tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9999144.post112206904533508537..comments2024-02-14T14:37:30.781-08:00Comments on Mother in Chief: Set parents up for success instead of failureMother in Chiefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10096344221710006618noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9999144.post-1122958403089156112005-08-01T21:53:00.000-07:002005-08-01T21:53:00.000-07:00while it's true that i've tackled this topic on my...while it's true that i've tackled this topic on my blog before (HBO had a special targetted at babies and i tend to agree with the AAP's recommendations of no TV before age 2), i feel that the statement - all things in moderation - applies to so many aspects of parenting. i think setting your child in front of the tv briefly here and there so you can get things done (or so that you don't lose your sanity) are ok, though my kid won't sit and watch tv to save her life. ;) <BR/>the thing i have a problem with is when people use tv to babysit their kids on a regular basis. <BR/>i know someone who regularly parked her little one in his infant swing directly in front of the tv. in fact, that's often how he'd fall asleep. he had no ability to move away from the tv if he wanted - he was strapped in his swing! anyway, i found that rather unnerving. that doesn't seem like the "right" way to do it. and it doesn't seem like it's about moderation either. it's stuff like that that i disagree with.Crunchy Domestic Goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546426544439507593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9999144.post-1122307163919597202005-07-25T08:59:00.000-07:002005-07-25T08:59:00.000-07:00Oh yes, the whole tv issue. For a new parent, all...Oh yes, the whole tv issue. For a new parent, all of these guidelines can be a bit unnerving. Now that I have an older child who seems to have turned out okay, I know that a little bit of tv and sugar isn't going to do any harm. Back when she was younger though, I found myself constantly freaking out.<BR/><BR/>Then again, there are some things I've seen or heard that make me wonder about people. Like there actually are parents who allow tv watching all day long, and think nothing of letting their babies and toddlers eat junk food all the time. But then, I suppose those are things based on one's lifestyle. It's just that with all the information out there, being ignorant is no excuse.manababieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972417886928074122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9999144.post-1122109721374060172005-07-23T02:08:00.000-07:002005-07-23T02:08:00.000-07:00but... but... don't we live in a fear-based societ...but... but... don't we live in a fear-based society? isn't there only one way to do things? the right way?<BR/><BR/>when i was pregnant i fretted that i might have to take antibiotics during delivery because at some point in my life i'd been diagnosed with group b strep. while i tested negative for it during the pregnancy, i ended up on antibiotics in labor, anyway, because my water had broke and i was in labor for 2 days.<BR/><BR/>and now ... my son's spent 5+ weeks in the hospital completely knocked out by a vicious virus. he's been on more drugs that the FDA, Nancy Reagan, Dubya, the works would shit God-sized bricks about... and _I_ was worried about a little antibiotic??? my god! because i read some alternative-you-must-mother-the-natural-way-eating-right-breastfeeding-until-your-child-is-four-attachment-parenting -is-the-only-way-you-can-raise-your-child magazine that completely scared me about using any sort of antibiotic...<BR/><BR/>anyway, as we all know, as moms... we do what works despite ideals.<BR/><BR/>besides ... i've never found ideals to serve much purpose anyway. <BR/><BR/>Here's to coke and tv and antibiotics!!!swampshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931752753684287007noreply@blogger.com