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Budget. >>gregg: is that good or bad strategy? we bring in doug schoen, and form pollster, and republican campaign consultant and national political correspondent for talk radio news service. doug, is it statesman like, to say, look, i'll be honest, i'll be principled even if that means criticizing my own party if i think they are wrong. >>doug: well, it is something governor romney needs to do in the short-term to distinguish himself from george bush and the policies of the past. that being aid, it does play into the democrats' hands with the convention coming up and with the democrats almost...

Shark attack. if you choose to swim in the atlantic, stay away from this area. >>heather: i will do that. thank you very much, anna, we appreciate that. you vacation oned there? >>gregg: we did, and we sought a bunch of seals. we got in the water. you just can't -- what are the odds? >> another water story from massachusetts, two odd lobsters get a reprieve from the dinner plate. look at these guys, fishermen caught a blue lobster and a three-clawed lobster. the market where they landed will not serve them up but are holding a contest to name them. bonnie and clyde are the frontrunners. i vote...

Drama? >>gregg: there is a lot of that. >>heather: we have the chairman of emergency medicine at the medical center in brooklyn. so, the very first tip you have is structure. kids need to be on some type of structure. >>guest: children like structure. everyone likes routine, particularly children. it takes a while to get into the routine. the younger children usually need a little by more structure and as they get older, a little less. it also depends on the personality. >>gregg: what did you days before? >>guest: before, it is important to have communication. they should know what is going to...

A willingness to be an honest broker. the strongest suit and some conservatives do not like this, he is a lot more pragmatic, a problem solver. that is what the record indicates. >>gregg: success in washington is often measured by the building of personal relationships. in response to that criticism, president obama in an interview recently said that his duties as a father get in the way. that is to say, instead of residentializing with leaders and power brokers, whose vote he needs, he likes to spend times with his kids in the evening, dinner with them at 6:30 and help with the homework after...

Wear. what they will have for lunch. this way, there is no conflict, no decisions, in discussions in the morning. they are comfortable because they have made that decision. >>gregg: that is the night before. make sure they, after homework is done, defined period of relaxation. >>guest: that is reasonable. you try to do it, you are gearing for an early night bedtime. the kids have been up late, they have been doing a lot of video games and a lot of activity. after they are done with their homework and done with dinner, it is nice to have a little bit of structured relaxation. is it limited time...