what parenting style do you have

We're winging it

I mean, I read a LOT and am quite interested in child development and education and things so I enjoy reading it all but then I kind of just go with the flow with whatever's working for Callum. I love seeing what other people are doing on here and then giving it a go (or not).

Maybe winging it IS a parenting style?

I think 'winging it' should be a parenting style - after all, no 2 children are the same, so how can you 'theorise' on whats going to work when one child might be completely different from the next?

Ditto to the winging it! With a little bit of prodding from the MIL occasionally - she is ece trained

We wing it but it is based on the principles of attachment parenting.

Winging it with the help and advice of the Feb 09 mums. Lots of reading here too but I take what I want from the books these days.

I really enjoyed the segment on Sunrise they had from Parents Inc I think it was on the type of parent you are - got me thinking!

We are winging it - but I do believe in letting kids be kids, letting them make their own mistakes etc and getting hurt/disappointed and also achieving on their own. I agree with a lot of what Nigel Latta says on parenting.

I don't know 100% on what DH thinks about it, but I went into parenting wanting to be a guide for my children, not the be-all-and-end-all in their lives. I also do everything with the constant thought that I am raising citizens to participate in society, and to better society by being here. That alone helps me make a lot of decisions about what and how I teach my kids.

So we're pretty laid-back in our approach realistically. The only thing I worry about is Jack's health as we had a scare for the first half of this year and that's made me a bit more anxious about him falling/banging his hip etc in case his infection comes back. But what will be will be

i so wing it allways have but i do take my mums advice from time to time lol

I'm authoritative. I'm quite strict about boundaries and making sure that S.O's daughter follows her routines. I've got her so well-trained that she'll even call us out when we don't follow the rules. But I balance out the 'tough side' with lots of love and affection and allowing her a lot more freedom to roam than her other caregivers.

S.O is all love and affection but struggles with saying 'No.' Consquently she often acts up around him so he always has to keep an eye on her. She also knows Daddy is a soft touch so will try to play us off against eachother.

However my way does have its bonuses. Daughter was getting up multiple times durnig the night. SO used to go along and comfort her sometimes sleeping on the floor in her room for most of the night. Until I one night I said quite firmly to her 'go to the toilet then go back to bed. ' After that, we didn't have any problems with night wakings and SO said to me in amazement 'She really does follow what you say!'

Everyday is different so we just go along with how that day is. I like to keep routine but that is it lots of kisses and cuddles all day hehe.

We wing it here as well

I do love Ian & Mary Grant books,and the Parenting Magazine... oh and the Supernanny book by Jo Frost too. but we just take bits that apply to us and see what works.

Other than that I get heaps of tips from other Mummies, off OhBaby, and from coffee groups, playgroups, neighbors etc.