Had yet another fight with DH over our different parenting styles - we have a four-year-old. I clearly take the approach that one of my jobs as a parent is to teach my kid stuff. So I do try to check for milestones - see what we should be teaching our kid etc etc - this could be from learning numbers to riding a bike, doing zips etc etc etc.
DH on the other hand, just thinks that kids need to learn about the world by themselves and follow their interests. So in practice, he really doesnt go for any formal teaching, but he also wont think about teaching DC how to ride a bike (or even get them one), swimming, using knife and fork, or any other life skills.
This has always been a bone of contention between us. I find it really hard to have to keep up with where DC should roughly be at and trying to teach them stuff. I also dont want to be the boring one who always tries to push DC to doing new things or do school when the time comes. But i feel like if i don't then DH certainly wont bother.
But what do you do at home?
AIBU - kids just learn stuff themselves
AINBU - you are your child's teacher.