'You're Setting Them Up For Disappointment': People With Kids Are Sharing The Modern Parenting Trends They 100% Disagree With

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"I don't necessarily disagree with this concept, but I think many parents who practice it don't fully understand it." ...

Maybe you have kids of your own, maybe you’re thinking about having them somewhere down the line, or perhaps you’re pretty set on never having kids. In any case, you’re probably well aware that there are a whole lot of parenting trends and philosophies around raising children, and like all things parenting, people have some strong opinions. So Redditor u/The_WhiteMantis asked, “What parenting ‘trend’ do you disagree with?” Here’s what people said.

1. “I can’t stand how people put so much pressure on kids to play sports. Exposing your kid to sports is one thing; if they enjoy it, you let them keep doing it. It is completely different when you see kids in elementary school playing in every league they can be enrolled in and even doing training camps. Sure, it’s great if they are really good and you give them the tools to excel, but if your kid is mediocre at best, you are setting them up for disappointment.”

2. “Parents not watching their own behavior when it comes to screen time, frustration tolerance, discipline, etc. You’ve got to dig deep and figure out how to model the behaviors you want your kids to do. If you are on your phone 24/7 and throw a fit every time the slightest thing inconveniences you, your kids will pick up these same behaviors.”

3. “Breaking the bank for your kid’s birthday party by spending on expensive dessert tables, decorations, balloon backdrops, etc. Whatever happened to a simple barbecue, balloons, and a grocery store cake? People go way overboard on parties now, and it feels like it’s some way to show off on social media.”

4. “The trend of oversharing kids’ lives on social media. It’s like turning your kid’s childhood into a reality TV show.”

6. “Not apologizing when you slip. Sometimes I don’t respond in the best way to my kids (at home or in my classroom) or set the best example. When that happens, I own up to it, apologize, and work to do better.”

7. “Making your child’s entire identity revolve around their extracurricular activities.

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