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The father-son bond is worth being celebrated.After actor John Stamos became dad to his son, Billy, he said, "Everything is more colorful, more exciting.Music, you know, sounds better.He's just a beautiful little boy."And dad of two Idris Elba told Cosmopolitan in 2015, "More than anything you have to make time to be with your children.

The father-son bond is worth being celebrated.After actor John Stamos became dad to his son, Billy, he said, "Everything is more colorful, more exciting.Music, you know, sounds better.He's just a beautiful little boy."And dad of two Idris Elba told Cosmopolitan in 2015, "More than anything you have to make time to be with your children.

(Kieferpix/Getty Images/iStockphoto)Picture the scene: You're exhausted after a long day, you've barely had time to shower, and you're trying to get through dinner with your family.Then your 12-month-old holds out their spoon, looks you in the eye, and drops it to the ground.For the third time.As their parent, how should you respond?

Hearing your siblings describe their childhood can sometimes be a little jarring.You may even get the sense that you didn't grow up on the same planet, much less in the same house."Despite having shared early experiences, it's not uncommon for siblings to have experienced their childhood in a very different way," said Genevieve von Lob, a clinical psychologist and author of "Happy Parent, Happy Child."