Parenting disagreements
@melvinandheather1 (540)
United States
September 12, 2008 3:48pm CST
I am a firm believer of being there for your children and time out and things like that. When it comes to someone who sees things differently than I do sometimes I don't really know what to think. I was talking to a friend the other day and she was letting me know some of her parenting techniques, which i really didn't agree with, but who am i to say what is right or wrong, my children are not perfect, but i like to think that i am teaching them correctly.
What about anyone here, have you ever had parenting disagreements with your spouse or a friend. It seems to occur with my spouse and me also, and with my children i'm very over protective. I have calmed it down a little bit, but I still catch myself jumping up in an instant if I feel my child was put in time out for an invalid reason.
Is there anyone out there like me, or am I alone in this? Is it a common discussion between spouses and yourself, or is it a conversation between your friends and you? What are your views?
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@pinkytabor (818)
• Philippines
12 Sep 08
We have a pretty similar attitude on parenting. I have two little boys, age 1 and 2 and my husband tells me that i spoil them and that i am overprotective of them. My neighbors (sisters in law, mother inlaw) keep on telling me to let them alone, play (run up and down the 3-story house!) and allow them to be independent. I cannot adapt to this style. I have to be there ALWAYS for and with them. My eldest is only 2, and even if he tends to want to be independent, this is just not the time when it comes to running up and down the stairs! You know what i tell my husband? The difference between an accident and an on-purpose thing is one split second. I do not want to relax now and cry later. Whatever is other people's style in parenting is thier business, i only have myself to blame if something happens to my boys.
@bamakelly (5191)
• United States
16 Sep 08
I know how it can be when someone solicits their advice in regards to how you deal with your children. Some of the advice can be welcoming however sometimes it feels like people can step over the line.
I like to handle my son a certain way and not have my parenting techniques under attack.
There have been times there has been some discord between my husband and me when it comes to the right method for child discipline. I am open to constructive criticism but I don't like it when it goes too far.
