Hey everyone. I am just curious on what everyone thinks some of this parenting stuff. Please answer the following questions (when and if you get the time).

1. Your Age:

2. Number of children and ages of children:

3. Describe the single greatest responsibility of parenting:

4. What is the greatest reward of being a parent:

5. What do you enjoy most about being a parent:

6. What do you find most difficult/challenging about parenting:

7. Did you ever participate in parenting classes, or birth classes:

8. What topics do you think should be taught in a parenting course:

9. What skills do you think should be taught in a parenting course:

10. What are some of the resources you have used to become a better parent (books, magazines, other people)

11. How is the world different today for your children compared to when you were a child:

12. If you could give teens one peice of advice about parenting, what would it be:

13. What are some of the things about parenting that you did not expect:

14. Are there any things that you believe before you were a parent that turned out to be untrue:


Thank you for takign the time to answer this.

1. 19
2. 1child 3months
3. protecting them (from harm, physical, mental, and spiritual)
4. Watching them grow into independent sucessful loving adults
5. the smiles and laughs and the innocense they bring
6. knowing your balance of protection.
7. no
8.N/A
9.N/A
10. family, friends, books
11. the world has become more desencitized(s/p) to what is allowed. Kids are 5 and they new stuff i knew at like 12. kids are cusing at ages of 3 .
12. wait till your married, but if not make sure you give them lots of love.
13. N/A
14. Not so far.

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Originally posted by ConceteAngel:
[qb]Hey everyone. I am just curious on what everyone thinks some of this parenting stuff. Please answer the following questions (when and if you get the time).

1. Your Age:

2. Number of children and ages of children:

3. Describe the single greatest responsibility of parenting:

4. What is the greatest reward of being a parent:

5. What do you enjoy most about being a parent:

6. What do you find most difficult/challenging about parenting:

7. Did you ever participate in parenting classes, or birth classes:

8. What topics do you think should be taught in a parenting course:

9. What skills do you think should be taught in a parenting course:

10. What are some of the resources you have used to become a better parent (books, magazines, other people)

11. How is the world different today for your children compared to when you were a child:

12. If you could give teens one peice of advice about parenting, what would it be:

13. What are some of the things about parenting that you did not expect:

14. Are there any things that you believe before you were a parent that turned out to be untrue:


Thank you for takign the time to answer this. [/qb]

1. 36
2. 3 children 12 yrs.,12 yrs. and 6 yrs
3 Teaching your children to have morals, values, and to give 110% in everything they do and to respect yourself as well as everyone else.
4. To see that your children are utilizing everything that you are teaching them to be ready for the real world one day.
5.Being there for my children in what ever they are doing in school and beyond.
6.Trying to raise kids by yourself since you are the only one working, ect. it has it's down times.
7. I took the birthing class at the hospital so I could get a euperdural but that was it.
8. The advantages/disadvantges of being a single parent and raising children in a single parent household.
9.How to budget your money and what are the proper ways to to discipline your children.
10.Parenting magazine
11.Everything is more fasted paced and the generation is different than when I was born. We were more laid back easy going. Todays kids are more forward about things they don't think they just act on it as with me we thought about it first then if we knew it would get us in trouble we wouldn't do it.
12.Get a education first before you start having children. Enjoy being a teen because when you become a adult it's more responsibilities. Appreciate life in general.
13.To not be alone raising my children by myself. I thought I would have that all american family (father, mother) in the household raising the children.
14.No
Maywest

quote:

Originally posted by ConceteAngel:
[qb]Hey everyone. I am just curious on what everyone thinks some of this parenting stuff. Please answer the following questions (when and if you get the time).

1. Your Age:

2. Number of children and ages of children:

3. Describe the single greatest responsibility of parenting:

4. What is the greatest reward of being a parent:

5. What do you enjoy most about being a parent:

6. What do you find most difficult/challenging about parenting:

7. Did you ever participate in parenting classes, or birth classes:

8. What topics do you think should be taught in a parenting course:

9. What skills do you think should be taught in a parenting course:

10. What are some of the resources you have used to become a better parent (books, magazines, other people)

11. How is the world different today for your children compared to when you were a child:

12. If you could give teens one peice of advice about parenting, what would it be:

13. What are some of the things about parenting that you did not expect:

14. Are there any things that you believe before you were a parent that turned out to be untrue:


Thank you for takign the time to answer this. [/qb]

1.22

2. one son 2yrs old

3.giving your child the best you possibly can

4 everyday when they smile or say i love you

5.the days when you are having a bad day and
they tell you it will be okay, they can always put a smile on your face.

6.raising kids in society today

7.birth classes

8.how to manage stress, don't be afraid to
ask for help

9.same as above

10.talking with others, sharing stories

11.society today has lost a lot of morals, kids run their parents, they are allowed to run the streets, cuss, sex at much younger ages. etc. etc.

12.it isn't as easy as you may think, live your life and have children when you are grown up

13.the way it really does change the person you were

14.not that i can think of

quote:

Originally posted by ConceteAngel:
[qb]Hey everyone. I am just curious on what everyone thinks some of this parenting stuff. Please answer the following questions (when and if you get the time).

1. Your Age:

2. Number of children and ages of children:

3. Describe the single greatest responsibility of parenting:

4. What is the greatest reward of being a parent:

5. What do you enjoy most about being a parent:

6. What do you find most difficult/challenging about parenting:

7. Did you ever participate in parenting classes, or birth classes:

8. What topics do you think should be taught in a parenting course:

9. What skills do you think should be taught in a parenting course:

10. What are some of the resources you have used to become a better parent (books, magazines, other people)

11. How is the world different today for your children compared to when you were a child:

12. If you could give teens one peice of advice about parenting, what would it be:

13. What are some of the things about parenting that you did not expect:

14. Are there any things that you believe before you were a parent that turned out to be untrue:


Thank you for takign the time to answer this. [/qb]

1.16
2.1, age 10 1/2 weeks
3.Providing for and taking care of my child.
4.Seeing how your child grows.
5.same as number 4
6.Providing for stuff a child needs.
7. Yes a parenting class in school.
8. How to deal with a baby.
9.Same as number 8
10.Magazines other people and books.
11.Its pretty much the same.
12. Its not as easy asit looks. Wait!!!!
13. I prerry much didnt expect all the crying and all the stuff I would have to give up.
14. I thought that this bby would save my relationship but that was A lie.

1. 21
2. one child, a son, 3mo's
3. protecting them from all the ills of the world so that they will never know suffering, hurt, and all of those bad things, but unfortunately this is not totally possible....
4. knowing that I will have raised this little guy up to an adult
5. everything
6. remaining cool when everything is just falling apart
7. No
8. n/a
9.n/a
10. books, magazines, friends, other single moms, this site
11. it seems that children these days experience these serious life altering situations so much sooner in life than when I was their age....i remember still playing barbie dolls at age 13, and there are kids those ages out there making, doing and selling heavy drugs, and stuff like that...scares me
12. wait until you are older of course, but if you are in those circumstances and have a child or are having one....use all of the resources you can that are out there, continue your education, stay strong, and love your child and yourself....don't let others opinions run your life, cuz it will only bring you down
13. i knew it would be tough, but until my son was born I didn't realize entirely how tough
14. i think for a while that i truely thought I was invisible and nothing like an unplanned pregnancy would ever happen to me...I of course was totally wrong and got knocked down heavily on my rear end....definitely has been a lesson learned

1)20
2)one son 15 months
3)trying to show my son what is right and wrong
4)the smiles, the tears, sharing everything you love with your greatest love
5)everything
6)I find it difficult to say no
7)Yes
8)How to say no(LOL)
9)I think parents should know that its the best thing to laugh with your child, not have to teach everything
10)Books and my mom
11)Everything is acceptable now. Kids dont seem to have manners.
12)A child is not a toy. If you think your ready to be a parent, 10 to 1 your wrong. No one is ever ready.
13)How quickly it would go.
14)Nope

1. Your Age: 36
2. Number of children and ages of children: 1, 21 months
3. Describe the single greatest responsibility of parenting: making them responsible adults
4. What is the greatest reward of being a parent: seeing the result of your work
5. What do you enjoy most about being a parent: seeing my child develop
6. What do you find most difficult/challenging about parenting: the many options you have in each situation
7. Did you ever participate in parenting classes, or birth classes: birth classes
8. What topics do you think should be taught in a parenting course: first aid for example
9. What skills do you think should be taught in a parenting course: see 8
10. What are some of the resources you have used to become a better parent (books, magazines, other people): trusting myself, after getting all the available info = books, internet�.
11. How is the world different today for your children compared to when you were a child: children are more important to their parents
12. If you could give teens one piece of advice about parenting, what would it be: wait until you�re 30 (but they wouldn�t listen anyways)
13. What are some of the things about parenting that you did not expect: the lack of public or other resources=the way society is closing their eyes (not necessarily only by direct financial help)
14. Are there any things that you believed before you were a parent that turned out to be untrue: can�t think of anything

1. Your Age: 40

2. Number of children and ages of children: one 11 year old daughter

3. Describe the single greatest responsibility of parenting: teaching your child that life has its ups and downs and you can choose to learn from them and become a wonderful adult or not learn and never truly become an adult and wallow in being the victim forever. Learn and be happy!

4. What is the greatest reward of being a parent: Seeing my daughter overcome adversity in her life and excell at anything she is passionate about.

5. What do you enjoy most about being a parent: see #4 .. being a truly proud parent

6. What do you find most difficult/challenging about parenting: finances and having to make decisions without support from another parent

7. Did you ever participate in parenting classes, or birth classes: Lamaze, court ordered "Children First in Divorce" class and 6 weeks of "High Conflict Parenting Class"

8. What topics do you think should be taught in a parenting course: There is not enough space... There is no manual on how to raise another human being and there never will be because each and every one of us are different. Raising a child is different in every case as those of you that have more than one are aware. The biggest thing that needs to be stressed is that it is a 24/7 job with no vacations, sick days or paid time off.

9. What skills do you think should be taught in a parenting course: first aid, nutrition, psychology, budgeting, anger management and the list goes on.

10. What are some of the resources you have used to become a better parent (books, magazines, other people) My mother, my friends this site, my attorney and the classes I was required to take but proved to be invaluable. One book has helped me beyond my daughter being 5 years old. The title is "Odd Girl Out". It is about hidden aggression in girls.

11. How is the world different today for your children compared to when you were a child: The innocence is lost at such an early age.

12. If you could give teens one peice of advice about parenting, what would it be: Wait! If you are already a parent .. take, ask and fight for every opportunity for help to reach your goals to better yourself for you and inevitably your child.

13. What are some of the things about parenting that you did not expect: to be single and doing this alone

14. Are there any things that you believe before you were a parent that turned out to be untrue: I promised I would never say "Because I said so!" .... oh how wrong I was!