Is it better or tougher than you imagined? What was the biggest difference?
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I know there are a lot of parenting books out there, child psychology books, baby and me, etc. I know there are psychological theories about the stages that a child goes through when growing up, and I am a firm believer of it. Do any parents agree? And the ones that do, do you find the books helpful? And the ones that don’t, why? I talked to my mom, and she told me that she never read any of those books, and well I turned out just fine! I’m going to medical school and going to be a doctor soon.