Archive for the ‘Parenting’ Category

How many parents read parenting books before/during pregnancy?

Friday, August 15th, 2008
Misses D asked:


I have a cousin who has about 10 parenting books, all about a million pages long, and she read all of them! It never occurred to me to read parenting books. What about you? Did you read parenting books or go 100% by maternal instinct, or somewhere in the middle?

My cousin got accidentally pregnant so I think she felt like she had no idea how to be a parent so read these books.

How do I go about establishing a legal parenting plan?

Saturday, July 26th, 2008
asoobee asked:


My and I have 2 children and things were going okay until recently and it has occured to me that we need a very detailed parenting plan that we are legally obligated to follow.

Does it cost money to have an arbiter help us with the matter? Who do I talk to, what do I do? I need help ASAP :-( He is my ex boyfriend, we were neer married :-) The oldest is not his biological child but I am going to treat it as shs is, regardless of legal advantage to my side, because he has been taking care of her for 5 years.

Do people know the difference between an authorative parenting style and a authoratarian style?

Sunday, July 20th, 2008
Steven R asked:


There was a question on here about authorative and some people answered it stating that the child would lack self esteem becuase they would never be in control with the authorative parenting style. It’s actually the authoratarian style that would fall under not the authorative.

Parents: What do you take great pride in when parenting?

Monday, July 14th, 2008
})i({ J and D’s Momma })i({ asked:


For me there are many many things…but one is that my son is 3 and has no idea what Kool Aid is! I was raised on the stuff…as were a lot of the kids I knew….but my kdis get juice, milk, and a lot of water. When I was a kid I NEVER drank water….it was yucky. Now it is all I drink. I like to give it to my son as well. He likes it.

That is just one….what are yours?

Parenting?

Saturday, July 12th, 2008
. asked:


WOW i just read a article that gave info on parenting and discipline, apparently negitive reinforcement ect, is demeaning to children, upsets them and kurbs their creativity! ***??? so now parents are to be their childs friends rather than parents i can see it now “i don’t discipline because it might hurt their feelings” but on the up side prisons are proving to be nice places!
Anyone elses thoughts on todays parenting???? sorry for the rant

The most important part of parenting?

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
benandjerryluvr asked:


What would you say are the most important parts of parenting, from newborn to the time they leave the nest, what are the things that matter the most?
Amen to that, Jack! re:credit cards LOL

Do you think this is bad Parenting?

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
Maadddii x3 asked:


My sisters best friends (for privacy sake im going to use fake names)
lets just say Tom and Hallie

Hallie and Tom live in a 3 bed room apartment

they have three kids

Justin
Nolan
and
Stassi
(fake names again ha)

and they are 23 years old
(the parents)
do you think thats bad
or good since they can raise them and since the children are so sweet?
there loves and well disiplinted
(there parents arnt married)

i am just asking this question because alot of my friends say that they are horrible parents for being young and all.

What would you do about your boyfriends inconsistant parenting skills?

Saturday, May 31st, 2008
sillygirl asked:


My boyfriend will tell his two girls to do something or there will be a new rule put forward then the next weekend, its like it never happened? What is the deal? It drives me crazy! I dont know how to approach this with out it sounding like i am critizing his parenting. ( i dont have any of my own ) That and I plainly dont understand why he does it. I know that this could potentionally lead into other issues !!??

Do your inlaws respect your parenting choices and style or do they?

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
branofwinterfell asked:


disregard your ideas and wishes when they are on solo time with the grandkids?

I have wonderful ex in laws who still, even though I left their son, respect the way i parent, and never contradict my parenting style. I have been told I should consider myself lucky. Do your in laws respect you and your parenting style or not?

Why do alot of people on the parenting board **** me?

Saturday, May 24th, 2008
Aznq_t24 asked:


what did I do to them? Do they think they know everything and I don’t? I’m not a mom, but that shouldn’t prevent me or inhibit me from answering legitimate questions that I think I know the answer to! Especially since I help my grandma babysit at times! Why are you all so mean?!
plus I have experience, and I feel that I can do good by offering my advice. some people are just too sensitive!
or don’t want to hear what i have to say.
I don’t say anything mean. I just say it like it is, and usually it’s the truth or my opinion. Most of these questions anyway, ask for people’s opinion right?
” And just because you babysit ’sometimes’ does not mean you know one thing about children.”

why? I have experience. and I also didn’t say that I knew everything! Geez! What’s with you? You need to grow up!
plus, who are you to say that? And why do you not like what I have to say?
…so just because I don’t have a kid, I shouldn’t be here? look whos talking?!
“If you are willing to give out your opinion then you should know that you are opening yourself up to criticism, you put yourself out there so open your mind. You could learn a thing or two.” true, I feared that, but almost everything I know I learned from the experiences I have. I guess they don’t like my experience or they don’t believe I have some! I don’t mind positive thumbs up, but It DOES hurt when 5 people thumbs you down.
Jane B–no offense taken. At least you say it like an adult and mature person.
without insult.
i meant jamie b
Actually Jamie B, my grandma is the one that babysits and I usually offer advice from her perspective since she’s raised 4 kids of her own and has been babysitting for 23 + years.
she gives me advice too. Of course I don’t know EVERYTHING, but I’m pretty sure I know some things. So before anyone goes out to call me stupid or tell me to grow up and have a kid of my own, swallow your words! That’s just cruel! We all need to have an open mind, like that other girl said.