Comments on: Silver Lining Parenting

By: Before the Baby Wakes

Before the Baby Wakes — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 05:36:08 +0000

[...] else can just sit untouched for days. I’ve already told you how I suck at cleaning & my parenting skillz make Snooki look like a good legal guardian for Phoenix so that leaves cooking…and I am a damn good cook. No Hamburger Helper or Hot Dogs & [...]

By: Before the Baby Wakes

Before the Baby Wakes — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:02:37 +0000

[...] is probably one of the friendliest children you will ever meet. Yes, he may point a gun at me but he also rubs my back as I vomit so you take the good with the bad & there you have the facts of [...]

By: Debbie Goldberg

Debbie Goldberg — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:17:05 +0000

I think if my child pretended to shoot me I’d seriously reevaluate my parenting skills. And then I’d send him to live with grandparents.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:16:37 +0000

I have a potty mouth but I’m not a parent. However my friends with kids all the kids know not to repeat the bad words aunt amanda says since there is no way I can filter my mouth if you don’t think about filtering it 99% of the time it’s like so hard to do it that 1% and the kids repeat after me but the funny stuff never the bad words. I have to say even my friends who curse around their kids the little ones 2-3 may say it but the parenting is what stops them.

one family i know kids ran around cursing more then i did. they didn’t do anything to stop it and the kids just kept cursing but when my friends kid calls someone a “douche bag” at the tender age of 3 he’s immediately reprimanded because thats not an appropriate word for him to say since he’s not a grown up.

I think its about the parenting. Kids will repeat it and learn it but its up to you to teach them when not to and why its not okay. I think if you’re doing that then you are fine ^.^

By: Alexis Grace

Alexis Grace — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:40:34 +0000

We just watched the Modern Family episode and couldn’t quit laughing…. kids say things because they can, because they are testing boundaries and figure things out—- so I wouldn’t worry about any of your concerns!

By: Jamie

Jamie — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:16:14 +0000

Oh wow, I screwed up that last comment. I had a “swear” jar growing up. Anytime I “swore” i had to pay a quarter. Boy, did I learn really quick to stop the behavior

By: Jamie

Jamie — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:15:09 +0000

I’m laughing so hard right now… hahahah.

I had a screw jar growing up. Anytime I let one out, I had to paid a quarter into the jar. Boy, did I learn to control it from there

By: Holly

Holly — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:23:33 +0000

This was hilarious and refreshing to read. I actually like the more relaxed approach when it comes to kids swearing. By repeatedly telling a child of a particular, ‘I’m going to do the opposite of what you tell me to do no matter what’ age, the more you scold or tell a child not to do or say something, the more they are going to do it. By making certain language off-limits, you’re putting a spotlight on it and making it a big deal that gets a reaction.

Thanks for the read!

By: Bibi

Bibi — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:19:16 +0000

Lol, love your interpretation….he sounds like a handful.

I don’t know how, but my 9 year old is pretty near perfect.I can’t even think about any negative habits from me. On the other hand the teenager picked up my “I don’t give a crap attitude”, “temper at the wrong time” and his dad’s constant interrupting when others talk.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:15:28 +0000

Haha. Thanks for the “laugh out loud” moment of the day!