I helped a friend bring up her kid when I was younger. I managed to get him hooked on computers, and I enjoyed watching the world afresh through his unjaundiced eyes. His first non-mama word was 'Duck!', because he saw some ducks in a pond, and I told him what they were.

I think that many parents shouldn't have children. You have to be relaxed around kids, and you have to inspire them to think and stimulate their imaginations. And, you need to teach them to read as soon as possible, pre-school, before the school system can inflict the inevitable damage on them. You need to be able to have fun at their level.

Sorry, I'm a bit stoned.

:-)