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There are as many parenting styles as there are parents, and there’s no universal recipe on how to raise your children. But because the current generation faces unprecedented challenges, it also requires tact and special behavior from parents to be able to keep up with the changing times and the increased demands of parenting and child-rearing.

Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers when ppl posts videos online of them punishing their kids. ex: “dad shaves girls head for txting boyfriend.” what in the sick hell kinda sh*t is that? and nobody seems to have a problem with that or thinks about how incredibly traumatic it’s going to be for that child. and the parents who do this literally make me sick. who is that for even? what are you trying to prove by humiliating your child in front of possibly thousands of ppl or more. ppl like this deserve to have their kids taken away. sorry not sorry.

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Jo Johannsen 2 years ago

I wish I could upvote this over and over.

556points

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/55fsjc/what_is_the_worst_parenting_trend_to_date/d8afsh8/ Report

Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Not teaching manners with other people's pets. You want to pat my dog you f**king ASK, then you introduce yourself to her (back of your hand to sniff), THEN you may pat her. DO NOT harass her. My dog is a sweetheart but she is an animal and she is at exactly the right height to bite your little darlings face off and then its my fault and my dog dies because you couldnt teach your brat some manners.

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816points

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Kimi Tomminello 2 years ago (edited)

This should be so much higher. I have kids. I have dogs. One of my dogs LOVES kids. Loves being ridden like a horse (120lb german shepherd) and having small children climbing all over him. The other one is terrified of kids, luckily he has a very mean bark and isn't confrontational. He puffs himself up, barks as loud as he can and retreats backwards while barking. It's enough to scare them off. It's the parents not the kids or my dog. *EDIT* hey look it's number 2 now 😁

515points

The coronavirus pandemic and political turmoil and war we see in Europe right now, as well as the inflation reaching sky highs all bring their own kind of uncertainty. For this reason, many parents are reevaluating the common parenting tactics previous generations took for granted.

Communicating trauma and being open about difficulties is one such new trend we see among parents. Another new style emerging is that more and more parents choose to provide their kids with experiences instead of material gifts. This is how you create memorable experiences and establish a better bond with your kid.

Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Not teaching basic manners and giving them a ridiculous sense of entitlement.

nightime-narwhal Report

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597points

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Laura Edwards 2 years ago

Yes! That kid is your diamond, great! He/she is a pain in my butt. I do not live your diamond.

318points

Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Shielding children from the natural consequences of their actions. They don't learn from their mistakes and the consequence price tags are so much higher when they become adults.

MissElphie , Allen Taylor Report

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545points

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Fitz_N_Fartz 2 years ago

How I was taught and how I taught my daughter. Do not be afraid from making mistakes, just make sure you learn from the experience in not repeating them.

316points

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Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers I hate when parents get mad at me for telling off their kids. I work in hospitality and we have a bowl of mints at the bar with tongs to grab them out. One night these three kids, all under age 10 but old enough to know better, just started diving their hands into the bowl. I told them politely to use the tongs, then I told them off when they ignored my request. The parents got mad at me instead of their kids, even though their kids just made me throw out a whole bowl of mints. If you're incapable of disciplining your child properly, don't get upset when someone else does it for you.

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523points

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LagoonaBlueColleen 2 years ago

YES. It takes a village to raise a child and parents should expect that village will need to reprimand your kid once in a while.

142points

But no matter what new trends emerge in parenting, one very common flaw will probably outlive them all. And you guessed it… it’s spoiling kids. In fact, over half this survey of 1,125 parents with kids between 4 and 10 confessed that they spoil their children too much. Another 2 in 5 go even further, saying they’re sometimes “embarrassed by how selfish their child acts.”

Spoiled kids don’t get to know and feel what it is like to be grateful, as gratitude is not something that children acquire automatically. It needs to be nurtured, in an age-appropriate way, but the more they get used to getting their way easily, the harder it is to turn them around.

Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Parent of teens here! All of my kids have had a friend that stayed the night at our house because the friend missed curfew at home and wasn't allowed in the house. I don't get it. Punishing the kid for missing curfew is totally acceptable. But not letting them in their own house in the middle of the night? What good can possibly come from that? My own kids rarely missed their curfew but when they did, they knew that they could come home, to a safe place, and face the consequences the next day.

notcreative1001 , Mike Hauser Report

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508points

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GirlFriday 2 years ago

I agree with this 1000%. I woke up one morning and saw the neighbor's kid asleep on the porch. When I went to see if he was OK, he told me he missed curfew and was locked out for the night. That is so horrible!

503points

Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Gender reveal parties.

sunfloweries , kgroovy Report

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480points

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Tamra Stiffler 2 years ago

I get that parents-to-be are excited about their new lives and as long as they aren't setting fires or making a huge mess of things, then go for it. Just understand that most people aren't nearly as invested as you are in your future child's sex. This would be the second most boring social event, right behind the baby shower. Only my opinion.

451points

Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Beauty Pageants. I have no problem with them it's just that the age these parents make their kids enter and the s**t they do to try to win like doping them up on sugar and energy drinks. Using spray tans and makeup on kids that are sometimes 1-2 years old! And in the end they extort their child for little to no monetary gain. I've seen parents neglect their other kids in favor of the pagent queen. And in the end you get a spoiled brat that throws a hissy fit and is disrespectful. But who cares, you spent 15k to win 5k and you're on TLC

SkeptikalAnus Report

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457points

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Iggy 2 years ago

Beauty pageants for kids should be illegal.

730points

So in order to find out more about how being spoiled in childhood may affect your adult life, we spoke with Lynn How, the author of “Positive Young Mind'' and life coach who specializes in supporting educators, parents, and children with improving and prevention of mental health issues. She also runs this Facebook teacher coaching group which is an excellent resource for teachers in need of support when leaving, changing their mindset, changing their schools or setting healthy work/life boundaries.

“Do you know anyone who has trouble keeping their emotions in check when they don’t get their own way?” Lynn said and added that it may be that they were spoilt as a child and this hasn’t done them any favors as they move into their adult life.

#10

Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers "Boys will be boys".

SunflowerSorrow , Thomas Ricker Report

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451points

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chaotic_charlie (they/he) 2 years ago (edited)

this should be used when boys are doing something like putting hot dogs on the slide, not for s3xual h@rassment (edit: ty all SO MUCH for the upvotes!!!)

542points

#11

Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Unschooling. I agree that kids should have some sort of say in what they learn - if your kid is really interested in, say, bugs, then by god you take them to every bug museum you can find and buy them all the bug books - BUT kids should have a basic curriculum whether they're interested in it or not. I get that most kids don't like math, or history, or the "boring" classes, but I strongly disagree with the unschooling attitude of "my kid does not want to learn it, so I won't make them."

KnittinAndBitchin Report

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447points

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Hex Gurls 2 years ago

yea cuz unless they’re gonna live in the woods forever away from society they need to know math and how to write

301points

#12

Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Parents never telling their children "no" and refusing to set any boundaries.

I get empowering children by giving them a voice in decision-making and the freedom to speak their minds, but general social norms would be nice.

Listening to 8 year olds throw fits in public and being rude to family and strangers (at top volume) is not endearing in any way.

DG4z , Allen Taylor Report

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423points

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Iggy 2 years ago

That's not a trend, that's just bad parenting.

341points

Applesintheorchard , Nenad Stojkovic Report

“These children may turn into adults who show less resilience when things go wrong and they may give up easily when things aren’t working out. Also, they want it all and they want it now whereas most adults can tolerate delayed gratification,” she explained.

#13

Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Videoing kids at their worst moments and then posting it on social media.

Final score:

396points

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RandomFrog 2 years ago

A very distant relative of mine has a YouTube channel with her unschooled kids, and they’re always crying in the back or telling her to stop the camera and it’s just insane that she still posts it

288points

#14

Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Taking youth sports too seriously.

I helped with and attended games for years, and can count on one hand the number of times I saw a child lose their temper. Parents lost it all the time. More than once I've seen a parent have to be physically restrained.

Scrappy_Larue , KeithJJ Report

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385points

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Iggy 2 years ago

Those parents need to be banned from attending. They can wait in the car park.

340points

#15

Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Ear piercing babies. That pisses me off. Let them decide. Don't put your vanity onto your baby. ESPECIALLY with piercing guns.

spagyrum Report

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383points

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Jayne Kyra 2 years ago

Had my ears pierced as a baby. Now I have 6 in one ear, 4 in the other (including a Daith piercing). And tattoos. Hehe, maybe I can blame it on not having a choice when I was a kid. The rest were my choice and my decision.

189points

Moreover, “other traits that they may display include a lack of independence as their problems were generally solved for them, an inability to take criticism as nothing they did badly would invoke the appropriate feedback and the idea that everything should just come to them easily without too much work.”

“This last point is also coupled with a huge sense of disappointment when it doesn’t work out. All in all, this doesn’t set a child up to have positive relationships or good mental health as an adult.”

#16

Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Making a kid finish their plate.

SmoSays , Virginia State Parks Report

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368points

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Jo Johannsen 2 years ago

Also, keep in mind serving size for a 5yo should be much smaller than a teenager or adult. If it doesn't satisfy, let them have a bit more, but never force food on kids.

392points

#17

Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers taking the door off their room. i have neverrrrr understood this

tundradutches , Family Handyman Report

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366points

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CV Vir 2 years ago

My kid had diagnosed mental health issues, and would often slam the door repeatedly. In a small house, this can be very loud indeed. Along with therapy, etc, we took the door away for a few months. Had a fabric door curtain for some privacy.

413points

#18

Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Family vloggers. Growing up in front of a camera can be so damaging for a child. Don't even get me started on the child labour it is - using young kids to earn money isn't good parenting in my opinion.

littlepantato Report

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338points

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Bob Belcher 2 years ago

Ryan's toy review. I remember the first time seeing it after my daughter told me about it. I had to explain to her that not everyone gets to go on vacation every month. Now I see that kid and he looks tired and miserable.

244points

There are many different challenges a spoiled child is likely to face while growing up. “A lack of appropriate boundaries can be very confusing for a child and although on the outside, these children can seem argumentative and rude, this stems from a lack of self-confidence on the inside as they have not been given these tools,” Lynn explained.

“Once their safety blanket of the parents spoiling them has been removed, coping on their own would bring on anxiety which could manifest itself as a tantrum,” she added.

#19

Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers I think those parents who impose a raw vegan diet on their young kids - there is no way that a child can sustain itself on a raw vegan diet - you'd need to be constantly eating to get the necessary calories.

Vegetables and fruit are very high in fibre - both soluble and non-soluble - so you can be very full from relatively few calories compared with even a high-protein diet.

Vegan can be a struggle if the parent doesn't do the research. And a raw diet can be done as an adult, but it would still be difficult.

A raw vegan diet for a young child is basically child abuse.

Final score:

326points

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Donna Webber 2 years ago

Ohhhhh gaaaawd; a vegan parent; Dont force your kids to eat a sh1tty vegan diet

262points

#20

Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Modern day: Parents assuming that once a child hits school age that it's the schools responsibility to raise them. These same parents then get angry when their child is punished by the school.
See this FAR too often.

mrbios , 14995841 Report

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317points

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Evelyn Ann 2 years ago

One of my best friends is an English teacher to 7-9th graders and..THIS. she doesn't get emails or calls from parents on how to help their kids learn. She gets angry emails about a child getting zeros on grades for not turning in homework. Emails stating "that was obviously A level work, all their other teachers gave them an A". In spelling and grammar there is only one correct way, there is rarely room for interpretation! After ten years of teaching she is rethinking her career choice. Not because of the children, because of the parents. She can't discipline a student who threw a desk at her twice. It's definitely a modern thing, my mom would have dragged me out of principal's office by my ear. This child's parent said she "misunderstood his actions".

74points

Ramen_Noodles_4567 , Xavier Mouton Photographie Report

#21

Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Coddling sons while holding daughters to higher standards.

Final score:

278points

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SCP-3998 2 years ago

Wild f*****g thought here; TREAT YOUR KIDS EQUALLY REGARDLESS OF WHAT SEX THEY ARE. This s**t damaged me and my siblings so much. The son was the golden child, the girls were all but ignored. This s**t needs to stop

238points

Moreover, Lynn argues that “often these children will have friendship issues as they find it challenging to let others have their own way and they may find it difficult to form positive relationships with other adults such as teachers due to difficulty with conformity.” She concluded that overall this adds up to a childhood that is more challenging than it needs to be.

#22

Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Posting intimate pics of your kid all over social media.

Now, I have no issue with parents sharing adorable baby pics. Hell, I don't mind you guys sharing a lot of them. When you go through hell and back to carry, birth, and raise the kid, you get a pass on the social media sharing, somewhat.

HOWEVER, sharing pics of your kid in the bathtub and doing bodily functions is not okay. 1) It's gross. I don't think your kid's blowout diaper or "first poopy in the toilet" is funny or cute. I don't want that on my timeline. 2) Pedos are out there, be careful. 3) I know it's hard to imagine, but little Peighsyn is gonna be a big boy someday. In fact, he may even be on social media in the future. His friends (AND EMPLOYERS) are gonna see those gross vomit and poop pics. Not a good idea.

MaddiKate Report

Final score:

265points

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2x4b523p 2 years ago

My sister in law keeps posting pictures of her daughters doing everyday kid activities, but what shocks me most are the comments. Every day there is at least one person commenting “wow so sexy” or other version of “sexy” on a picture where her daughters pose for the camera. It’s usually her female friends commenting and she replies things like “aww thank you” or such. Who the hell thinks a 5 year old is sexy? And what mother isn’t alarmed by such comments??

426points

#23

Maybe not the worst, but my parents forced me to play competitive sports for years when I clearly hated it and I'm still a little bitter. I was horrible at soccer, they even offered me 10 bucks for every goal I scored but I still couldn't do it. As an adult I still shudder a little every time I drive by a baseball field, thinking about how much time I wasted there and the embarrassment of sucking at something and getting laughed at by the other kids. This isn't to say I wasn't an athletic kid, I loved skating, riding bikes, hiking and all that. Parents - if your kid isn't good at a sport, doesn't have any interest in it and obviously has no talent for it, please don't make them do it.

sublmnl Report

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261points

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LagoonaBlueColleen 2 years ago

My dad and his wife did this with their sons. I kid you not, they were forced to quit hockey and soccer due to damaged knees, shoulders and backs when they were in their teens.

176points

#24

Not giving kids privacy or personal space. I have teenagers and unless they give me a reason not to trust them, I don’t rummage around in their rooms or secretly read their texts.

Mysandwich44 Report

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258points

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FABULOUS1 2 years ago

I don't violate my kids personal space. Well they are adults now but still didn't do it while they were younger, but I also don't violate my wife's personal space either. I really dislike hearing people talking about going through their kids and spouses phones, wallets and other things, these people lack boundaries.

114points

#25

Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Not dressing your kids like kids.

Also raising your kids on YouTube/Instagram/TikTok before they're old enough to decide how much privacy they want in their lives.

nab5the1st Report

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255points

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Jude Fire 2 years ago

Like , when you decide to give your kid a whole makeover with your makeup and then wonder why they dont like the way they look without it.

154points

#26

Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Shielding their kid from failure. There are so many people now that are afraid of failing, so much so, that they don't even attempt something new if they have a hint that they may fail at it.

unknown , Ivonne Lecou Report

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241points

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Raven Sheridan 2 years ago

If a kid can't learn how to cope with failure, they turn into an adult man-child, who falsely claims that they had an election stolen from them!

297points

#27

Not saying a word about sexuality and shielding children from any sort of affection on tv or in real life.

I can't stress enough how much this has contributed to my intense shame whenever I masturbate and my inability to be intimate. Of course this is a compounded issue for me personally but such a censored childhood was the backbone for all of this pain.

OrsoExplorso Report

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241points

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L Melville 2 years ago

Additionally....using "pet names" for your child's anatomy/genitals and not understanding why this is problematic/dangerous. If your child tells the teacher that uncle Tom licked their "cookie"....the teacher may not understand the SIGNIFICANCE of this confession. Teach kids the proper words for parts of their body.

358points

#28

Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Taking your kids to the pub with you on a weekend.

I'm not talking an afternoon lunch with a glass of wine or two. I'm talking about kids being left to run amok in car parks and on pavements while parents sit inside and have a drink.

Look after your f**king kids.

Final score:

230points

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LagoonaBlueColleen 2 years ago

That's not a trend. It's neglectful parenting.

243points

#29

Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers People having their kids stay up with them until the wee hours of the morning. By 11pm they are cranky, fussy, and clearly tired.

Put. Your. Kids. To. Bed.

covok48 , 963797 Report

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229points

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Dagny White 2 years ago

Why would you even do that? It was hard for my parents to put me to bed. Sleep is really important, especially at this young age.

162points

#30

Pushing your kids to bring home flawless reports. Had a friend my sophomore year of highschool (straight A student, extra curricular stuff) with strict parents obviously living vicariously through her- who blew her head off with her dad's shotgun sitting at the kitchen table because it was near finals week, her grades were plummeting and the only boyfriend she's ever had had just broken up with her 3 days prior. I'd like to introduce a new parenting trend; Talking to your kids, listening and understanding.

brendonlc123 Report

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224points

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whodunnitfan2013 2 years ago

Ugh, my parents had unrealistic expectations for me like the friend mentioned. I almost took my life plenty of times. I even would contemplate suicide when I didn't make my parents look perfect.

170points

#31

Not knocking “because what if the kid is secretly running a highly illegal business in there” Like please, knock. It will save you and your kids from discomfort.

ScoobyLex Report

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208points

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Jessica Wood 2 years ago

Illegal business? What, do they think their teenager is running a drug ring from their bedroom?

167points

#32

Taking your kid's side when he's being an a****le to strangers. DO your job and educate your kid so I don't have to punch him in the face.

MysticalJoy Report

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208points

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Meg G 2 years ago

I don't think punching a kid in the face is a good idea, even if they are being a little s**t. Some of the posts have anger issues.

103points

#33

Weird religious homeschooling.

Paratrooper_19D Report

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207points

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Jes 2 years ago

Social skills are not learned through homeschooling. This must be compensated for somehow. It is hard

111points

Megan Curl 2 years ago

I HS’ed my kids in the Washington, DC area (well, a pretty long drive). Every July/August I would book free educational programs at all of the Smithsonian and other DC museums , the National Zoo, and any other interesting programs that I could find (most free or low cost), and had a group to sign up - just for socialization. We did these “field trips” about 4-6 times a month. In fact, we were the very first “educational group” admitted after the National Portrait Gallery was reopened after renovation. Both of my college educated children tell me that they know more about art, history, and humanities than any of their peers. And I’m talking highly competitive schools. And yea, I stuck to the essentials day to day: math, history, reading, science, etc, but I kept it FUN. Make no mistake, proper homeschooling is HARD! But incredibly effective if taken seriously. Please don't downvote homeschoolers just because they homeschool. Please DO downvote idiot “unschoolers”

35points

Stefanie Buma 2 years ago

Social skills can definitely be learned while homeschooling through extracurricular activities. I was homeschooled my entire life and learned to make friends with people of all ages from a variety of areas of life, rather than having a pre-packaged group of friends all the same age with all the same interests. Sure there are a lot of socially awkward homeschoolers, but most of that depends on the parents and how they involve them in life.

13points

Bethany Heller 2 years ago

I was homeschooled through middle school and I turned out fine. I am introverted, and I don't like public speaking, but I'm not bad at speaking and I cooperate well with others. Homeschool will not ruin a child's ability to interact. Unschooling is s**t, but don't knock homeschool; it works fine.

11points

pusheen buttercup 2 years ago

It depends on how you homeschool :) I did school at home and hung out with friends after. Not all homeschooling is done the same way, or for the same reasons.

8points

Linda Rhyne 1 year ago

I have 3 nieces and a nephew who were all homeschooling. They are all very comfortable in social settings, very productive, hardworking adults. They learned socialization skills through outside activities through co-ops, like sports, the arts etc. One has a Batchelor of Science in Equine studies and is now working on her MBA. Another is studying acting and theater at Sarah Lawrence. Needless to say I am very proud of them. Many homeschooled kids are very successful in society. The parents have to make the effort to see the kids have a well-rounded education.

2points

Martha Juliene 2 years ago

That may have been the case at one time, but there are more and more successful stories of homeschooling. Actually, this has been going on for quite a while. Homeschoolers mostly have very active social networks for their children.

2points

Sarah Stevens 2 years ago

My kid is a very social 19 year old that was homeschooled!!!! Most homeschool kids/now adults have more social skills than regular schooled.

2points

JK Rowling 2 years ago

It's fine, religious people are used to doing a lot of compensating (this is a joke, please don't take it seriously)

2points

Lori Lewis 1 year ago

Home schooling needs to be a PROPER education but they also need extra curricular activities in something that interests them. They DO need to get out of the house, to get out from under your thumb and to make friends. And home schooled or not, PLEASE no 'outlandish' religious c**p

1point

Ambry Petersen 2 years ago

That's why homeschool parents have homeschool groups, (which include field trips), playdates, swim, dance, sports, art clubs and more. Do not judge homeschoolers before you research all we do to give our children opportunities for social skills. Now days we do a better job at socializing our kids than schools do with all thier social bullying of kids into thier popular woke fads.

1point

Bree-Anne Lanthrip 10 months ago

Join a co-op or support group. That's what my family did and I learned how to socializing with kids of all ages and adults. I was also in 4-H, that got me exposed to all kinds of people. Please don't act like all homeschoolers are weird unsocial freaks.

0points

KOTLC_Fan 🇺🇦 2 years ago

Homeschooling is good if you do it right, I’ve been homeschooled my whole life, but I’ve always taken part in youth groups and activities for kids in my church (when I was too young for youth groups), and like Girl Scout programs, sometimes homeschool co-ops. I have a great social life and lots of friends, you just have to do it right:)

0points

Chris Shaffer 2 years ago

You obviously have no clue how homeschooling works.

-1point

Gary Harkins 2 years ago

This! YES!!! That's the number 1 reason kids need to go to school. I absolutely believe this statement! Kids need to learn, at a young age, how to interact with others!

-1point

Matt Kough 2 years ago

lolololol. If I home-school my kid it will be precisely to avoid the type of "socialization" you weirdos are pushing in public schools.

-2points

Michael Largey 2 years ago (edited)

Even when homeschooling is done right, it's dishonest to compare the results to public schools. When I taught in the public school, the student to teacher ratio was about 25 or 30 to 1. In home schooling, the student teacher ratio is 1 to 1. In home schooling, the teacher decides the budget for classroom supplies and equipment. Try getting that in a public or private school. And one of our worst problems was lack of parental involvement. Home schooling parents don't have to worry about that, do they?

7points

𝗍іrᥱძ⍴ᥲᥒძᥲ (ᥲᥒᥡ ⍴r᥆ᥒ᥆ᥙᥒs) 1 year ago

I learned my best in public school, honestly. I go to a Catholic school and I learned half of this a few years ago. At least my grades are better but that’s because I already knew the answers. Learned very little last school year except in like math and history

0points

Bret Sander 2 years ago

E.G. Madison Cawthorn'.

5points

Carp Fish 2 years ago

We are liberal, pro-public school, homeschoolers. We homeschool because my kid is 3-5 years ahead of her age peers. There is no way that works in public school. Homeschooling works great for us. We are not religious, though we do teach religion as it affects history and current events. Non-religious homeschoolers do exist! :)

5points

Izzy Cooper 2 years ago

THIS! My boyfriend went through this, and all the text books related back to God or Jesus in some way, even the math questions! It just made him resent his parents and lose his faith

4points

Marvelous Rex 2 years ago

I can think of 5 families of kids who had ultra religious upbringings. 4 of the 5 went wild, drinking, drugs and had kids of their own before they were 18. The 5th, the kids were just weird, had a lot of issues in the real world because they had no social skills.

3points

Ambry Petersen 2 years ago

Just because a child is homeschooled does not mean they are lacking social skills. I am homeschooling my child and do things to make sure she get the social skills she needs. Besides primary at church we have playdates with her friends ho.eschool groups, swimming lessons and trips to the park where she has the chance to socialize. It's far better for her than public school where they want to teach 5 year Olds how to have sex and that every relationship has to be sexual.

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Martha Juliene 2 years ago

Mega up arrow!

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Patrick Timmel 2 years ago

Most home schooled children who were truly home "schooled" and not just out of school because parent(s) don't want to deal with the hassle of actually sending their children to school prepared to learn, are the most well adjusted, smartest, productive people I have ever met.

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Nimbus99 2 years ago

I missed out on a lot of normal kid things because of this

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bob bruce 2 years ago

Is there another kind?

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Nikki Sevven 2 years ago

Yes. I homeschooled my daughter in 7th grade because of medical issues. In addition to the textbooks given me by the school, I supplemented with quite a lot of independent reading and discussion thereof. My dad (college professor) taught French, and my mom (historian) taught history. It was literally the best and most productive year of my daughter's schooling, according to her. Homeschooling is incredibly difficult for the parent, if it's done correctly.

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Lea S. 2 years ago

Yah. Normal homeschooling where the children are still socialized and taught in conventional subjects.

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Sheepdude 2 years ago

Khan academy!

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DrGirlfriend 2 years ago

Yeah I homeschool due to the pandemic , my kids a heart patient our county has the biggest cases in my state since this hl started

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High Mamii Melo 2 years ago

I desperately wanted to be homeschooled due to being maliciously bullied. It wouldn’t have had any religion brought into it despite my parents being fairly religious.

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Gregory Mead 2 years ago

I don't think bob bruce is criticizing all homeschooling, I think he's saying if it's "religious" homeschooling, it's by definition "weird". FWIW, I've had homeschooled students in the college classes I teach (Earth Sciences), and they typically have good study habits and are polite in class, but have a lot of trouble with concepts they've never seen in homeschooling.

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Camille Sinanan 1 year ago

This dpesnt have anything to do with the homeshcooling part but it does the religeous teaching. Third grade was the worst. Out teacher was an abusive, physically and mentally- little A**hole. And when she found out my grandparents were indian, and came from south america, she said they were pagaen. Also, true indians dont eat beef. She said it was because indians like me and my grandparents, -my dad is indian and im half indian- think that when people die they come back as a recarnate in the form of a cow. Not true! Its becauae cows give us cheese, milk, and so much more, so they made them a sacred animal in return.-sorry for the lecture on my religion-

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Al Padilla 2 years ago

Public schools do have a significant problem. They have to dumb things down to a rather depressing degree. Students struggling academically are sometimes offered some extra support, but pity the gifted student. Some school districts are curtailing Advanced Placement and/or gifted programs, because some minority students (who, unfairly, have been discriminated against from the start of school) do disproportionately poorly. The answer is to get everybody up to speed without penalizing the gifted. I'd strongly urge everyone to read Kurt Vonnegut's masterpiece short story: "Harrison Bergeron." We were fortunate enough to be able to afford a superb private school for our daughter, who was doing college level work by age 14.

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Jaybird3939 2 years ago

Homeschooling is one of the reasons for all the Jr. MAGAts in the US

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Wren Hard 2 years ago

wait, people are against homeschool now?

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Lindsey Leigh Phillips 2 years ago

Really just the fundie freak variety that's used to hide abuse, neglect and wholesale indoctrination.

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Rose 1 year ago

I homeschooled in highschool and It was the best decision EVER. I still had friends since I went to public school k-8, but I honestly made more friends, met wayyy more people, and socialized a lot more once I started homeschooling. I had parents that let me make a lot of my own choices (with supervision of course) and because of this I got to travel a lot and do a lot of other cool things as a teen than what my friends in public school did. I went to camps all over the country and got to work, so I made connections in my workplace. Now I’m in college and can confidently say I got just as good, and maybe an even better education than my friends. Just depends on how you do it folks.

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frogfrog 1 year ago

It really depends on how strict the parents are with stuff. Personally i was ( and still am lol) homeschooled, now i have friends and know how to socialize for the most part. But, i know peoplw whos parents are the worst, and legit havent been out of the house (let out of the house at that) since 2020. Now thats just cruel

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Jules Ashley 1 year ago

PLEASE HELP I AM A VICTIM OF THIS AND I CAN CONFIRM

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ReginaC 1 year ago

Religious upbringing is protected by the US Constitution. Subjecting ch ildren to illegal religious beliefs ( marrying children, corporal punishment, slave labor etc) should not be tolerated under any circumstance or guise!

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strawberry idiot 1 year ago

Weird religious homeschooling, I get. I have met far too many homeschoolers that were sheltered, lacking social skills, and other miscellaneous problems. As one who is homeschooled and being raised religiously, I highly recommend enrolling your kids in a co-op and ensuring they have proper friends.

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Marie Ford 2 years ago

i agree 100% - my father would not even send me to Catholic School - he said this was a world of all kinds of people and I have to start to know them, be friends with them early. I am against all Homeschooling - the children are really only learning what their parents want them to know

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Janet Birckhead 2 years ago

Jes, there are ways to learn those social skills, even when being homeschooled. The homeschooling parents I knew at a former church (which I left to return to the denomination I grew up in) were members of a homeschooling group that met regularly so that the kids could do group projects and other activities that required more kids than any one family is likely to have.

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Evelyn Haskins 2 years ago

You CAN school your kids at home, weekends and after school. But SCHOOL is more of a social education than academic, Kids need to mix with a variety of others children and adults.

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Jessica Bever 2 years ago

I am all for homeschooling. IF you are allowing them to grow socially and give them space for enrichment. But that goes for kids in regular school too. Being in school does not mean they are going to learn proper social skills. It has to be taught at home first. My oldest was primarily homeschooled. But she was involved in sooo many things! She could sit at a table of adult strangers and make beautiful conversations at 14/15 years old. She did sports and was involved at church as well as the arts. She raised money to travel to Rwanda when she was 13 to help do aid work. At 15 she went to art school in Manhattan for a summer. We allowed her the space to find things she lived to do but also made sure she was learning. That was the hardest part of COVID! My other kids were fine having to homeschool again because we had done it off and on so many times. But not being able to go to museums and exhibits and do the things that making homeschooling a blast really sucked and too a toll

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William Smith 2 years ago (edited)

Better homeschooled than having perverts teach your five-year old how o suck it down...

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Jo Sargent 2 years ago

Stop with liberal brainwashing in public schools.

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Janet Graham 2 years ago

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Lindsey Leigh Phillips 2 years ago

When that wAy Of LiFe involves teaching kids that jesus rode a dinosaur to work, that children bring on their own molestation through "immodest dress", and that mark twain was an apostate ushering in the end times, it's fair to say we've gone well beyond a minor disagreement on appropriate ways to respect an entire generation's fundamental rights to quality education and recognition of their needs and individuality. Religious zealots deserve to forfeit any chance to brainwash and otherwise damage impressionable, vulnerable kids. As if their goal of outbreeding rabbits isn't bad enough...

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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 2 years ago

Brandon, do you have to remind yourself to breath every morning? I’m surprised you can even write.

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#34

Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Publicly shaming your kids. If you do that s**t you are an as****le and a disgusting human being.

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Madeleine Flowers 2 years ago

*If you do that s**t ON PURPOSE you are an as****le. If your kids do something incredibly stupid (like run in front of a moving car, or something like that) then go for it, they deserve it.

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#35

Never listening to your child. The whole children need to be seen and not heard schtick, f**ked up my social skills a whole lot with my parents and people.

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LagoonaBlueColleen 2 years ago

Same. I was raised to be compliant and always caring about what other people think. Likely why I feel the need to comment on social media on a daily basis. .... sorry for my constant ramblings.

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#36

Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers My aunt and uncle are and have been huge supporters of the "if you just give them a video game then they'll be quiet forever" so my 6-year old cousin has absolutely no social skills and is a difficult, struggling first grader but is alright at playing Angry Birds and Minecraft.

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Stephanie A Mutti 2 years ago

Tossing a phone to a kid any time there is a wait. I get the desire to keep busy while waiting but we don't learn patience without practice

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#37

Wanting to be "friends" with their kids. It really pisses me off. Parents that won't challenge, question or correct poor behaviour.

I've got three boys to raise and my attitude has always been - I'm your dad. I'm not your friend. I have friends you have friends. We can be friends when you're old enough to buy me a beer and I've done the sort of parenting that means I want to have a beer with you.

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Random Panda 2 years ago

I don't know, my parents were our friends and still disciplined us. There's a middle ground between the two situations described here. I don't like parents like OP.

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Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Unique names.

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Nathaniel 2 years ago

Youneeke Naighm is what I christened my daughter.

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#39

Non-parenting. That is, when people have kids but let their kids run wild with zero effort put into actually raising them into functional members of society.

Homeschooling. Frequently it just means non-schooling. Either the parent in question does not have the ability to teach, due to lack of education on their own part, has no intention of teaching with it all just falling back into non-parenting, or it's a deliberate attempt by fundies to keep their kids from getting an education. There are few exceptions.

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MantisGirl15 2 years ago

Homeschooling, when done right, is amazing. I was brought up homeschooled and I'm in a much better place academically than I would have been had I grown up in public school. Unschooling is the problem, as well as parents who want to homeschool but don't take responsibility for their children's education.

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#40

Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Infant circumcision. Sorry but unneeded cosmetic surgery performed on non consenting minors is just stupid, useless, and illogical.

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Dianellian 2 years ago

My first son (34) is uncircumcised however my second son (16)had to be at 3 due to constant infections and pain. Don’t criticise.

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#41

Making your kids a social media account that you run. Children don’t need to be exposed to any of that.

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#42

Not having children wear seat belts & better yet, toddlers weren't in car seats!!

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Luther von Wolfen 2 years ago

Gen X was raised without seatbelts or bike helmets. That's why there aren't as many of us.

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#43

'Enriching' every single moment of your kids' lives. THAT is how you get burned out parents. Throw the little buggers outside with two sticks and rock. And make 'em share the rock!

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propgamer XL 2 years ago

Why not go outside with em and let em find plenty of sticks. You do it with a dog. Why just throw the kids outside? You miss a lot of fun too.

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#44

Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Everyone is mentioning modern trends, helicopter parents are bad but not nearly the worst.

In the '20s psychologist John Watson said to never hug or kiss your kids, he also was the psychologist behind the "Little Albert" experiment
There was a doctor in the 1700s that said women's brains were too puny to successfully raise children, so men should be in charge of it.

How about giving some morphine for teething troubles or Laudanum (10% opium and 90% alcohol) to your kids to cure whatever you want!

In the '60s a pediatrician wrote that night time feedings would turn your baby into a socialist. He also said that you can start your kids on cereal when they're 2 days old, and by 9 weeks old they'd be eating whatever the parents ate.

There were the cages that hung outside windows in London to give kids some fresh air.

This stuff is all in the last century or so (well not the women's brains are too puny for raising children, but I just thought that was funny). We've made huge advances in infant mortality and children's health, let's not lose sight of that.

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LagoonaBlueColleen 2 years ago

My mom was told or read from those stupid Dr. Spock books to never tend to a crying baby, pick them up every time because you could somehow "spoil them with love" and that infants like to "cry to trick parents into holding them". I had many, many fights with my mom when my daughter was an infant and I realized why I have always had a bit of resentment and detachment of her. I don't feel much love coming from her.

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#45

Assuming your kid processes everything the same way you do -- and correcting their behaviors that are preference-based and not necessarily "wrong.

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Hobby Hopper 2 years ago

Or, teaching them "how to be a man" or "how to be a woman". Ugh! How about teaching them to be a decent PERSON?

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#46

Someone Asks “What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date?” And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers Not letting them make mistakes. With many people, you can tell them not to do something because ___ all you want, but they will never properly get it until they actually do it and ___ happens. Forbidding your kids from doing anything even remotely risky does more harm than good later on.

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Luther von Wolfen 2 years ago

With mine, I assess the situation and determine if they are likely to be injured. If the chance of injury is minimal - or if I think they won't get hurt beyond a scrape or bruise - I just let 'em figure it out.

21points

#47

As a former nanny-permissive parenting passed off as gentle parenting. Children need boundaries!

Also I’m a big believer in letting children be bored sometimes; every moment of their day doesn’t need to be structured with activities. Independent play fosters their creativity.

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James016 2 years ago

We generally let our son do what he wants in that we don't really structure his free time. If he wants to play with his trains, fine. If he wants to draw on his Boogie Board, great - he is getting really good at drawing trains and Snoopy characters. Now that spring is here, he will be out in the garden running around or in the trampoline.

11points

#48

Making your kid do tons of extracurriculars, we all want our kids to succeed in life but they deserve to have a childhood and do things they want!

Talk to your kids, explain when they didn't something wrong rather than just screaming at them.

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Shawn Brooks 2 years ago

I have friends whose kids do travel sports. It is all encompassing, every free moment is spent getting ready for the next trip. The whole family sufferers.

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#49

Helicopter parents.

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DennyS (denzoren) 2 years ago

My dad is a human parent so I turned out okay. Lol

48points

#50

Using cutesy language/ non- proper terms for body parts, things etc...

I worked in the elementary school system for a while and the amount of cutesy code names parents taught their kids for body parts, especially genitalia was alarming. I understand when kids are young they may not know words for common things (and I'm not taking about kids with learning differences) but your 4th grader choosing to call his penis his "wee-wee" and his mom calls to complain that I'm vulgar when I had to ask him to clarify....parent's need to knock that s**t all the way off.

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John Baker 2 years ago

Ask the kid to clarify? Skippy, if you don't know what a "wee-wee" is...

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#51

‘Aesthetic’ parenting. I hate when parents have to make their kids nursery’s, playrooms etc all aesthetically pleasing with cohesive beige colour schemes and all wood effect. These are the same parents that’ll dress their kids like tiny adults, in incredibly expensive outfits that look dull as all hell and aren’t suitable for running around or doing kid stuff.

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dia patil 2 years ago

where is the harm in this? wanting to make your kid look good isn't a crime. just make sure that if they want to change their aesthetic when they grow older, don't force your version of aesthetic on them.

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#52

Always coddling your kid and act like they can never do anything wrong.

Obviously you shouldn't go overboard with beeing strict, but as a parent it is your job to guide them and equip them with whatever they need to success in life.

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dia patil 2 years ago

this.

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#53

Stranger danger. Taught kids to fear strangers and the man hiding in the bushes. When in reality the danger to kids is usually from the people they know. Uncles, teachers, priests, etc.

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LagoonaBlueColleen 2 years ago

I have to disagree on this one. Even as an adult, one guy in a car stopped in front of me at an intersection asking me "where do you live?" and drove off. I got so freaked out I took an extra long way home. My region has a lot of sexual predators, and there's always police warnings whenever they're released from jail but still high risk to reoffend. These are strangers to the victims. I'm not disagreeing that predators are often known to the child, but from experience growing up and from raising my own, I've come to know that there is something to stranger danger and it doesn't hurt to teach kids how to protect themselves and be cautious.

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#54

Oversharing personal pictures and information about their kids online/on social media. Your child is entitled to privacy as much as anyone else and posting all these photos and details about them online isn't a wise decision for their confidentiality and safety.

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Lil' Roo 2 years ago

Totally agree. When your kid is older, if they shall decide they want privacy (not be on social media), they don't get that choice because their parents over-shared the kid's life.

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#55

Zero negative reinforcement, and talking out / negotiating every disagreement with the kid. Sometimes the answer is just plain “No.”

I watched my friend spend 15 minutes patiently explaining to her five year old over and over again that she didn’t have any candy for him, and he needed to wait until they got home to where they had candy. None of her explanations satisfied him. He just fake cried harder and harder the more she pleaded with him and explained how sorry she was. I was like why tf are you even saying you’re sorry?? He’s not going to die if he has to wait a few minutes for candy. By the time she finished bargaining with him for 15 min, they could’ve gotten home already. It was so painful.

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LagoonaBlueColleen 2 years ago

Off to home with a healthy snack and bed. No candy.

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#56

Not letting your kids walk to and back from school. Somehow "freerange" is a trend. In Europe, at least France, it is the norm as it SHOULD be. Then you don't understand why you get irresponsible obese kids in the US. Let them go outside, let them exercise, let them experience.

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Kimi Tomminello 2 years ago

Car culture in America makes streets very dangerous for people to navigate a adults, let alone children. Where I live in the US out kids are outside from whenever they wake up until sundown still but cities here aren't like that.

54points

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#57

Elf on the shelf.

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chaotic_charlie (they/he) 2 years ago

how is this bad? it's cute and whimsical :D

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#58

Rewarding your kids for EVERYTHING. I'm all for giving your child something special if they got an A+ or something along those lines, but rewarding your child for everyday tasks such as doing homework and eating without complaining is a horrible idea. These are things they should be doing anyways! If my experience as a nanny has taught me anything it's that this trend only spoils your child.

Edit: I'd just like to clear something up. Let's take me for example. Growing up I didn't get rewarded for doing normal day to day things like reading, practicing my instrument, doing homework, setting up the table, eating my dinner....etc. I don't mean to be arrogant but I was a pretty easy child, rarely did I ever complain about doing these things because they were simply expected of me, just like they were expected of my mother as a child and so on (plus I knew there were consequences if I didn't) I didn't have any friends who got little rewards all the time so to me it was normal.

Now, I've taken care of two sets of kids who I believe were spoiled beyond belief because of this system, unless they get a reward they refuse to do anything that is asked of them, I mean ANYTHING. Meanwhile, a few years back I took care of some kids without this reward system and they were an absolute delight. Never had to repeat myself twice, they did what was asked of them. Forgive me if I'm wrong, it could be like some of you are saying, it depends on the kid. I can assure you though, I won't be following this trend anytime soon.

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Jo Johannsen 2 years ago

It becomes a barter system...I'll do what you ask if you pay me.

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#59

Over coddling and doing everything for your kids instead of giving them some responsibility and letting them fail or struggle a little bit. I think it’s called “lawnmower parenting” and some parents even do these things with their adult children:

1. Calling the teacher every time your kid gets a low grade

2. Helping with homework too much

3. not giving kids any age-appropriate chores

4. Red-shirting your kids

5. Calling your kids employer on their behalf to call in sick

6. Doing everything for your kids like cleaning their room, doing their laundry, picking up after them, calling to make all their appointments, etc

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Megan Curl 2 years ago

What is Red Shirting?

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#60

Sheltering them from music that they don't want them to listen to. like for example, the parent only allows radio Disney. What if the kid who is 8 doesn't like it? That's not fair to the kid to not be allowed to explore and get their own taste. Glad my mom never sheltered

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Luther von Wolfen 2 years ago

I was at a 3rd grade "dance" once and they played "Gangnam Style". All the kids were just jumping around with cake. It was hilarious.

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#61

Gently asking kids to do s**t they have ZERO capacity to do or even understand. Your kid won't move out in front of the store door, and it's not the next customer's fault that they fell down because they were in front of the door. Stop letting your kids run around restaurants like you're renting the f**king place and TEACH THEM TO SIT AND EAT WITH THEIR F**KING FAMILY.

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Kevin Felton 2 years ago

This is situational. If you're at a Chuck E Cheese then you should expect to share your dining experience with a bunch of snot faced kids. But if you're at a restaurant that doesn't include a play ground children shouldn't be there until they're old enough to understand basic table manners.

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#62

Letting your child become obese.

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dia patil 2 years ago

there's a huge difference between "body positivity" and "you are killing yourself by calling your unhealthy habits 'normal'".

24points

#63

Indigo kids. Parents believing that their children have super powers because they are acting like brats. Sure, let's not only tell the bratty kids that they are better than everyone, but let's also put them with the other brats. I'm sure this won't end badly.

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Hex Gurls 2 years ago

i’ve never heard of this lol

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#64

The absolute f**king venom if someone disagrees with your parenting choices. There's no such thing as a simple disagreement any more.

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L Melville 2 years ago

By the same token though...I may not AGREE with everyone's parenting choices....but unless it's illegal/abusive to the child, it's not really my call.

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#65

I hate it when parents let their 6 year old walk their 3 foot tall dog and they can't control it so it goes around licking people everywhere.

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dia patil 2 years ago

who decided that was a good idea 😭

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#66

Using tracking devices on your kids car or phone. Sorry but that's creepy and only [messes] up their ability to trust anyone.

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Benita Valdez 2 years ago

Yeah there's a difference between invading their privacy and checking up on them because they're not responding or late. As long as it's done respectively then I see no problem with GPS on kids. And some situations may call for checking their phone but as long as you're not doing it just to invade their life without just cause then it can be ok; just cause isn't if they're lying about studying and went to the movies for example

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#67

During the harambe mess, a friend of mine told someone that his opinion was irrelevant because he didn't have kids.

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Megan Curl 2 years ago

Harambe Mess: a 3 yr old fell into Harambe’s (a gorilla) enclosure, and when Harambe started to drag the boy around, Zoo officials had to euthanize the animal. Don’t know what this has to do with not having kids.

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#68

I’ve seen videos of parents letting their child’s be free spirits. The child chooses what to eat, when to go to bed, and how much school work to do. One video a child had ice cream for breakfast and was “homeschooled”.

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LagoonaBlueColleen 2 years ago

It's okay to give your kid choices but don't give them total free-range like they know what's good for them.

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#69

The thing the Kennedys did where they lobotomized their daughter without anesthetic is probably up there.

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Jo Johannsen 2 years ago

Awful, but I don't think it was a trend?

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#70

I work at a childcare facility and the parents with younger kids dose their juice and milk with Miralax. Daily. It’s so freaking weird and it’s NO WONDER they’re having issues pooping. They have no idea what it feels like to naturally do it.

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LagoonaBlueColleen 2 years ago

What is that and why?

8points

#71

Parents being scared of children. Your kid will be a f**kup if you think you need to be their friend. When I was a boy I was showed tough love, but it gave me skills I needed. Stop letting the kids be in control.

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Candace Walden 2 years ago

I don't know about tough love, it depends on how far it goes. You can have a good relationship with your kid without being their friend. My mom was never my friend. I'm all for tough love if it is not abusive like beating them (I said beating, not spanking), locking them out of the house, depriving them of things they need, not just want.

4points

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#72

That hideous rat tail at the back of toddlers' heads.

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Madeleine Flowers 2 years ago

You mean a ponytail? When hair gets long enough it's better to have it and have other people call it a hideous rat tail than have long, annoying hair getting in your eyes and face.

5points

#73

The “boy mom” thing. It seems to have started out as a cute meme but now seems to be a cultish parental style rooted in Oedipus complex weirdness that I can’t quite understand and don’t really want to.

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John Baker 2 years ago

I have no idea what you're talking about.

27points

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Beth S 2 years ago

My takeaway…. If you have kids, you’re doing it wrong. Sincerely, the internet. Trust me most parents worry enough that we are or have messed up our kids. Parenting is a LOT of trial and error as well as hoping you got the balancing act down enough that your kids will be ok adults.

42points

Natália Boanerges 2 years ago

That's exactly what I was thinking. A lot of people criticising parents up there probably don't have kids yet, and that's why the little empathy and so much judgement.

11points

Brivid 2 years ago

I agree. I was very judgemental when I was younger. I was "never going to let my kids...". But once my daughter was born I realized that even though I can control my actions, you can't control popular culture or other adults and kids that they interact with. It is much harder to raise a kid than it looks. They don't come with instructions. If I knew then what I know now I definitely would have considered not bringing a innocent child into this horrible place.

4points

propgamer XL 2 years ago (edited)

The best sailors stand at the shore. It's just like professional soccer players getting told by the couch potatoes they should run harder.

4points

Josh Gilland 2 years ago

People fail to realize that parenting is largely a new age concept. Before it was try to keep them alive until they can walk on their own and then put them to work.

3points

P.A.B. 1 year ago

It’s the parents who don’t even TRY to do “the balancing” act. Parenting is not a sport or a hobby. It’s a job. Demanding. Full-time. 24/7, 7 days a week. How our kids treat other people is a reflection of how we treat our kids and others around us. Your kids are paying attention, people.

2points

Mary Jeffries 2 years ago

If you wouldn’t go to that person to ask advice, don’t give weight to their criticism. Love that advice.

2points

Evelyn Haskins 2 years ago

I think I did OK, I am still good friends with my kids (old adults :-) Life would be bleak without them.

1point

Kesam 2 years ago

Really well said, Beth S!

1point

Tamra Stiffler 2 years ago

Parenting is hard. Really hard. I have been so incredibly fortunate to be able to be a mom (I have one son), but I know I've made lots of mistakes, and I'm still learning. I think if you're open to learning, love them, keep them safe, support them throughout the ups and downs, teach them to be kind and honest...well that goes a long way. I don't know why I'm blathering on here...I need more coffee.

27points

Frannie Kaplan 2 years ago

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Jasper Cool 2 years ago

There's nothing so humbling as having an extremely judgemental opinion of parenting and then having reality handed to you when you have one of your own. Or at least it was like that for me lol.

24points

Anna Volkov 2 years ago

Haha yes! I thought I will be amazing at parenting having like 20+ nieces and nephews around all the time.. now I have 2 and wonder if I will ever know what I'm doing:/

10points

Chloe Price 2 years ago (edited)

I get the ones concerning actual safety but elf on a shelf and unique names? Mind your business lol the elf isn’t hurting anyone and biblical names aren’t popular times change. If they didn’t we’d all still be named Ebenezer and Agnes.

12points

Jasper Cool 2 years ago

Haha just wait until Ebenezer makes a comeback. Ngl I kind of like it.

4points

Che 2 years ago

Agnes is actually pretty popular.

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leah 2 years ago

I actually love the name Agnes. It was in our top five with both our daughters. We went with other names and named our dachshund Aggie.

0points

Lara M 2 years ago

The parenting trend that's really horrible is that parents (like everyone else) work such insanely long hours that they don't actually have time to parent, and are too exhausted to parent by the time they do finally see their kids. You can't raise functional human beings that way.

10points

Aliquid 2 years ago

My god posts like this drive me crazy. READ THE ASSIGNMENT. I wonder if these people failed all their tests in school as well. To clarify, the assignment was "What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date". Not "name things that bug you about kids". Examples above like "boys will be boys" is NOT a current "trend", it is an age-old mindset, if anything the trend is to STOP putting up with that philosophy. And "kids have no manners these days"?? Really? There are quotes from Socrates saying that close to 2,500 years ago, and every generation since then has complained about "kids these days". Antivaxxers? Yeah, that's a new trend. Helicopter parents? Yeah that's a new trend. But most of these are BS

8points

Lyone Fein 2 years ago

I know this may be very unpopular, but I think it's disturbing when parents allow or even encourage underage (ie, under 18) kids to get surgery that will permanently alter their appearance in some way. I saw this happen when I worked in the modeling industry often. 14 year olds getting nose jobs or other plastic surgery.

6points

moonlit muffins 2 years ago

i think a single piercing on each ear is ok after they are old enough because they don't dramatically change their boddies and they can grow over

0points

MonsterMum 2 years ago

Using filters on kids photos when sharing on social media. What is wrong with how your kids look naturally?

6points

whodunnitfan2013 2 years ago

Lots of parents don't want to actually parent their children, and shouldn't have been parents in the first place.

6points

Res Earch 2 years ago

Not bringing something to keep your young child entertained. I know you need to repaint the bedroom, but your 2-year-old doesn't want to sit in a buggy quietly while you stare at samples for three hours. Or sit in a restaurant booth doing nothing while you ignore them. My parents always had books, a small toy, some crayons, something to keep me occupied when I was little, or at the very least they would TALK to me, they would engage me so I wasn't bored and pitching a fit.

5points

Lurleen Beckneywimple 2 years ago

My parents engaged with us. We were a family. They weren’t a couple with kids along.

5points

Mad McQueen 2 years ago

Piercing girls ears as newborns

4points

1.21Gigawatts?! 2 years ago

I have one to add to this list. Don't tell your kid to not cry. My mom did this with me ever since I was 4, and wondered why I had such severe anger issues a few years later.

3points

Kathleen Hansford 1 year ago (edited)

So much this! My dad (wanker) told me "Only babies cry," and I was always punished for being upset or emotional by him and other adults around me. I still can't handle anger properly because I was never taught how to.

2points

leah 2 years ago (edited)

The year our oldest was born we spent the night at my parent's house on Christmas Eve. She was 6 months old and you'll never guess who kept opening the door, locked even, to make sure that her parents knew what they were doing after 6 months. Forty year old parents, mind you. If you guessed my mother you would be correct. She did that s**t all the time while I was growing up and when I came home from college. She was stifling and I was extremely sheltered. You bet your a*s I knock on our daughters' door. I even wait for an answer when I hear giggling and know they're up to something "naughty." They're 5 and 2 so their naughty is still something we can cover with paint or the dolls stay bald.

2points

Chloe Kosch 2 years ago

My mom won't get the covid vax, bothers the c**p out of me. I'm 14 so not much I can do. A past teacher of ours son's dies right after he got the vaccine. Its the vaccine that caused it. He was very young. I'm not sure if I recall correctly but I think it was a heart attack. He could have led an unhealthy lifestyle. She thinks fake since vaccines like the small pox took years. Its 2022 things are more advanced. I haven't talked to her yet about getting the vaccine. Do you think I should? Byw I have several other vaccine just the covid one.

2points

Chloe Kosch 2 years ago

Follow up my mom is a nurse

2points

Susanne B 2 years ago

This post is not supposed to put down parents for making mistakes, but for not taking responsibility for their childrens life and future

2points

the aftermath is secondary™ 2 years ago

Parents: please don’t invade your kids’ (especially teens’) privacy. It’s seriously detrimental to trust and doesn’t contribute much to the relationship. Unless you’re willing to trade love for personal knowledge, don’t snoop. Just stay out of our stuff. Please.

2points

Wren Hard 2 years ago

My parents should know that me sitting on my bed is not an invitation for them to come in and start forcing me to tell them everything in my life.

2points

Julie M. 2 years ago

I think those goodie bags after a birthday could be gone. What are they for anyway? Is it a reward for attending the birthday? Same with why inviting the whole class when the kid is not even friends with all of them? Dont go over the top. Let the kid choose who to invite, the best friends, go bowling, bake the favorite cake, order pizza, kids are usually easy to please when it comes to their special day.

2points

Nona Wolf 1 year ago

Dear Parents - some girls are just tomboys. Don't freak out and drag us off to a counselor (or doctor, or therapist, or gender program, et...) There is nothing wrong with us - we just like to hunt/fish/play sports/work on cars, et... It's OK. We are not all born to be Disney Princesses.

1point

Oliver Coine 1 year ago

Astounded that they don't have "bully" on this list. Growing up, my folks made it routine to be my bullies because it was fun for them! Get a boyfriend? A crush? Bad grades? Constant teasing and harassment. Then they wonder why I don't visit them after all these years...

1point

D 2 years ago

I hate the counting thing. Once is enough. Why do people bargain with their kids to behave? It takes them 10 minutes to count to 3 and then they resort to bribing tactics. Why?

1point

Ashley Conover 2 years ago

So many of these, non parenting ones, are done by someone I know with her son. I fear for him.

1point

Portia the Pretty Mess 2 years ago

I was a single mom. I raised 4 kids alone that are now 24-31 years old. They are all educated, mature, responsible and functioning adults. My key was balance. Don’t be lazy, it’s hard work and a full time job but also have your own personal boundaries that they know and understand. A healthy fear of your parents is not a bad thing. It’s strong motivation to do the right thing but not so much that it’s abuse. My kids could tell me anything and often told me more than I wanted to know but we have always had healthy relationships. I respect their boundaries and they respect mine. Balance, consistency, say no and let them lose occasionally. It builds strong adults.

1point

Azrial Alaria 2 years ago

I don't even know why I'm here. Don't have kids. Don't want them. Life is so much simpler. Thank you!

1point

Boatswain Bill 1 year ago

Forty people need to get a life.

0points

Black Dragon -RHO- 1 year ago

Screentime, forcing kids to talk to strangers/people, not believing their kids when they think/know they have any kind of disorder/etc, no privacy, abusive parents, I have a whole lot. I know out of experience

0points

Annie Steele 1 year ago

Stop filming everything they do for social media. I don't want to see your child having a poo !!

0points

Stay Off My Lawn 1 year ago (edited)

Also, forcing religion on your kids is a great way to end up with at least one bitter anti-theist adult offspring who make it their life’s mission to let everyone know that you failed as a parent. JS

0points

Dorothy Cloud 2 years ago

Most of these were excellent in their comments. A lot of parents today DO NOT PARENT. That is sad that other people have to put up with ill mannered, and sometimes dangerous, children.

0points

Mari Bryant 2 years ago

How are any of these trends? They span the generations, except maybe the gender reveals

0points

Jennifer Germain 2 years ago

by no means a perfect parent, we try and do our best. Try to teach them to be polite (goes a long way) basics to take care of themselves (cooking, laundry etc) and help when ever I can without doing it for them. So far working out ok :)

0points

devilicious 2 years ago

Lol. How about keep your nose out of people's business. Parenting is hard. Shut up and stop thinking you're the center of the universe and that you can tell people how to live their lives or how to treat their children. Yes. Some of those are true, without any doubt.. But the rest.. Just mind your own business and stop thinking you're the best parent in the world because you do it differently that the others.

0points

Patricia Fonda 2 years ago

You and your Single kid 24/7/365! Until 1st grade comes around and kid doesn't know what to Do and goes to preschool.

0points

George Whitaker 1 year ago

Love to see a bunch of people who feel entitled to parent other people's children act like the kids are being entitled just for being kids. Kids aren't good at listening, kids don't always remember social rules, that doesn't make them bad kids nor does it make their parents bad parents. While it's frustrating to encounter kids doing frustrating things, you aren't entitled to go off on them or treat them badly simply because they're children and you think it your responsibility to teach them some pedantic lesson.

-1point

Emily 2 years ago

So much “when I have kids I will NEVER…” here.

-1point

Cathy Hurd 2 years ago

'Gentle' parenting. Stupidest thing I've ever heard. As stupid as not getting your kids vaccinated.

-2points

MammaG 1 year ago

You don't know what it is, then.

1point

Raee O_o 2 years ago

What bothers me is all the people trying to tell me COVID vaccines are good for my baby, don't pierce her ears it's wrong, and don't circumcise my son, are the same people voting for young kids to take hormone blockers and cutting healthy breasts of young girls, like gtfoh 2 tiny holes and no flap of skin to worry about cleaning properly your hole life is way better then never being able to breast feed a future child if you decide to detransition in the future cause parents/teachers/doctors pushed it on you when you were young and couldn't fully comprehend what it truly mean to change genders. God forbid my daughter is anything like me and becomes the biggest tomboy, everyone's going to try to turn her into a boy, for something that's completely normal. Smh this world is going downhill fast. And it's so sad people are stuck on this woke agenda I don't mind the LGBTQ+ but don't shove it down our kids throats prek, kindergarten and up don't need to learn about that. Or remembering pronou

-3points

MammaG 1 year ago

We get it, you're a bigot. How embarrassing for you.

2points

Cathy Hurd 2 years ago

'Gentle parenting', kids need firm discipline, rules and strict boundaries.

-3points

MammaG 1 year ago

Sorry you don't know what it means.

1point

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Beth S 2 years ago

42points

Natália Boanerges 2 years ago

That's exactly what I was thinking. A lot of people criticising parents up there probably don't have kids yet, and that's why the little empathy and so much judgement.

11points

Brivid 2 years ago

4points

propgamer XL 2 years ago (edited)

The best sailors stand at the shore. It's just like professional soccer players getting told by the couch potatoes they should run harder.

4points

Josh Gilland 2 years ago

People fail to realize that parenting is largely a new age concept. Before it was try to keep them alive until they can walk on their own and then put them to work.

3points

P.A.B. 1 year ago

2points

Mary Jeffries 2 years ago

If you wouldn’t go to that person to ask advice, don’t give weight to their criticism. Love that advice.

2points

Evelyn Haskins 2 years ago

I think I did OK, I am still good friends with my kids (old adults :-) Life would be bleak without them.

1point

Kesam 2 years ago

Really well said, Beth S!

1point

Tamra Stiffler 2 years ago

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Frannie Kaplan 2 years ago

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Jasper Cool 2 years ago

There's nothing so humbling as having an extremely judgemental opinion of parenting and then having reality handed to you when you have one of your own. Or at least it was like that for me lol.

24points

Anna Volkov 2 years ago

Haha yes! I thought I will be amazing at parenting having like 20+ nieces and nephews around all the time.. now I have 2 and wonder if I will ever know what I'm doing:/

10points

Chloe Price 2 years ago (edited)

12points

Jasper Cool 2 years ago

Haha just wait until Ebenezer makes a comeback. Ngl I kind of like it.

4points

Che 2 years ago

Agnes is actually pretty popular.

0points

leah 2 years ago

I actually love the name Agnes. It was in our top five with both our daughters. We went with other names and named our dachshund Aggie.

0points

Lara M 2 years ago

10points

Aliquid 2 years ago

8points

Lyone Fein 2 years ago

6points

moonlit muffins 2 years ago

i think a single piercing on each ear is ok after they are old enough because they don't dramatically change their boddies and they can grow over

0points

MonsterMum 2 years ago

Using filters on kids photos when sharing on social media. What is wrong with how your kids look naturally?

6points

whodunnitfan2013 2 years ago

Lots of parents don't want to actually parent their children, and shouldn't have been parents in the first place.

6points

Res Earch 2 years ago

5points

Lurleen Beckneywimple 2 years ago

My parents engaged with us. We were a family. They weren’t a couple with kids along.

5points

Mad McQueen 2 years ago

Piercing girls ears as newborns

4points

1.21Gigawatts?! 2 years ago

I have one to add to this list. Don't tell your kid to not cry. My mom did this with me ever since I was 4, and wondered why I had such severe anger issues a few years later.

3points

Kathleen Hansford 1 year ago (edited)

2points

leah 2 years ago (edited)

2points

Chloe Kosch 2 years ago

2points

Chloe Kosch 2 years ago

Follow up my mom is a nurse

2points

Susanne B 2 years ago

This post is not supposed to put down parents for making mistakes, but for not taking responsibility for their childrens life and future

2points

the aftermath is secondary™ 2 years ago

2points

Wren Hard 2 years ago

My parents should know that me sitting on my bed is not an invitation for them to come in and start forcing me to tell them everything in my life.

2points

Julie M. 2 years ago

2points

Nona Wolf 1 year ago

1point

Oliver Coine 1 year ago

1point

D 2 years ago

I hate the counting thing. Once is enough. Why do people bargain with their kids to behave? It takes them 10 minutes to count to 3 and then they resort to bribing tactics. Why?

1point

Ashley Conover 2 years ago

So many of these, non parenting ones, are done by someone I know with her son. I fear for him.

1point

Portia the Pretty Mess 2 years ago

1point

Azrial Alaria 2 years ago

I don't even know why I'm here. Don't have kids. Don't want them. Life is so much simpler. Thank you!

1point

Boatswain Bill 1 year ago

Forty people need to get a life.

0points

Black Dragon -RHO- 1 year ago

0points

Annie Steele 1 year ago

Stop filming everything they do for social media. I don't want to see your child having a poo !!

0points

Stay Off My Lawn 1 year ago (edited)

0points

Dorothy Cloud 2 years ago

Most of these were excellent in their comments. A lot of parents today DO NOT PARENT. That is sad that other people have to put up with ill mannered, and sometimes dangerous, children.

0points

Mari Bryant 2 years ago

How are any of these trends? They span the generations, except maybe the gender reveals

0points

Jennifer Germain 2 years ago

0points

devilicious 2 years ago

0points

Patricia Fonda 2 years ago

You and your Single kid 24/7/365! Until 1st grade comes around and kid doesn't know what to Do and goes to preschool.

0points

George Whitaker 1 year ago

-1point

Emily 2 years ago

So much “when I have kids I will NEVER…” here.

-1point

Cathy Hurd 2 years ago

'Gentle' parenting. Stupidest thing I've ever heard. As stupid as not getting your kids vaccinated.

-2points

MammaG 1 year ago

You don't know what it is, then.

1point

Raee O_o 2 years ago

-3points

MammaG 1 year ago

We get it, you're a bigot. How embarrassing for you.

2points

Cathy Hurd 2 years ago

'Gentle parenting', kids need firm discipline, rules and strict boundaries.

-3points

MammaG 1 year ago

Sorry you don't know what it means.

1point