Embarrassed by my poor parenting skills!
Tonight we went to dinner party at a friends place. They have a monstrous house so lots of rooms to sleep 6 small children with no-one then needing babysitters.The hosts 1 year old was already in bed...
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I don't think it is poor parenting at all. I guess its funny different people's expectation of children. When we have dinner parties, as there is so many children in my family there is always some...
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Ah Lani, all good! My sister was one of those children that just would not sleep anywhere but her own bed. It use to frustrate my parents no end. She just needed her own bed, no matter how tiered she...
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Quote:but it was a battle I chose not to have tonight Although I'm quite lucky that Ella will usually go to sleep without too much fuss when we're at someone else's place I too have been there, done...
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Can't say I think that's bad parenting either. Some kids are just like that and as long as she's being well behaved and isn't making a scene then everyone got to enjoy the evening so that's great. I...
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I am with the others - it is not bad parenting, just another example of different parenting. You chose not to have a scene with her, she wasn't creating a scene by being up - I don't see the problem?
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Quote:I hope that there won't be any repercussions for today though. She didn't wake up until after 9am and I have packed her off to her dad's now. I'll probably have to deal with the repercussions...
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My kids would have done the same and I don't think it has anything to do with poor parenting skills: more happy secure child who knows what they want! Which can only come from good parenting skills!
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DS is exactly the same Lani. I nearly fell off my chair when Lin was staying with me and on a few occasions her DD said she wanted to go to bed. I can't remember DS ever saying that! especially when...
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Thanks guys, I don't feel so bad now. I guess it was just everyone elses children went to bed no problem. DD's godmother today (whose office is two doors up from mine) was telling the girls at lunch...
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