which generally " accepted" parenting protocols do you not go along wiht

[codJane]

here

cleanign babies teeth - never really bothered

sterilising!

dont intend to sterilise for my children!

will not even be purchasing a steriliser!

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bath every night after hte age of one oh no

oh yes to strilising ( but was a wimp and did it ofr a few months)

those iritating plug guard things and ditto the teeth cleaning

Using teething powder - damn stuff went everywhere.

eeeeeewwww cod - bath every night until out of nappies here

Ditto bathing every night, every other at best in this house (except ds1, but he's an 8-year-old slightly smelly pre-teen!).

Changing clothes when dirty. I only dress mine once a day and if it can be re-worn, i's re-worn.

sterlisied with pfb then had another one and realised life too short and grubby. No sterlising of food containers/spoons etc for him.

stair gates

yep
am a slattern
i knwo how to wipe kids arses.

sippy cups things
oh no
let ti spill
let em learn

Yep, ditto baths.

NEVER sterilised spoons or bowls.

Didn't have cupboard locks, move under sink cleaning products (just keep babies out of there!).

Judging by the kids who come round on playdates, giving them 'nursery' food ie white bread and I dunno, not what ds eats. Had a child horrified at houmous, cherry tomatoes, cucumber and breadsticks last week. Tried to offer a sandwich only she wouldn't have our seeded batch loaf. And niece refused prawns yesterday having never had them.

"nursery"

ie decorating room specially for baby. Dd nearly 3 and still doesn't have a room. Sleeps with us, we use the 2nd bedroom for other things.

We'll do her room soon though, because she's old enough to play in it on her own now.

aghre re the very word doggies
btu god GET THEM OUT OUT OUT

all that farkign snuffling sendign error messages to my norks

Agree with you re nursery although I have been planning to decorate ds's room for three years now. He's nearly four!

oh god food
edam dont flaunt yer hooumous here

Hmm, well maybe the child's parents don't eat prawns! We never have them - I hate them. Therefore, don't buy them!

agree with baths and changes of clothes

if dd/her clothes are dirty, they will be washed. If not, they'll all do for another day

Also, will allow dd out of the house in dodgy outfits/dressing up clothes she has chosen herself.

lol at error messages cod.

She has her own bed, but just in our room

edam none of mine woudl eat prawns or hommous or tomaotes
you haev a freaky child

I do bother about stairgates, though, falling downstairs one of the top causes of serious injury in toddlers. And we have three storeys so very important.

He likes curry, too.

Agree re baths and clothes.

If it's just one wee spot on clothes I will take a baby wipe to it and she can wear again the next day