It's true that kids shouldn't always get what they want, but unless they're a Kardashian or some such, they never do. In a normal household, there are plenty of situations in which a child's wishes cannot be accommodated. Those are the times for teaching lessons about patience and whatnot, and the lessons are easier…

I tried to make it clear that I think this is situation dependent, but I guess I failed at that.

I think the thing that gets some people's hackles up about the advice in the original article is that it suggests not letting the child have her preferred cup for the sole purpose of "showing her who is in charge." But I think most parents of small children know that we have hundreds of opportunities to show the…

Totally! I'm not a parent but I work in a group home and a lot of my job duties are similar to parenting. This is my favorite rule. Make rules and enforce them, but always explain why. It doesn't undermine your authority, it just shows people you respect them enough to offer an explanation, it builds trust by proving…

Eh, I like giving my child 'choices that don't matter'. Does he want his green beans on a red plate or blue plate? He's still getting green beans but he gets to chose how he eats them. Letting a child make choices is part of letting them grow up too.

Yeah, this article is getting a lot of hate, but I don't see it as saying "always give in, even when it inconveniences you." If my kid wants a red cup instead of a blue one, and it's no trouble for me to give it to him, fine. If he wants to wear his train shirt instead of the truck one I got out of the drawer, fine.…

My son is the same way. (Especially picky with his clothes too) and it's not always a bad thing to let them make their own choices. I find it's much easier to get my son to do something he doesn't want to when I give him a little bit of control over the situation. He's been sleeping in the same bed with me for a long…

Honestly, it's just more nuanced than a good headline makes. Kids should be given leave within reason to make choices and express themselves. My daughter has been picking her own clothes out since she was a year old (my sons, who are 2 and 4 years older, incidentally, still don't really care what they wear) - this…

That's preferable, but dude - life is busy. A choice can't be pre-offered in all scenarios. I have two and I can't tell you how many times I ask who wants what cup and they both say they want the angry birds cup. There is only one angry birds cup. I don't think it's a bad thing to learn that you don't always get what…

Yeah, my five year old just can't get on track with what foods are eaten at what time.

Well, that's why I don't buy a lot of the "it takes a village" bullcrap. I'm cool if you want to hold my kid while I wrestle with a car seat and a diaper bag, or if you want to tell my kid not to cry. However, I've seen some really stupid people try to give me parenting advice, from the douchebro who lectured me on…

I think the standard should be, "If an adult made this request or stated this preference, would you honor it?" For instance, most adults have a few foods that they don't like to eat, and that is reasonable. If I were cooking for someone who hated mushrooms, I would be happy to avoid mushrooms to please them. …

I understand where you're coming from with that question about when to step in though.

Don't leave a kid alone in a car.

This why we have car raisins. Oh and there's been more than one occasion when I've gone to pay for my lunch at work and pulled out several Hot Wheels cars.

I had my first scare with this on Saturday. My 2 year old fell asleep in the car; we unload the older two and the groceries, and go in the house. I start doing stuff like unloading the shopping and my dad asks where's the baby. My dad, my husband, and I thought the other had taken her out of the car. Nope, she was…

Ok. I'm going to use small words and easy concepts here. See if you can follow:

Left them for the length of a haircut?! NOPE. Good on those folks for breaking that window. That mother is a fucking idiot.

I think a big part of the issue is that this is a problem that disproportionately affects women. You shouldn't have to use YouTube differently because you're a woman, and you really shouldn't have to conduct a business utilizing YouTube differently because you're a woman.

But apparently we should just ignore terrible things like that, because that's just obviously how guys are and "boys will be boys". Or something. I hate *these* comments.