Things That Won't Mess Up Your Kids
20 Ways You Definitely Won't Screw Up Your Kids
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As parenting editors, we're certainly guilty of instigating a little healthy controversy when it comes to sharing the latest — and sometimes contradictory — news and trends. To sleep train or not to sleep train; to sign them up for anything and everything or to let them entertain themselves; to rush back to work or to embrace the time at home . . . it can be absolutely exhausting. But the truth is, no matter your approach and no matter how many times you may feel like you're screwing up, we're willing to bet that you're a great mom. Don't let the fact that you do any of these things once in a while make you think otherwise!
1 Not signing them up for every extracurricular activity in town
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2 Supporting the school bake sale by buying a brownie, not baking 4 dozen
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3 Totally ignoring that stack of parenting books you keep meaning to get to . . .
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4 . . . And opting instead for something you actually want to read
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5 Using the boxed mix for their birthday cake
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6 Losing your cool every now and then
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7 Postponing that family Disney trip yet another year
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8 Feeding them formula
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9 Totally ignoring the concept of bedtime on a night like this
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10 If you can't get them to keep their mittens on
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11 Giving them a little screen time so that you can make a phone call, take a shower, etc.
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12 Not saving every piece of original art
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13 If the tooth fairy misses a visit
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14 To call this dinner — once in a blue moon
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15 If a day passes and they never make it out of their pj's
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16 If their entire childhood goes by without a single lunch that looks like this
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17 Bribing them with a cookie for the sake of a sane shopping excursion
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18 Telling them little white lies to postpone tough conversations
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19 Telling them that "Of COURSE this is the same Goldy!"
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20 Dressing kids number 2 and 3 in hand-me-downs, exclusively
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