Parent Picture Guidelines, by Leslie

1. Take as many pictures as you can while your child can sit & smile, but can't move.

2. Bribe you older, mobile kids to hold still and look up. Don't expect even cookies or candy to convince them to hold still and look up.

3. Take as many pictures as you can while your child can sit & smile, but can't move.

4. Don't expect your kid to care one iota about how much you want to take their picture. It's not even on their radar.

5. Take as many pictures as you can while your child can sit & smile, but can't move.

6. Consider all those shots of your child's back & hair "artistic."

7. Take as many pictures as you can while your child can sit & smile, but can't move.

8. Lower your expectations after age 1. Cross your fingers for a good shot here and there, no matter how hard you try.

9. Take as many pictures as you can while your child can sit & smile, but can't move.