Posted by daisym on May 30, 2005, at 13:33:20
In reply to Re: Parenting Classes » daisym, posted by annierose on May 29, 2005, at 22:21:32
Good point. I hadn't thought about it helping my guys. I always want to say to moms who talk about boys as predators, "as far as I can see, it is YOUR daughter who is calling MY son..."
I think the support around limits is hugely important. I don't know how many times I've reminded parents that they aren't their child's friend and can't be. This is hard because we don't want our kids to be unhappy, especially with us. Now that my kids are older, I've asked the oldest if he thought I was too strict. He sweetly said no, that it was the right balance of rules and flexibility and humor. He said he always knew that if it was important to him and he stated his case, I would listen. He did say that I worried too much. :) I just told him, wait until you have your own kids!
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