Back when our grandparents were born, parenting skills were learned from the extended family. If parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles didn't live in the same house, they usually lived within a few miles. They were always available to impart their considerable wisdom to the younger generation on the subjects of pregnancy, childbirth, and raising children. Now, we have become such a transient society; it is rare that the extended family is even in the same state!
Since the late 20th and early 21st centuries, parents have had to learn creative ways to raise their children. We surf the Internet, read books, take classes, talk to our parents on the telephone, and make friends with parents who have "been there and done that." We then filter these things through our own morality, sensibilities, and personalities to make them work for our own families. Wouldn't it be easier if each baby arrived with an owner's manual attached?
Below in at least 5 sentences talk about your views on parenting skills. Where did you parents attain their "skills?" Do you have parenting skills? What are parenting skills?
(-www.allaboutparenting.org)
Parenting skills to me are the skills aquired by parents to teach the kids right from wrong. These skills also give kids the guidence they need, to go on a "positive" path in life. These skills also inform kids that this worls isn't a place, where you can do whatever you want.
ReplyDeleteMy parents learned their parenting skills from just their parents, and themselves. My parents never really were completely relient on their parents for help in the things they do, although they do ask for situational help at times.
I don't think I have parenting skills very much, because sometimes I struggle with taking care of myself. Although, at times I can be caring, I just don't think I am capable of taking care of another living human being.
My mom is a nurse, so she had some extended knowledge of parenting. She also asked her co-workers for advice. My dad just learned from my mom. My dad also asked his mom a little bit. THis is how they learned to be parents.
ReplyDeleteI think my parents got alot of there skills from there parents. My mom is always making us spred out the chores and do stuff together. My dad is very strict like my grandpa Dick is. My got to hang out with friend start hanging out with friends more in high school and my dad didn't get to till he was a junior or senior so he often times does not let me go hang out alot but my mom does.
ReplyDeleteI think I do have alot of skills to be a parent but I don't think I responsible enough. I do know how to take care of a baby from babysitting and stuff.
Some parenting skills are being responsible. Being able to take care of your child and if they are not old enough to be by them selfs always have a responsble person with them.
Sam
ReplyDeleteMy parents got their parenting skills from their parents. They don't need the internet to learn how to be a parent. What I have learned is that you ned to properly discipline your children when they are young so you can trust them when they are older. For the most part I wouldn't make a horrible parent right now. In the future, it would go alot better. You can't raise a family with a minimum wage job, especially since I also have to go to school.
My views on parenting are, being able to listen to your kidsand reason with them. Being nice to them, but also disiplining them when needed. Feeding them and giving them clothes to wear. giving them toys to have fun. my parents got ther parenting skills from the parents, and my mom got more form her grandparents from tips. A little but i think i'd get stressed out to easy. skills to help you cope withl later life responsibilites with a sibling
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ReplyDeleteMy definition of parenting skills are when you raise yor kids right. Teaching them what's right and what's wrong is a big thing. Teaching them not to be 2-faced, or a bully, or anything like that is something that parents should teach their kids. Mainly because NO ONE likes people like that. Love, compassion, and responsibility is a also a good thing with parenting. Even when a parent scolds, and discliplines their kids, it is out of love.
ReplyDeleteI think my parents attained their skills from themselves. My mom grew up taking care of her little siblings and what not so she was the one who taught herself.
I'm not sure if I have parenting skills or not. I think I do, but I'm not sure. I know when I am older I will teach my children to back up what they say. I will also teach them respect and senisivity to others. Teaching them not to be a bully and being stupid like bullies is something I don't want my kids to be like.
From there parents and other relitives. I do not know if I have parenting skills that is why I am taking this class. Parenting skills are about taking care of your children. Basiclly don't let your kids do stupid stuff.
ReplyDeleteMy parents learned a lot of their skills from their parents. my mom is very strict and believes in discipline. my dad however lets me do whatever i want to when he is around, inless mom said I can't. My dad will avoid violence he doesn't like it he believes he had enough back when he was in one of the wars. many people have several ways of parenting and not everyone has the same skill
ReplyDeleteParenting is when you are mentally able to be raise a child. When your able to raise a child and are able to take care of the child in sickness and health.
ReplyDeleteto me i think parenting is where you can take care of a child the right way.
ReplyDeletemy parents learned their parenting skills from their parents and so on...
i struggle taking care of myself sometimes so i don't think i have parenting skills most of the time.
Rachel- I think that people found parenting skills are threw classes, doctors, and even learning from their parents. I think that I have some parenting skills but I don't think that I have a ton. I'm sure that my parents learned many of their parenting skills from their parents. They probably read books and learned that way also. And I think parenting kills are the way people parent and the way they do thinks to and for their kids.
ReplyDeleteDustin- I think parenting is taking good care of your kids and not doing bad things to them or your self. My parents learned how to be a parent from their parents. I have a little bit of parenting skills that i learned when used to always take good care of my neice.
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ReplyDeleteI think my parents learned their parenting skills from their parents. They kind of wing it sometimes I think, too. They are great parents and I love them.
I think I have some parenting skills. I need to learn a lot more though. I learned what I know by helping my parents take care of my brother when he was little.
Parenting skills are being able to take care of your child in the way that you think is socially right. Some people don't know how to take care of their children.
Sara
ReplyDeleteparenting to me means taking care of a baby that can't take care of its self. my parents learned how to be parents by having childern before me and i guess thats were they learned it from. i take care of my nieces so im pretty sure i got the skills to be a parnet. i take care of babies all the time.
Chantel - To me, parenting skills to me mean having the skills to take care of a child properly. I do not think that most parents these days know how to take care of a child properly. They just take a guess, not knowing if it is the right thing to do. They don't hardly ever ask others for advice either. My parents learned their parenting skills from their parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, etc. I cant hardly take care of myself most of the time, much less a child!
ReplyDeleteAnthony$*~*~$~$~*~*$ Probably from their parents. Ummm nope i have no parenting skills. Parenting skills are skills that you would use to help be a better parent.
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ReplyDeleteParenting to me is when you have the skills and readiness to take care of children. And when you listen to them and teach them right from wrong. It's when you are muture enough to care more about your children than yourself. My parents got their parenting skills from their parents and grandparents and people around them. I don't think I have any of the parenting skills that you need to raise a child. I know a lot of things from babysitting but I am not responsible enough to take care of one full time.
Tristan- Like every other parent my parents learned how to be a parent from their parents. They didnt get all their parenting skills from their parents though, they had to learn alot on their own. I think i have parenting skills, but im not a parent yet, so when the time comes i will probably learn a lot more. When i do become a parent im sure i will do a lot of the same things that my parents did to me, but i wont do everything the same. Some parenting skills are, being responsible, taking care of your family, making the right choices that not only benifit you but your family as well, and just being there for your kids.
ReplyDeleteBrady- my parents learned their parenting skills from their parents. i think i have good parenting skills because i used to babysit and i take care of my little brother all of the time. parenting skills are the skills that a person needs to take care of a young child or baby. without these skills parents will not know what to do in certain situations so it is important to know all of these parenting skills
ReplyDeleteMcKenzee- I think my parents got their parenting skills from their parents. They probably learned from their parents when they were young and just took how their parents disciplined them and applied them to my brother and me.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I would be the best parent. I have never really babysitted or anything so I don't know how to handle a kid. I think it would be to much of a responsibility for me. I couldn't take care of them how a parent is suppose to take care of their kid.
Parenting skills are caring for your kid, nourishing them, loving them unconditionally, and be responsible for them.
Ben- i think that my parents obtained their skills from their parents and grandparents. i think that becasue i see some of the same styles from each of them. Personally i dont think that i have any parenting skills. I am too busy being a kid right now to have any of those skills. i think that parenting skills are the skills needed and learned to properly take care of a child.
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ReplyDeleteI think my parents learned their skills from thier parents. I think that they might have read some parenting books too. I ththink that parenting skills are being able to know when to dicipline or reward. It is also knowing what is best for the child you are parenting. I dont know if i have very good parenting skills but I dont think that I have no skills.
Deidra- Well my parents learn there skills were from there parents.Cause my dad had know clue how to handle me when i was born. Yes i believe i have parenting skills cause i babysit little kids all the time. So i think that i will be a good parnet cause you have to make sure you have a good experince.
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ReplyDeleteI think that my parents have taught me many ways to take care of children and I know that their own parents have taught them many things also. My grandparents were really great people and parents and that is why my parents are very good people. My parents don't let us go out very much yet except for my older sisters sometimes. I am not sure why, but whenever I ask to go places and usually don't get to unlike my sisters. My dad growing up never really got to go many places until he was older and I think that is one of the reasons that I don't get to do much. My mom was a quiet country girl and got to ride horses to her friend's house for fun. I think that I do have some parenting skills from my parents and what they have made me do. I also have babysat little kids and know how to take care of them. You have to be responsible to be a parent and I think that I am. To me, parenting skills are growing up and having someone else come before you in your life. When you are a parent you can't make you come first like you might already do. You also have to mature some when you become a parent and know what you need to do. I know that I am not ready to be a parents and I don't think I will be for awhile now.
Kim- I think that my parents learned a lot about how to take care of their kids from their parents. I think that babysitting is helping me with some of the parenting skills I will have. Watching other people parent their children will also help with parenting skills. Parenting Skills to me is the way you take care of your children and what their future will be like, it may also have an effect on how resposible they are, and how respectful they are to others.
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ReplyDeleteMy parents learned most of their parenting skills from their parents and watching other people parenting their kids. Some people might learn how to parent from getting help from sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, and any family or friends.
I think I might have some parenting skills but I do know that I need them. You have to be willing to learn how to parent in order to raise a kid. I think all of my parenting skills come from having a lot of younger cousins and relatives.
Parenting skills to me are when adults take care of little kids and teach them right from wrong at a young age so that when they grow up, they know what they can do and what they shouldn't do. Parenting is everything because you have to really work hard to do it right.
Mary
ReplyDeleteMy views on parenting go off of everything that I have seen and the way I was parented. The views on parenting have chagned drastically since the "Olden Days". I believe my parents got their parenting skills for their parents and it was a repeated cycle, with minor changes. Their are definitly a lot of changes I will make to my parenting skills.
I think everyone has parenting skills that they naturally have, they just don't relize it. Their skills just might not have matured as much as they need to be a parent yet.
Mariah - My parents get their parentingn skills from their parents mostly but some things are different from when they were a child. Also they get it from books when they were first married. I do have some parenting skills like babysitting for other people's children. I know how to say yes and no, entertain them, feed them and take care of them. Parenting skills are when a parent knows how to dicipline their child, are responsible of their child, know how to love and care for them, and most of all watch out for them.
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ReplyDeleteParenting isn't easy for the best, most experienced mom or dad, because each child is so different and because children's needs constantly change. Common sense sometimes works, but children don't always respond to motivators for the adult. Their emotions of the moment often drive their actions. You may be able to ask your child's grandparents what to do in certain situations, but they may not have the answers. With the ever-changing world and issues that grandparents never had to deal with, a skills list to help parents become better may prove useful.
Britt- My view on parenting is to make you child's life 50% better than yours was. For some that might be hard, for others it will be very easy, that is why we do our best so that our children will live life how they want and to have them be the best that they can and let them see opportunities and take chances, make mistakes and bring themselves back up. We are there to guide them to push them to get good grades and to be a good child, to make sure they dont get into major trouble, ex.the police. My parents basically got theirs by themselves. I wont get into much detail, but they wanted to make sure that what happened to them would not happen to them. Some dicipline was taken too though, like if i were to ever slam my door to my room the door would be taken off and if i were to ever drink i would rock pick from sun up to sundown,well with lunch, even on a scool day so that i would not do it again. I know i have parenting skills because i live with a two year old and my parents sometimes was to get away from their children so i just babysit them, all three, and i change diapers and whipe faces cook and clean after them until i get home and fo all that they do for me i refuse to get paid for it.
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ReplyDeleteParenting is a major skill you need to know if your planning on have kids. Parenting to me is teaching your kids right from wrong. My mom had to mostly learn from her parents and grandparents. She might have also got advice about parenting for her big sisters. I guess I have some parenting skills but not many. I babysit alot to that helps me with them and I also take care of my cats like a parent but they dont need my full attention like a baby would need.
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ReplyDeletei think parenting skills are when you learn on how to rasie their kids the right way. Teaching your kids whats right from wrong. My parents learned their parenting skills from their parents. I have parenting skills because i helped raise my nieces and nephews.
Letzy
ReplyDeleteMy parents learned there skills from trial and error. Parenting skills is when teaching kids right from wrong and disciplining them. Many of my relatives did not expect kids an did not learn from family or anything so they all went from trial and error. I have learned parenting from my family and my friends for I used to help them take care of there siblings. It is always good to know parenting skills for you never know when you might need them.
Madison
ReplyDeleteMy parents most likely learned from their own parents and other relatives. They may have even obtained some knowledge from the internet, television, or may have went to parenting classes but I'm not for sure. Yes I do think I have a few parenting skills. I have babysat and have watched my niece before so I have some experience. Parenting skills are the skills you need to now in order to raise a child. You need to know how to change a diaper, feed the child, and dress them. You also need to know at what ages a child can do things. Also teach them right from wrong and help them grow up into a good person.
Brianna-
ReplyDeleteParenting skills are skills that you have to aid you in raising children the best way you know how. These skills are important aspects of life if you wish to be the best parent you can be. For my parents, I believe they gained their parenting skills through what they all ready knew from helping or watching others, family member advice, and through trial and error, as I am the third child of four. I believe I have parenting skills as I enjoy taking care of kids and I believe I am responsible. However, there are many things I still have to learn!
Henry-
ReplyDeleteParenting is helping your child grow into a mature appropriate member of society, but there is more to it than that. you've got to always be there for your child even after college. you need to teach them all the important things like manners, the importance of money. you must discipline them when they do wrong. you have got to love them and prepare them for what lies ahead. and when they are most afflicted you must comfort them that is what parenting is
Shelby: I have patience, I know how to cook, clean, change diapers, etc. My parents got their skills from their parents.
ReplyDeleteJustin: cooking and cleaning i guess; all of 'em; trial and error
ReplyDeleteEmily: I have the parenting skills such as, patience and I can cook. I learned all of my skills from my parents. They learned theirs from their parents. My baby brother was a great way for me to learn skills such as these.
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ReplyDeleteI think parenting skills are important while raising a child. My parents learned their own parenting skills from their own parents. Also with me, they already experienced most parenting skills from my brother. Learning how to teach them right from wrong is a good skill to have as a parent
Johanna LongChase: I myself don't think i have a lot of parenting skills. My parents probably learned it from their parents. But they probably learned more and more as further into being parents.
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