Best Parenting Advice You've Ever Received?

[EvanVictor]

So we have a worst parenting advice thread, I thought people would like to share the best or funniest in a good way parenting advice they've ever received.

[ladybird11]

"Trust your own instincts because you know your baby better than anyone else does"

[indie24]

Don't sweat the small stuff.

[didispunk]

"Discipline and Consistency"

[Rainbow_Mumma]

Just smile and nod at everyone elses advice and inputs that you dont agree with/wouldn't do then turn around and do it YOUR way

[Rowellen]

Just smile and nod at everyone elses advice and inputs that you dont agree with/wouldn't do then turn around and do it YOUR way

:yeahthat: Sometimes easier said then done though!

[~Kaz~]

"Trust your own instincts because you know your baby better than anyone else does"

:yeahthat:

* Plus, advice to spend as much time in the early weeks/months with your baby as you can and really enjoy them, (even the yuck times) because before you know it, it will be over.

* Something is only a problem if it's a problem for you or the baby (or your family)

[Salsa]

* Something is only a problem if it's a problem for you or the baby (or your family)

These are all good, but I find the above one something valuable for me as a parent to have learnt. You get offered so much advise and whats right and wrong, its good to remember that some of the ideas people have about parenting now is the opposite of what it was 10 - 20 years ago, and will be different again in another 10 -20 years. So do whats right for you and your family. Something people tell you is an issue might not be for you personally if you stop and think about it

[indie24]

"This to shall pass". Seems to be my mantra at the moment

[fionas]

Do whatever's best for the bond between the two of you.

Advice given to me by an ABA counsellor when I was feeling very guilty about failing dismally at BFing and geting into a right old state - which was not good for mine and DD's bond if I was stressed out and knackered. So I expressed then FF and believe that was the best choice for us at the time.

I also thought back to that advice when I decided to put DD into occasional care for a few hours a week. I realised that me not having any time to myself (DP often works weekends) was actually detrimental to my own happiness levels which meant I had less energy to be a mum than if I gave myself a little break now and again.

[Peach*]

"Do whatever works for you"
Although it has taken me almost eleven months to just do that. Things got so much easier for us with all our sleep issues when I gave up all the patting and shusshing child health told us to do and just accepted feeding to sleep. So what if she sleeps in her pram at night?? It works so why bother trying anything else that will end in tears?
That was a bit of a tangent sorry

[Fig]

Best advice I have had for the toddler years:
"Your child mirrors your behaviour".
As soon i realise my 2.5 year old is grumpy, having tantrums, bad tempered, I look at myself and realise I have been bahving the same. Didn't notice that till it was pointed out. Has helped me to remain much calmer, and works for her too.

[Winter]

Do whatever's best for the bond between the two of you.

Advice given to me by an ABA counsellor...

I also thought back to that advice when I decided to put DD into occasional care for a few hours a week. I realised that me not having any time to myself (DP often works weekends) was actually detrimental to my own happiness levels which meant I had less energy to be a mum than if I gave myself a little break now and again.

I agree, I have decided that a couple of hours a week in a creche at the gym with some very lovely ladies is not going to kill DD and she will get an energised Mum back in exchange.

So I would second that A little You Time = Better Mummy

[Butterfly Child]

Best advice I have had for the toddler years:
"Your child mirrors your behaviour".
As soon i realise my 2.5 year old is grumpy, having tantrums, bad tempered, I look at myself and realise I have been bahving the same. Didn't notice that till it was pointed out. Has helped me to remain much calmer, and works for her too.

Wow i have never heard that, what a great peice of advice never looked at it that way xxx thx hun

[widdly]

Gosh Fig, what you have just posted is exactly what is happening in my house atm! My 3.5 is yelling growling, not listening at all, being rough and just plain awful. I am now realising that I have all of the sudden started yelling at him all the time, even a few smacks and general short temperedness. I see now that I need a huge attitude change when it comes to DS and then he will eventually follow suit. Thankks Fig x

[Kitt3n]

Don't listen to any parenting advice you have ever recieved!

[sneakysparkle]

"Dont listen to the "should" police!" irt sleeping etc