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Trends come and go in popularity, and those pertaining to parenting are no exception. Redditor GroundJealous7195 asked, "What parenting advice accepted today will be criticized or outdated in the future?" Here are some parenting trends that people would love to see go extinct. 3.
"The popular idea that time outs are bad. Time outs work great. It's an immediate natural consequence.
Can't play nice? Go sit over there and calm yourself away from polite society. " — RemarkableMouse2 7. "I think we’re going to see pushback against over-involved/helicopter parenting.
These parents don't allow kids to practice independence. Their kids have no opportunity to learn to cope with mistakes and disappointments until these realities are thrown on them all at once as adults." — Specialist-Tie8 13.
"Not giving children any privacy. I don't mean posting pictures of them online. Rather, I mean parents who track their kids' phones, texts, and emails.
Kids have zero privacy. My son is 14 and most of his friends' parents are shocked that I don't check his location, have parental alerts on his phone, or go through his messages. My parents couldn't track me.
Yes, I did dumb things, but that's part of growing up. They don't have real independence and the opportunity to make mistakes if you're constantly watching them. I can access my son's location, but we have it set up to alert him if I do.
Trust goes both ways. I trust him to make good choices and he trusts me not to read through his discord, messages, and emails. — bergskey 20.
"Sharenting. Your child’s entire life shouldn’t be posted on social media." — Yankeeecandle Do you have something to add? What is a piece of parenting advice or a trend you think will (or should) fall out of popularity? Tell us in the comments or in this anonymous form .
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