{"id":1872,"date":"2014-01-21T13:37:47","date_gmt":"2014-01-21T20:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.littlebrowne.com\/?p=1872"},"modified":"2014-01-21T13:37:47","modified_gmt":"2014-01-21T20:37:47","slug":"raising-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threeadventure.com\/littlebrowne\/2014\/01\/21\/raising-child\/","title":{"rendered":"Raising an Only Child"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"only<\/a>My friend Trish posted this article on Facebook the other day, \u00e2??8 Tips For Raising An Only Child<\/a>\u00e2?\u009d (from http:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com<\/a>). Since we only have one child, the title hooked me and reeled me in. I\u00e2??m always curious as to what \u00e2??tips\u00e2?\u009d people might have for me so I clicked the link (actually I am just looking for what they got wrong).<\/p>\n

I will list the tips but you can go read the details:<\/h4>\n

1.\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Always have friends over<\/p>\n

2.\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Be fully present with your child<\/p>\n

3.\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Keep busy in the community<\/p>\n

4.\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Hang out with other families<\/p>\n

5.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Let the child help you as much as possible<\/p>\n

6.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Have a movie night in your adult bed and let them sleep with you<\/p>\n

7.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Pick an activity and sign up your child<\/p>\n

8.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Bring one or two of her friends with us when we go out to do fun things<\/p>\n

It seems like a logical list but I will give my opinion on each only child tip anyways.<\/h4>\n

#1 I agree with this; it\u00e2??s good social interaction and we\u00e2??ve done this a lot since the day Sammy was born. We have also taken him out quite a bit so he has always had that exposure.<\/p>\n

#2 I agree with this one too but I cannot always be fully present. I try my damndest but sometimes there is other stuff going on that needs to be dealt with. No parent can always be fully present\u00e2?\u00a6but we can certainly try.<\/p>\n

#3 Agreed\u00e2?\u00a6I think this is good whether you have one child or ten. Being active in the community through groups and organizations or by taking part in community events is important for kids to see.<\/p>\n

#4 This one we do not do as much, we hang out with a lot of people but not \u00e2??families\u00e2?\u009d specifically. I think as long as your only child has plenty of exposure to other people it\u00e2??s fine.<\/p>\n

#5 Annie fun online poker<\/a> is really good with this one and I have followed her lead. She\u00e2??ll even ask him to help with laundry or something and he will crawl to the laundry room. So it seems he is already learning about the \u00e2??help\u00e2?\u009d aspect and that will only continue to get stronger. Annie will also have him in his high chair when she is cooking so he can \u00e2??help\u00e2?\u009d her cook. She likes to give him the big butcher knife to cut up the vegetables (kidding people, just kidding).<\/p>\n

#6 This is half cool in my book. I have no problem with him watching cartoons or a movie in our bed but there shall be no sleeping in our bed. If you disagree, right on, but we pay the mortgage in this house.<\/p>\n

#7 Oh yes, activities. Things very well may change when Sammy is older but my thinking right now is that activities are great but I just can\u00e2??t see myself driving all over the state of California taking him to soccer games or whatever. We will chalk this one up to us being selfish. I\u00e2??m totally down with activities in moderation. I will however go to any activity that allows parents to drink wine.<\/p>\n

#8 Well, first of all, Sammy is not a her\u00e2?\u00a6he is a he. Secondly, I\u00e2??m cool with this so long as he\u00e2??s been good and it fits in with what we\u00e2??re doing.<\/p>\n

You know, there are so many \u00e2??tips\u00e2?\u009d out there on how to do everything. I really think we need to learn to turn the volume down on that stuff. You need to do whatever works for you, so long as your kid\/s are not being abused go ahead and rock it. No matter what you do your kid will grow up with some dysfunction, some flaw or flaws\u00e2?\u00a6that\u00e2??s life. Live your life and figure out a way to tune out those opinionated, \u00e2??perfect\u00e2?\u009d parents. You\u00e2??re doing just fine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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