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Sri Juneja's avatar

WOW, you knocked it out of the park! Everything here rings true! I love that we all are trying so hard to be better parents but somewhere along the way, I think we forgot that it's okay to be human and make mistakes and feel out a situation. All this to say, it's better to meet advice somewhere in the middle... say, as a tactic to try vs a parenting commandment.

Bravo, can we have this rolled out at the beginning of every parenting advice reel on the gram?

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Kathryn Barbash, PsyD's avatar

Thank you Sri! Yes, a disclaimer required before parenting content, that would be so good.

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Phil Boucher, M.D.'s avatar

Well said!!

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Kathryn Barbash, PsyD's avatar

Thank you Phil!

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Tiffany Cartwright's avatar

Great advice! I definitely think about whether the advice-giver's goals/priorities/values are the same as mine.

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Kathryn Barbash, PsyD's avatar

That is very helpful to keep oriented on where the advice is coming from and if it will align with your needs and values.

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Eva Lydon 🌺's avatar

Hi Katherine 👋 So lovely to hear from you and my goodness what a great article! 👍👏 Your advice about parenting "advice" should be the only thing parents read.. you are absolutely spot on! 👌 Thank you!

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Kathryn Barbash, PsyD's avatar

Thank you Eva!

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