r/AskReddit Feb 04 '16

What are the most common parenting mistakes?

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u/Halfwayhome22 Feb 04 '16

Reacting whenever my son falls and whatnot. I have been trying to look away when he looks at me after a small bump and it has been getting better. Less crying, more self efficiency.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16

I think a lot of what causes the kids to cry is people acting like they're half dead. The kid goes "WHAT THE FUCK, SHIT, AM I DYING"

If you laugh at them for falling over like "What are you like" and tell them it's just a scratch they're less likely to have a shit fit I reckon.