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Originally Posted by notfarnow
It must be hard as a parent... I've got a friend who NEVER says no to their 4 yr old daughter
"Can I have another donut?"
"Can I have more icecream?"
"Can I have another roll?"
...yet they never make her eat her veggies, finish her supper, etc. She cries when they drive by McDonalds, so they turn around.
When kids are really young, they don't really get fat too easily. But when you develop those habits they are going to be a BIG problem when the kid turns 12 or so and they aren't growing as fast. Try to teach them to enjoy squash & carrots then.
I almost want to pipe up and say "NO you can't have more icecream! You didn't finish your cabbage!"
LOL, I'm going to be a prick father.
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Actually, you're likely to be an EFFECTIVE parent because you WILL say, "No".
WARNING: Bit of a rant coming.
The world says, "No" to us all the time. We're luck if it doesn't say, "FUCH NO!". IMHO, parenting isn't all that hard....usually. If you say no AND MEAN IT from the time they are very small, then no becomes no and it doesn't mean ask 30 more times until you wear me out and I say yes. It doesn't mean pitch a ***** hemmorage when we drive past McDonald's and I'll give in to you. This is a LOVING thing to do for your child and saying yes all the time is NOT a loving thing. It is BAD PARENTING - just the opposite of how a lot parents feel.
I raised my kids already and to this day I am closer to them than my ex. Today as 25/26 year olds they say, "we never worried about what Mom would say but we did about what you'd say, Dad!" Parents, have some friggin stones. Tell your children no when they are little and spare them having to learn it from someone who eventually tells them with a fist, a knife or a gun on the street. Model responsible, mature but fun-loving good humored behavior and guess what you're most likely to get?