Parenting Blog October Archive

Hardships of Modern Parenting

By Website Introductions at 10/26/08 23:49

Parenting is not something to be taken lightly and requires patience, dedication and most of all love for the children. Who would better know about parenting than grand parents. Their influence will benefit and guide parents to do well in parenting but whether to stick to the old style or modern style of parenting is still uncertain. Issues such as smacking is still not welcome to most families as a way of discipling one's child. See more of this issue and parenting survey here:

Link: Mouthpiece: Modern parenting picture blurred by different experiences - Scotsman.com News

Rule in the New Age

You might have witnessed evidences that there has been a power shift from the grown ups to the children.

It is commonly called "Kindergarchy", which is a rule or domination by children. It is also the belief that the children's need and preferences take precedence over their parents or other adults as defined by WordSpy.

Anna Lefler said the the two major task of parenting, keep your children safe and prepare them to function socially when they're out of the parental care. If we tolerate the rule of these youngsters they will not turn into adults who are well-adjusted, resilient which others would want to be with.

Link: Overthrowing the kindergarchy | Kansas.com