Worst parenting advice from parents who've heard it all before
Updated | By The Workzone with Mack Rapapali
If you're a parent you've probably been on the receiving side of unwarranted advice.
When you become a parent, you're guaranteed to receive advice from anyone and everyone. This guidance can range from semi-helpful to totally useless to absolutely mindboggling.
As a father to a 3-year-old, Mack says he is lucky he has not been on the receiving end of these unwanted tips and tricks from other parents. Is it just a dad thing? Are moms the unlucky ones that have to deal with other moms passing on their stories.
We asked a few parents to share their bad advice stories, and this is what they had to say:
Gerda: "The worst ever, was when my son was just over a year and struggling to sleep through the night, a friend told me to leave him to sort his own sleeping routine out."
Sinethemba: "Don't hold the baby as much, let them self-soothe."
Boledi: " I have received some interesting unwanted tips from other parents like babies are always cold, wrap them in multiple blankets, to being told to sedate my baby for a long trip."
Charis: "My 2 year old still likes to get up at night to drink a glass of water or have a bottle of juice or milk. When I told a friend of mine she said 'Do not wake your toddler at night for a feed. You will spoil the child'."
Parents love to share their "wisdom" — but some they should keep to themselves. What's the worst parenting advice you've ever received?
Do fathers receive as much advice as mothers? What's the worst parenting advice you've ever received? #Workzone with @Mack_Thabiso pic.twitter.com/4ummzLXJ8n
— Jacaranda FM (@jacarandafm) February 27, 2018
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