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quaker bill

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27. Kids are quite variable

Tue Dec 27, 2011, 04:08 PM

Dec 2011

no single approach works, and in some cases few if any approaches will work, in other cases almost any (non-abusive) approach will work just fine.

It is not always appropriate to judge the parents on their offspring.

My son was a consistent challenge until he grew up. I have never had to discipline my daughter in even the slightest manner, I never even had to ask her to do her homework.... She just did it.

Both turned out quite well.

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Regarding parents and kids... [View all] onion belt Dec 2011 OP

I have to agree with this. nt AverageJoe90 Dec 2011 #1

And some people overreact to normal parental behavior. TheWraith Dec 2011 #2

Here is my problem: onion belt Dec 2011 #3

Entirely the parent's fault. HappyMe Dec 2011 #7

And actually, I was trying to convey onion belt Dec 2011 #13

I agree with that. HappyMe Dec 2011 #15

"Okay?" probably means "Do you understand?" in the parent's mind. LiberalAndProud Dec 2011 #26

Agreed. HappyMe Dec 2011 #4

Little kids weren't always this high-strung onion belt Dec 2011 #5

Shrieking isn't the half of it. I don't know about high strung. HappyMe Dec 2011 #8

Ah...some of it may be autism spectrum behavior, too onion belt Dec 2011 #11

Not every screaming kid is autistic. HappyMe Dec 2011 #17

Correct. I am talking about particular instances before I knew what the hell goes on with autism onion belt Dec 2011 #20

silly post....have kids then come back and comment spanone Dec 2011 #12

LOL- always have to have one of these types of remarks! onion belt Dec 2011 #14

Keep in mind that people have been SheilaT Dec 2011 #6

There is something different now, I am sorry to say onion belt Dec 2011 #9

That was my first thought ... same as it ever was etherealtruth Dec 2011 #10

Never criticize other people's parenting frazzled Dec 2011 #16

It's none of my business until it BECOMES my business! onion belt Dec 2011 #18

Exactly. HappyMe Dec 2011 #22

Maybe you ruined THEIR meal ... frazzled Dec 2011 #25

Gave up on defending Ron Paul? n/t ProSense Dec 2011 #19

Most children are "good" (or good enough) etherealtruth Dec 2011 #21

I just don't understand why the good parents rush to defend the obviously unfit parents Taitertots Dec 2011 #23

Hmmm the OP is no longer with us etherealtruth Dec 2011 #24

revoked Broderick Dec 2011 #28

Kids are quite variable quaker bill Dec 2011 #27

This is a troll who has been banned. (nt) Skinner Dec 2011 #29