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09-15-2008, 12:47 PM
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If ignorance is bliss why aren't more people happy
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Best child rearing advice ever offered to you...
I am going to my umpteenth baby shower this weekend and I always look forward to hearing the discussions about child rearing coming from mothers with older children.
What is the best child rearing advice anyone ever gave and who gave it?
My best advice was from my father!! He said " No need to try and be your child's friend....he will have plenty of those, but he will only have one mother".
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09-15-2008, 01:52 PM
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Little kids, little problems - big kids, big problems. If you let it go now - you'll have a harder time later. My grandmother was a loving, wonderful woman who told it like it was and did not tolerate disrespect. She loved us even when we were little monsters - but had no problem telling us all about ourselves!! When I was pregnant with my first that was her advice to me.
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09-15-2008, 02:19 PM
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life is a bowl of cherries... pits included, haha
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Join Date: May 2008
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Don't sweat the small stuff. Pick your battles carefully and stick to your guns. Be consistent. Be a parent not a pal, friend or buddy.
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09-15-2008, 02:26 PM
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Work together - kids will ask try to ask mom if dad says no. Make sure you support the deicisions of the other parent and disagree outside earshot of the kids.
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09-15-2008, 02:45 PM
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A lot of stuff the others have mentioned.
Not to give into "phases". Once one ends, another one is right behind it  |
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09-15-2008, 02:51 PM
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Happy New Year!
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Plano, TX (northern suburb of Dallas)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by crazyma
Don't sweat the small stuff. Pick your battles carefully and stick to your guns.
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Along these lines~
Is it a moral issue? Is it a safety issue? No? then don't make too big of an issue out of it. |
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09-15-2008, 03:02 PM
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God Bless Our Troops!
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Orlando
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Be a parent but don't spend so much time being right that you can't enjoy your kids.
Laugh!
My best memories growing up was the fun times we had as a family. When we all would laugh so hard our sides would hurt.
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09-15-2008, 03:06 PM
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bad mamma jamma
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Texas
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Same thing my dog trainer told me...consistency and lead by example!
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09-15-2008, 04:18 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: in a house
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Love your spouse and put your marriage first.
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09-15-2008, 06:57 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Alaska
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This is not necessarily good advice, but an old logger told me the last time you wrestle with your teenage boys, you should hurt them really good. They then wouldn't challenge you when they are old enough to beat you. I sometimes wonder if I should have followed his advice.
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