Bringing up Children

[Bewlay Bros.]

Just how easy is it?

And what were the biggest surprises or difficulties that the guide books simply fail to mention?

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right now the biggest difficulty i have regarding my son is trying to get an appointment with his headteacher! five days so far...guide books don't tell you that! any help?lol

[Pippa68]

The guide books don't mention that the best thing you can probably do upon becoming a parent is to throw the book away.

No child of mine has ever suited a book ~ it was totally pointless, and caused endless worry. The day I threw out the books was the first proper day of more relaxed parenting!

[VillageVicar]

With my own children, it has always been with the thought: �Is what I�m providing my children what I would have needed or benefited from as a child.

Provided it�s in an environment of love, respect, calm, and adventure, raising your child will be the greatest and most rewarding delight of your life. Where it can become the most challenging, frightening, and exasperating, is when you listen to others rather than following your heart.

I wish you well

Fr Bill

[sandrajo]

Theres guide books....

[marabout]

oh.its not easy..infact,its the hardest job in the world..heart,mind and soul challenging..the day they are born,the love takes over,the sleepless nights moreso! you constantly have a barrage of " i done it this way..it worked for me..i would smack him if he was mine" etc etc!...i look at my son now..after 18yrs..and think.." yep, i ve done a great job"..hes happy,polite,funny and slightly mad!..where does he get that from?!..when ou bring up kids,you learn with them,re-live your childhood,protect them from harm,bandage that knee when it only needs a plaster,shout,scream,cry yourself to sleep,as you just dont know if he will hate you for telling him off.. tears of joy,of being so very proud of that xmas play,the exam results,his prom..the fact that he helped me through my cancer...the child will eventually,like mine,be your soulmate. and when people say.."its all because of you..you return with.."no,hes done it himself"..and the late nights,tears ,tantrums and worries...just fade away...theres no book in the world,that can tell you,what childhod would be like...............ever.