What's the best way to deal with family members who disapprove of the parenting decisions you make?

People just love to force their decisions and to pose themselves to be having control over virtually everything and everyone around them. The best way to deal with such personalities is to let them know that you are the parent and hence the authority to make decisions about your children rests with you. Show them that their opinions are welcomed (even if they actually aren't), but of course, exercise your authority at the end.

The best way to deal with the family member is to try to calmly speak to them about the decision. Explain that its hurtful that they do not approve of your decisions, when you have your children best interest at heart. Tell them how much you love them and your children and would love to have their support. If they can not accept that, then know you are doing the best you can for you and your children, and at the end of the day, you are the only one raising your children. You have to be confident you are doing the right thing.

I feel the best way to deal with an issues like this would be to speak to the family members about why they feel this way. Every parent as the right to teach their children and essentially parent them the way them feel works best for them and their children. Not every child is the same, therefore some parenting techniques won't work for some children. Maybe the family members who don't agree with what your are doing as a parent doesn't fit with what they did for their children. I had a hard time with this issue with my son with how to get him to sleep at night. Some of my family was against the method I chose to use, but after I spoke with them about why i chose the method I did, they came around. What also helped me is the reassurance that I new my decisions were safe and affective, making me feel better about my decisions, as well as not letting others opinions get to me.