Comments on: Note to Fathers: Move Beyond the “Nuclear Option” Style of Parenting http://rhettsmith.com/2009/11/note-to-fathers-move-beyond-the-nuclear-option-style-of-parenting/ Thu, 10 May 2012 14:59:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Rhett Smith http://rhettsmith.com/2009/11/note-to-fathers-move-beyond-the-nuclear-option-style-of-parenting/comment-page-1/#comment-8306 Rhett Smith Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:55:13 +0000 http://rhettsmith.com/?p=3236#comment-8306 Annie, Hey, thanks for commenting. How is parenting going? There are a lot of good books out there to read for sure. And everyone has different opinions. One of my favorites so far is Parenting with Love and Logic. I don't agree with everything in there, but I like the style of providing options, especially for younger kids. Teaching responsibility, etc. I think parents have to develop their own style, and Heather and I are sort of taking bits and pieces from books we like, from things that other parents use, to what we feel was effective for our parents...and what we see Hayden responding to. Rhett .-= Rhett Smith´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rhettsmith/~3/EeNHCt4sVWs/" rel="nofollow">MyTherapistMatch: Clearing the Connection Hurdle Between Client and Therapist</a> =-. Annie,

Hey, thanks for commenting. How is parenting going?

There are a lot of good books out there to read for sure. And everyone has different opinions. One of my favorites so far is Parenting with Love and Logic. I don’t agree with everything in there, but I like the style of providing options, especially for younger kids. Teaching responsibility, etc. I think parents have to develop their own style, and Heather and I are sort of taking bits and pieces from books we like, from things that other parents use, to what we feel was effective for our parents…and what we see Hayden responding to.

Rhett
.-= Rhett Smith´s last blog ..MyTherapistMatch: Clearing the Connection Hurdle Between Client and Therapist =-.

]]> By: Annie Groves http://rhettsmith.com/2009/11/note-to-fathers-move-beyond-the-nuclear-option-style-of-parenting/comment-page-1/#comment-8300 Annie Groves Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:03:46 +0000 http://rhettsmith.com/?p=3236#comment-8300 Hey Rhett, Loved this post! Not because it was written to fathers but because of the implications of parenting and how our discipline and words impact our children. I'm curious if you have read any parenting books in particular that you've found helpful? Now that we're out of the baby stage (Well, baby books at least), I'm not sure where to turn to next! Thanks Rhett Hey Rhett,
Loved this post! Not because it was written to fathers but because of the implications of parenting and how our discipline and words impact our children. I’m curious if you have read any parenting books in particular that you’ve found helpful? Now that we’re out of the baby stage (Well, baby books at least), I’m not sure where to turn to next! Thanks Rhett

]]> By: Rhett Smith http://rhettsmith.com/2009/11/note-to-fathers-move-beyond-the-nuclear-option-style-of-parenting/comment-page-1/#comment-8295 Rhett Smith Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:47:22 +0000 http://rhettsmith.com/?p=3236#comment-8295 Seth, Thanks for commenting. I appreciate the work you do on behalf of father's and children. That's a very worthy cause. I will hop online and check out your site. Rhett .-= Rhett Smith´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rhettsmith/~3/kaNjSeb99dQ/" rel="nofollow">Your Kids Online: What Are You Doing to Them?</a> =-. Seth,

Thanks for commenting. I appreciate the work you do on behalf of father’s and children. That’s a very worthy cause. I will hop online and check out your site.

Rhett
.-= Rhett Smith´s last blog ..Your Kids Online: What Are You Doing to Them? =-.

]]> By: Seth W. Caton http://rhettsmith.com/2009/11/note-to-fathers-move-beyond-the-nuclear-option-style-of-parenting/comment-page-1/#comment-8291 Seth W. Caton Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:21:01 +0000 http://rhettsmith.com/?p=3236#comment-8291 As a single custodial father I have the burden of raising two toddler boys on my own - and I love it. I feel like I'm re-living my childhood, but doing things the way I wanted them done. And that includes NOT saying "Because I told you so," or "I'm your dad, that's why." I always disliked those phrases. Also, I do outreach for a government-based fatherhood education group, and we encourage fathers to see things from the kid's perspective - it works for me, and for many of the guys we teach. Patience and love go a lot farther than yelling and spanking. As a single custodial father I have the burden of raising two toddler boys on my own – and I love it. I feel like I’m re-living my childhood, but doing things the way I wanted them done. And that includes NOT saying “Because I told you so,” or “I’m your dad, that’s why.” I always disliked those phrases. Also, I do outreach for a government-based fatherhood education group, and we encourage fathers to see things from the kid’s perspective – it works for me, and for many of the guys we teach. Patience and love go a lot farther than yelling and spanking.

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