“Don’t reach above your head when you’re pregnant or the baby’s cord will get tangled around his or her neck.” - Karla
“Don’t tell the daycare that your kids have autism!” - Mary
“Give your newborn water when he wakes up in the middle of the night so that he will learn that it wasn’t worthwhile to wake up.” - Rebecca
“Squirt your kids with water when they misbehave, just as you would with a pet you are training. Squirt squirt!” - Kymberly
" ‘Let them cry it out, it’s good for their lungs!’ Okay, so I’ve said this too but it’s totally stupid advice. How is crying good for anyone’s lungs?? Sheesh!" - Krista
“I was told by a friend to ‘let them make their own decisions and then teach them if they make a mistake.’ But it ended up in practice just meaning ‘no boundaries.’ We stopped visiting after that.” - Jeff
“When my older daughter was 6 months old, I was nursing her and she bit me with her brand new tooth–hard enough to draw blood. One of my co-workers told me to bite her back. My 6-month-old! The thought of actually biting my child makes me sick to my stomach.” - Michelle
“Hit your kid to teach him/ her that hitting is bad.” - Alexandra
“Let them cry it out. Painful for both of us!” - Lisa
“My doctor told me: ‘Don’t ever let your heart rate get over 140 beats per minute.’ Who are they kidding? My heart rate gets that high carrying laundry up the stairs!” - Megan
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What’s the worst piece of parenting advice you’ve ever been told?
Re: Worst piece of parenting advice you were ever given.
Don’t use a scissors or cut with a knife during a lunar eclipse, or else your child will be born with a birth defect
For colic/gas…put a dab of Vicks on the belly button, put a coin on top of that and wrap tightly around the baby’s waist..the pressure will release the gas
Re: Worst piece of parenting advice you were ever given.
“let them cry it out”
whatever. you cry it out. i’ll raise my child with as few tears as possible*, thanks!
i also hate when people pressure me to do things because “its the norm.” no, i’m fine with co-sleeping until he’s ready to move into his crib. no, he’s fine eating solids when i say so, and not when you think so.
**no, **he’s NOT going to eat crap just because you think he’s “being deprived of fun.” please. when you have a child, you can raise them on cake and pepsi and we’ll see how you handle it.
the worst is when people who have no kids step up to share their advice**. AS IF. birth one and then you’ll see raising a child is about more than the stereotypes you see around you.
*insha’Allah!
**some people, i should say. lots of other people i know who don’t have kids yet are more sensible and have given great advice and help and offered a fresh perspective on things, i’ll admit.
Re: Worst piece of parenting advice you were ever given.
A family friend once told me to do that “attaa” massage on my baby to get rid of her baby hair (she had some on her forehead) … she further explained to do it ALL over her body … even “down there” and that way my baby would never get any body hair.
I was in shock.
Re: Worst piece of parenting advice you were ever given.
“chorr dou, iss ko janay dou”
“aap iss ko kyon nahi janay de raheen?” with a surprised look on their face … when I am trying my best to keep my toddler not get close to the stairs/open doors.
