My unpopularparenting choices

Sharing 6 of my unpopular parenting choices!

💙 I will make my kids something different for dinner if they try their food and really don’t like it. My parents always said “yes you do” when I would tell them I didn’t like something and to this day I still cringe at it😂 it doesn’t matter if it’s 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, I’m not comfortable having them play or go to bed on an empty stomach. I don’t just give in to smacks though, whatever the alternative meal is, has to be just that… a meal

💙 I don’t agree with idea of letting babies and kids cry it out. There’s plenty of research that states it’s unhealthy and your child should be able to rely on you for comfort. The only “bad things” coming out of that are children who know they’re loved, who know their grown up will be there for them, and who know they’re safe in their emotions. That doesn’t sound like a problem to me. I also don’t 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.

💙 I don’t make my kids eat all their food, I ask my toddler to eat until his belly is full. If I noticed he hasn’t 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 it’s dinner time and not time to have snacks he’ll continue eating. When he understands that he won’t be getting any snacks is when I know for sure he’s done😂

💙 if my baby wants picked up, I’m going to hold his as soon as I can. This kind of goes back to my second point. Babies can’t talk. Their communication is limited for a long time even when they start to talk they obviously don’t have the full vocabulary to tell us what they need exactly. When my baby asks to be held most of the time it’s 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.

💙 YOU 👏 CANT 👏 SPOIL 👏 A 👏 BABY 👏 I refuse to get into this bafoonery. Anyone who says you’re 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 is… you’re doing right by your baby. From a scientific standpoint, babies can’t be spoiled.

(Side note: some people seem to think babies can manipulate people, this is also untrue and weird to think…)

💙 I nurse my baby to sleep because that’s what works for us. He’s been feeding on demand since he was born. Now that we’re 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.

⭐️ 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 parent💙

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