I agree with Jewels. Right on, man... I will be asking you for more advice when our kids come along.
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Originally Posted by onesnowyowl
Parents are not professionals, remember that. Most haven't taken classes in psychology, child development, or pedagogy, and they're too close to their children to truly see the problems that everyone else sees.
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And yeah, they're not professionals, but that kind of stuff should be mandatory (in my perfect world)... I think, in the old days, people might have had more of a clue about how to be parents (maybe not the psychology, etc... but just from being around families and kids more often, and having more experience with kids, before having kids). But I could be wrong. (I'll also be asking you for advice when we have kids, too.)
Ktspktsp and I were just saying that we should get some good books on parenting and discipline, way before we even start trying to conceive... just to get a head start on things, review our psychology, etc. Of course, I do think parenting is something that ultimately has to be learned in the trenches, but at little research never hurt anyone. Any recommendations?