where do you get your parenting advice

LyndseyLC · September 2012

book, friend, family, TB?

Some days, especially as DD is getting older I feel like I have no idea what I am doing as far as parenting I guess mostly referring to discipline and I know it will just get worse.

I use to sort of follow the "What to expect the first year" I just joined an Early Childhood Family Education class so maybe that will help.

I am an only child and didnt grow up around kids much and my mom doesnt remember much from when I was little and times have changed. I remember a little from when I was in daycare I use to help and I did babysit a little growing up.

Deblondie1 · September 2012

I ask friends with older kids about discipline related things. But we see specialists for most everything, from PT to GI, that when I have questions I can ask them. But I use a lot of intuition fro the most part. But I am lucky that so far E is pretty easy going, personality wise. Oh and TB lol Although that's kind of a "what I will not do" sort of thing sometimes

LyndseyLC · September 2012

Deblondie1:
I ask friends with older kids about discipline related things. But we see specialists for most everything, from PT to GI, that when I have questions I can ask them. But I use a lot of intuition fro the most part. But I am lucky that so far E is pretty easy going, personality wise. Oh and TB lol Although that's kind of a "what I will not do" sort of thing sometimes

Mostly I guess the only thing I can really think of is that Addie loves to grab at other babies faces, hair and eyes. She will also throw toys on their head. At 3 recent events with other babies I feel like she is the only one doing this out of all the other babies in the room

She throws fits whenever I take away something she shouldnt have.

I am sure this is all "normal" but just not sure how to handle it. I feel like there are other things that come up throughout the day where I always think "how should I handle this" or" how do other parents handle these situations".

dairygirl19 · September 2012

A lot of instinct. If you know she's doing something "wrong" it's okay to try whatever methods it takes to correct it. Parenting is a lot of trial and error.

I ask my pedi sometimes because he's very common sense and real. Friends and family are a big help too.

I do the interent/magazines sometimes but if I followed all that advice I'd be out of my mind. Some of it has no real basis in common sense or reality for that matter.

TBH entirely I do have years of kid experience behind me so that makes trusting my intuition that much easier.

Deblondie1 · September 2012

LyndseyLC:
Deblondie1:
I ask friends with older kids about discipline related things. But we see specialists for most everything, from PT to GI, that when I have questions I can ask them. But I use a lot of intuition fro the most part. But I am lucky that so far E is pretty easy going, personality wise. Oh and TB lol Although that's kind of a "what I will not do" sort of thing sometimes
Mostly I guess the only thing I can really think of is that Addie loves to grab at other babies faces, hair and eyes. She will also throw toys on their head. At 3 recent events with other babies I feel like she is the only one doing this out of all the other babies in the room
She throws fits whenever I take away something she shouldnt have.
I am sure this is all "normal" but just not sure how to handle it. I feel like there are other things that come up throughout the day where I always think "how should I handle this" or" how do other parents handle these situations".

Do you go to play groups or anything like that? With E, before we started going regularly she had issues playing with other kids. But she is starting to play with them better now.

swimiz500 · September 2012

My mom usually. I only have one or two friends with kids older than Lena, and they don't really help with that because I disagree with a lot of what they do with their kids. So really mainly my mom, sometimes my aunt. I don't think I am much help!

LyndseyLC · September 2012

Deblondie1:
LyndseyLC:
Deblondie1:
I ask friends with older kids about discipline related things. But we see specialists for most everything, from PT to GI, that when I have questions I can ask them. But I use a lot of intuition fro the most part. But I am lucky that so far E is pretty easy going, personality wise. Oh and TB lol Although that's kind of a "what I will not do" sort of thing sometimes
Mostly I guess the only thing I can really think of is that Addie loves to grab at other babies faces, hair and eyes. She will also throw toys on their head. At 3 recent events with other babies I feel like she is the only one doing this out of all the other babies in the room
She throws fits whenever I take away something she shouldnt have.
I am sure this is all "normal" but just not sure how to handle it. I feel like there are other things that come up throughout the day where I always think "how should I handle this" or" how do other parents handle these situations".
Do you go to play groups or anything like that? With E, before we started going regularly she had issues playing with other kids. But she is starting to play with them better now.

She does daycare on Tuesdays and Thursdays and they say she plays well with other babies there.We just started baby story time Mondays and she will go to the nursery 2 Wed a month while I attend a church group and then the ECFE class on Fridays. We use to do baby story time and she did ok when we stayed after and she played with other babies. Still would sometimes grab at face.

Timshel17 · September 2012

I'm all about instinct, books, and the internet. I don't think I've ever asked anyone IRL for advice regarding LO, other than the pedi, but usually I don't even ask her very much. Of course I also use common sense when looking for advice/answers on the Internet to weed out the crazy. When it came to sleep training, breastfeeding, solids, and I used books and the Internet. When it comes to parenting situations, I usually just use my instinct.

Deblondie1 · September 2012

LyndseyLC:
Deblondie1:
LyndseyLC:
Deblondie1:
I ask friends with older kids about discipline related things. But we see specialists for most everything, from PT to GI, that when I have questions I can ask them. But I use a lot of intuition fro the most part. But I am lucky that so far E is pretty easy going, personality wise. Oh and TB lol Although that's kind of a "what I will not do" sort of thing sometimes
Mostly I guess the only thing I can really think of is that Addie loves to grab at other babies faces, hair and eyes. She will also throw toys on their head. At 3 recent events with other babies I feel like she is the only one doing this out of all the other babies in the room
She throws fits whenever I take away something she shouldnt have.
I am sure this is all "normal" but just not sure how to handle it. I feel like there are other things that come up throughout the day where I always think "how should I handle this" or" how do other parents handle these situations".
Do you go to play groups or anything like that? With E, before we started going regularly she had issues playing with other kids. But she is starting to play with them better now.
She does daycare on Tuesdays and Thursdays and they say she plays well with other babies there.We just started baby story time Mondays and she will go to the nursery 2 Wed a month while I attend a church group and then the ECFE class on Fridays. We use to do baby story time and she did ok when we stayed after and she played with other babies. Still would sometimes grab at face.

Then maybe it is just her "normal." She likes faces! And maybe it is just a phase. Oh and for the throwing toys, whenever we are in play group I have seen toys being flung by all of them LOL

Lauren79 · September 2012

I don't think I have asked anyone IRL for parenting advice. DH and I rely on instinct and each other. It seems to come naturally to both of us which I know does not happen for everyone. We have a very calm, happy sweet baby.

12bailey18 · September 2012

I rely on good ol' motherly instinct. Not sure how well that goes over but that's what I do! I rarely ask advice on parenting, but more on products to use or how potty training went for their child, etc.

Five_letter · September 2012

I'm winging it.

Seriously.

I've been so busy lately, I just haven't had any time to do anything other than go with the flow.

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