Best Parenting Advice

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Jo C. Aug 30, 2007, 2:18am EDT

The best advice I ever got was to remember that when I was dying I don't want to feel guilty about all the times I didn't spend playing with my kids, that there has to be a balance between maintaining a clean home and having fun.

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Nancy O. Aug 30, 2007, 4:56am EDT

When my oldest daughter had her baby, she told me gently that she was going to raise her child her way, that way there would be no one to blame if things didn't turn out so good. My granddaughter is a wonderful person so I suppose my daughter has no one to blame except herself. good advice!!

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Denise B. Aug 30, 2007, 7:15am EDT

to get all the hugs and kisses while I can because when they are teenagers I will need them stored up becaue I won't be getting any. LOL

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Janine D. Aug 30, 2007, 9:41am EDT

Nap when your baby naps, don't feel you should be trying to catch up on the housework during that time.

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Paulette B. Aug 30, 2007, 10:09am EDT

Im a grandmother who grew up in a multigenerational inviorment. I still pass on hints to new mothers on YAHOO ANSWERS. Mothers to day are isolated and have many fears that cant be eased by books. My best advice is to seek out elders about your fears or concerns and use the advice they give as a steping stone to your own method of child rearing. First and foremost love your child to bits but don't forget you are a person too. A happy parent has a well rounded child

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Erica G. Aug 30, 2007, 10:30am EDT

My best parenting advice came from my mom, and I pass it on to my friends: You are the mother. If something feels right, it's right. If something feels wrong, it's wrong. Trust your own instincts. You know that baby better than anyone else. Do what's right for you and your own family (within the limits of the law).
Mostly, this pertains to feeding, dressing, and health care. If you think something is wrong with the baby, and the doctor says there's not; keep watch over that baby. The mother knows what's normal and what's not. Get another doctor's advice to reassure yourself.

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Wurdzgurl !!! Aug 30, 2007, 11:02am EDT

Respect your children for who they are and don't try to mold them into what you are or what you want them to be.

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James B. Sep 2, 2007, 7:28am EDT

Take the time to enjoy parenting, as time goes by too fast.

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Missy Cline Sep 4, 2007, 11:40am EDT

that kids will either live up to or down to your expectations. if you expect good they generally do it. you tell them they are trash and they turn into it.

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Ryan M. Sep 4, 2007, 6:36pm EDT

I can't think of the best that I have recieved but the best I have had to give is to change that gauze and ointment on your baby boyus circ. every time you change him.

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Elizabeth S. Nov 15, 2008, 3:51pm EST

Beyond any doubt, it was to let my baby sleep with noise. When my son was a baby, he could fall asleep anywhere. That made life so much more convenient.

It's even more important with second babies since you don't have to try to keep the older one quiet so the cranky baby can finally sleep.

When a pregnant friend discussed how all her baby's naps would be in her own darkened room where it was quiet, I passed along the advice.

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