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Q&A: Should parents be required to take a parenting class during the hospital stay when the baby is born?

What benefits whould this have? I am writing a Thesis on getting a program started through the government requiring parents to have a parenting lecture or class during their hospital stay. Any comments are appreciated. Thanks!

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Q&A: What are some great pregnancy and parenting books?

I already have the “What to expect when you are expecting” series, what else was useful for you?

What books on parenting have been worth buying for you?

What about pregnancy books? Which ones could you not live without?

My husband and I are first time parents and need some direction! Thanks!

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Question: How many believe parenting/raising children is a cut and dry process?

Between parenting books, discussions on here, magazines, tv shows, and the many other areas in which parenting is the subject, it appears many people seem to believe there is usually one true way to raise children, their way.

How many parents, if they opt to breast feed are tolerable to those who bottle feed?

How many parents who have their children supervised nearly every moment of the day are tolerable to those who feel comfortable leaving them unsupervised, despite the age?

How many parents who feel their children must be walked to the bus stop/school are tolerable to those who opt to allow them to walk on their own?

How many parents who feel that scheduled sports/activities are certain this is the only way to keep children away from the evils of youth (drugs, alcohol, smoking, sex, etc) are tolerable of those who do not feel so compelled to follow suite?

Etc.

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Q&A: How much do you think parenting and environment affects the outcome of a person?

Basically, nature vs. nurture. Like, do you think a psychopath is born or made? Do you think some of the world’s finest could have turned out to be serial killers if they’d had a different upbringing?
Also, what kind of parenting do you think constitutes “good parenting” or “bad parenting?”
The person with the most thorough and well thought out answer will get the 10 points.
Kat: “mental illness” covers a whole range of illnesses, some of which are genetic, some of which are environmental, many of which are both.

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Q&A: Do you think the majority of parents take parenting seriously?

I’m not talking about you personally. I’m talking about parents in general as a whole. Do you think parents (even when their children are at a young age) practice foresight? Do you think parents really take that responsibility to heart–almost like a job–and do their best?

Now, I’m talking about you. How do you feel about parenting books in general? What is your main concern as a parent? Do you think the parents who do not take parenting seriously will some day have an effect on your own children?

I’m just curious. I’ve been noticing more and more my own awareness of parenting. I’ve been really nervous (as I’m sure many parents are) about what I do now and the effects it will have on my children later. By all means, I’m confident about my parenting abilities and I’m always trying to improve but it’s so hard to figure out fact from fiction when there are so many “experts” out there.

Do you choose to follow an “expert’s” advice? If so, which one and why?

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Q&A: How do you make parenting decisions with your significant other?

I’m just curious how other people do this or if there is even a decision at all. My husband and I have two totally different ideas of parenting but somehow we do pretty good together through compromise and strategy.

So, how do you make parenting decisions? Does one person do the majority of the parenting? Do you even discuss parenting with your significant? I’m just curious! Thanks!
One more question–are your kids involved in parenting decisions?

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Q&A: Why are people required to take parenting classes before they become a foster parent, but not a blood parent?

Why is it that the law requires people to take parenting classes before they become a foster parent, but..
When a couple is expecting a biological child, the law doesn’t require them to take any classes.

That sounds one-sided to me; shouldn’t all soon-to-be-parents be held to the same standards?
Why are temporary parents required to do stuff that permanent parents dont have to do?
I would think that permanent parents should have higher standards.
Why do the temporary parents have higher standards?

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Q&A: parenting?

if a mother and father is not married.and they have a child together and the mother yakes the child and skips the country without telling the father is that kidnapping? how can it not be concidered kidnapping?how can it be kidnapping? kidnapping is when someone who isn’t the parent takes the kid. if it is your child and you were never married to the person
she took her from england to spain it may not be the same as in USA.

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Question: Parenting????

WOW i just read a article that gave info on parenting and discipline, apparently negitive reinforcement ect, is demeaning to children, upsets them and kurbs their creativity! wtf??? so now parents are to be their childs friends rather than parents i can see it now “i don’t discipline because it might hurt their feelings” but on the up side prisons are proving to be nice places!
Anyone elses thoughts on todays parenting???? sorry for the rant

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Q&A: how do i educate my baby the right way if im only 15 years old? and the daddy is 15 to? ?

now please dont undrer estimate me i made a mistake and now i need help i kno this isnt the best way to ask for help but its worth trying before i got pregnant i was an average teen well i still am just with a son now =] well the point is that i want to educate my son the best way possilble i kno hes to young but u kno wat they day ur never to young to learn…im a jehovas witness and i want to teache him the right way god wants us to go cuz i wouldnt want him to make the same mistake that me and his daddy made. i want him to wait and not have sex till hes married so wat can i do?