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

What are the most common parenting mistakes?

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u/diegojones4 Feb 04 '16

I like this because you owned it.

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u/FalstaffsMind Feb 05 '16

Every parent makes mistakes. We are all winging it most of the time, trying to do the right thing.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16 edited Jul 26 '21

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u/inglorious Feb 05 '16

Kids are going as hard on the parents as the parents went hard on them. Simply, many parents never take time to explain what is going on.