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Parenting Consistency Punishment Myths Facts

The first Myth is that you need to be trained and educated on Parenting.

Parenting is instinctive and no body needs training or to be educated.

One picks it up as one becomes a parent.

I recall a Seminar was invited to deliver a Lecture on Parenting.

Knowing my views I tried to refuse.

But on their insistence, I attended it.

I requested them to speak towards the end.

Speakers after speakers stressed on Parental Stress,Adjustment,Consistency, setting examples, carrot and stick, Lifestyle adjustment etc.

I was the last to speak.

' All of you have listened to exposition on Parenting.

Animals do Parenting, take care of their children, those of you who are present here have been brought up by parents,most of them not educated, definitely have not attended courses on Parenting.

Diapers,Parenting

Use of Diapers if of recent origin in India,started some 15 years back.

When my children were growing up, we had under-wears, what is called as 'Jatties'

These are made of thin cloth and dry faster.

We also tore up the Dhoti(Indian Men's wear, a wrap around around the midriff to suitable lengths for use for the children.

This we continued till they were 3 to 4 years.

When I was a child , I am informed by my sister in law that the used to leave me naked till I was 4!

When the child wets, when it has no cloth around it, the place was swiped clean with Cow's Dung.