart the other day. The toddler was fixated on a box of dinosaur Easter eggs and demanded that his mother purchase them NOW! She in turn did what any fatigued parent on autopilot would have done in the same situation: Distract. Unfortunately, her tot wanted nothing to do with her dangling keys, the promise of a lollipop in the check out line, or her shiny … Continue reading →