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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 2:43 pm
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Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:26 am
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Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 5:27 am
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Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 1:03 pm
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Elysapeth See this kind of thinking about Alpha parents and beta parents, I believe is a problem. smile I know Im gonna sound like a hippie here, but does society have to put everyone into catagories... cause I know I don't fit either type of parenting perfectly. Sometimes I let my son "run the show" and sometimes we work on structured activites. Also I think doing crafts with your children is the amazing! It helps you and your child to be creative, spend time togeather, and have fun! Yea I agree with you, I'm more of the do whatever type parenting style. I work better with older kids like when they can communicate and move around. I think with like infants I don't know what to do. I'm taking this child development class, so I'm learning what you need to do with little kids.
(I'm not a parent, but I babysit a crap ton. -.- I'm trying to get a real job.)
ForestGreen I'm not sure which category my mom fits into. She seemed to expect me to learn everything by osmosis, basically I was supposed to know how to do things because I watched her do it once or she did it in my presence. I love her dearly but she is one of the world's worst teachers. As for my enrichment activities as a kid, she didn't ever really let me choose my own, but she never really had things scheduled for me either unless you count working with my step-father as an enrichment activity.
Gah, that sounds horrible. crying I'm sorry. My mom doesn't teach me stuff, because she doesn't know how to explain things.
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Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 2:46 pm
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Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 12:29 pm
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YvetteEmilieDupont ForestGreen I'm not sure which category my mom fits into. She seemed to expect me to learn everything by osmosis, basically I was supposed to know how to do things because I watched her do it once or she did it in my presence. I love her dearly but she is one of the world's worst teachers. As for my enrichment activities as a kid, she didn't ever really let me choose my own, but she never really had things scheduled for me either unless you count working with my step-father as an enrichment activity. Gah, that sounds horrible. crying I'm sorry. My mom doesn't teach me stuff, because she doesn't know how to explain things.
I agree, that is sad.(unfortunatly there isn't a perfect parenting guide bood... I know... I've looked!) I can't explain how to do things for others to save my life either.. O think my son just undersands me cause he's been with me since birth LoL.
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Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 6:12 am
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Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 12:32 pm
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Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 2:43 pm
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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 2:06 pm
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:56 am
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My mother is the single-most creative person I know, and she doesn't fit into either category. Yes she'd have activities for us sometimes, but alot of the time we were left to our own devices, so long as no one was bleeding or destroying the house. She taught me to sew, and to quilt, and I watched her weave, and sew, and do nearly every creative thing I can thing of.
I think having a creative parent is a really neat thing, under the right circumstances, but as people go, they are just as likely to be bad parents, or good parents, as the ones who sit back and read, or watch TV, or play sports.
Parenting is alot more about what you teach, than how you teach. Or I feel that way, anyway. If the child grows up safe, and sound, and has a good head on their shoulders, some of that can be attributed to the parents, but you also have to look, at these kids who had the best upbringing in the world, and their siblings are perfect angels, but they're serial criminals. Parenting can only do so much.
But I've trailed off topic. I'm gonna go wander off now.
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:15 pm
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:41 pm
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Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:05 pm
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