Parenting tips...sounds like something I could use once in awhile. Actually, maybe more often than once in awhile :) But don't tell my kids I said that.
I had this great idea when my first child was born. Since she didn't come with a user's manual, and I couldn't find anywhere to order one (and I didn't like the user's manual my mom used...), I decided that I would write my own. So, I made careful notes about what worked and what didn't, what to do and not to do, etc.
Boy, I was so smart! Why hadn't anyone else thought of this before?
Then came my second child. Of course, I knew everything (from my first child).
You can guess what I am going to say next. It didn't take me long at all to figure out I wasn't as smart as I thought.
Why? Well, a user's manual for a Ford doesn't tell you how a GM works. Oh, I get it now! I wasn't so smart after all, was I? Of course not!
So, I won't tell anyone else about my great "user's manual" idea.
Anyway, all joking aside, polishing up on your parenting skills is a great idea, and remember to throw into the mix that all kids are different and that nobody knows your own kid better than you. :-)
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