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User Profile: SoulfullyAButterfly
SoulfullyAButterfly June 18th, 2023

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What are your favorite parenting tips/hacks?

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User Profile: YourCaringConfidant
YourCaringConfidant June 18th, 2023

@SoulfullyAButterfly Don't be a helicopter mom because it will only do more harm than good.

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User Profile: Thanhx4
Thanhx4 June 19th, 2023

@YourCaringConfidant

I agree, from personal experience, my mom and I do not have the strongest relationship and her parenting choices was a big factor.

User Profile: slowdecline48
slowdecline48 June 19th, 2023

@YourCaringConfidant +1 on that. When I was a kid my mother was a bit too into her role...at a certain point, mothering becomes smothering. That only worked when I was little. Once I was in my teens I started seeing the downside of it; after I reached adulthood, my mother's inability to adjust to that life change was one reason why our relationship gradually turned sour--& why I eventually kicked her to the curb entirely.

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User Profile: lyricalAngel70
lyricalAngel70 June 18th, 2023
Be your children's best friend. It will help them open up to you just like how they share everything with their best friends. ♥️ @SoulfullyAButterfly
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User Profile: TawkToMe
TawkToMe June 20th, 2023

@lyricalAngel70 parent first, friend second.

6 kids here, all productive members of society.

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User Profile: lyricalAngel70
lyricalAngel70 June 20th, 2023

Thank you so much for your valuable comment. I am not married or have kids yet. Anyhow, what I meant was from my experience of how my mother raised me and my other 3 siblings. She has been my best friend throughout my life to make it easier for me and it has helped me a lot to open up to her.

Much love,

-Angel 💜💙 @TawkTooMe

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User Profile: jae26
jae26 June 19th, 2023

Laugh with y our kids they need it an so do you

User Profile: Lexipain
Lexipain June 19th, 2023

Listen to their stories and ask questions.

June 19th, 2023

@SoulfullyAButterfly

Catch them doing good

User Profile: SirenOfSerenity
SirenOfSerenity June 19th, 2023

Not a parent yet but I appreciate everyone openly sharing these tips 💙

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User Profile: Thanhx4
Thanhx4 June 19th, 2023

@SirenOfSerenity

Lol me too! It's always a good idea to keep an eye open for tips. <3

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User Profile: Truth22
Truth22 June 19th, 2023

“They” tell you not to bargain with your kids…..bargain with them. It gives them a chance to be heard. 30 more minutes of their favorite tv show will not kill them or you.

User Profile: Jon7Cups
Jon7Cups June 19th, 2023

These are great!

User Profile: amusingPeach4550
amusingPeach4550 June 19th, 2023

@SoulfullyAButterfly When flying with toddlers, always arrive a little early and find a moving walkway. You can walk down it for a while but in the opposite direction, so that it acts like a treadmill. A few people may give you strange looks, but it will work wonders and the kids will be all tired out by the time you board! This way you can spend your flight without any overexcited children almost bouncing out of their seats. :)

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User Profile: Linognathus
Linognathus June 19th, 2023

Funny but amazing tips. Surely will try this someday!

User Profile: slowdecline48
slowdecline48 January 31st, 2024

That's the best idea in this thread so far.

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User Profile: NewYorker11
NewYorker11 June 19th, 2023

@SoulfullyAButterfly

i am not actually a parent, but as the eldest grandson on both sides of my family, i had alot of time to be the big brother, which is kind of like parenting!

my one favorite parenting tip is to never use negative emotions when reacting to a child. two wrongs don't make a right.