We try to give them the best information we can in an intelligent way. Ask for light oil or butter for stir-fried or sautéed entrees.

Heather Mangieri, a sports dietitian in Pittsburgh:

- Make smart moves. If you have a desk job, set a timer to get up and move around every 30 minutes.

He is also survived by 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife Edith Mae Hellmich, brother John Ed Hellmich, sister Mary Lou Buckley, and parents Albert and Luella Hellmich.

Bill was born in Greensburg on November 23, 1933, and graduated from Greensburg High School. Grab some whole wheat crackers as an accompaniment.

- Make sliced turkey taquitos.

Try radicchio (it's red, leafy and sturdy), spinach, even cabbage.

- Never let the morning rush derail your breakfast. Do five minutes of prep the night before: Set out bowls and utensils on the table, get out the hot or cold cereal and wash fresh fruit. I read things American Heart Association, the American Dietetic Association, those kind of groups put out.

Those are very great reader participation stories. Fair game ever since Freud lit his first cigar."

Harris doesn't say parents are totally immaterial.

"Of course, no one would say that parents are wholly responsible for the way their children turn out," says British child-care expert Penelope Leach. "Don't worry about what the advice-givers tell you," she tells parents.

We're basically one now. Enjoy them. The Good News About Working Mothers (Scribner, $ 25).

Experts who have put parenting at the center of child development have "made you feel guilty if you don't love all your children equally, though it's not your fault if nature made some kids more lovable than others," she tells parents in her book.

If you focus on being more active in the evening, you often end up with a cleaner house.

We no longer hunt and gather in groups, but we are socialized in them, she says. I read a lot of studies produced by universities and nonprofit organizations. Many studies have found that parents influence children's characters, they say.

. Check their websites.