Moms Talk Q&A: What's Your #1 Tip for New Parents?

When you're a new parent, advice is everywhere—from your friends, your family, the pediatrician, magazines, the Internet, strangers at the supermarket, etc. It's hard to avoid, and yet some of it can actually be quite useful. 

Advice about the best methods to do this or that change with every generation, but some things are universal. My favorite bit of parenting advice comes from a family friend, whose long-time maxim with child-rearing has been, "You can't make a happy kid happier."

What's the best advice you received when you were a new parent? What advice would you give to someone who's just had a baby?