diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b05627212..a5b3f2cdc 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2003-07-22  Alex Roitman  <shura@alex.neuro.umn.edu>
+	* src/SelectChild.py: Replace braces with parentheses in named format
+	string parameter. 
+
 2003-07-22  Tim Waugh  <twaugh@redhat.com>
 	* src/plugins/Ancestors.py: Mark translation strings.
 	* src/RelLib.py: Made Person.probablyAlive() take partners into
diff --git a/src/SelectChild.py b/src/SelectChild.py
index fc62f15b5..07389c8f7 100644
--- a/src/SelectChild.py
+++ b/src/SelectChild.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Gramps - a GTK+/GNOME based genealogy program
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2000  Donald N. Allingham
+# Copyright (C) 2000-2003  Donald N. Allingham
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ class EditRel:
 
         if father:
             fname = father.getPrimaryName().getName()
-            val = _("Relationship to %{father}s") % {
+            val = _("Relationship to %(father)s") % {
                 'father' : fname }
             self.fdesc.set_text('<b>%s</b>' % val)
             self.fcombo.set_sensitive(1)
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ class EditRel:
 
         if mother:
             mname = mother.getPrimaryName().getName()
-            val = _("Relationship to %{mother}s") % {
+            val = _("Relationship to %(mother)s") % {
                 'mother' : mname }
             self.mdesc.set_text('<b>%s</b>' % val)
             self.mcombo.set_sensitive(1)