Toddler on the Dance FloorToddlers love music. You can sing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" five million times and they'll want to hear it again. However, if you, like me, are a huge music fan and pride yourself on your musical taste, there's only so much Kidz Bop you can take. Actually, I can take exactly zero Kidz Bop.

At my house we've been exposing our kids to all kinds of different music (except for Kidz Bop) since they were born, and between all of us, we've created the perfect toddler playlist that gets my 2-year-old going, but doesn't make the adults run screaming from the room. The key to making it work for adults and kids alike is to experiment with different genres, and remember: Kids have no idea what phrases mean such as, "make love," "get high," or "Little Red Corvette." They will not be damaged, trust me. Also, maybe you don't let them watch the videos.

Here's what my little dude recommends:

A lot of moms are looking at Sheryl Sandberg right now -- she's the COO of Facebook who stands to make a boatload of dough after Facebook completes its IPO. Even without that IPO, her career is one loud feminist roar: Executive positions at two tech giants, Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Treasury. How did she do it, and what does this say about the way we raise our kids?

A writer for Forbes picked up on this quote from a talk Sheryl gave: "We need our boys to be as ambitious to contribute in the home and we need our girls to be as ambitious to achieve in the workforce." In other words, equality at home supports equality in the workforce. So what about teaching your son to contribute in the home? What does that look like?

Ah breakfast, the most important meal of the day. When it comes to toddlers, however, it can also become one of the most frustrating meals of the day. You want them to start the day off right, but sometimes, nothing just seems right enough for them to eat.

At my house, the biggest problem is the dreaded rut. We get in the habit of putting a rotation of the same things on our kids' plates each morning -- Greek yogurt, cereal, fruit, whole wheat waffles, and some turkey sausages. After awhile I even get bored of making it. Fortunately, whether you're dealing with a picky eater or just want to add a little extra fun to your morning, there are plenty of ways to take breakfast and make it even better. Here are six fun things to try:

Should rich parents "discipline" their kids differently than poor parents? A British MP seems to think so. Last summer the country was rocked with riots. Youths lit fires and looted in cities around Britain. Senior Labor MP and former education minister David Lammy thinks it was at least partly the result of the 2004 law forbidding spanking that "reddens the skin."

He said on a radio show, "Many of my constituents came up to me after the riots and blamed the Labour government, saying: 'You guys stopped us being able to smack our children'." Riiiiiggghhht, those parents just haven't been spanking their kids enough in the past 7 years. But it gets worse.

Brad Pitt with Knox and ZaharaDisclaimer: I don't give my kids soda on a regular basis. I know it's bad for them and bad for me and bad for you and yada, yada, yada. That said, I loved Brad Pitt's recent -- hilariously candid -- corn syrup-y confession:

Listen, I admit there’s times like, "We gotta get up. Get up! Here’s your shoes. Here’s your shoes. Drink this Coke. Drink this Coca Cola. Drink it all. Right now! Drink it! Drink it! Drink it!" Just so we could get ‘em up and going.

Ha! Who hasn't been there?!?!

Oh, I know, I know -- boo, hiss. Only bad, bad daddies give their kids soda! (And caffeinated soda at that!)

Please. Parenting Police, call off your dogs.

A woman in Wales has come under fire for going on rock climbing adventures with her toddler daughter strapped to her back. Pictures of Menna Pritchard, 26, scaling steep cliffs while wearing her 2-year-old daughter, Ffion, peering over her shoulder are amazing. But when the avid baby-wearer posted them online, some became outraged that she'd put her child in danger like that.

Personally I find her absolutely inspirational rather than irresponsible.

My daughter has this adorable thing she does where she stops what she is doing, gives me a huge hug, and says 'I love you' with her sweet 2-year-old voice. I melt like ice cream, and she smiles when I tell her I love her too, eating it all up like the little ham and cheese she is. I could do this hugging all day, I think. But could there be a downside to too much of that? Will that make my kids grow up to be arrogant? These are things I worry about, along with the big things, the small things. But taking away from my worry is this new study that says our love for our kids, and the affection we show them, helps build up the part of the brain that deals with stress, learning, and memory.

Excuse me while I go hug on my kids for a moment.

We all want smart kids who aren't stressed out, right? So here's what we have to do ...

Toddlers, can't live with them, can't live underneath them. That's what just about any apartment-dwelling neighbor living downstairs from a three-year-old will tell you. But is the noise bad enough to evict the parents?

Parents Nicola Baylis and Tim Richold are facing eviction from their rental property management company thanks to the "excessive" noise of their 2 1/2-year-old daughter, Skye. I've no doubt that living below this household is challenging, but I just don't think an eviction is in order here.