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Old 01-11-2010, 02:39 PM   #15
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Kids are like snowflakes...no 2 are the same

I've got one that I can rely on to do the right thing 99% of the time. And if there's a question....they asked me what to do. I literally could have left a running chainsaw on the coffee table when they were a toddler and they would have never touched it.

I've got one that blazes a trail of their own regardless of the imput they're given or direction. They're doing it her their whether you like it or not.

And I've got one that you can tell how to do something 50 times....and you THINK they heard you...but when they get down to it, have to ask you 3 more times before they "get it"

I have to use 3 different parenting styles all the time.

I say all that because what works for YOUR child won't work for every child. So for someone to be all smug and think they've got the perfect answer for everyone, and that all OTHER parenting styles are stupid....well....ignorant is the NICEST thing that could be said about that person.
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