What will your parenting style be?

I was watching the news this evening and there was a segment on RIE (forgot what it stands for) which is a kind of parenting style.

It got me thinking about what kind of parent I think DH and I will be. I haven't really read up on any of the parenting philosophies. I think it is just going to be a go with out gut thing, since we don't know what we are doing as this is our first. However, I would like to think that I am going to be a pretty laid back mom. Like letting her cry and letting her get dirty and stuff. But who knows what I will actually be like once she is here.

So, what do you think your parenting style will be?

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I agree with you.
I am a pretty laid back person, so I think I'll be a pretty laid back person. DH is a worrier, but hopefully he won't turn into a freak out type of parent. He is laid back too, though, when he isn't worrying lol

But idk. I feel like I should be reading up on parenting styles and figuring this all out before the baby is born!

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i will be more strict then Dh, I think he will be a big old softy

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I think I will be laid back as far as letting him/her cry and not picking him/her up everytime she/he wants to be picked up, I don't believe in over spoiling, you pay for it later on.
But I will also be very hands on, I love to play and get down to the level of a child and do kid things.
So i will be stern but fun, I hope LOL

DH is a worrier so I think he will bubble wrap the baby and give it whatever it wants.

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I will definitly be the disciplinarian between the two of us. But other than that, I guess we'll see how it goes!

As for parnting "styles" and reading books, no offense to anyone else, but I think it's a load of crap. People raised kids for years without those books and differing philosophies. Sometimes I wonder if we are better or worse off with all this information out there. I like the idea of just figuring out my own chil and doin the best job I can.

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I watched that segment on REI too (NOT my thing) I loved parts of it but found it not for me overall. I think that in so many things I will be laid back but def like the style of setting a schedule (books like happiest baby on the block, babywise) etc for feeding, waketime, naptime etc when kids are young but also being flexible.

I don't think the stuff from attachment parenting is for me (again I like PARTS of it) but that on-demand feeding, constant holding etc seems to develop dependence I'm not comfortable with - though I don't knock it for folks who like it- I have friends who LOVE it..

I think overall I want to establish order and rules but alllow for exceptions, fun, mistakes, and growth for ALL of us. . most important to me is having LOTS of love for our LO and consistency btwn me and DH!!

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I am going to parent just like my parents did. I grew up in a very loving but strict home. I could go to my parents for anything and could tell em anything but I also knew there were consequences for my actions.

It is very hard to be a parent in this world we live in. I am a teacher and I see how kids are and it's a little scary. Parents need to be more involved than ever and need to set rules and consequences for behaviors.

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I'm also a teacher and pretty laid back, but I do like the idea of a schedule. I remember my sister (I was 12 when she was born) was a terror as a baby. My mom was a SAHM and never got her on a schedule. She had to be with my mom 24/7. My mom had to miss major holidays because of her. My bff used Babywise with her daughter and she easily took to a schedule, which allowed her to return to work.