... It's such a horrible tragedy that I always thought there were more deaths than 30 per year. What is even more tragic, is that often the responsible mom or dad is prosecuted, as if losing a child out of sheer forgetfulness (lack of sleep anyone?) ... Happily, a group called Kids and Cars is proposing a regulation to mandate a warning when you leave a child behind in the car.

... While Dear Dad is a nice try at reaching dads, I prefer a new book by Robert Houser self-published at Blurb.com and entitled Fatherhood . ... Rather than relying on the drama of black and white to show the power of fathers, Houser instead looks to portray a modern dad who isn't just there to save the day, but also to do the laundry and make breakfast. Perhaps this is why Gloria Steinem penned the introduction to the book.    The quotes in Fatherhood are less quotable in the Bartlett's sense, but no less powerful in their simplicity.