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

[codJane]

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cleanign babies teeth - never really bothered

"...is such a happy baby that I'm obviously doing something right..."

Absolutely! Surely that's the most important thing (unless a parent is doing something that is fundamentally bad for a child eg: lots of sugary food etc etc etc)? If your baby/child is content and thriving then whatever you're doing is the right thing. What suits one child might not suit another.

Conversation between DH and the HV:

"And why, Mr Elf, do you not have a fire guard, its very dangerous" shrieks the HV

"Well, I'm sure we'll be fine, seeing as we dont have a fire" smugs DH

I let DD climb the stairs and she comes down backwards or holding my hand / the banister (she's 21 months).

I also do not watch her while she's in the bath, but I didn't want to admit that without sounding like a right loony loopy mum

I iddn't have plug thingies for DD.... DS feels the need to lick them... so we bought covers!

We go swimming, just us or with friends, and both dd (6.5 months) and I love it.

I stopped sterilising when I weaned her, a bit early.

No controlled crying in this house. Plenty of cuddles and smiles.

I dress her according to the temperature, despite several foul comments of 'won't that baby get cold'?

She plays with household objects and eats the newspapaper. Why not??!

We have done plenty of long journeys, just me and her on public transport, despite those who say that it can't be done.

Gave my PFB a sip of Coke at about 2yo without telling him about the fizz. He hated the feeling and has never touched anything fizzy OR a chewy sweet since (he's now 7)!!! And if I don't want him to eat anything that is really sugary, I tell him its fizzy and he pratically throws it on the floor every time!!!!!
Am I depriving him of a normal childhood!??

pmsl!!!!

I don't wash her stuff (including nappies) in non-bio.
Don't sterilise.
Don't bath her everyday (every 2 or 3 days).
She regularly spends the day with (small amounts!) of leftover weetabix on her sleeve.
I dunk my finger in my coffee and let her lick it.
If I am eating a chocolate biscuit then she gets a little sliver.
I allow her to try and eat sand and drink puddles as long as there is no dog poo nearby.(or rather,I don't try and stop her)

NON BIO??? omg are wesupposed to

You share chocolate?!?! Are you mad woman?? Chocolate is sacred!

Elf, am that you don't watch a 21 month old in the bath

We never had a naughty step, time out or star charts or any other kind of punishment thing

No need to sterilise anything when you've got a dishwsher (although we had no bottles)

I wasn't watching DD at 21 months... think it'll be different with DS - he still goes under a lot now with me watching him

No I don't share chocolate, that gets eaten in teh kitchen where DH and DD can't see me!
I share chocolate BISCUITS with her, I get a whole biscuit and she gets a bit the size of her fingernail.

Non-bio is a waste of money, I don't use it on my stuff and am not buying 2 kinds!
I think it is a law you use it on nappies though so I have buggered up any chance of reselling them on MN...

I watch her from my bedroom, when I'm on my bed brushing my hair etc getting ready for work, I can see her in the bath, I dont sit next to the bath while she's in it.
Only twice a week, she's in the bath with me over the weekends.

Nah, just rinse em out an extra time before selling and don't mention the powder! I only use non-bio because I use liquid for the nappies (washes out better) and if I'm buying it seperate anyway, I may as well iyswim

I refuse to put locks on all my cupboards so I can never open them when I need to. My 2 have never shown an interest in opening any kitchen cupboard except the one that has their arts and crafts stuff in. I also never did controlled crying, let them come in my bed for cuddles and probably 'spoiled' them (as my mother said) but they are lovely happy children, who sleep in their own beds most of the time, and are as well behaved as they need to be. They are also confident and happy, so I know I did OK!

(see, I knew I should not have revealed the bath secret!!)

have to say i loved pureeing veg....mainly because dent hubby and child out for a few hours and listened uninterrupted to the radio!

also liked mum and toddler gp and musical tots....good for socialising when i was on mat leave and realised no-one else was around in the week....and daughter seemed toenjoy or at least not object

tumbletots is great if you want hubby to go and do something regularly....ours isn't quite so full of women so he more prepared to go

ps baths ...PAH,
dirty clothes ...no-one died from a bit of grubbiness...never knew about the clean with a baby wipe thing

ps thats sent hubby not dent hubby....though sometimes!

Daily bathing of children.

How on earth can any of you be arsed with that?

Rach - it very much depends on your children Psychomum was convinced it was all down to her perfect parenting that her 3 DDs never opened cupboards... then she had her DS1 and knew she was being punished for feeling smug

Both of mine slept on their tummies and they both slept through the night from 10 weeks and 7 weeks. Like little flailing beetles until we turned them over.

Baby monitors

if there's something wrong I'll hear about it and why would I subject myslef to being woken by DS' singing at 5am when I could sleep through it?

DS gets bathed religiously every day because DH does it and I get to sit down with the PC for half an hour before stories

Otehrwise it would be once a week

Mine probably don't dare open the cleaning cupboard in case I ask them to clean something (a bit like their dad then-lol).

Not read whole thread but COD re ill-fitting shoes

A pal's mum was recipient of 3rd or 4th-hand passons and has bizarrely malformed feet.

FWIW