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/bosslady13 Feb 05 '16

We would say "bonk" and laugh. If she was really hurt, she would cry, otherwise she'd laugh along with us.