Do your young children need any help in celebrating Father's Day?
Steps:
1. Pamper him with whatever culinary ceremonies he enjoys most, whether it's breakfast in bed, a burger-and-beer lunch at the local bar, dinner at his favourite four-star restaurant - or all of the above.
2. Eschew the ties, shirts, golf balls and best-selling thrillers. Instead give him something you know he'd love but isn't likely to buy for himself: a songbook collection on Cd, a drawing he's been admiring in a local gallery, or an autographed photo of his childhood sports hero.
3. Look for clues. If he keeps saying he wishes he'd practiced the piano when his mother told him to, sign him up for lessons. If he reads every issue of "Gourmet" Magazine cover to cover, give him a gift certificate for a cooking course - in France, Italy or Switzerland, if you're feeling flush.
4. Give him the ultimate gift: your time. Present him with a gift certificate announcing the plan: a day at Portobello beach, a camping trip in the Rockies, or simply an afternoon of side-by-side digging in the garden!
After all, Father's Day comes but once a year.
p.s. When was Mother's Day?
