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Q&A–: Do you have any tips for parenting?
My son’s due Valentine’s Day, 2009. I’m nineteen, and a little apprehensive. Do you have tips for parenting, especially for a young parent? I’d appreciate it. Thanks
The answer in the following: (Hint: The answer is not necessarily.)
Answer by ~Mommy of 2~
I was 19 when i had my 1st. Just ask questions and live one day at a time. You will be a great parent Congrats on your baby 
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Answer by Halor
Don’t be afraid to make your child cry and give him/her as much love as possible. If you do your job as a parent correctly, your kids will think they hate you at least once. Make sure they get hugs and kind words too.Consistency and EFFECTIVE communication are key. I could go on and on and on….
Answer by sarahstansfield512@btinternet.com
no 1 is an expert hun, its a learning curve for every1, i was nursery nursing for 7yrs when i had my 1st and i still wasnt prepared, just follow ur instinct (as mums r always right) and remember ur health visitor is only a phone call away!
Answer by Tina B
Absolutely, I do.
Try to not stress over stuff that doesn’t matter. If you find yourself freaking out over something, ask yourself, in a years time, will this make any difference in the world? If the answer is no, chill. It is easy to stress over silly things. We all want to be perfect parents. The truth of the matter is, none of us are! We all screw up many many times! The good news is, the kid has no clue that you are not a pro at this. They are totally dependant on you to take care of them. They don’t care if they have a 00 crib to lay in or a laundry basket ( temporary, of course) they will love you anyway.
You will have times when you have mental breakdowns and yell at your kid or stress over silly stuff. Learn to forgive yourself when you screw up, admit your mistakes to your kids( it makes you more accountable to them) and move on.
Last tip….
enjoy the time when they are little. They grow up so fast and you never get that time back! Your kids will be the most wonderful thing to ever happen to you. I wish you the best….congratulations!
Answer by jenisilly80
Patience, understanding, and realizing that its totally not about you. That baby wants attention, expects to be the center of your world just because he can’t do anything for himself. He loves you, unconditionally. Don’t yell when he doesn’t stop crying, just let him cry it out and walk aay if you get frustrated. But patience is the most important thing to me. GL.
Answer by Emmy
My best advice would be to trust your gut and spend time with your child so you bond and you wife gets a break.
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Question–: Do you ignore or discredit parenting advice and tips from people who AREN’T parents?
Do you get upset if you find out later that the source of the advice you had followed turned out to have never been a parent?
I’d definitely think twice about taking advice from a mechanic who had never owned a car.
But then again, “connect jumper cables positive first, then negative” is true no matter who says it.
The following is the answer: (Hint: The answer is not necessarily.)
Answer by ♥Beana♥
depends on if the advice worked or not. but normally i take all the advice i can get no matter who it came from. If it works, great!! if not, then seek someone with better advice next time! LOL
Answer by 36 weeks with baby #1(Noah)
I’m not a parent just yet. However, I’ve had many years experience working with children and infants so if it’s a situation I’ve ran into then I will give my advice/opinion on it. Obviously I do not know EVERYTHING there is to know about parenting and I will not answer if that is the case.
Answer by Angeleyez
no sometimes it takes a creative outside opinion to se a solution to a problem. especailly if maybe that person had childcare or meidcal experience, or a psych degree etc…. sometimes being a parent doens’t mean you have good advice for another parent either! =)
Answer by Lyn
Not if it worked. And if it didn’t work, now I’d know why.
Answer by nevermindyou
i don’t ignore advice, i tend to filter what i feel will work for my kids however, i do ignore their criticizing
Answer by benandjerryluvr
If the advice is logical, and if it is something that is applicable to the situation, I would say it doesn’t really matter what the source was. I guess the point being, if you don’t want advice, don’t ask.
Answer by arial39
it depends, as with any advice you have to pick it apart, see if it seems reasonable, maybe research it a bit, you dont have to have a kid to have been around them and know how they work, at the same time, some parents are just shitty and i woudnt take their advice for anything….
Answer by ethansmom
I will listen to parenting advice from anyone if it’s about general philosophy and backed up by a pediatrician or behavioralist or the supernanny. However, I admit, if I know someone is not a parent, I would discredit it a little bit. Mostly because prior to being a parent, I had all these grand ideas on how I would parent my child once I had him – - then once he’s here, reality sets in and I do it much different. So those ‘real world tips’ – not that they’re any better coming from a parent – but I have to ask myself – “How do they know?”. It’s more a problem when those who do not have kids are critical about what those who do have kids are doing. Tough to criticize when you have not been there. If I took advice from someone and later found otu they didn’t have kids and the advice helped….I woulnd’t be mad at all – I’d just think this person had really, really good instincts about kids. Hope it doesn’t sound snarky….just being honest about an honest question you’re asking.
Answer by Elizabeth
No not at all remember that everyone was a child at some point and we all learn from our parents just because someone doesn’t have kids doesn’t mean they don’t know what their talking about. I learned alot from a good friend of mine when my son was a baby because she had younger sister that she helped out with alot. She has her own boys now that are both under the age of ten and she calls me to get advise about them and my son is 17 . I feel you can learn from everyone.
Answer by mammywebb
It all depends on what the advice was…everyone is entitled to answer and if theyv answered they myst know at least what ther talking about…with this u either take the advice or leave it…it doesnt upset me, i think its nice to know ppl want to try and help.
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From the Division of Science and Mathematics graduation reception in the Science Atrium.
Today was the 2009 graduation ceremony at the University of Minnesota, Morris. These photos are from the Division of Science and Mathematics reception for graduating science and math students and their families. This included the Computer Science graduates, so there is a bit of a bias in that direction here.
Part of this reception is group photos on the staircase for each major. I took photos of the first two (Biology and Chemistry), but then after Computer Science the faculty ended up doing photos with each graduating CSci student and I missed the rest of the big group photo ops.
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Just to bring something up, I’m not a parent and I’m on the Parenting questions a lot. I don’t answer every question but I may respond to a few that catch my interest or if I feel that I can provide adequate advice. I do however have my Early Childhood Education diploma and I’m planning on having children in the future and I do have experience of caring for children in both daycare centres and homes.
I don’t think people without kids should tell people with kids what to do. It’s different when you actually have children and everyone thinks they’re an expert. Besides, all kids and parents are different so when I get advice from anyone, parent or not, I think about whether or not I think it would work for me and if it doesn’t I don’t do it. But I’m definitely reluctant to listen to someone who’s never been in my situation before.