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Sharing 6 of my unpopular parenting choices!
š I will make my kids something different for dinner if they try their food and really donāt like it. My parents always said āyes you doā when I would tell them I didnāt like something and to this day I still cringe at itš it doesnāt matter if itās the taste or texture, I just want the, to try it first. 6/10 times my toddler ends up liking what he tries but he is at the age where his tastebuds and attitude towards food is always always changing. We need our kids to eat, Iām not comfortable having them play or go to bed on an empty stomach. I donāt just give in to smacks though, whatever the alternative meal is, has to be just thatā¦ a meal
š I donāt agree with idea of letting babies and kids cry it out. Thereās plenty of research that states itās unhealthy and your child should be able to rely on you for comfort. The only ābad thingsā coming out of that are children who know theyāre loved, who know their grown up will be there for them, and who know theyāre safe in their emotions. That doesnāt sound like a problem to me. I also donāt like sitting down or laying in bed listening to my babies cry, it really tugs at my heart and ends up making me just as upset.
š I donāt make my kids eat all their food, I ask my toddler to eat until his belly is full. If I noticed he hasnāt eaten much I ask that he sits for a few more minutes to see if his belly wants more. Sometimes, I know when my toddler just wants snacks and as soon as I remind him that itās dinner time and not time to have snacks heāll continue eating. When he understands that he wonāt be getting any snacks is when I know for sure heās doneš
š if my baby wants picked up, Iām going to hold his as soon as I can. This kind of goes back to my second point. Babies canāt talk. Their communication is limited for a long time even when they start to talk they obviously donāt have the full vocabulary to tell us what they need exactly. When my baby asks to be held most of the time itās because he wants a hug or some sort of comfort, he might not be able to reach something, or he wants to look at something from a different angle.
š YOU š CANT š SPOIL š A š BABY š I refuse to get into this bafoonery. Anyone who says youāre spoiling your baby is wrong. Loving your baby, being attentive to your baby, caring for your baby, holding your baby, rocking, singing to, cuddling, nursing, whatever it isā¦ youāre doing right by your baby. From a scientific standpoint, babies canāt be spoiled.
(Side note: some people seem to think babies can manipulate people, this is also untrue and weird to thinkā¦)
š I nurse my baby to sleep because thatās what works for us. Heās been feeding on demand since he was born. Now that weāre starting to take him off nursing getting him to sleep has been hard and emotionally exhausting. He nurses twice a day, once for nap and once for bed. This helps him relax and feel comfortable enough to sleep.
āļø These are only a few of my unpopular parenting choices but I would love to hear yours! My choices are what works best for my family and do not reflect on how I feel about how others parentš
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