Comments on: Glinda’s Parenting Manifesto http://teenymanolo.com/2007/12/11/parenting-with-intuition/ Celebrating the Joys of Parenting and Childhood Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:09:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: They’d Better Put Up My “Wanted” Poster » Teeny Manolo http://teenymanolo.com/2007/12/11/parenting-with-intuition/#comment-11421 They’d Better Put Up My “Wanted” Poster » Teeny Manolo Thu, 01 May 2008 11:30:30 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2007/12/11/parenting-with-intuition/#comment-11421 [...] Well, if that is so, then I am a wanted woman. [...] [...] Well, if that is so, then I am a wanted woman. [...]

]]> By: Eilish http://teenymanolo.com/2007/12/11/parenting-with-intuition/#comment-3280 Eilish Thu, 13 Dec 2007 07:40:34 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2007/12/11/parenting-with-intuition/#comment-3280 What a lovely and thoughtful post. Thanks for your insight, I think most moms can agree with you. On some level, every one of us has to decide what amount of input we are going to take and when to just smile politely and ignore the well-meant advice. It is an important lesson for new moms especially, and you expressed it very well. Your post on sleeping just reminded me of my own son. He was always a good sleeper and never needed much rocking. I was grateful for it as a new mom, but now that he's two, sometimes the only time I get to cuddle him is when he is completely wiped out and I'm carrying him to bed. I probably linger in his room more now rocking him than when he was an infant! What a lovely and thoughtful post. Thanks for your insight, I think most moms can agree with you. On some level, every one of us has to decide what amount of input we are going to take and when to just smile politely and ignore the well-meant advice. It is an important lesson for new moms especially, and you expressed it very well.

Your post on sleeping just reminded me of my own son. He was always a good sleeper and never needed much rocking. I was grateful for it as a new mom, but now that he’s two, sometimes the only time I get to cuddle him is when he is completely wiped out and I’m carrying him to bed. I probably linger in his room more now rocking him than when he was an infant!

]]> By: zuma http://teenymanolo.com/2007/12/11/parenting-with-intuition/#comment-3254 zuma Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:34:02 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2007/12/11/parenting-with-intuition/#comment-3254 when i tried to let my daughter go to sleep on her own she just cried like she was abandoned and scared too, i tried to ignore her but in the end i felt it was wrong, a child should feel loved and secure when they go to sleep. you should do what your instinct tell you, only you love and know your child more than anyone else in this world........ when i tried to let my daughter go to sleep on her own she just cried like she was abandoned and scared too, i tried to ignore her but in the end i felt it was wrong, a child should feel loved and secure when they go to sleep. you should do what your instinct tell you, only you love and know your child more than anyone else in this world……..

]]> By: Margaret http://teenymanolo.com/2007/12/11/parenting-with-intuition/#comment-3238 Margaret Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:00:46 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2007/12/11/parenting-with-intuition/#comment-3238 Do you know that you are one of my very favoritest people??? You rock, my friend, you absolutely frickin rock. Do you know that you are one of my very favoritest people??? You rock, my friend, you absolutely frickin rock.

]]> By: Heidi http://teenymanolo.com/2007/12/11/parenting-with-intuition/#comment-3237 Heidi Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:58:20 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2007/12/11/parenting-with-intuition/#comment-3237 Both my kids had colic and nothing really helped except holding them. I also had both sleep with my hus and I until I went back to work, and neither had a problem with going to sleep in their own beds. My son however still at four year old wakes up frequently during the night, just talking to himself or rarely yelling, can't really do much about that except ear plugs. Both my kids had colic and nothing really helped except holding them. I also had both sleep with my hus and I until I went back to work, and neither had a problem with going to sleep in their own beds. My son however still at four year old wakes up frequently during the night, just talking to himself or rarely yelling, can’t really do much about that except ear plugs.

]]> By: dgm http://teenymanolo.com/2007/12/11/parenting-with-intuition/#comment-3228 dgm Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:46:28 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2007/12/11/parenting-with-intuition/#comment-3228 Good on ya, Glinda! I completely agree with trusting your instinct. Every baby is different, so while it's helpful to hear what others do (sometimes you will find nuggets of wisdom), ultimately you gotta go with what feels right for the particular kid. If your pediatrician doesn't support you, it's time to find a new one. If your friends don't support you, you can still keep them but just don't ask for their advice! Good on ya, Glinda! I completely agree with trusting your instinct. Every baby is different, so while it’s helpful to hear what others do (sometimes you will find nuggets of wisdom), ultimately you gotta go with what feels right for the particular kid. If your pediatrician doesn’t support you, it’s time to find a new one. If your friends don’t support you, you can still keep them but just don’t ask for their advice!

]]> By: J http://teenymanolo.com/2007/12/11/parenting-with-intuition/#comment-3226 J Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:42:44 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2007/12/11/parenting-with-intuition/#comment-3226 Very good advice, to trust yourself within reason. Look at why you feel the way you do, and if it's a trustworthy reason, then don't listen to others. If it's just "because my parents whacked me and I turned out fine", then you might want to re-think it. But holding your child to help them to sleep? Nothing wrong with that. I sometimes wonder if people will ever learn to mind their own business. Very good advice, to trust yourself within reason. Look at why you feel the way you do, and if it’s a trustworthy reason, then don’t listen to others. If it’s just “because my parents whacked me and I turned out fine”, then you might want to re-think it. But holding your child to help them to sleep? Nothing wrong with that. I sometimes wonder if people will ever learn to mind their own business.

]]> By: patois http://teenymanolo.com/2007/12/11/parenting-with-intuition/#comment-3224 patois Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:07:33 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2007/12/11/parenting-with-intuition/#comment-3224 I learned that my kids will eventually wean themselves from me. I am still welcome to chat with the oldest before he goes to sleep. I will cuddle with the daughter as she always is up for that. My youngest, who is five, loves to fall asleep with me there. I'm okay with that. It will end soon enough. Just like diapers ended. And pacifiers. I learned that my kids will eventually wean themselves from me. I am still welcome to chat with the oldest before he goes to sleep. I will cuddle with the daughter as she always is up for that. My youngest, who is five, loves to fall asleep with me there. I’m okay with that. It will end soon enough. Just like diapers ended. And pacifiers.

]]> By: Awesome Mom http://teenymanolo.com/2007/12/11/parenting-with-intuition/#comment-3221 Awesome Mom Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:52:16 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2007/12/11/parenting-with-intuition/#comment-3221 Amen to that sister! Amen to that sister!

]]> By: Krista http://teenymanolo.com/2007/12/11/parenting-with-intuition/#comment-3219 Krista Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:46:09 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2007/12/11/parenting-with-intuition/#comment-3219 Glinda, as the parent of a special needs child, I thank you. The input on my parenting is bad enough with my typical child, but with my disabled son, suddenly everyone is an expert. I receive a lot of unsolicited advise, and have had to smooth over a lot of ruffled feathers when I explain why a suggestion just won't work. Glinda, as the parent of a special needs child, I thank you. The input on my parenting is bad enough with my typical child, but with my disabled son, suddenly everyone is an expert. I receive a lot of unsolicited advise, and have had to smooth over a lot of ruffled feathers when I explain why a suggestion just won’t work.

]]>