((Hugs)) Myturn,
I agree it could be a hurtful thing to say to someone's face. And as a Stepparent, you ARE a parent even if your stepchild is only in your care part-time.


To answer the question, I agree it really depends on what type of advice & how qualified is the person to give it.

Generally if a person without kids gave me parenting advice I would smile & nod politely, but continue to do things "my way".

There have also been times when talking with others & hearing what some non-parent people said to them (that was hurtful, about their parenting) I reminded my friend that said person does not have kids & has little experience with any kids, so don't worry.