I recently found myself with nothing to do for all of about 30 seconds so I started surfing the net for tips on good parenting procedures. I guess it doesn't help much that I was a bit of an @ss to my child this weekend when she mistakenly locked my keys in the trunk of my car so my guilt may have played a role in creating this article. As much as I try to be a good father to her, I still keep abreast of recent parenting tips so as to be the best dad I can.

In my browsing, I came across a site called familydoctor.org that has some short, no nonsense information on being a good parent. The short article covers issues such as parental temper control, spanking, parental frustration as well as parental help, guidance ideas and general parenting tips.

If you live with someone who snores, you know the drill, especially wives. You try to fall asleep as your husband snores loudly beside you. You poke, prod, and try to get him to roll over but end up leaving the room for a spare bedroom or the couch to try and get a good night's sleep. Usually the husband doesn't even notice. Can this snoring be hurting your marriage?

Dr. Rosalind Cartwright, founder of the Sleep Disorders Center at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, is the director of a new study looking into how snoring can affect your marriage. Obstructive sleep apnea, a medical problem caused when the soft tissue in the back of the throat collapses during sleep, is often the cause of snoring. The disease may occur in both genders but is most common in obese, middle-aged men.