Archive for the ‘Parenting’ Category
Monday, November 10th, 2008
john c asked: On these pages we often read about parents who seems so confident and knowledgeable about parenting. I just wonder if those parents have had big problems with their kids or maby been negatively surprised by their kids behavior. Do spankers, do non-spankers, do loving and caring parents all face the same: problems with their kids? Who can really say that my way is the only way?
Danielle
Tags: Caring Parents, Maby, Parenting Skills
Posted in Parenting | 15 Comments »
Friday, October 24th, 2008
p_wabbit asked: I’ve noticed such an overall decline in parenting standards in the last 10 to 15 years (as evidenced by what I’ve noticed to be a real growth in poorly behaved children and blasé parental response and proactiveness).
I’ve read that this might in part be due to everythign from a post 9-11 ‘baby spike’ to the decline of the nuclear family.
But as I look around at these poorly behaved children, and declining moral values amongst tween and teens .. if in fact children are our future - what can we do to ensure better quality leaders of tomorrow..?
If the fault lies in poor parenting - what can we do to fix this problem?
more government intervention? cash incentives? parent licensing? mandetory parent re-education? free public early childhood education (preschool)?
?
Lloyd
Tags: Early Childhood Education, Government Intervention, Moral Values
Posted in Parenting | 8 Comments »
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
bigredpoboy asked: My wife and I love our kids but we cant seem to agree on anything that has to do with our parenting methods. When she says no I say yes, when I so no she says yes. My biggest fear is raising two spoiled boys and I am afraid that my wife is spoiling them to death, and I dont mean spoil them with love, I mean give in to their every whim. I see how spoiled and unapreciative so many children are today and I just want my boys to treat people with love and respect and to appreciate things that they recieve in life. I dont even think that my wife realizes it and I know that she is creating a monster. Am I over reatcting and what should I do
Angela
Tags: Love And Respect, Parenting Situation, Whim
Posted in Parenting | 17 Comments »
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
green velvet asked: My friend is giving me parenting advice non stop because she’s been reading a parenting book written by a Nun (of all people to talk about being a parent) and she isn’t even a mom herself! I have a 2 year old who is just like every other 2 year old. She doesn’t want to eat, she throws fits etc.. But anyone will tell you that I’m a great mom and that my daughter is happy and a sweetheart. I’m sick of being told ” Don’t feed her this, don’t ever do that.. don’t punish ever!” I keep thinking “Just wait until theres a dirty diaper smeared across your kitchen wall or your kid is having a tantrum in the store and you are forced to leave” I would never ever spank my daughter but my friend is going so far as to tell me never to even give time outs. Who is she to give me this advice? She’s been married for barely a year and has no idea what parenting is like. She’s driving me nuts!!!
Samuel
Tags: Kitchen Wall, Parenting Book, Time Outs
Posted in Parenting | 23 Comments »
Saturday, October 4th, 2008
trapeze asked: I know I let a parent get under my skin yesterday. And I should have just walked away when she was basically attacking my choice for something about my child, that I know is right for him. But she did the opposite for her child. And in the future, I will just walk away, instead of getting into a disagreement with her. Just curious what other parents do in situations where you feel verbally attacked by other parents.
Anna
Tags: Disagreement, Parenting Decisions, Parents
Posted in Parenting | 11 Comments »
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
MommaMT asked: I am trying to find a good/homey parenting/womens forum. Someplace not too big, but not so small that there are few new topics.
Please send me your links!!
Glenn
Posted in Parenting | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
Reality * His Third Account asked: I’m pretty liberal when it comes to everything with parenting — EXCEPT education and dating, where I can be a hardass.
I’ve noticed, of my relatives, the ones who were loose about those two things with their kids ended up with teen pregnancies. They thought they could be friends with their kids. “My kid can tell me anything,” they’d brag. I’m much more reserved — I want to give the impression that there WILL be judgment should my kid get in with the wrong crowd.
When it comes to sex, should you be a friend to your kid or some stodgy hardass?
Lloyd
Tags: Judgment, Parenting Education, Teen Pregnancies
Posted in Parenting | 10 Comments »
Saturday, September 20th, 2008
Benson asked: I considered subscribing to _Child Development_, a scholarly journal that publishes a lot of the leading research articles on parenting and child outcomes, but it’s subscription fee is horrendous. (Set for university libraries, not parents, I guess.)
Most magazines seem to give very short shrift to research. They interview so-called experts for ideas from time to time, but you can tell that these folks are rarely research scientists.
So have any of you found any good methods of doing this?
Micheal
Tags: Lot, Magazines, Parents
Posted in Parenting | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
purpleklipse asked: what would be most helpful to you - the busy parent - on a Web site?
For example, the ability to give ratings things like Movies (sexual content, bad language, violence, etc.). And you could say you don’t mind bad language, per se, so rate that low like a 1 but sex and violence are not acceptable in your home so you rate a 10 and then get customized recommendations for what movies fit the bill for YOUR family.
That is a random example, but what do you want on a parenting site?
Sally
Tags: Fit, Movies, Sex And Violence
Posted in Parenting | 1 Comment »
Thursday, September 4th, 2008
MountainChick asked: As a mother, I am always reading about parenting. My husband has been feeling a little guilty about not learing about parenting as much as me, and wants a good book for Dads. Anyone know of any that are full of practical information about raising children. yet based on good sound psychology and child development?
Willie
Tags: Dads, Parenting, Sound Psychology
Posted in Parenting | 2 Comments »
