Is it better or tougher than you imagined? What was the biggest difference?
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This is a survey for my sociology class. When you answer please state your age too.

I just see a lot of opinions where people say you shouldn’t raise your child like that or you shouldn’t do that. But is not the way we were raised what makes us unique? Do we not want to be unique? I love all the different parenting styles out there I may not personally choose to do things that others would but I wouldn’t criticize them. Of course there is a boundary of abuse which is wrong but other then that I think we should encourage instead of judge. Does anyone else agree?

I ask because I’m currently the foster parent of 2 children who face the distinct possibility of not returning to their biological parents.
We have a great connection and bond, and both children are very happy and settled. What are some ideas for making sure they stay connected to their biological origins/family?
Thanks in advance.

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What different types of Adoption are out there? And their Definitions?

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I have a 20 month old. Just took an EPT and it appears to be positive, that I’m pregnant (sssshhhhh). So I’m wondering, how is the second pregnancy and delivery different from the first, and how is it having two little ones instead of one? How can I prepare myself?

Our parenting styles are differnt..he is WAY to permissive and layed back about the things his children do ie listening to inappropriate music or being disrespectful. When it comes to my children (who are not perfect) he is quick to judge and point fingers. I am more strict and structured than he is and I’m trying to convince him to go to parenting classes….he is stand-offish about it. How do we handle this?

Analyze the style of parenting used by the parents.
Define the style of parenting.
Critique the parenting styles with examples from the programs.
Are the styles effective in communicating with adolescents?
How?
Why?
What was, or was not, realistic about the portrayal?
Hypothesize how you would handle the conflict?

I’m doing an project on parenting and my teacher wants the class to write a paper on comparing and contrasting the parenting practices of different countries and i’m having problems trying to get information about it, my paper is going to feature united states and japan and the ways of parenting practices of it. So i just need the information in order to do it. Please can anyone help me with this.

I know we belabor the point here, sometimes…
But, whenever I read people replies from people in the neverending spanking/not spanking debate, it seems like there are some who think the only choices for teaching our children are:
Spanking
Timeouts
Taking away toys/priveleges
1-2-3 Magic
That’s it. Just straight pavlovian stimuli/response to train the children what to do and what not to do, until they’re grown.
Just wanted to get a list of other parenting methods that people use, to let people know that there are other choices that involve actually teaching your child to make good decisions without the contrived stimuli/response reward/punishment system.
So, what are some of the other alternatives (besides, I guess, totally ignoring & neglecting your kids or abusing them). What are some parenting methods that you’ve used or seen working in real life, besides the above ones?