{"id":10384,"date":"2016-11-29T09:27:37","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T14:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/?p=10384"},"modified":"2016-12-06T21:05:31","modified_gmt":"2016-12-07T02:05:31","slug":"stop-comparenting-just-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/stop-comparenting-just-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop comPARENTing and just do parenting your way!"},"content":{"rendered":"
Parenting in the 21st century sure does have its challenges. We have like a hundred different labels for the type of parenting styles that we embody including; helicopter, free-range, tiger-mom, attachment and dolphin (I don’t even know what that one is). And you HAVE TO pick one! That’s the rule… according to someone, who probably isn’t a parent. If that’s not enough, we are constantly bombarded by images of the ideal\u00a0mom. You don’t have to go far to see it – Pinterest and Instagram are pictures upon pictures of how to have the “best” life ever.<\/p>\n
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Baking with your kids? It’s a great way for the kids to learn a life skill they say! It’s FUN they say! Sure, it’s a great skill and it can be fun but what about the mess, the constant shouting “don’t touch that, it’s hot” or “don’t touch that you just picked your nose!” Where are the pictures that show the reality behind the finished product?<\/p>\n