Comments on: What is the weirdest parenting advice you have ever recived ? http://parentingrewards.com/blog/parenting/what-is-the-weirdest-parenting-advice-you-have-ever-recived/27/ Feel Free To Share Your Rewards Of Parenting Here Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:35:26 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: nowinteknicolor http://parentingrewards.com/blog/parenting/what-is-the-weirdest-parenting-advice-you-have-ever-recived/27/comment-page-1/#comment-92 nowinteknicolor Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:19:55 +0000 http://parentingrewards.com/blog/what-is-the-weirdest-parenting-advice-you-have-ever-recived/#comment-92 when I was born and I had my days and nights mixed up somebody told my mom to hold me by my ankles and swing me upside down and that would straighten out my body, WTF? I was also told by my grandmother that it isn't safe to breastfeed because breastmilk isn't sterile and if I insisted on doing it I needed to at least be scrubbing my breasts before each feeding (how nasty does she think my boobs are??) She also insisted that I put a hat and gloves and heavy blanket on my son when he was a newborn (he was born in July and it was 102 degrees outside) when I was born and I had my days and nights mixed up somebody told my mom to hold me by my ankles and swing me upside down and that would straighten out my body, WTF?

I was also told by my grandmother that it isn’t safe to breastfeed because breastmilk isn’t sterile and if I insisted on doing it I needed to at least be scrubbing my breasts before each feeding (how nasty does she think my boobs are??)
She also insisted that I put a hat and gloves and heavy blanket on my son when he was a newborn (he was born in July and it was 102 degrees outside)

]]> By: practicalwizard http://parentingrewards.com/blog/parenting/what-is-the-weirdest-parenting-advice-you-have-ever-recived/27/comment-page-1/#comment-91 practicalwizard Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:03:43 +0000 http://parentingrewards.com/blog/what-is-the-weirdest-parenting-advice-you-have-ever-recived/#comment-91 it wasn't given to me but it was given on a radio show by a caller. the topic was advice for dealing with a slightly unruly and hyper 1 year old. some lady told the radio host to get a squirt bottle, like you would use for a disobedient cat, and spray the back of the kid's neck with bleach. bleach!? the radio host disagreed with that vehemently, but...gee, have you read a bottle of bleach? you're not supposed to get that on your skin. it wasn’t given to me but it was given on a radio show by a caller. the topic was advice for dealing with a slightly unruly and hyper 1 year old. some lady told the radio host to get a squirt bottle, like you would use for a disobedient cat, and spray the back of the kid’s neck with bleach. bleach!? the radio host disagreed with that vehemently, but…gee, have you read a bottle of bleach? you’re not supposed to get that on your skin.

]]> By: ks_1147 http://parentingrewards.com/blog/parenting/what-is-the-weirdest-parenting-advice-you-have-ever-recived/27/comment-page-1/#comment-90 ks_1147 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:41:37 +0000 http://parentingrewards.com/blog/what-is-the-weirdest-parenting-advice-you-have-ever-recived/#comment-90 My cousin had a very bad habit of constantly picking her nose when she was a small child. My aunt was told to tape my cousins fingers together to prevent her from inserting them back into her nose. My cousin had a very bad habit of constantly picking her nose when she was a small child. My aunt was told to tape my cousins fingers together to prevent her from inserting them back into her nose.

]]> By: zack's mom 10*26*07 http://parentingrewards.com/blog/parenting/what-is-the-weirdest-parenting-advice-you-have-ever-recived/27/comment-page-1/#comment-89 zack's mom 10*26*07 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:26:32 +0000 http://parentingrewards.com/blog/what-is-the-weirdest-parenting-advice-you-have-ever-recived/#comment-89 nothing too off the wall, i just think its funny when people who have no kids give you "advise". nothing too off the wall, i just think its funny when people who have no kids give you “advise”.

]]> By: poohb2878 http://parentingrewards.com/blog/parenting/what-is-the-weirdest-parenting-advice-you-have-ever-recived/27/comment-page-1/#comment-88 poohb2878 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:12:37 +0000 http://parentingrewards.com/blog/what-is-the-weirdest-parenting-advice-you-have-ever-recived/#comment-88 This isn't weird, but it's still a pet peeve of mine. I hate it when people (especially people at work because then I'm forced to be nice) say "your son is 9 months old and he's still not sleepign through the night?! That's ridiculous, have you tried x, y, and z". When I reply that yes, indeed, I have tried all tricks adn he's just nto a sleeper they reply with "well, that's impossible because I did x adn it worked like a charm" Oh yeah, and my parents suggested putting brandy on his gums for teething. When I say, "no, I would rather not give my child alcohol thankyouverymuch" they say "well, we did it with you and you turned out alright." This isn’t weird, but it’s still a pet peeve of mine. I hate it when people (especially people at work because then I’m forced to be nice) say “your son is 9 months old and he’s still not sleepign through the night?! That’s ridiculous, have you tried x, y, and z”. When I reply that yes, indeed, I have tried all tricks adn he’s just nto a sleeper they reply with “well, that’s impossible because I did x adn it worked like a charm”

Oh yeah, and my parents suggested putting brandy on his gums for teething. When I say, “no, I would rather not give my child alcohol thankyouverymuch” they say “well, we did it with you and you turned out alright.”

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