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Publish Not your original work? Add source I hope that everyone agrees that not vaccinating your child is an ill way of parenting. Other parenting trends like letting kids do whatever they want and run amok like there's no tomorrow are also questionable. But the subject matter is delicate, since we also like to believe that for the most part, parents know what's best for their kids. Or do they? Well, these two threads from Ask Reddit will shed some light on common parenting styles that are not necessarily healthy. In fact, people claim they're everything but. "What is the worst parenting trend to date?" someone asked a while ago, and just recently a similar question popped up: "What parenting 'trend' do you strongly disagree with?" Below we selected some thought-provoking arguments people shared in response to the questions. Also, let us know what parenting trend you don't agree with in the comments below! This post may include affiliate links. #1 Y'all need to cut this anti-vaccination s**t out like right now. Vaccines save lives. Cullen_Bohanon Report Final score: 1Kpoints POST MarmotArchivist MarmotArchivist Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago This deserves it's place on top of the list. With the other things you'll have rude and uneducated kids that become entitled adults, but at least they get to become adults. 373 373points reply View More Replies... View more comments There are as many parenting styles as there are parents, and there's no universal recipe on how to raise your children. But because the current generation faces unprecedented challenges, it also requires tact and special behavior from parents to be able to keep up with the changing times and the increased demands of parenting and child-rearing. #2 when ppl posts videos online of them punishing their kids. ex: “dad shaves girls head for txting boyfriend.” what in the sick hell kinda sh*t is that? and nobody seems to have a problem with that or thinks about how incredibly traumatic it’s going to be for that child. and the parents who do this literally make me sick. who is that for even? what are you trying to prove by humiliating your child in front of possibly thousands of ppl or more. ppl like this deserve to have their kids taken away. sorry not sorry. WinterLaw4149 Report Final score: 845points POST Jo Johannsen Jo Johannsen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago I wish I could upvote this over and over. 385 385points reply View More Replies... View more comments #3 Not teaching manners with other people's pets. You want to pat my dog you f**king ASK, then you introduce yourself to her (back of your hand to sniff), THEN you may pat her. DO NOT harass her. My dog is a sweetheart but she is an animal and she is at exactly the right height to bite your little darlings face off and then its my fault and my dog dies because you couldnt teach your brat some manners. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/55fsjc/what_is_the_worst_parenting_trend_to_date/d8afsh8/ Report Final score: 816points POST Kimi Tomminello Kimi Tomminello Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago (edited) This should be so much higher. I have kids. I have dogs. One of my dogs LOVES kids. Loves being ridden like a horse (120lb german shepherd) and having small children climbing all over him. The other one is terrified of kids, luckily he has a very mean bark and isn't confrontational. He puffs himself up, barks as loud as he can and retreats backwards while barking. It's enough to scare them off. It's the parents not the kids or my dog. *EDIT* hey look it's number 2 now 361 361points reply View More Replies... View more comments The coronavirus pandemic and political turmoil and war we see in Europe right now, as well as the inflation reaching sky highs all bring their own kind of uncertainty. For this reason, many parents are reevaluating the common parenting tactics previous generations took for granted. Communicating trauma and being open about difficulties is one such new trend we see among parents. Another new style emerging is that more and more parents choose to provide their kids with experiences instead of material gifts. This is how you create memorable experiences and establish a better bond with your kid. #4 Not teaching basic manners and giving them a ridiculous sense of entitlement. nightime-narwhal Report Final score: 597points POST Laura Edwards Laura Edwards Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Yes! That kid is your diamond, great! He/she is a pain in my butt. I do not live your diamond. 200 200points reply View More Replies... View more comments #5 Shielding children from the natural consequences of their actions. They don't learn from their mistakes and the consequence price tags are so much higher when they become adults. MissElphie , Allen Taylor Report Final score: 545points POST Fitz_N_Fartz Fitz_N_Fartz Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago How I was taught and how I taught my daughter. Do not be afraid from making mistakes, just make sure you learn from the experience in not repeating them. 207 207points reply View More Replies... View more comments #6 I hate when parents get mad at me for telling off their kids. I work in hospitality and we have a bowl of mints at the bar with tongs to grab them out. One night these three kids, all under age 10 but old enough to know better, just started diving their hands into the bowl. I told them politely to use the tongs, then I told them off when they ignored my request. The parents got mad at me instead of their kids, even though their kids just made me throw out a whole bowl of mints. If you're incapable of disciplining your child properly, don't get upset when someone else does it for you. TheCuriousAquarist Report Final score: 523points POST JD JD Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 6 months ago OMG, if it's just verbal and not shouting, I kind of welcome this as a parent. Kids need to learn strangers and places have boundaries too and there are consequences if you break them. I am also sometimes just sooo knackered, and even though I would pull my own kid up I'm not going to decline that input. Old but true saying... it takes a village 327 327points reply View More Replies... View more comments But no matter what new trends emerge in parenting, one very common flaw will probably outlive them all. And you guessed it… it's spoiling kids. In fact, over half this survey of 1,125 parents with kids between 4 and 10 confessed that they spoil their children too much. Another 2 in 5 go even further, saying they're sometimes "embarrassed by how selfish their child acts." Spoiled kids don't get to know and feel what it is like to be grateful, as gratitude is not something that children acquire automatically. It needs to be nurtured, in an age-appropriate way, but the more they get used to getting their way easily, the harder it is to turn them around. #7 Parent of teens here! All of my kids have had a friend that stayed the night at our house because the friend missed curfew at home and wasn't allowed in the house. I don't get it. Punishing the kid for missing curfew is totally acceptable. But not letting them in their own house in the middle of the night? What good can possibly come from that? My own kids rarely missed their curfew but when they did, they knew that they could come home, to a safe place, and face the consequences the next day. notcreative1001 , Mike Hauser Report Final score: 508points POST GirlFriday GirlFriday Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago I agree with this 1000%. I woke up one morning and saw the neighbor's kid asleep on the porch. When I went to see if he was OK, he told me he missed curfew and was locked out for the night. That is so horrible! 367 367points reply View More Replies... View more comments #8 Gender reveal parties. sunfloweries , kgroovy Report Final score: 480points POST Tamra Stiffler Tamra Stiffler Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago I get that parents-to-be are excited about their new lives and as long as they aren't setting fires or making a huge mess of things, then go for it. Just understand that most people aren't nearly as invested as you are in your future child's sex. This would be the second most boring social event, right behind the baby shower. Only my opinion. 318 318points reply View More Replies... View more comments #9 Beauty Pageants. I have no problem with them it's just that the age these parents make their kids enter and the s**t they do to try to win like doping them up on sugar and energy drinks. Using spray tans and makeup on kids that are sometimes 1-2 years old! And in the end they extort their child for little to no monetary gain. I've seen parents neglect their other kids in favor of the pagent queen. And in the end you get a spoiled brat that throws a hissy fit and is disrespectful. But who cares, you spent 15k to win 5k and you're on TLC SkeptikalAnus Report Final score: 457points POST Iggy Iggy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Beauty pageants for kids should be illegal. 558 558points reply View More Replies... View more comments So in order to find out more about how being spoiled in childhood may affect your adult life, we spoke with Lynn How, the author of "Positive Young Mind'' and life coach who specializes in supporting educators, parents, and children with improving and prevention of mental health issues. She also runs this Facebook teacher coaching group which is an excellent resource for teachers in need of support when leaving, changing their mindset, changing their schools or setting healthy work/life boundaries. "Do you know anyone who has trouble keeping their emotions in check when they don't get their own way?" Lynn said and added that it may be that they were spoilt as a child and this hasn't done them any favors as they move into their adult life. #10 "Boys will be boys". SunflowerSorrow , Thomas Ricker Report Final score: 451points POST chaotic_charlie (they/he) chaotic_charlie (they/he) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 6 months ago this should be used when boys are doing something like putting hot dogs on the slide, not for s3xual h@rassment 343 343points reply View More Replies... View more comments #11 Unschooling. I agree that kids should have some sort of say in what they learn - if your kid is really interested in, say, bugs, then by god you take them to every bug museum you can find and buy them all the bug books - BUT kids should have a basic curriculum whether they're interested in it or not. I get that most kids don't like math, or history, or the "boring" classes, but I strongly disagree with the unschooling attitude of "my kid does not want to learn it, so I won't make them." KnittinAndBitchin Report Final score: 447points POST Hex Gurls Hex Gurls Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago yea cuz unless they’re gonna live in the woods forever away from society they need to know math and how to write 218 218points reply View More Replies... View more comments #12 Parents never telling their children "no" and refusing to set any boundaries.
I get empowering children by giving them a voice in decision-making and the freedom to speak their minds, but general social norms would be nice.
Listening to 8 year olds throw fits in public and being rude to family and strangers (at top volume) is not endearing in any way. DG4z , Allen Taylor Report Final score: 423points POST Iggy Iggy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago That's not a trend, that's just bad parenting. 235 235points reply View More Replies... View more comments "These children may turn into adults who show less resilience when things go wrong and they may give up easily when things aren't working out. Also, they want it all and they want it now whereas most adults can tolerate delayed gratification," she explained. #13 Videoing kids at their worst moments and then posting it on social media. Applesintheorchard , Nenad Stojkovic Report Final score: 396points POST RandomFrog RandomFrog Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago A very distant relative of mine has a YouTube channel with her unschooled kids, and they’re always crying in the back or telling her to stop the camera and it’s just insane that she still posts it 186 186points reply View More Replies... View more comments #14 Taking youth sports too seriously.
I helped with and attended games for years, and can count on one hand the number of times I saw a child lose their temper. Parents lost it all the time. More than once I've seen a parent have to be physically restrained. Scrappy_Larue , KeithJJ Report Final score: 385points POST Iggy Iggy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Those parents need to be banned from attending. They can wait in the car park. 235 235points reply View More Replies... View more comments #15 Ear piercing babies. That pisses me off. Let them decide. Don't put your vanity onto your baby. ESPECIALLY with piercing guns. spagyrum Report Final score: 383points POST Jayne Kyra Jayne Kyra Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 6 months ago Had my ears pierced as a baby. Now I have 6 in one ear, 4 in the other (including a Daith piercing). And tattoos. Hehe, maybe I can blame it on not having a choice when I was a kid. The rest were my choice and my decision. 127 127points reply View More Replies... View more comments Moreover, "other traits that they may display include a lack of independence as their problems were generally solved for them, an inability to take criticism as nothing they did badly would invoke the appropriate feedback and the idea that everything should just come to them easily without too much work." "This last point is also coupled with a huge sense of disappointment when it doesn't work out. All in all, this doesn't set a child up to have positive relationships or good mental health as an adult." #16 Making a kid finish their plate. SmoSays , Virginia State Parks Report Final score: 368points POST Jo Johannsen Jo Johannsen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Also, keep in mind serving size for a 5yo should be much smaller than a teenager or adult. If it doesn't satisfy, let them have a bit more, but never force food on kids. 280 280points reply View More Replies... View more comments #17 taking the door off their room. i have neverrrrr understood this tundradutches , Family Handyman Report Final score: 366points POST CV Vir CV Vir Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago My kid had diagnosed mental health issues, and would often slam the door repeatedly. In a small house, this can be very loud indeed. Along with therapy, etc, we took the door away for a few months. Had a fabric door curtain for some privacy. 308 308points reply View More Replies... View more comments #18 Family vloggers. Growing up in front of a camera can be so damaging for a child. Don't even get me started on the child labour it is - using young kids to earn money isn't good parenting in my opinion. littlepantato Report Final score: 338points POST Bob Belcher Bob Belcher Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Ryan's toy review. I remember the first time seeing it after my daughter told me about it. I had to explain to her that not everyone gets to go on vacation every month. Now I see that kid and he looks tired and miserable. 170 170points reply View More Replies... View more comments There are many different challenges a spoiled child is likely to face while growing up. "A lack of appropriate boundaries can be very confusing for a child and although on the outside, these children can seem argumentative and rude, this stems from a lack of self-confidence on the inside as they have not been given these tools," Lynn explained. "Once their safety blanket of the parents spoiling them has been removed, coping on their own would bring on anxiety which could manifest itself as a tantrum," she added. #19 I think those parents who impose a raw vegan diet on their young kids - there is no way that a child can sustain itself on a raw vegan diet - you'd need to be constantly eating to get the necessary calories.
Vegetables and fruit are very high in fibre - both soluble and non-soluble - so you can be very full from relatively few calories compared with even a high-protein diet.
Vegan can be a struggle if the parent doesn't do the research. And a raw diet can be done as an adult, but it would still be difficult.
A raw vegan diet for a young child is basically child abuse. unknown Report Final score: 326points POST Donna Webber Donna Webber Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Ohhhhh gaaaawd; a vegan parent; Dont force your kids to eat a sh1tty vegan diet 188 188points reply View More Replies... View more comments #20 Modern day: Parents assuming that once a child hits school age that it's the schools responsibility to raise them. These same parents then get angry when their child is punished by the school.
See this FAR too often. mrbios , 14995841 Report Final score: 317points POST JD JD Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 6 months ago Not sure this is a modern day thing, just a lazy thing 135 135points reply View More Replies... View more comments #21 Coddling sons while holding daughters to higher standards. Ramen_Noodles_4567 , Xavier Mouton Photographie Report Final score: 278points POST SCP-3998 SCP-3998 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Wild f*****g thought here; TREAT YOUR KIDS EQUALLY REGARDLESS OF WHAT SEX THEY ARE. This s**t damaged me and my siblings so much. The son was the golden child, the girls were all but ignored. This s**t needs to stop 111 111points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Woman Shows How "Harry Potter" Characters Were Supposed To Look According To Book Descriptions (35 Pics) 50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective Moreover, Lynn argues that "often these children will have friendship issues as they find it challenging to let others have their own way and they may find it difficult to form positive relationships with other adults such as teachers due to difficulty with conformity." She concluded that overall this adds up to a childhood that is more challenging than it needs to be. #22 Posting intimate pics of your kid all over social media.
Now, I have no issue with parents sharing adorable baby pics. Hell, I don't mind you guys sharing a lot of them. When you go through hell and back to carry, birth, and raise the kid, you get a pass on the social media sharing, somewhat.
HOWEVER, sharing pics of your kid in the bathtub and doing bodily functions is not okay. 1) It's gross. I don't think your kid's blowout diaper or "first poopy in the toilet" is funny or cute. I don't want that on my timeline. 2) Pedos are out there, be careful. 3) I know it's hard to imagine, but little Peighsyn is gonna be a big boy someday. In fact, he may even be on social media in the future. His friends (AND EMPLOYERS) are gonna see those gross vomit and poop pics. Not a good idea. MaddiKate Report Final score: 265points POST 2x4b523p 2x4b523p Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago My sister in law keeps posting pictures of her daughters doing everyday kid activities, but what shocks me most are the comments. Every day there is at least one person commenting “wow so sexy” or other version of “sexy” on a picture where her daughters pose for the camera. It’s usually her female friends commenting and she replies things like “aww thank you” or such. Who the hell thinks a 5 year old is sexy? And what mother isn’t alarmed by such comments?? 315 315points reply View More Replies... View more comments #23 Maybe not the worst, but my parents forced me to play competitive sports for years when I clearly hated it and I'm still a little bitter. I was horrible at soccer, they even offered me 10 bucks for every goal I scored but I still couldn't do it. As an adult I still shudder a little every time I drive by a baseball field, thinking about how much time I wasted there and the embarrassment of sucking at something and getting laughed at by the other kids. This isn't to say I wasn't an athletic kid, I loved skating, riding bikes, hiking and all that. Parents - if your kid isn't good at a sport, doesn't have any interest in it and obviously has no talent for it, please don't make them do it. sublmnl Report Final score: 261points POST LagoonaBlueColleen LagoonaBlueColleen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 6 months ago My dad and his wife did this with their sons. I kid you not, they were forced to quit hockey and soccer due to damaged knees, shoulders and backs when they were in their teens. 119 119points reply View More Replies... View more comments #24 Not giving kids privacy or personal space. I have teenagers and unless they give me a reason not to trust them, I don’t rummage around in their rooms or secretly read their texts. Mysandwich44 Report Final score: 258points POST FABULOUS1 FABULOUS1 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago I don't violate my kids personal space. Well they are adults now but still didn't do it while they were younger, but I also don't violate my wife's personal space either. I really dislike hearing people talking about going through their kids and spouses phones, wallets and other things, these people lack boundaries. 59 59points reply View More Replies... View more comments #25 Not dressing your kids like kids.
Also raising your kids on YouTube/Instagram/TikTok before they're old enough to decide how much privacy they want in their lives. nab5the1st Report Final score: 255points POST Jude Fire Jude Fire Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Like , when you decide to give your kid a whole makeover with your makeup and then wonder why they dont like the way they look without it. 107 107points reply View More Replies... View more comments #26 Shielding their kid from failure. There are so many people now that are afraid of failing, so much so, that they don't even attempt something new if they have a hint that they may fail at it. unknown , Ivonne Lecou Report Final score: 241points POST Raven Sheridan Raven Sheridan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago If a kid can't learn how to cope with failure, they turn into an adult man-child, who falsely claims that they had an election stolen from them! 192 192points reply View More Replies... View more comments #27 Not saying a word about sexuality and shielding children from any sort of affection on tv or in real life.
I can't stress enough how much this has contributed to my intense shame whenever I masturbate and my inability to be intimate. Of course this is a compounded issue for me personally but such a censored childhood was the backbone for all of this pain. OrsoExplorso Report Final score: 241points POST L Melville L Melville Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Additionally....using "pet names" for your child's anatomy/genitals and not understanding why this is problematic/dangerous. If your child tells the teacher that uncle Tom licked their "cookie"....the teacher may not understand the SIGNIFICANCE of this confession. Teach kids the proper words for parts of their body. 274 274points reply View More Replies... View more comments #28 Taking your kids to the pub with you on a weekend.
I'm not talking an afternoon lunch with a glass of wine or two. I'm talking about kids being left to run amok in car parks and on pavements while parents sit inside and have a drink.
Look after your f**king kids. unknown Report Final score: 230points POST LagoonaBlueColleen LagoonaBlueColleen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 6 months ago That's not a trend. It's neglectful parenting. 175 175points reply View More Replies... View more comments #29 People having their kids stay up with them until the wee hours of the morning. By 11pm they are cranky, fussy, and clearly tired.
Put. Your. Kids. To. Bed. covok48 , 963797 Report Final score: 229points POST Dagny White Dagny White Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Why would you even do that? It was hard for my parents to put me to bed. Sleep is really important, especially at this young age. 112 112points reply View More Replies... View more comments #30 Pushing your kids to bring home flawless reports. Had a friend my sophomore year of highschool (straight A student, extra curricular stuff) with strict parents obviously living vicariously through her- who blew her head off with her dad's shotgun sitting at the kitchen table because it was near finals week, her grades were plummeting and the only boyfriend she's ever had had just broken up with her 3 days prior. I'd like to introduce a new parenting trend; Talking to your kids, listening and understanding. brendonlc123 Report Final score: 224points POST whodunnitfan2013 whodunnitfan2013 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Ugh, my parents had unrealistic expectations for me like the friend mentioned. I almost took my life plenty of times. I even would contemplate suicide when I didn't make my parents look perfect. 118 118points reply View More Replies... View more comments #31 Not knocking “because what if the kid is secretly running a highly illegal business in there” Like please, knock. It will save you and your kids from discomfort. ScoobyLex Report Final score: 208points POST Jessica Wood Jessica Wood Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Illegal business? What, do they think their teenager is running a drug ring from their bedroom? 116 116points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Overworked Employee Quits Because He Wasn't Getting A Fair Wage, Costs The Company $40 Million 40 Embarrassing Moments People Didn't Know Who They Were Talking To And Made A Fool Of Themselves #32 Taking your kid's side when he's being an a****le to strangers. DO your job and educate your kid so I don't have to punch him in the face. MysticalJoy Report Final score: 208points POST Meg G Meg G Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago I don't think punching a kid in the face is a good idea, even if they are being a little s**t. Some of the posts have anger issues. 74 74points reply View More Replies... View more comments #33 Weird religious homeschooling. Paratrooper_19D Report Final score: 207points POST Jes Jes Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Social skills are not learned through homeschooling. This must be compensated for somehow. It is hard 75 75points reply View More Replies... View more comments #34 Publicly shaming your kids. If you do that s**t you are an as****le and a disgusting human being. Prannke Report Final score: 199points POST Madeleine Flowers Madeleine Flowers Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago *If you do that s**t ON PURPOSE you are an as****le. If your kids do something incredibly stupid (like run in front of a moving car, or something like that) then go for it, they deserve it. 102 102points reply View More Replies... View more comments #35 Never listening to your child. The whole children need to be seen and not heard schtick, f**ked up my social skills a whole lot with my parents and people. Excelgirl200 Report Final score: 192points POST LagoonaBlueColleen LagoonaBlueColleen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 6 months ago Same. I was raised to be compliant and always caring about what other people think. Likely why I feel the need to comment on social media on a daily basis. .... sorry for my constant ramblings. 97 97points reply View More Replies... View more comments #36 My aunt and uncle are and have been huge supporters of the "if you just give them a video game then they'll be quiet forever" so my 6-year old cousin has absolutely no social skills and is a difficult, struggling first grader but is alright at playing Angry Birds and Minecraft. unknown Report Final score: 189points POST Stephanie A Mutti Stephanie A Mutti Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Tossing a phone to a kid any time there is a wait. I get the desire to keep busy while waiting but we don't learn patience without practice 123 123points reply View More Replies... View more comments #37 Wanting to be "friends" with their kids. It really pisses me off. Parents that won't challenge, question or correct poor behaviour.
I've got three boys to raise and my attitude has always been - I'm your dad. I'm not your friend. I have friends you have friends. We can be friends when you're old enough to buy me a beer and I've done the sort of parenting that means I want to have a beer with you. nizza212 Report Final score: 189points POST Random Panda Random Panda Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 6 months ago I don't know, my parents were our friends and still disciplined us. There's a middle ground between the two situations described here. I don't like parents like OP. 178 178points reply View More Replies... View more comments #38 Unique names. Racing2733 , That name is a Tragedeigh 2.0 Report Final score: 175points POST Nathaniel Nathaniel Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Youneeke Naighm is what I christened my daughter. 215 215points reply View More Replies... View more comments #39 Non-parenting. That is, when people have kids but let their kids run wild with zero effort put into actually raising them into functional members of society.
Homeschooling. Frequently it just means non-schooling. Either the parent in question does not have the ability to teach, due to lack of education on their own part, has no intention of teaching with it all just falling back into non-parenting, or it's a deliberate attempt by fundies to keep their kids from getting an education. There are few exceptions. Maskydoo Report Final score: 159points POST MantisGirl15 MantisGirl15 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Homeschooling, when done right, is amazing. I was brought up homeschooled and I'm in a much better place academically than I would have been had I grown up in public school. Unschooling is the problem, as well as parents who want to homeschool but don't take responsibility for their children's education. 165 165points reply View More Replies... View more comments #40 Infant circumcision. Sorry but unneeded cosmetic surgery performed on non consenting minors is just stupid, useless, and illogical. wheatfields Report Final score: 158points POST Dianellian Dianellian Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 6 months ago My first son (34) is uncircumcised however my second son (16)had to be at 3 due to constant infections and pain. Don’t criticise. 204 204points reply View More Replies... View more comments Note: this post originally had 73 images. It’s been shortened to the top 40 images based on user votes. Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Add Your Answer! Not your original work? Add source Publish Change image Upload Photo Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB. Upload Upload Edit Image Error occurred when generating embed. Please check link and try again. Render conversation
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If you have kids, you’re doing it wrong. Sincerely, the internet. Trust me most parents worry enough that we are or have messed up our kids. Parenting is a LOT of trial and error as well as hoping you got the balancing act down enough that your kids will be ok adults. 36 36points reply JD JD Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 6 months ago Very good takeaway. Mine is just "don't be a dickhead" (parent). 27 27points reply Load More Replies... Beth S Beth S Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago That should be everyone's personal mantra. 6 6points reply JD JD Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 6 months ago Yes, it should be... sadly it's clearly not 4 4points reply Natália Boanerges Natália Boanerges Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago That's exactly what I was thinking. A lot of people criticising parents up there probably don't have kids yet, and that's why the little empathy and so much judgement. 5 5points reply Grady'sRaider Grady'sRaider Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Sometimes we were the kids or saw other kids hurt by bad parenting. 0 0points reply Brivid Brivid Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago I agree. I was very judgemental when I was younger. I was "never going to let my kids...". But once my daughter was born I realized that even though I can control my actions, you can't control popular culture or other adults and kids that they interact with. It is much harder to raise a kid than it looks. They don't come with instructions. If I knew then what I know now I definitely would have considered not bringing a innocent child into this horrible place. 4 4points reply propgamer XL propgamer XL Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago (edited) The best sailors stand at the shore. It's just like professional soccer players getting told by the couch potatoes they should run harder. 4 4points reply Josh Gilland Josh Gilland Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago People fail to realize that parenting is largely a new age concept. Before it was try to keep them alive until they can walk on their own and then put them to work. 3 3points reply Evelyn Haskins Evelyn Haskins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 5 months ago I think I did OK, I am still good friends with my kids (old adults :-) Life would be bleak without them. 1 1point reply Kesam Kesam Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Really well said, Beth S! 1 1point reply Mary Jeffries Mary Jeffries Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago If you wouldn’t go to that person to ask advice, don’t give weight to their criticism. Love that advice. 1 1point reply Tamra Stiffler Tamra Stiffler Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Parenting is hard. Really hard. I have been so incredibly fortunate to be able to be a mom (I have one son), but I know I've made lots of mistakes, and I'm still learning. I think if you're open to learning, love them, keep them safe, support them throughout the ups and downs, teach them to be kind and honest...well that goes a long way. I don't know why I'm blathering on here...I need more coffee. 21 21points reply Frannie Kaplan Frannie Kaplan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. It is something parents choose for their own selfish reasons. Children don't ask to be born -20 -20points reply Load More Replies... Jasper Cool Jasper Cool Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago There's nothing so humbling as having an extremely judgemental opinion of parenting and then having reality handed to you when you have one of your own. Or at least it was like that for me lol. 20 20points reply Anna Volkov Anna Volkov Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 4 months ago Haha yes! I thought I will be amazing at parenting having like 20+ nieces and nephews around all the time.. now I have 2 and wonder if I will ever know what I'm doing:/ 5 5points reply Load More Replies... Load More Comments POST Beth S Beth S Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago My takeaway…. If you have kids, you’re doing it wrong. Sincerely, the internet. Trust me most parents worry enough that we are or have messed up our kids. Parenting is a LOT of trial and error as well as hoping you got the balancing act down enough that your kids will be ok adults. 36 36points reply JD JD Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 6 months ago Very good takeaway. Mine is just "don't be a dickhead" (parent). 27 27points reply Load More Replies... Beth S Beth S Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago That should be everyone's personal mantra. 6 6points reply JD JD Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 6 months ago Yes, it should be... sadly it's clearly not 4 4points reply Natália Boanerges Natália Boanerges Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago That's exactly what I was thinking. A lot of people criticising parents up there probably don't have kids yet, and that's why the little empathy and so much judgement. 5 5points reply Grady'sRaider Grady'sRaider Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Sometimes we were the kids or saw other kids hurt by bad parenting. 0 0points reply Brivid Brivid Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago I agree. I was very judgemental when I was younger. I was "never going to let my kids...". But once my daughter was born I realized that even though I can control my actions, you can't control popular culture or other adults and kids that they interact with. It is much harder to raise a kid than it looks. They don't come with instructions. If I knew then what I know now I definitely would have considered not bringing a innocent child into this horrible place. 4 4points reply propgamer XL propgamer XL Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago (edited) The best sailors stand at the shore. It's just like professional soccer players getting told by the couch potatoes they should run harder. 4 4points reply Josh Gilland Josh Gilland Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago People fail to realize that parenting is largely a new age concept. Before it was try to keep them alive until they can walk on their own and then put them to work. 3 3points reply Evelyn Haskins Evelyn Haskins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 5 months ago I think I did OK, I am still good friends with my kids (old adults :-) Life would be bleak without them. 1 1point reply Kesam Kesam Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Really well said, Beth S! 1 1point reply Mary Jeffries Mary Jeffries Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago If you wouldn’t go to that person to ask advice, don’t give weight to their criticism. Love that advice. 1 1point reply Tamra Stiffler Tamra Stiffler Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Parenting is hard. Really hard. I have been so incredibly fortunate to be able to be a mom (I have one son), but I know I've made lots of mistakes, and I'm still learning. I think if you're open to learning, love them, keep them safe, support them throughout the ups and downs, teach them to be kind and honest...well that goes a long way. I don't know why I'm blathering on here...I need more coffee. 21 21points reply Frannie Kaplan Frannie Kaplan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. It is something parents choose for their own selfish reasons. Children don't ask to be born -20 -20points reply Load More Replies... Jasper Cool Jasper Cool Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago There's nothing so humbling as having an extremely judgemental opinion of parenting and then having reality handed to you when you have one of your own. Or at least it was like that for me lol. 20 20points reply Anna Volkov Anna Volkov Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 4 months ago Haha yes! 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Someone Asks What Is The Worst Parenting Trend To Date And People Give 40 Perfectly Blunt Answers
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Publish Not your original work? Add source I hope that everyone agrees that not vaccinating your child is an ill way of parenting. Other parenting trends like letting kids do whatever they want and run amok like there's no tomorrow are also questionable. But the subject matter is delicate, since we also like to believe that for the most part, parents know what's best for their kids. Or do they? Well, these two threads from Ask Reddit will shed some light on common parenting styles that are not necessarily healthy. In fact, people claim they're everything but. "What is the worst parenting trend to date?" someone asked a while ago, and just recently a similar question popped up: "What parenting 'trend' do you strongly disagree with?" Below we selected some thought-provoking arguments people shared in response to the questions. Also, let us know what parenting trend you don't agree with in the comments below! This post may include affiliate links. #1 Y'all need to cut this anti-vaccination s**t out like right now. Vaccines save lives. Cullen_Bohanon Report Final score: 1Kpoints POST MarmotArchivist MarmotArchivist Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago This deserves it's place on top of the list. With the other things you'll have rude and uneducated kids that become entitled adults, but at least they get to become adults. 373 373points reply View More Replies... View more comments There are as many parenting styles as there are parents, and there's no universal recipe on how to raise your children. But because the current generation faces unprecedented challenges, it also requires tact and special behavior from parents to be able to keep up with the changing times and the increased demands of parenting and child-rearing. #2 when ppl posts videos online of them punishing their kids. ex: “dad shaves girls head for txting boyfriend.” what in the sick hell kinda sh*t is that? and nobody seems to have a problem with that or thinks about how incredibly traumatic it’s going to be for that child. and the parents who do this literally make me sick. who is that for even? what are you trying to prove by humiliating your child in front of possibly thousands of ppl or more. ppl like this deserve to have their kids taken away. sorry not sorry. WinterLaw4149 Report Final score: 845points POST Jo Johannsen Jo Johannsen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago I wish I could upvote this over and over. 385 385points reply View More Replies... View more comments #3 Not teaching manners with other people's pets. You want to pat my dog you f**king ASK, then you introduce yourself to her (back of your hand to sniff), THEN you may pat her. DO NOT harass her. My dog is a sweetheart but she is an animal and she is at exactly the right height to bite your little darlings face off and then its my fault and my dog dies because you couldnt teach your brat some manners. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/55fsjc/what_is_the_worst_parenting_trend_to_date/d8afsh8/ Report Final score: 816points POST Kimi Tomminello Kimi Tomminello Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago (edited) This should be so much higher. I have kids. I have dogs. One of my dogs LOVES kids. Loves being ridden like a horse (120lb german shepherd) and having small children climbing all over him. The other one is terrified of kids, luckily he has a very mean bark and isn't confrontational. He puffs himself up, barks as loud as he can and retreats backwards while barking. It's enough to scare them off. It's the parents not the kids or my dog. *EDIT* hey look it's number 2 now 361 361points reply View More Replies... View more comments The coronavirus pandemic and political turmoil and war we see in Europe right now, as well as the inflation reaching sky highs all bring their own kind of uncertainty. For this reason, many parents are reevaluating the common parenting tactics previous generations took for granted. Communicating trauma and being open about difficulties is one such new trend we see among parents. Another new style emerging is that more and more parents choose to provide their kids with experiences instead of material gifts. This is how you create memorable experiences and establish a better bond with your kid. #4 Not teaching basic manners and giving them a ridiculous sense of entitlement. nightime-narwhal Report Final score: 597points POST Laura Edwards Laura Edwards Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Yes! That kid is your diamond, great! He/she is a pain in my butt. I do not live your diamond. 200 200points reply View More Replies... View more comments #5 Shielding children from the natural consequences of their actions. They don't learn from their mistakes and the consequence price tags are so much higher when they become adults. MissElphie , Allen Taylor Report Final score: 545points POST Fitz_N_Fartz Fitz_N_Fartz Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago How I was taught and how I taught my daughter. Do not be afraid from making mistakes, just make sure you learn from the experience in not repeating them. 207 207points reply View More Replies... View more comments #6 I hate when parents get mad at me for telling off their kids. I work in hospitality and we have a bowl of mints at the bar with tongs to grab them out. One night these three kids, all under age 10 but old enough to know better, just started diving their hands into the bowl. I told them politely to use the tongs, then I told them off when they ignored my request. The parents got mad at me instead of their kids, even though their kids just made me throw out a whole bowl of mints. If you're incapable of disciplining your child properly, don't get upset when someone else does it for you. TheCuriousAquarist Report Final score: 523points POST JD JD Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 6 months ago OMG, if it's just verbal and not shouting, I kind of welcome this as a parent. Kids need to learn strangers and places have boundaries too and there are consequences if you break them. I am also sometimes just sooo knackered, and even though I would pull my own kid up I'm not going to decline that input. Old but true saying... it takes a village 327 327points reply View More Replies... View more comments But no matter what new trends emerge in parenting, one very common flaw will probably outlive them all. And you guessed it… it's spoiling kids. In fact, over half this survey of 1,125 parents with kids between 4 and 10 confessed that they spoil their children too much. Another 2 in 5 go even further, saying they're sometimes "embarrassed by how selfish their child acts." Spoiled kids don't get to know and feel what it is like to be grateful, as gratitude is not something that children acquire automatically. It needs to be nurtured, in an age-appropriate way, but the more they get used to getting their way easily, the harder it is to turn them around. #7 Parent of teens here! All of my kids have had a friend that stayed the night at our house because the friend missed curfew at home and wasn't allowed in the house. I don't get it. Punishing the kid for missing curfew is totally acceptable. But not letting them in their own house in the middle of the night? What good can possibly come from that? My own kids rarely missed their curfew but when they did, they knew that they could come home, to a safe place, and face the consequences the next day. notcreative1001 , Mike Hauser Report Final score: 508points POST GirlFriday GirlFriday Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago I agree with this 1000%. I woke up one morning and saw the neighbor's kid asleep on the porch. When I went to see if he was OK, he told me he missed curfew and was locked out for the night. That is so horrible! 367 367points reply View More Replies... View more comments #8 Gender reveal parties. sunfloweries , kgroovy Report Final score: 480points POST Tamra Stiffler Tamra Stiffler Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago I get that parents-to-be are excited about their new lives and as long as they aren't setting fires or making a huge mess of things, then go for it. Just understand that most people aren't nearly as invested as you are in your future child's sex. This would be the second most boring social event, right behind the baby shower. Only my opinion. 318 318points reply View More Replies... View more comments #9 Beauty Pageants. I have no problem with them it's just that the age these parents make their kids enter and the s**t they do to try to win like doping them up on sugar and energy drinks. Using spray tans and makeup on kids that are sometimes 1-2 years old! And in the end they extort their child for little to no monetary gain. I've seen parents neglect their other kids in favor of the pagent queen. And in the end you get a spoiled brat that throws a hissy fit and is disrespectful. But who cares, you spent 15k to win 5k and you're on TLC SkeptikalAnus Report Final score: 457points POST Iggy Iggy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Beauty pageants for kids should be illegal. 558 558points reply View More Replies... View more comments So in order to find out more about how being spoiled in childhood may affect your adult life, we spoke with Lynn How, the author of "Positive Young Mind'' and life coach who specializes in supporting educators, parents, and children with improving and prevention of mental health issues. She also runs this Facebook teacher coaching group which is an excellent resource for teachers in need of support when leaving, changing their mindset, changing their schools or setting healthy work/life boundaries. "Do you know anyone who has trouble keeping their emotions in check when they don't get their own way?" Lynn said and added that it may be that they were spoilt as a child and this hasn't done them any favors as they move into their adult life. #10 "Boys will be boys". SunflowerSorrow , Thomas Ricker Report Final score: 451points POST chaotic_charlie (they/he) chaotic_charlie (they/he) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 6 months ago this should be used when boys are doing something like putting hot dogs on the slide, not for s3xual h@rassment 343 343points reply View More Replies... View more comments #11 Unschooling. I agree that kids should have some sort of say in what they learn - if your kid is really interested in, say, bugs, then by god you take them to every bug museum you can find and buy them all the bug books - BUT kids should have a basic curriculum whether they're interested in it or not. I get that most kids don't like math, or history, or the "boring" classes, but I strongly disagree with the unschooling attitude of "my kid does not want to learn it, so I won't make them." KnittinAndBitchin Report Final score: 447points POST Hex Gurls Hex Gurls Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago yea cuz unless they’re gonna live in the woods forever away from society they need to know math and how to write 218 218points reply View More Replies... View more comments #12 Parents never telling their children "no" and refusing to set any boundaries.
I get empowering children by giving them a voice in decision-making and the freedom to speak their minds, but general social norms would be nice.
Listening to 8 year olds throw fits in public and being rude to family and strangers (at top volume) is not endearing in any way. DG4z , Allen Taylor Report Final score: 423points POST Iggy Iggy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago That's not a trend, that's just bad parenting. 235 235points reply View More Replies... View more comments "These children may turn into adults who show less resilience when things go wrong and they may give up easily when things aren't working out. Also, they want it all and they want it now whereas most adults can tolerate delayed gratification," she explained. #13 Videoing kids at their worst moments and then posting it on social media. Applesintheorchard , Nenad Stojkovic Report Final score: 396points POST RandomFrog RandomFrog Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago A very distant relative of mine has a YouTube channel with her unschooled kids, and they’re always crying in the back or telling her to stop the camera and it’s just insane that she still posts it 186 186points reply View More Replies... View more comments #14 Taking youth sports too seriously.
I helped with and attended games for years, and can count on one hand the number of times I saw a child lose their temper. Parents lost it all the time. More than once I've seen a parent have to be physically restrained. Scrappy_Larue , KeithJJ Report Final score: 385points POST Iggy Iggy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Those parents need to be banned from attending. They can wait in the car park. 235 235points reply View More Replies... View more comments #15 Ear piercing babies. That pisses me off. Let them decide. Don't put your vanity onto your baby. ESPECIALLY with piercing guns. spagyrum Report Final score: 383points POST Jayne Kyra Jayne Kyra Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 6 months ago Had my ears pierced as a baby. Now I have 6 in one ear, 4 in the other (including a Daith piercing). And tattoos. Hehe, maybe I can blame it on not having a choice when I was a kid. The rest were my choice and my decision. 127 127points reply View More Replies... View more comments Moreover, "other traits that they may display include a lack of independence as their problems were generally solved for them, an inability to take criticism as nothing they did badly would invoke the appropriate feedback and the idea that everything should just come to them easily without too much work." "This last point is also coupled with a huge sense of disappointment when it doesn't work out. All in all, this doesn't set a child up to have positive relationships or good mental health as an adult." #16 Making a kid finish their plate. SmoSays , Virginia State Parks Report Final score: 368points POST Jo Johannsen Jo Johannsen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Also, keep in mind serving size for a 5yo should be much smaller than a teenager or adult. If it doesn't satisfy, let them have a bit more, but never force food on kids. 280 280points reply View More Replies... View more comments #17 taking the door off their room. i have neverrrrr understood this tundradutches , Family Handyman Report Final score: 366points POST CV Vir CV Vir Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago My kid had diagnosed mental health issues, and would often slam the door repeatedly. In a small house, this can be very loud indeed. Along with therapy, etc, we took the door away for a few months. Had a fabric door curtain for some privacy. 308 308points reply View More Replies... View more comments #18 Family vloggers. Growing up in front of a camera can be so damaging for a child. Don't even get me started on the child labour it is - using young kids to earn money isn't good parenting in my opinion. littlepantato Report Final score: 338points POST Bob Belcher Bob Belcher Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Ryan's toy review. I remember the first time seeing it after my daughter told me about it. I had to explain to her that not everyone gets to go on vacation every month. Now I see that kid and he looks tired and miserable. 170 170points reply View More Replies... View more comments There are many different challenges a spoiled child is likely to face while growing up. "A lack of appropriate boundaries can be very confusing for a child and although on the outside, these children can seem argumentative and rude, this stems from a lack of self-confidence on the inside as they have not been given these tools," Lynn explained. "Once their safety blanket of the parents spoiling them has been removed, coping on their own would bring on anxiety which could manifest itself as a tantrum," she added. #19 I think those parents who impose a raw vegan diet on their young kids - there is no way that a child can sustain itself on a raw vegan diet - you'd need to be constantly eating to get the necessary calories.
Vegetables and fruit are very high in fibre - both soluble and non-soluble - so you can be very full from relatively few calories compared with even a high-protein diet.
Vegan can be a struggle if the parent doesn't do the research. And a raw diet can be done as an adult, but it would still be difficult.
A raw vegan diet for a young child is basically child abuse. unknown Report Final score: 326points POST Donna Webber Donna Webber Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Ohhhhh gaaaawd; a vegan parent; Dont force your kids to eat a sh1tty vegan diet 188 188points reply View More Replies... View more comments #20 Modern day: Parents assuming that once a child hits school age that it's the schools responsibility to raise them. These same parents then get angry when their child is punished by the school.
See this FAR too often. mrbios , 14995841 Report Final score: 317points POST JD JD Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 6 months ago Not sure this is a modern day thing, just a lazy thing 135 135points reply View More Replies... View more comments #21 Coddling sons while holding daughters to higher standards. Ramen_Noodles_4567 , Xavier Mouton Photographie Report Final score: 278points POST SCP-3998 SCP-3998 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Wild f*****g thought here; TREAT YOUR KIDS EQUALLY REGARDLESS OF WHAT SEX THEY ARE. This s**t damaged me and my siblings so much. The son was the golden child, the girls were all but ignored. This s**t needs to stop 111 111points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Woman Shows How "Harry Potter" Characters Were Supposed To Look According To Book Descriptions (35 Pics) 50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective Moreover, Lynn argues that "often these children will have friendship issues as they find it challenging to let others have their own way and they may find it difficult to form positive relationships with other adults such as teachers due to difficulty with conformity." She concluded that overall this adds up to a childhood that is more challenging than it needs to be. #22 Posting intimate pics of your kid all over social media.
Now, I have no issue with parents sharing adorable baby pics. Hell, I don't mind you guys sharing a lot of them. When you go through hell and back to carry, birth, and raise the kid, you get a pass on the social media sharing, somewhat.
HOWEVER, sharing pics of your kid in the bathtub and doing bodily functions is not okay. 1) It's gross. I don't think your kid's blowout diaper or "first poopy in the toilet" is funny or cute. I don't want that on my timeline. 2) Pedos are out there, be careful. 3) I know it's hard to imagine, but little Peighsyn is gonna be a big boy someday. In fact, he may even be on social media in the future. His friends (AND EMPLOYERS) are gonna see those gross vomit and poop pics. Not a good idea. MaddiKate Report Final score: 265points POST 2x4b523p 2x4b523p Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago My sister in law keeps posting pictures of her daughters doing everyday kid activities, but what shocks me most are the comments. Every day there is at least one person commenting “wow so sexy” or other version of “sexy” on a picture where her daughters pose for the camera. It’s usually her female friends commenting and she replies things like “aww thank you” or such. Who the hell thinks a 5 year old is sexy? And what mother isn’t alarmed by such comments?? 315 315points reply View More Replies... View more comments #23 Maybe not the worst, but my parents forced me to play competitive sports for years when I clearly hated it and I'm still a little bitter. I was horrible at soccer, they even offered me 10 bucks for every goal I scored but I still couldn't do it. As an adult I still shudder a little every time I drive by a baseball field, thinking about how much time I wasted there and the embarrassment of sucking at something and getting laughed at by the other kids. This isn't to say I wasn't an athletic kid, I loved skating, riding bikes, hiking and all that. Parents - if your kid isn't good at a sport, doesn't have any interest in it and obviously has no talent for it, please don't make them do it. sublmnl Report Final score: 261points POST LagoonaBlueColleen LagoonaBlueColleen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 6 months ago My dad and his wife did this with their sons. I kid you not, they were forced to quit hockey and soccer due to damaged knees, shoulders and backs when they were in their teens. 119 119points reply View More Replies... View more comments #24 Not giving kids privacy or personal space. I have teenagers and unless they give me a reason not to trust them, I don’t rummage around in their rooms or secretly read their texts. Mysandwich44 Report Final score: 258points POST FABULOUS1 FABULOUS1 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago I don't violate my kids personal space. Well they are adults now but still didn't do it while they were younger, but I also don't violate my wife's personal space either. I really dislike hearing people talking about going through their kids and spouses phones, wallets and other things, these people lack boundaries. 59 59points reply View More Replies... View more comments #25 Not dressing your kids like kids.
Also raising your kids on YouTube/Instagram/TikTok before they're old enough to decide how much privacy they want in their lives. nab5the1st Report Final score: 255points POST Jude Fire Jude Fire Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Like , when you decide to give your kid a whole makeover with your makeup and then wonder why they dont like the way they look without it. 107 107points reply View More Replies... View more comments #26 Shielding their kid from failure. There are so many people now that are afraid of failing, so much so, that they don't even attempt something new if they have a hint that they may fail at it. unknown , Ivonne Lecou Report Final score: 241points POST Raven Sheridan Raven Sheridan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago If a kid can't learn how to cope with failure, they turn into an adult man-child, who falsely claims that they had an election stolen from them! 192 192points reply View More Replies... View more comments #27 Not saying a word about sexuality and shielding children from any sort of affection on tv or in real life.
I can't stress enough how much this has contributed to my intense shame whenever I masturbate and my inability to be intimate. Of course this is a compounded issue for me personally but such a censored childhood was the backbone for all of this pain. OrsoExplorso Report Final score: 241points POST L Melville L Melville Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Additionally....using "pet names" for your child's anatomy/genitals and not understanding why this is problematic/dangerous. If your child tells the teacher that uncle Tom licked their "cookie"....the teacher may not understand the SIGNIFICANCE of this confession. Teach kids the proper words for parts of their body. 274 274points reply View More Replies... View more comments #28 Taking your kids to the pub with you on a weekend.
I'm not talking an afternoon lunch with a glass of wine or two. I'm talking about kids being left to run amok in car parks and on pavements while parents sit inside and have a drink.
Look after your f**king kids. unknown Report Final score: 230points POST LagoonaBlueColleen LagoonaBlueColleen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 6 months ago That's not a trend. It's neglectful parenting. 175 175points reply View More Replies... View more comments #29 People having their kids stay up with them until the wee hours of the morning. By 11pm they are cranky, fussy, and clearly tired.
Put. Your. Kids. To. Bed. covok48 , 963797 Report Final score: 229points POST Dagny White Dagny White Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Why would you even do that? It was hard for my parents to put me to bed. Sleep is really important, especially at this young age. 112 112points reply View More Replies... View more comments #30 Pushing your kids to bring home flawless reports. Had a friend my sophomore year of highschool (straight A student, extra curricular stuff) with strict parents obviously living vicariously through her- who blew her head off with her dad's shotgun sitting at the kitchen table because it was near finals week, her grades were plummeting and the only boyfriend she's ever had had just broken up with her 3 days prior. I'd like to introduce a new parenting trend; Talking to your kids, listening and understanding. brendonlc123 Report Final score: 224points POST whodunnitfan2013 whodunnitfan2013 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Ugh, my parents had unrealistic expectations for me like the friend mentioned. I almost took my life plenty of times. I even would contemplate suicide when I didn't make my parents look perfect. 118 118points reply View More Replies... View more comments #31 Not knocking “because what if the kid is secretly running a highly illegal business in there” Like please, knock. It will save you and your kids from discomfort. ScoobyLex Report Final score: 208points POST Jessica Wood Jessica Wood Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Illegal business? What, do they think their teenager is running a drug ring from their bedroom? 116 116points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Overworked Employee Quits Because He Wasn't Getting A Fair Wage, Costs The Company $40 Million 40 Embarrassing Moments People Didn't Know Who They Were Talking To And Made A Fool Of Themselves #32 Taking your kid's side when he's being an a****le to strangers. DO your job and educate your kid so I don't have to punch him in the face. MysticalJoy Report Final score: 208points POST Meg G Meg G Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago I don't think punching a kid in the face is a good idea, even if they are being a little s**t. Some of the posts have anger issues. 74 74points reply View More Replies... View more comments #33 Weird religious homeschooling. Paratrooper_19D Report Final score: 207points POST Jes Jes Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Social skills are not learned through homeschooling. This must be compensated for somehow. It is hard 75 75points reply View More Replies... View more comments #34 Publicly shaming your kids. If you do that s**t you are an as****le and a disgusting human being. Prannke Report Final score: 199points POST Madeleine Flowers Madeleine Flowers Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago *If you do that s**t ON PURPOSE you are an as****le. If your kids do something incredibly stupid (like run in front of a moving car, or something like that) then go for it, they deserve it. 102 102points reply View More Replies... View more comments #35 Never listening to your child. The whole children need to be seen and not heard schtick, f**ked up my social skills a whole lot with my parents and people. Excelgirl200 Report Final score: 192points POST LagoonaBlueColleen LagoonaBlueColleen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 6 months ago Same. I was raised to be compliant and always caring about what other people think. Likely why I feel the need to comment on social media on a daily basis. .... sorry for my constant ramblings. 97 97points reply View More Replies... View more comments #36 My aunt and uncle are and have been huge supporters of the "if you just give them a video game then they'll be quiet forever" so my 6-year old cousin has absolutely no social skills and is a difficult, struggling first grader but is alright at playing Angry Birds and Minecraft. unknown Report Final score: 189points POST Stephanie A Mutti Stephanie A Mutti Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Tossing a phone to a kid any time there is a wait. I get the desire to keep busy while waiting but we don't learn patience without practice 123 123points reply View More Replies... View more comments #37 Wanting to be "friends" with their kids. It really pisses me off. Parents that won't challenge, question or correct poor behaviour.
I've got three boys to raise and my attitude has always been - I'm your dad. I'm not your friend. I have friends you have friends. We can be friends when you're old enough to buy me a beer and I've done the sort of parenting that means I want to have a beer with you. nizza212 Report Final score: 189points POST Random Panda Random Panda Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 6 months ago I don't know, my parents were our friends and still disciplined us. There's a middle ground between the two situations described here. I don't like parents like OP. 178 178points reply View More Replies... View more comments #38 Unique names. Racing2733 , That name is a Tragedeigh 2.0 Report Final score: 175points POST Nathaniel Nathaniel Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Youneeke Naighm is what I christened my daughter. 215 215points reply View More Replies... View more comments #39 Non-parenting. That is, when people have kids but let their kids run wild with zero effort put into actually raising them into functional members of society.
Homeschooling. Frequently it just means non-schooling. Either the parent in question does not have the ability to teach, due to lack of education on their own part, has no intention of teaching with it all just falling back into non-parenting, or it's a deliberate attempt by fundies to keep their kids from getting an education. There are few exceptions. Maskydoo Report Final score: 159points POST MantisGirl15 MantisGirl15 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Homeschooling, when done right, is amazing. I was brought up homeschooled and I'm in a much better place academically than I would have been had I grown up in public school. Unschooling is the problem, as well as parents who want to homeschool but don't take responsibility for their children's education. 165 165points reply View More Replies... View more comments #40 Infant circumcision. Sorry but unneeded cosmetic surgery performed on non consenting minors is just stupid, useless, and illogical. wheatfields Report Final score: 158points POST Dianellian Dianellian Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 6 months ago My first son (34) is uncircumcised however my second son (16)had to be at 3 due to constant infections and pain. Don’t criticise. 204 204points reply View More Replies... View more comments Note: this post originally had 73 images. It’s been shortened to the top 40 images based on user votes. Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Add Your Answer! Not your original work? Add source Publish Change image Upload Photo Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB. Upload Upload Edit Image Error occurred when generating embed. Please check link and try again. Render conversation
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If you have kids, you’re doing it wrong. Sincerely, the internet. Trust me most parents worry enough that we are or have messed up our kids. Parenting is a LOT of trial and error as well as hoping you got the balancing act down enough that your kids will be ok adults. 36 36points reply JD JD Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 6 months ago Very good takeaway. Mine is just "don't be a dickhead" (parent). 27 27points reply Load More Replies... Beth S Beth S Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago That should be everyone's personal mantra. 6 6points reply JD JD Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 6 months ago Yes, it should be... sadly it's clearly not 4 4points reply Natália Boanerges Natália Boanerges Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago That's exactly what I was thinking. A lot of people criticising parents up there probably don't have kids yet, and that's why the little empathy and so much judgement. 5 5points reply Grady'sRaider Grady'sRaider Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Sometimes we were the kids or saw other kids hurt by bad parenting. 0 0points reply Brivid Brivid Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago I agree. I was very judgemental when I was younger. I was "never going to let my kids...". But once my daughter was born I realized that even though I can control my actions, you can't control popular culture or other adults and kids that they interact with. It is much harder to raise a kid than it looks. They don't come with instructions. If I knew then what I know now I definitely would have considered not bringing a innocent child into this horrible place. 4 4points reply propgamer XL propgamer XL Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago (edited) The best sailors stand at the shore. It's just like professional soccer players getting told by the couch potatoes they should run harder. 4 4points reply Josh Gilland Josh Gilland Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago People fail to realize that parenting is largely a new age concept. Before it was try to keep them alive until they can walk on their own and then put them to work. 3 3points reply Evelyn Haskins Evelyn Haskins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 5 months ago I think I did OK, I am still good friends with my kids (old adults :-) Life would be bleak without them. 1 1point reply Kesam Kesam Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Really well said, Beth S! 1 1point reply Mary Jeffries Mary Jeffries Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago If you wouldn’t go to that person to ask advice, don’t give weight to their criticism. Love that advice. 1 1point reply Tamra Stiffler Tamra Stiffler Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Parenting is hard. Really hard. I have been so incredibly fortunate to be able to be a mom (I have one son), but I know I've made lots of mistakes, and I'm still learning. I think if you're open to learning, love them, keep them safe, support them throughout the ups and downs, teach them to be kind and honest...well that goes a long way. I don't know why I'm blathering on here...I need more coffee. 21 21points reply Frannie Kaplan Frannie Kaplan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. It is something parents choose for their own selfish reasons. Children don't ask to be born -20 -20points reply Load More Replies... Jasper Cool Jasper Cool Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago There's nothing so humbling as having an extremely judgemental opinion of parenting and then having reality handed to you when you have one of your own. Or at least it was like that for me lol. 20 20points reply Anna Volkov Anna Volkov Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 4 months ago Haha yes! I thought I will be amazing at parenting having like 20+ nieces and nephews around all the time.. now I have 2 and wonder if I will ever know what I'm doing:/ 5 5points reply Load More Replies... Load More Comments POST Beth S Beth S Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago My takeaway…. If you have kids, you’re doing it wrong. Sincerely, the internet. Trust me most parents worry enough that we are or have messed up our kids. Parenting is a LOT of trial and error as well as hoping you got the balancing act down enough that your kids will be ok adults. 36 36points reply JD JD Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 6 months ago Very good takeaway. Mine is just "don't be a dickhead" (parent). 27 27points reply Load More Replies... Beth S Beth S Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago That should be everyone's personal mantra. 6 6points reply JD JD Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 6 months ago Yes, it should be... sadly it's clearly not 4 4points reply Natália Boanerges Natália Boanerges Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago That's exactly what I was thinking. A lot of people criticising parents up there probably don't have kids yet, and that's why the little empathy and so much judgement. 5 5points reply Grady'sRaider Grady'sRaider Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Sometimes we were the kids or saw other kids hurt by bad parenting. 0 0points reply Brivid Brivid Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago I agree. I was very judgemental when I was younger. I was "never going to let my kids...". But once my daughter was born I realized that even though I can control my actions, you can't control popular culture or other adults and kids that they interact with. It is much harder to raise a kid than it looks. They don't come with instructions. If I knew then what I know now I definitely would have considered not bringing a innocent child into this horrible place. 4 4points reply propgamer XL propgamer XL Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago (edited) The best sailors stand at the shore. It's just like professional soccer players getting told by the couch potatoes they should run harder. 4 4points reply Josh Gilland Josh Gilland Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago People fail to realize that parenting is largely a new age concept. Before it was try to keep them alive until they can walk on their own and then put them to work. 3 3points reply Evelyn Haskins Evelyn Haskins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 5 months ago I think I did OK, I am still good friends with my kids (old adults :-) Life would be bleak without them. 1 1point reply Kesam Kesam Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Really well said, Beth S! 1 1point reply Mary Jeffries Mary Jeffries Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago If you wouldn’t go to that person to ask advice, don’t give weight to their criticism. Love that advice. 1 1point reply Tamra Stiffler Tamra Stiffler Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago Parenting is hard. Really hard. I have been so incredibly fortunate to be able to be a mom (I have one son), but I know I've made lots of mistakes, and I'm still learning. I think if you're open to learning, love them, keep them safe, support them throughout the ups and downs, teach them to be kind and honest...well that goes a long way. I don't know why I'm blathering on here...I need more coffee. 21 21points reply Frannie Kaplan Frannie Kaplan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. It is something parents choose for their own selfish reasons. Children don't ask to be born -20 -20points reply Load More Replies... Jasper Cool Jasper Cool Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 months ago There's nothing so humbling as having an extremely judgemental opinion of parenting and then having reality handed to you when you have one of your own. Or at least it was like that for me lol. 20 20points reply Anna Volkov Anna Volkov Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 4 months ago Haha yes! 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