DP and I have obviously got different styles of parenting, he thinks I'm a 'hippy' I think he is too tough.
Some of the things he does I think are counter productive but he thinks they're a good idea.
Like telling DS he has to wear a nappy today because he wet himself yesterday. IMO, it's not going to help at all but just make DS even lazier (he has been using the toilet for a bout a year but if he is 'busy' he'll wet himself rather than use the toilet) in his opinion it will make DS realise that he needs to make sure he goes to the toilet because he hates wearing nappies.
If I try to tell him I think his ideas aren't going to work then he gets offended and thinks I'm basically saying 'You're shit', which I'm not, not really, just erm, I'm my methods are better.
I don't want to argue over parenting styles FGS, he is great in so many ways and this is the only thing we don't see eye-to-eye on. Ideally I'd make him agree with me, but I'm sure he feels the same!
How do others cope with differing views on parenting?
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I feel like I'm banging my head against a brick wall - Different parenting styles, how do YOU do it.?
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VictorianSqualor · 29/07/2008 11:38
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