Arrested Development, season 2 episode 11 “Out on a Limb”
Point is taken but especially as they grow, challenges become more unique to their personality. Every baby shits and feeds much the same way. How do you instill good values and habits in a 10 year old? Depends a lot on the 10 year old.
no amount of books prepare you to be a good parent.
the only thing that has helped me are three rules
- be calm
- be understanding
- lead by example
it also helps to be firm. when you said no, it means no. no amount of begging or bargaining will change that. and when a punishment is given, it’s seen through to the end.
And the books all say
- be calm
- Be understanding
- Lead by being the biggest
Damn. So close.
also in regards of lead by example, when you make a mistake as a parent, apologies are not optional.
There was never a good reason to go into parenting unprepared.
But I’m kinda half on the dad’s side here: even if you read the best books about it, reality hits different. Every kid is different. The emotional aspects are hard to cover in books. It’s a reward but also a challenge to your relationship (assuming that’s your starting point) and most importantly: kids go through phases all the time. By the time you feel comfortable dealing with a baby they’re in their terrible twos, and so on all the way into adulthood.
“I am the Emergency Parental Hologram. Please state the nature of your child-rearing emergency.”
While there are a lot of parenting books, it’s only in the last few years that it has been properly studied, scientifically. My generation of parents is one of the first to be able to truly make use of the advancements.
Basically, it wasn’t that handbooks didn’t exist (when the episode was made), but that they contradicted each other.
People who defensively say “kids don’t come with a handbook” didn’t read any of them. Like Lucille, they are reacting to insecurity in their role as a parent.
People who defensively say “kids don’t come with a handbook” didn’t read any of them.
These are also the kind of people who just point their fingers and blame everyone else when they do something wrong. Especially the ones who blame their parents for not teaching them enough are the same ones who said their parents are out of touch and don’t know anything.
Nope. Read many books, went to birthing classes, etc. There really isn’t something comprehensive for day one through let’s say 2 months. You either don’t have kids or we’re very lucky.
Including some written by (Dr.) Spock.
That’s peanuts. Just look how cruel he was with poor Mr. Joshua.
Well he did kill Hunsaker’s daughter as a warning so…
How much would it cost to get Ron Howard to voice-over clap-back every canon break in the franchise? Or, for Trek it should probably be Clint Howard.
$250,000 (the amount in the banana stand)
there were 50cc’s of your father in that banana stand!!!
I wonder what percentage of the books have absolutely bonkers advice. I know Dobson contributed a few.
For every book that gives a piece of advice, there’s another completely contracting it
