What was the best parenting advice you ever got?

Enjoy everything even the sleepless nights, the endless holding and snuggling when they are sick, because it will all go by so fast. Pretty soon you will have a kids running around but not really needing you like they do when they are babies and toddlers.What was the best parenting advice you ever got?
They'll eat when they're hungry..





This was told by a very prominent doctor to my mom who was always thinking we would starve if we didn't eat. Truth is, kids will sometimes seem to eat less, but are actually eating enough. Before this, my mom was overfeeding me and made me overweight and very colicky.





My own son also oftentimes seems to eat very little (and he is 8), but he says he's full and he's fine.





Pushing kids to eat when they don't want to (unless they are obviously ill), is not necessary.What was the best parenting advice you ever got?
It was advice from my mother after I told her the first time she was going to be a grandma.





Dinner, Dishes and other stuff you think you will need done will always wait. The child asking for you to play is something that should never be passed up. Those things they will remember you for. Not for the house was a mess. :)
Don't ever EVER put your kid down in public.





Don't yell at them, call them names(dummy, stupid, etc.)





Be very careful what you say as kids tend to take things very literally.





In a store one time my daughter who was then a tot was bugging my wife. She told the child to ';get lost';. A short time later we noticed she was missing and made a frantic search before finding where she was hiding and crying her eyes out. When asked why, she answered that Mommy had told her to get lost.
to make use of my time in what ever activity that gives you happiness, of course without taking over others space.





they have been telling me that once the clock clicks on, it is moving. no one has the potential to stop or rewind the time once passed.





same is your age.
Put your babies down while they are still awake but sleepy. That way they learn to fall asleep on their own. Best advice I ever had. My daughter sleeps beautifully (she is 20 months old) and my 5 week old son is able to fall asleep on his own with very little fussing.
Listen to your children ~ give them a chance to talk, explain, say what is on their mind. Give them choices. Make sure they know the consequences in all cases.





Punishment should fit the crime. Tough love is the best.
';This too shall pass.'; Whatever it is, good, delightful, annoying, trying: it's temporary.
Don't just catch them being bad, always try to 'catch' them being good...and praise them for it.
learn from your kids they'll teach you more about being a parent then you can learn from any class or book.
Be persistent when you say Yes or No.. And there is no need to yell or smack.. because when we lose control our children are not in control. When we stay calm they will soon follow.
Laugh it off and take a picture. Works well when they write on the walls or finger paint their bodies with lipstick.
';Cry only the enough to heal....cause what has to be yours it will be';





about my first broken heart situation. It helped alot. God bless my mom :)
This sounds pretty common but





';don't worry about what other people think, just be yourself';
Enjoy every single day because it goes by way too fast.





It is very true.
i never really gotten a parenting advice before.
Never stay angry at your kids, and dont try to live your life through them.
dad always lived by --only pay for things with cash-- do not use a credit card.
Sleep while you can !
Probably to be strong, to be my own person. And lots about guys too. lmfao
Trust your instincts.





My mom told me that.