How different are you when it comes to parenting than that of how your parents raised you. I don't have children yet so i can't answer this question just yet. (lol)
2006-07-30 22:43:09 · 7 answers · asked by Sxyblkdiva 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
My son is now 22 years old so I think I did some things right. I tried to bring him up to be a freethinker. My parents were very strict and narrow in their beliefs. I talked to him about sex, drugs, smoking starting at a very early age. I talked to him about the consequences of his behavior, bad or good and encouraged him to make smart decisions. One thing I did that my parents did not like at all was: When he was fourteen I put a box of condoms in the bathroom cabinet and told him that I would prefer that he wait until he was mentally and emotionally ready for sex but that if he was determined to do it that I wanted him to be protected. He has always made me proud and is now a good father and husband.
2006-07-30 23:05:24 · answer #1 · answered by starrynight1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since kids don't come with an instruction manual, it is very easy to parent your kids the way you were parented. Unfortunately, I have become my mother - yelling too much. I am making an effort to change this and relax and just enjoy these precious moments that I have with my son.
2006-07-31 01:14:00 · answer #2 · answered by lallan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have become my Father. I found myself doing the same things he did. All of my kids are pretty much grown now. My youngest is 19, and I look back and see that I am just like him. All 4 of my boys are strong, intelligent guys that I am very proud of, so I guess it worked. I turned out OK, never been in jail, have a good job and pay my bills, so I guess it worked with me too.
2006-07-30 22:48:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My kids are still pretty young so it's hard to say. I am definitely more relaxed about certain things than my mom was. I let my eight year old dye her hair pink (temporary of course) my mom never would have let me do that. Then again I was much younger than my mom was when I became a mom so I think that has a lot to do with it.
2006-07-30 22:50:29 · answer #4 · answered by RIVER 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dad was soooo strict, so i declared that i would never be like him, my mom was laid back and easier going, i wanted to be just like her, in me i still see the both of them, as my children are growing older, i can see dad coming out more. It's funny i think because we all want differently for our kids than we had. it's almost dejavu.
2006-07-30 23:05:58 · answer #5 · answered by Tracey E 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My kids are more independent.
We let them make their own decisions.
I don't "hover" over them like my mother does.
We talk openly about things. Nothing is ta-bu here!
My 3 kids go more places than what my sister & I ever did.
I don't constantly WORRY about them like my mother does.
WE are more positive than what both my parents are. Everything with them is NEGATIVE!
2006-07-30 23:05:37 · answer #6 · answered by jennifersuem 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I talk to my kids about everything.
AND i listen to what ever they say, whether or not i like it.
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2006-07-31 00:51:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋