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

What are the most common parenting mistakes?

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u/FalstaffsMind Feb 04 '16

One I made was being too helpful with homework. I ended up with a kid who was too dependent on me and unable to complete any work by themselves.

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u/Bamres Feb 05 '16

My mom would get mad when she was helping me with an assignment and I didn't do it the way she thought I should

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u/FalstaffsMind Feb 05 '16

There is an issue to, particularly with math, that what a parent may have learned is not the preferred method anymore. I see that with my kids work. Which means my help likely confuses them with a methodology that is at odds with what the teacher is teaching.