GASP: I didn't use a book for...

cbidt*sgirl

potty training

discipline strategy

making baby food (okay, i did look at a wholesomebabyfood.com though)

 

Sometimes it seems like everyone is reading a lot more than I am. what did you skip the books for?

DandelionMom

I'm always reading but I didn't have a potty training book. 

ValAndRyan

I don't think I've ever read one book on any kind of parenting. However, I wouldn't mind one now. lol. I did get a ton of info from my mom and other parents though.

belle204

I skim them, pull out the high points and put it down. Or I use other people as the "Cliff's Notes." ;-)

emilykristene2006

The only parenting book I have read is what to expect when you are expecting (if that counts).

I did get ideas from here though.

gracendantho26

I didn't use one for potty training or food but I do like to get some ideas from books that discuss human development so that I can make sense of some of their stages.

cbidt*sgirl

ValAndRyan:

I don't think I've ever read one book on any kind of parenting. However, I wouldn't mind one now. lol. I did get a ton of info from my mom and other parents though.

 

I feel like I have plenty of info too - from talking to other parents IRL and on here, from talking with my own mom and sister who both work in childcare, and just going on my own life experiences.  somehow my older son is PT, eats well, is generally a good kid, speaks well etc all without a book.  

 

Sometimes when I read posts on here though I get the sense that other moms feel you have to read the book on every issue before you try anything with your kid!

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ok...good for you. I'm a SPED teacher who specializes in behavior and I still read a book on behavior bc why not? It gives me ideas and refreshes my creativity.I wish I knew everything, but I sure don't

no book on potty training, but I read a lot online and on the boards

I def read up on babies before my baby was born.

KoriBrett

Ditto but I had a babyfood book.

I read fiction ;-)

xbrooklyngrl

I did buy a baby food book when I was PG. Who was I kidding?

cbidt*sgirl

vccake:

ok...good for you. I'm a SPED teacher who specializes in behavior and I still read a book on behavior bc why not? It gives me ideas and refreshes my creativity.I wish I knew everything, but I sure don't

no book on potty training, but I read a lot online and on the boards

I def read up on babies before my baby was born.

 

In no way was I trying to insinuate that I know everything or that reading up on issues or theories is a problem.  This thought was spurred by a post I read the other day when someone asked a question about PT and then sort of apologetically wrote, "but I haven't read a book yet" as if she weren't allowed to think about PT before reading the course syllabus beforehand.  I think moms should trust themselves more than we do sometimes.  Often a parent's intuition is valuable and the gazillions of books offered to us makes it seem like we couldn't parent our kids or make choices without some expert opinion.

cbidt*sgirl

KoriBrett:

Ditto but I had a babyfood book.

I read fiction ;-)

 

LOL.  me too!!!  

ValAndRyan

cbidt*sgirl:

ValAndRyan:

I don't think I've ever read one book on any kind of parenting. However, I wouldn't mind one now. lol. I did get a ton of info from my mom and other parents though.

 

I feel like I have plenty of info too - from talking to other parents IRL and on here, from talking with my own mom and sister who both work in childcare, and just going on my own life experiences.  somehow my older son is PT, eats well, is generally a good kid, speaks well etc all without a book.  

 

Sometimes when I read posts on here though I get the sense that other moms feel you have to read the book on every issue before you try anything with your kid!

I haven't been around long enough yet to notice but it's good there are different views on whether to read a book or not. 

My own personal thing is that I would probably want to read a book if DS had a certain issue and it's not getting fixed, then I may have to do some research but it's all good for now. Books really don't have all the answers and neither does one certain person. I'm one to get many different ideas to try different things to see what works best for us. Nothing like talking to real life moms on those subjects!

shouldbworkin

I get your point, the idea of reading a book before you hit a certain stage is kind of funny.  But, consider yourself lucky that you've never needed to read one to figure out what the heck is going on with your kid b/c nothing you have tried is working. 

KoriBrett

wait I lied, I looked through a bunch of discipline books at the bookstore to see what else we could do about DS.

Rebekah1021

I read, but not parenting books. There are often times, I feel like a failure I don't need to make a book make me feel any worse=)

ValAndRyan

shouldbworkin:

I get your point, the idea of reading a book before you hit a certain stage is kind of funny.  But, consider yourself lucky that you've never needed to read one to figure out what the heck is going on with your kid b/c nothing you have tried is working. 

Up until now, yes, I feel very lucky that things I've tried so far has worked. Don't get me wrong, we definitely have our moments. I haven't hit the teenage years yet though too!   And who knows, maybe I'll read more with my next kid.

isabella22

Congratulations!!!

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