This vintage child-rearing manual requires a bit of skepticism

There are times when you simply shouldn't listen to other people's advice. This includes tips on fixing your computer, and of course, child-rearing. It's not that people don't mean well or that you'll never gain a jewel of wisdom or a new idea from your friends and family, but often times it's best just to smile and nod and then forget what you had just heard. If you want to see how bad some advice can get, pick up "Mommy Knows Worst," and marvel that these child-rearing tips were actually printed. Scary.

Some examples include extending the size of a steak by using breakfast cereal, and putting a crib in the back seat of your convertible. I'm so glad the war is over. Well, the war that made people need to extend the use of their meat with breakfast cereal. I also think that babies don't need to feel the wind in their face as we zoom along in our convertibles.

A light-hearted but still slightly off-putting look at truly bad ideas.