Parenting is hard work. Luckily, experienced moms and dads are tweeting how they handle their everyday struggles to let the beginners know what it's like raising kids. Or at least amuse them while they're drowning in diapers. From taking your little one to the public toilet to making them put on pants, these hilariously funny parent tweets compiled by Bored Panda should definitely resonate with sleep-deprived parents of little kids who just want to catch a break. And if you don't have a kid, they might give you an understanding of what you'd be getting yourself into if you choose to become one.
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In his book, The Ten Basic Principles of Good Parenting, Laurence Steinberg, PhD, provides a few guidelines based on 75 years of studies. Most parents do a pretty good job of raising kids, the psychologist said, but truly effective parenting means not just relying on natural instincts but on knowing what works and why as well.
For starters, children should never be hit -- not even a slap on a toddler's bottom, he told WebMD. "If your young child is headed into danger, into traffic, you can grab him and hold him, but you should under no circumstances hit him."
Steinberg's 10 principles aren't just for parents. They hold true for anyone who deal with children -- coach, teacher, babysitter, he says.
"What you do makes a difference," Steinberg said. "Your kids are watching you. Don't just react on the spur of the moment. Ask yourself, 'What do I want to accomplish, and is this likely to produce that result?'"
The hard part is that being an involved parent doesn't only take time, it also means rethinking and rearranging your priorities. "It frequently means sacrificing what you want to do for what your child needs to do. Be there mentally as well as physically."
However, being involved isn't doing a child's homework -- or reading it over or correcting it. "Homework is a tool for teachers to know whether the child is learning or not," Steinberg explained. "If you do the homework, you're not letting the teacher know what the child is learning."
What moms and dads need to remember is that parenting is a marathon, not a sprint. Adults work on their relationships with other adults, including friendships, marriage, and dating, and the same should apply for their relationship with their kids.
Why can't we comment on overly downvoted people???????? I demand freedom of speech.
Look! If kids can believe in the Easter Bunny, the boogie man.. etc - they can believe Disney is locked. Great idea mom. Ignore the other comments.
I was once at the airport waiting for the plane when I hear the 4-6 year old across from me say "Why can't we get on the plane yet? I'm bored". The mother didn't even bat an eye before saying "Well maybe if you ever went to bed on time, the airplane wouldn't have to be late." Those things are not even remotely related, but I applaud your parenting, Stranger Woman
Being a single and childless doesn't seem so bad knowing this........experiences.
And if you find them actually doing nothing, you take their temperature :D
I hope this was a stall inside another bathroom, but in my heart I know the door opened directly into Target's entry way.
My all time favorite was using a restroom in Disneyland, and from the next stall I hear "No, no, no, don't touch that with your penis!"
I was walking through an elementary school hall & I heard a little voice from the boys' bathroom say, "Look! No hands!"
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'DONT EAT YOUR SISTER'S VOMIT' - thankfully, I was talking to my cats >^x__O^<
I have a really really long list of "things I never thought i'd say", since I have been a parent. One is stop licking the dog, and another is don't sit on the table on your plate. Ugh....My kids are now 22 and 15. Somehow I keep finding more to add .... It's quite the adventure at times.
Under Things I Never Even Thought About Saying Until I Had A Son: “Stop touching your penis!”
Recently in German class, I told a fellow classmate I watched The Big Lebowski in German, so now I had learned how to say things like "he peed on my rug", but I regretted that phrases like that are not very useful in everyday life. "Well," he replied with a smile, "I have this two-year-old kid..."
I'm saving my children out of this horrible torture by not having them. Church is boooring!
Hahaha! Pass the baby around. Her priorities are set as high as mine.
lol same goes with the sound of your pet throwing up. instant wake up
In our house the proper way was called 'the banana way'. The toddler is now 16 and I can guarantee she doesn't put her socks on 'the banana way' because it took too long to no benefit.
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Yep. Suck it up, wiener-boy. We're off to Prague....alone.
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My 24 month old son locked me in the patio/converted to office when I was 9 months pregnant... Had to squeeze my preggopotamus self through a small window & down onto the deck just to get back into the house to him in a hurry... & delivered his healthy sister just 2 days later. Uuuuugggg! It was a rough couple years, but we still laugh about that moment 23 years later! XD
My wife told me being a mom of small children consisted of making food no one wants and counting to three.
I can't take it anymore, my stomach is hurting from all the laughter...
Yep. Suck it up, wiener-boy. We're off to Prague....alone.
Load More Replies... My 24 month old son locked me in the patio/converted to office when I was 9 months pregnant... Had to squeeze my preggopotamus self through a small window & down onto the deck just to get back into the house to him in a hurry... & delivered his healthy sister just 2 days later. Uuuuugggg! It was a rough couple years, but we still laugh about that moment 23 years later! XD
My wife told me being a mom of small children consisted of making food no one wants and counting to three.
I can't take it anymore, my stomach is hurting from all the laughter...
