| There are many times that you receive your parent's | | | | ideas about the correct way to bring up children. |
| advice and purposely choose to ignore it. This is | | | | When first time parents go to their pediatrician asking |
| often because you think they know nothing about | | | | for advice on everything from sleep habits, discipline |
| things today, whether it is about something as simple | | | | and even toilet training, they are looking for someone |
| as fashion or as complicated as child care. | | | | to tell them how to bring up their child. The problem |
| Experts say that you may only be harming yourself | | | | is that a second or third year pediatric type of |
| and losing out on some valuable insight if you choose | | | | residency is completely hospital based; meaning that |
| to ignore your parents in that way. One of the most | | | | they have been trained to treat sick kids, not the |
| common excuses for not listening to their parenting | | | | ones who simply refuse to eat their vegetables. If |
| guidance is that thing called the generation gap. | | | | you think about it most pediatricians have no idea |
| However, while it is true that the world does change | | | | what to do with a healthy baby who doesn't want to |
| constantly, there are some basics that remain the | | | | take a nap or even what can make a toddler smile. |
| same. There is no substitute for life experiences, | | | | While getting your parent's advice is indeed valuable, |
| which is exactly what your mum and dad have. They | | | | you can also look inward for some of your parenting |
| have been through trials and errors in many aspects | | | | concerns and questions. Getting to know your kids, |
| of life. | | | | staying close to them, listening and paying attention, |
| Today's parents stubbornly refuse to ask for their | | | | using common sense and having the ability to stay |
| parent's advice. Often they claim they want to be | | | | flexible are all great ways for you to learn what is |
| better parents that the previous generation, so why | | | | best for you and your family. It is not wrong to look |
| bother to ask them. Instead they will turn to doctors | | | | for help in other parenting resources as they can be |
| who do not even have any experience with raising | | | | a good aid, but remember that you will make |
| children. Or they will peruse parenting books, yet | | | | mistakes too, perhaps just like your own mum and |
| when it comes down to it many of these books are | | | | dad did. |
| basically cultural documents that repeat acceptable | | | | |