When Typical Parenting Advice Just Doesn't Fit

Parenting advice is often deemed to be universal. When it's not, we tend to question ourselves—but what we should be questioning is why parenting was ever thought to be one-size-fits-all.

Show Notes

What happens when the usual parenting advice feels zero-percent applicable to our own situation? The first step is to let go of any "second arrow" self-blame that that is the case. The second step is to chart our own paths.

Amy and Margaret discuss:

What types of kids may not benefit from the one-size-fits-all parenting advice
Why the concept of default parenting advice is harmful
Why kids "irritating behaviors" are signs that they are growing and learning appropriately

Here are links to some of the resources mentioned in the episode:

Sarah Lyons for Western NY Family Magazine: "One Size Doesn't Fit All"
Our episode "When Your Kid Doesn't Fit the Mold"
Jeanie Lerche Davis for WebMD: 10 Commandments of Good Parenting
Dana Bosu: How to Cope When Your Child is Different
Andrew Solomon: Far From the Tree
Ross Greene: The Explosive Child
Rita Eichenstein: Not What I Expected
Deborah Reber: Differently Wired

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