The other day my two-year-old came home from Barnes & Noble with a new book.

My husband tried to warn me. "She insisted on this one. Believe me, I tried to get her interested in something else, but she grabbed this one and held on for dear life."

He...

Everyone seems to have advice about the terrible twos these days. My husband wants me to pledge we will be firm, set limits. The daycare teacher gently reminds me to consider something she refers to as my daughter's "social-emotional." My mom not-so-gently asks who is "the boss" in my house....