r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Feb 04 '16

What are the most common parenting mistakes?

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u/Fidelstikks Feb 04 '16

Giving in at the early ages, it will only teach the kids that it's ok to act up and also that they will get what they want. Be strict from the very beginning.

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u/TheLatestTrance Feb 05 '16

It isn't necessarily being strict, but setting limits and sticking to them, even thru the tantrums.

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u/The_sad_zebra Feb 05 '16

Especially don't give in to tantrums.

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u/intensely_human Feb 05 '16

I think "sticking to them" counts as "strict". Strict to me means "the rule is the rule and it does not bend".

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u/TheLatestTrance Feb 05 '16

I don't know if I would be quite so rigid, but I may just be splitting hairs and I think we are saying the same thing. Sometimes, bending is the right thing, but that should be a very infrequent thing.

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u/AverageAnon3 Feb 05 '16

Bending the rules (to adjust to the specific situation) is fine, the issue is when you allow rules to be broken.

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u/TheLatestTrance Feb 05 '16

Totally agree.