Comments on: Talk About Overprotective Parents! http://www.homewiththekids.com/blog/2009/05/talk-about-overprotective-parents/ Work at Home in Progress Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:37:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stephaniehttp://www.homewiththekids.com/blog/2009/05/talk-about-overprotective-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-1351 Stephanie Fri, 08 May 2009 22:18:15 +0000 http://www.homewiththekids.com/blog/?p=1369#comment-1351 Mrs. Micah, I can see where that would work. My oldest still remembers the time she touched the side of the oven when it was on. It hurt, and she knows very well now to stay well away when it's on. Mrs. Micah, I can see where that would work. My oldest still remembers the time she touched the side of the oven when it was on. It hurt, and she knows very well now to stay well away when it’s on.

]]> By: Mrs. Micahhttp://www.homewiththekids.com/blog/2009/05/talk-about-overprotective-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-1353 Mrs. Micah Thu, 07 May 2009 23:47:47 +0000 http://www.homewiththekids.com/blog/?p=1369#comment-1353 It reminds me of a parenting technique which I've heard people used in times and places when open fires in a house were the norm. To prevent the toddler from going into the fire, they'd hold their hand near it until the toddler connected fire + pain. Sounds barbaric, but I don't think they let them burn. Anyway, this was supposed to teach them to be afraid of the fire so that they didn't walk into it and experience serious burning.I can't imagine doing it to my own child, but I know I wouldn't want to protect them so much that they didn't realize that things had consequences--whether walking into stuff at 1 or misbehaving at 16. Learning about consequences on a small scale can prevent more pain later on. It reminds me of a parenting technique which I’ve heard people used in times and places when open fires in a house were the norm. To prevent the toddler from going into the fire, they’d hold their hand near it until the toddler connected fire + pain. Sounds barbaric, but I don’t think they let them burn. Anyway, this was supposed to teach them to be afraid of the fire so that they didn’t walk into it and experience serious burning.

I can’t imagine doing it to my own child, but I know I wouldn’t want to protect them so much that they didn’t realize that things had consequences–whether walking into stuff at 1 or misbehaving at 16. Learning about consequences on a small scale can prevent more pain later on.

]]> By: Stephaniehttp://www.homewiththekids.com/blog/2009/05/talk-about-overprotective-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-1352 Stephanie Thu, 07 May 2009 22:54:18 +0000 http://www.homewiththekids.com/blog/?p=1369#comment-1352 Just amazing, Expat Mom! Sounds kind of like how my inlaws apparently were with their first baby. My husband tells me his sister never learned to crawl because they never gave her the space to do so. Not carrying her around all the time or anything, just keeping her strictly limited in small areas.Sounds like you're a pretty great kind of "terrible" parent, though. Just amazing, Expat Mom! Sounds kind of like how my inlaws apparently were with their first baby. My husband tells me his sister never learned to crawl because they never gave her the space to do so. Not carrying her around all the time or anything, just keeping her strictly limited in small areas.

Sounds like you’re a pretty great kind of “terrible” parent, though.

]]> By: Expat Momhttp://www.homewiththekids.com/blog/2009/05/talk-about-overprotective-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-1354 Expat Mom Thu, 07 May 2009 18:59:32 +0000 http://www.homewiththekids.com/blog/?p=1369#comment-1354 Here in Guatemala, they don`t let babies crawl or even try to stand up on their own because they might get hurt. My niece didn`t start to walk until she was nearly TWO! They just tie them on their backs or lay them on the bed and get mad if the kid tries to do anything. I`m considered a TERRIBLE parent because my kids were on the floor from very small and fell out the door a couple of times each. Healthy as horses though! :) Unlike my niece who gets sick if a breeze touches her. Here in Guatemala, they don`t let babies crawl or even try to stand up on their own because they might get hurt. My niece didn`t start to walk until she was nearly TWO! They just tie them on their backs or lay them on the bed and get mad if the kid tries to do anything. I`m considered a TERRIBLE parent because my kids were on the floor from very small and fell out the door a couple of times each. Healthy as horses though! :) Unlike my niece who gets sick if a breeze touches her.

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