Best parenting tip you ever got?

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Obviously I'm not being unreasonable to ask 🤷‍♀️

Mine was from some friends who had older kids.
Always double the sheets/plastic sheet in baby/toddler bed.

It's saved us in the middle of the night on countless occasions.

All children go through the "such and such did this" or "such and such said that" to me period.

Always reply with "What would you like to happen about that?". 9 times out of 10, it's nothing. They just wanted to tell you but if it is something more serious, it's a chance to talk properly. Either way, the child has felt heard (and you've avoided taking a side if it is tale-telling).

Choices have consequences.
Good choices: good consequences.
Poor choices: bad consequences.

Don't be too hard on yourself, its a learning process and it's ok to ask people questions and/or for help!

Teach, guide and discipline your children. They cannot tell you No, and what they won't do. Do not let children talk to you disrespectfully. It is the adult's responsibility to teach the children in the way that they should go, not be their friend or pacify them. I am very old school and I believe in discipline, not abuse. My children have never told me what to do for them, I told them what I would do and what I expect from them. How did we lose this?

I did not forget any of the situations I was faced with when growing up. I shared with my adult daughter and my granddaughters, and of course they all say that was long time ago. The situations are the same, the circumstances around some of them have changed, but so has parenting. I pass on what I know for life because it will surely come back again. I thought my mom was old fashioned and didn't understand, until I realized that she knew exactly what she was talking about. Consequences are real and I have come to know the consequences of some actions. I share LIFE facts. It becomes a reality in hindsight. Then they say, "how did she know?" Been there, done that, just trying to share to help you through it.

I am in my 33, and i have 4 wonderful blessed children, i am very proud of my self seeing this article, coz i apply some of this things to my kids, and Working in childcare helped me with some of these I pray for God to help them live life in the right way

.see some struggling pregnant girls out there...who don't relise acting so grumpy and whinny whilst pregnant..sorry love ..yr baby is going to be a lil shit !!!

What an unpleasant post.

You really think that someone's baby having reflux and a lot of pain was because their mother wasn't smily in the pregnancy?

You might have been extremely lucky in your pregnancy. Some people have to live with extreme pain from SPD or extreme sickness to the point of losing their jobs.

It's easy to be happy when your life is easy, it's a whole shit load harder if someone's been deserted by their husband, no family support and in pain.

You've just been lucky and the way you speak of babies who might be in pain as lil shits is horrible.

such nasty thoughts about other pregnant women that are struggling.

I very much doubt that harbouring ill feelings/negativity like that would give any happy vibes to a baby. Far healthier and less stressful being honest rather than fester unhappily with a faux smile.

Turn off the filter. Your kids will want to look back on real photos, not photos where mum always looks like a sparkly cat. You're beautiful, even when it's 3am and your teething baby has kept you awake all night every night for the last week.

These tips helped me alot.

Take no notice of bragging mums who tell you how advanced their child is when they started potty training, walking and talking etc They are all the same when they start school .

Get nursery to do potty training. Ours have worked wonders with DS this week.

While breastfeeding, rub the sole of your babies foot.
when out and about, and unable to breastfeed for a short period of time (eg, short bus ride/ pushing pram on school run) rubbing the sole of their foot will comfort them and stop them crying. Never let them go hungry for long though.
Helps to calm them down, even years after you stop breastfeeding.

I loved being pregnant, I was a happy smiley mummy. Then had two kids who both had allergies and reflux. It took me 6 months to finally get a diagnosis from my doctor with my first. 6 months where her stomach acid was literally burning her oesophagus and her stomach cramped all day and night. She hardly slept due to the pain, and threw up projectile vomit after almost every feed. I couldn't lie her flat, ever. She only wanted me and I spent the first 14 months with my second surviving off 2 or 3 hours sleep a day.
So what part of my happy, smiley pregnancies caused my "lil shit" babies?

Best (non) parenting tip

wanting a baby and being positive about a baby doesn’t give you a baby.

hth

🍻 cheers to your lovely Dad @ThatsRight

I'm sorry to hear that. Virtual hugs.

Get a microscooter! The flashing lights have really e courage my LO to keep going! She's whizzing off now!

When I weaned DD I never puréed her food I mashed it with a fork so she was used to the little lumps that was sometimes in food.
I’d heard that some babies had a hard time with lumps after having their food puréed to a paste. My Dd never had a problem because she’d never had really smooth food.

Tights under trousers to prevent sock throwage. Saved my sanity, that one...

On trying to breastfeed and failing with sore bleeding nipples, crying, and wondering how these other mums did it do effortlessly.... midwife said it's meant to be like that THEN it changes and undergoes transformation ok so ride it through and don't give up! She was right. I wish someone told me that first time around.

They'll all do it eventually

When the days feel long, remember that the years are short.

This is really great advice.