The quick-witted child is sure to respond with a long list of supposed health benefits of eating chocolate, from helping protect the heart, to slimming, to just making us feel good.

BBC: Does chocolate give you spots?

This Sunday, the New York Times in Train a Parent, Spare a Child, grapples with the parental urge to bribe and threaten their youngsters to achieve quick compliance with their demands even though all the experts warn that the long-term effects will produce either compliant children (sheep) or defiant ones (outlaws).

FORBES: Bribes and Threats -- Getting Children to Do What You Want