How would you rate your parenting on a scale from 1 to 10?

How would you rate your parenting on a scale from 1 to 10, with ten being perfect? How would you rate your parents’ parenting? And your friends? Do most people think they are worse, equal or better parents than the average parent?

Should parents be required to take a parenting class during the hospital stay when the baby is born?

What benefits whould this have? I am writing a Thesis on getting a program started through the government requiring parents to have a parenting lecture or class during their hospital stay. Any comments are appreciated. Thanks!

What are some great pregnancy and parenting books?

I already have the “What to expect when you are expecting” series, what else was useful for you? What books on parenting have been worth buying for you? What about pregnancy books? Which ones could you not live without? My husband and I are first time parents and need some direction! Thanks!

How many believe parenting/raising children is a cut and dry process?

Between parenting books, discussions on here, magazines, tv shows, and the many other areas in which parenting is the subject, it appears many people seem to believe there is usually one true way to raise children, their way. How many parents, if they opt to breast feed are tolerable to those who bottle feed? How [...]

How much do you think parenting and environment affects the outcome of a person?

Basically, nature vs. nurture. Like, do you think a psychopath is born or made? Do you think some of the world’s finest could have turned out to be serial killers if they’d had a different upbringing? Also, what kind of parenting do you think constitutes “good parenting” or “bad parenting?” The person with the most [...]

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