Anyone ever actually impressed with other parents?

Mrs.Hizzo

We talk a lot about judging the bad ones, but the other day at the grocery store I saw a good one. She had a preschool age girl and maybe a five year old boy with her, and the boy whacked his sister over the head with a toy. The little girl didn't make a big deal about it and I'm not even sure how the mom saw it, because she was distracted and facing the other way. She did, though, and she actually gave up her place in line at the pharmacy so that she could take her kids over to the corner and put her son in time-out. He was whiny about it in that half-hearted way kids are when they feel like they should put up sort of a fuss, but they know it's not going to do any good. Mom stayed 100% calm the whole time. I was really impressed. It would have been so much easier for her to pretend she hadn't seen it happen, and addressing it had to have tacked on another 15 minutes to her day, but she did it any way. That's good parenting.

madhatter2003

I do see some good stuff....but also half the things people 'judge' on here are things that I could explain away/or I think "just wait until their kids are doing XYZ".  Some people just have different ideas of what is acceptable or not.

I did give A a timeout in the corner of the mall over the weekend when she was acting up though LOL.

Mrslove78

Wow!  That is impressive!  Kids think they can get away with stuff because they are in public and mom won't do anything.  Love it! 

Fish4Fun

I see a lot of parents around me that impress me.  I think there is more good than bad that I see in public.  Maybe it's the community events that I choose to go to, or I'm just easily impressed.  I really strive to learn a lot from my ILs.  I think they did a fantastic job.  My MIL is really creative, and I love hearing all her out-of-the-box solutions for different parenting issues.

fxz109

Yep.  My friend gave her a DS a time-out with no warnings for jumping on the couch - I'm was so used to parents saying "You do that again, you'll get a time out" that I asked her about it. She said that he knows it's wrong, has been told before that it's wrong, has been punished for it before because it's wrong, and therefor doesn't need a warning. 

vegetarian_chica

My SIL is an excellent mom.  I really value her advice.  Also, one of my good friends is really patient w/her kids.  Her oldest is 5 and he's just so thoughtful and kind.

NatPhoto09

I think my BF's in Miami are great parents.  Their little girl is smart and caring and I have never seen her misbehave in public.  They are very involved parents and it shows. 

hersheykiss

I am impressed with any SAHP. I personally think they have a harder job than anyone in a corporate or outside the home type job.

My sister and I have a lot of the sam parenting styles. I call her a lot to get her opinions on subjects. I admire her ability to be a SAHM to 3 kids and keep her sanity intact.

ErinNConnorsMom

Yep.  My friend impresses me greatly.  She swore she'd never have kids, and about 6 wks into her new "mom" role, she's one of the best new moms that I've ever seen!

Quazel

I am often inclined to compliment good parents when I see them!  I do see people do things I disagree with on occasion but I think I see at least as many great parents too.