The 3 Worst Pieces of Parenting Advice • Wine Mom

"Sleep when the baby sleeps." Yeah right.

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[jessicacraig]

That last bit of advice is SO important. my husband is a social worker and has been absolutely adamant since day one that we use correct anatomical language with our kids. He saw really skeezy lawyers that got their clients off in court by saying that if a child says "wee wee" or some other cutesy name is not anatomically correct it could mean anything (knee, elbow, etc) and that they weren't really sexually assaulted. It's scary.

[raehey]

worst piece of parenting advice I'd ever received was when I asked a family member to not smoke cigarettes around my newborn baby, and they told me it was actually healthy for infants to be around it because it built up a tolerance so they wouldn't become sick as an adult around tobacco smoke >.<

Really? Why do you think it's a good idea to risk my child's health so that she could become "tolerant" of your gross habit?!

[dootdoot]

My protective services teacher last year actually worked with children who were victims of sexual abuse/assault. Because children were taught not to talk about "Down there", when abuse did happen they didn't have the words to accurately describe what happened. By teaching children that it's never okay to talk about their genitals in ANY situation, you are setting up a child to feel dirty and ashamed if abuse does happen to them. And then they wont be able to give a clear response to workers in order to get the vile excuse for a human behind bars for harming them. In short, stop teaching kids that genitalia is inherently dirty and something that shouldn't be talked about; Tell them the proper words for their body parts, teach them that they have the right to their own bodies, and to tell someone if something bad happens.

[mywhynots]

You cannot spoil an infant. Until about 6 months, they only want things because they NEED them. That includes food, attention, affection, stimulation, anything. After about 6 months they start to develop the sense of want versus need. Even then, though, if it's attention and affection that you're "spoiling" your child with, who the heck cares??? Like Hannah said, it's just going to help them feel more secure and confident.

[BingeReader]

I had the "spoil thing" happen to me. I asked my mother in law to hold my 1 week old baby, while I went to the mail box. When I came back in the house, he was at the other end of the couch. Just lying there, staring up at the ceiling. I asked her why she put him down and she said "I didn't want to spoil him" OMG get a grip!

[eliri]

Why "vagina" and "penis" are considered bad words? I consider them as normal words like leg, foot or arm. Personally, I find wee wee or willie way more strange and unappropriate words.

[EmilyVu]

I'm not even a mom. I'm just here for Hannah.

[nadzmoc]

Hannah should own this content, it's great

[iamsofthuman]

who here is watching this and isn't a parent???

[um]

why tf do i even watch this. im 16, single and a virgin

[laughoutloud]

I took Child Development and we learned that you can't actually spoil babies by holding them too much. Babies need to be held and comforted as a part of their brain development

[breebaker]

Wow I actually Got scared when Voldemort popped up in the back

[imsofuckingrandomhahaha]

I need a video about: Having your Period as a Mom. please

[aubreye]

A lot of parents have their kids down to such strict schedules. For example, this baby was screaming for like 2 hours because they were hungry, but the mom was like "But it's 2 hours away from feeding time, so he can't eat yet". When my kids are hungry, they eat. When they are tired, they sleep. I don't think scheduling is a bad idea, but some people need to be less strict with it.

[shara]

Parenting advice is always ridiculous. Its always so unwarranted. My son is an only child so I tend to hear "Better have another so he won't be alone!" My child loves his alone time. He doesn't want a sibling. A few months ago we were at a grocery store and this lady comes up and tells me what a cute and respectful child I have (He picked up her wallet while we were shopping and handed it back to her) As she is making small talk at the check-stand (snooze and did she really go out of her way to get inline behind us?) she asks if this is my only child, I say he is and before I can finish my sentence she goes on, and says with a wide toothed grin "Don't want to make a spoiled brat or a lonely child, better get on making more." My son straight up said "Oh, you must of been an only child." damn son! she didn't talk to me anymore.

[binx]

Another thing with that last advice, if, god forbid, your child was sexually assaulted, it would be hard for authorities to understand what they're trying to tell them, if your child doesn't know what the proper names for their body parts are.

[genevievepavlak]

I was raised with non-anatomically correct words for genitalia, and I didn't know what my vagina was actually called till I was about 12

[nikkea]

Worst parenting advice given to me: "Make your child more independent by making him feed himself." My child was 3 months old. This in-law then took my child from my arms put him on the couch on his back and put the bottle in his mouth. Then wrapped a receiving blanket under the bottle to prop it up. This was to "force my child to be more independent". 😐 I picked up my child and continued to bottle feed him whilst my in-law nagged me. Yeah. I never took that advice.

Another one of my favorites was: Don't change your child's diaper every time they pee. Diapers are meant to hold a lot of liquids. So, you should leave the diaper on till it is full.

[sid.s.kamath]

Noooo! I miss seeing her tie a knot on her pyjamas in the intro! That is so integral to showing you're done for the day and set to unwind for a nice glass of wine!

[amiablehacker]

Yes!! I think it's so important for kids to know the right words for private parts. Not only is it healthy, it's practical. Anything that helps a child communicate better is great!