4 MARCH 1989, Page 42

No. 1566: Spock in reverse

Please supply an extract (maximum 150 words) from a book of advice to worried children as to hoW to deal with their parents (or a parent) during a difficult phase. Entries to 'Competition No. 1566' by 17 March.

The top winner of this and the next I1 competitions will receive a bonus bottle of red Rioja, 1973 Gran Zaco Reserva, through the kindness of the advertising agency Becket Drake Ferrier Moseley, 57- 59 Neal St, London WC2.