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most parents would plan ahead- keep the child busy- take her for a walk-read a book..etc. kids are kids..
Most parents? I can remember when I had to go to the laundromat, usually when the washer wasn't working or the cat had thrown up on the comforter and it wouldn't fit into my machine. You're lucky to get out of the house with the clothes, the laundry, the detergent, the bleach, the fabric softener and the kid. If you're lucky, there's some toy in the car you can offer her. Many laundromats don't like you to leave for a walk (though there were two of them), and if it's busy you shouldn't leave or you'll never get a dryer.
Never judge another until you walk a mile in his shoes. And then it won't matter, because you'll be a mile away, and you'll have his shoes.
No one is a perfect parent 100% of the time.
We train animals, who have less cognition than a baby. The issue is expecting behavior that is beyond the developmental stage. A toddler can't sit still for an hour. Don't expect it. It sets everyone up for fail.
Parents raised kids just fine without the internet and books. I think the net and books are part of what is causing parents to become crazy lol
I agree. The best thing is to get to know your child as the individual he or she is. Don't view them as paragraph 6 or 13 in some book. The authors of those books and articles never met your child.
And I think you can discuss and explain things to a toddler. I don't believe in discipline when a child isn't intentionally "bad". Curiousity isn't bad, playfulness isn't bad. Small kids understand more than people realize.
MSPLove...I got a real sad feeling reading your post...I see so much of that...poor little gal just needs some guidance and understanding, something I guess her parents just aren`t into...very sad...I hate that a little girl is being told she`s bad, when she's just being a sweet little curious baby, and if her parents keep saying that to her all the time she'll probably come to believe it.
Last edited by purehuman; 05-13-2013 at 05:17 PM..
MSPLove...I got a real sad feeling reading your post...I see so much of that...poor little gal just needs some guidance and understanding, something I guess her parents just aren`t into...very sad...I hate that a little girl is being told she`s bad, when she's just being a sweet little curious baby, and if her parents keep saying that to her all the time she'll probably come to believe it.
I know, I wanted to tell her "You Is Good, You Is Smart, You Is Important"...
In a strange way, I found her to be more wise than her parents.
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Never judge another until you walk a mile in his shoes. And then it won't matter, because you'll be a mile away, and you'll have his shoes.
