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I stumbled across this survey at babycenter.com.

It poses to you the comparison of your parenting to that of your own parents.

Do you think you do a better job of your parents? More strict, not as strict?

More hugs- less hugs?

You tell me; did experiencing your parents parenting style make you a better person? Make you want to follow their style - or the flip side, did they not have a clue?

I took the survey and checked out the results of other pollers. I was surprised at what they showed.


Are you raising your kids the way you were raised?

In reality, I think that my husband & I are much better as parents with our grandson than we were with our boys! We are less selfish of our own needs & wants now, have more patience, able to enjoy Hayden's every day growth & personality. We as a couple were more into our own love as a couple the first time around. We were young & more apt to put each other first as a couple. We didn't always stick to our rules, or give to the boys all that we now give and share with Hayden. Also, having God in my life changes who I am. I'm much "nicer"!!

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Originally posted by Shawn Arnold:
I stumbled across this survey at babycenter.com.

It poses to you the comparison of your parenting to that of your own parents.

Do you think you do a better job of your parents? More strict, not as strict?

More hugs- less hugs?

You tell me; did experiencing your parents parenting style make you a better person? Make you want to follow their style - or the flip side, did they not have a clue?

I took the survey and checked out the results of other pollers. I was surprised at what they showed.


Are you raising your kids the way you were raised?

My parents surrounded me with family. Cousins down the block, grandparents next door. It was great since I only had one sister and she was much older. My husband had lots of family close by as well, which was nice since he was the only boy of 4 children. We don't have that for our children. Our families are spread up and down the east coast and out of the country. I wish I could provide that. What we do provide is a lot more one on one time with our kids and lots of travel. I chose to stay at home after working briefly. I love knowing what's going on in my son's life. My parents couldn't provide that. My Dad often worked two or three jobs and overtime, and my Mom worked as well. My Grandmother lived with us and filled in where they couldn't, but I still remember having very little supervision. Things could have turned out very badly for me. When my son was born, my mom urged me not to work. I think she realizes now that she missed out on a lot. But we always had dinner together at home every night. We always went to church on Sundays. We always had family around us. Those are three things that were nice, that I wish I could provide more of.