Now here's a piece of truth from the past for all parents........?

Question

"How true Daddy's words were when he said: all children must look after their own upbringing. Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands."

Anne Frank

Answer 1

There have been a number of questions lately on this forum regarding parental influence on a child's successful transformation to adult. Many answerers indicate that parents are entirely responsible for their child's outcome (particularly if its a less than desirable one). I'm curious to see if anyone disagrees with the statement.
Parents seem to want to take all the credit when a child turns out fabulous, yet place the blame elsewhere when they don't.
Unfortunately neither position accounts for the child's rightful ownership of his or her achievements (or lack thereof).

Answer 2

ive been told quite a bit my my partners nan, she told me to give my daughter baby rice when she was only a few weeks old because she gave her kids baby rice at 3 days old! when i said shes not ready and shes too young she told me im basically a bad mum because shes hungry and i wouldnt like living on just milk!! then she said shed never take a spoon when shes on solids if i didnt give her one from a few weeks old! i was then 'instructed' to put extra scoops of formula in her bottle which isnt good for them. then she said she should be in a door bouncer because hers were at a week old, which is cruelty in my eyes because they cant even hold their head up at that age. and the worst of all was when she offered to give my baby alcohol because she had just started teething early and was in pain and that alcohol would apparently help and make her sleep (when she had been asleep and obviously woken up and she told me to give her alcohol to make her go back to sleep until the evening and then again all night as if she never wanted to wake up!!) she was only about 8 weeks old when she said this. its a good thing i have my head screwed on and wont take any advice from people unless i trust it and check with a doctor first. things were different in those days but they didnt realise how dangerous it was to a baby back then and i definately wouldnt do anything to risk my daughters health as would any mother.

Answer 3

its pretty accurate. Parents can only lead their children so far without giving their life for them. Its up to the children to find who they are and to form their own character in life.

Answer 4

And you don't truly understand that quote until you get older and become an adult and a parent.

How wise that little girl was. What a shame we lost such a wonderful mind at such a young age, but how lucky we are that she wrote that diary and her father shared it with all of us.

Answer 5

I am not a parent but I see how that shows to be a true statement.

Answer 6

And to think she was so young... some people go around blaming everyone else for their mistakes... if everyone could just realize that.

Answer 7

i agree.... as parents we can lay a foundation and be a guide but i think in the end it does come down to each individual....

Answer 8

Indeed that is very true ;)

Answer 9

Again....what was the question?