Will a little warm milk really help you go to sleep? (Yes—although cold milkworks just as well.) Does turning a light off for a few minutes actually use moreenergy than it saves? (No.) Is chicken soup the best cure for the common cold?(Not clear, but it certainly helps.) If you pick up a baby every time she cries, willshe get spoiled? (No, babies need all the love they can get!) Your mother <em>should</em>know . . . but does she? Here is the book that finally sets the record straight on thereceived wisdom and commonly accepted notions we've all routinely followed forgenerations. <em>Mother Knows Best? </em>will entertain and amuse as it informs, offeringnot only the real basis in fact but also the origin and purpose of Mom's sometimesdubious counsel.