From this post:
http://forums.lhotka.net/forums/thread/25658.aspx

Child pattern:

[Serializable]
public class Child : BusinessBase<Child>
{
  internal static Child NewChild()
  {
    return DataPortal.CreateChild<Child>();
  }

  internal static Child GetChild()
  {
    return DataPortal.FetchChild<Child>();
  }

  private Child()
  {
    MarkAsChild();
  }

  private void Child_Create()
  {
    // initialize new child here
  }

  private void Child_Fetch()
  {
    // load child data here
  }

  private void Child_Insert()
  {
    // insert child data here
  }

  private void Child_Update()
  {
    // update child data here
  }

  private void Child_DeleteSelf()
  {
    // delete child data here
  }
}

Editable root pattern:

[Serializable]
public class RootParent : BusinessBase<RootParent>
{
  // other class code here ...

  protected override void DataPortal_Insert()
  {
    using (SqlConnection cn = new SqlConnection(...))
    {
      // insert parent data here

      FieldManager.UpdateChildren();
    }
  }

  protected override void DataPortal_Update()
  {
    using (SqlConnection cn = new SqlConnection(...))
    {
      // update parent data here

      FieldManager.UpdateChildren();
    }
  }
}

Editable Root List:

[Serializable]
public class ChildList : BusinessListBase<ChildList, Child>
{
  // other class code here ...

  protected override void DataPortal_Update()
  {
    using (SqlConnection cn = new SqlConnection(...))
    {
      Child_Update();
    }
  }
}

Editable Child List:

[Serializable]
public class ChildList : BusinessListBase<ChildList, Child>
{
  internal ChildList()
  {
    MarkAsChild();
  }

  // other class code here ...
}

If you use the DataPortal methods for creating the child objects (i.e. FetchChild) then you don’t have to bother with the MarkAsChild() stuff.