August 13, 2008 | In: Parents University
Parent’s University: Class Social
Welcome to another installment of Parent’s University. This week I thought we’d take a minute to get to know each other. There are two ways to participate.
The Questions
In the comments tell us:
1. Your name or pseudonym
2. Ages of children
3. (OPTIONAL) Recommend 1 parenting resource
The Poll
For those of you who don’t like to comment, I’ve made it REALLY easy to participate. All you need to do is click. Simple.
23 Responses to Parent’s University: Class Social
Kat
August 13th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
1. My name is Kat.
2. I have 3 kids – 16 month (boy), 4 (girl) and 6 (girl)
3. Shepherding A Child’s Heart by Tedd Tripp
I voted that parenting is waaay harder, but I also think it’s waaaaaaaaaay more rewarding than I ever imagined.
And if anyone has any ideas for future poll topics, add those to your comments too…
deemus
August 13th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
1 – Deemus
2 – 25,22,21,19,15,13,12
3 – The book of proverbs
I wonder if anyone else out there spanks their kids?
anna
August 13th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
1. anna
2. a 5 month old daughter
3. baby 411 (but i havent been “around as a parent” very long to read much more.
Travis Avila
August 13th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
1. Travis (STUD)
2. 1 rugrat…16 month boy
3. Wooden spoon
beachmom
August 14th, 2008 at 1:15 am
1. Beachmom
2. 10 year old son, 9 year old daughter, 5 year old son
3. the parents of all of my friends (who are all a whole lot more knowledgeable now that they are grandparents!)
Kristin
August 14th, 2008 at 3:12 am
1. My name is Kristin
2. I have 3 kids, (6, 3, 21 months)
3. A parenting bible study with an accumulation of bible verses, and excerpts from parenting books.
.ambre.
August 14th, 2008 at 3:19 am
1. Ambre (sometimes thereluctantcaterpillar)
2. My precious one is 19 months old
3. My husband and I tend to never fully agree with any book we read but we’ve pulled a fair amount from To Train Up A Child and Shepherding Your Child’s Heart. For health related stuff I love The Baby Book by Dr. Sears.
Banana Peel
August 14th, 2008 at 3:22 am
1. Jessica Lynn
2. I have 2 kids, 2 1/2 year old boy, 3 month old girl
3. Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Dr. Marc Weissbluth
OurFamilyIsHis
August 14th, 2008 at 3:47 am
1. Kari
2. 2 sons (3 years old and 6 months old).
3. For all those special needs mommies like me, http://www.spdfoundation.net/
And I am in the “wayyyyyy harder than I thought choice. My two sons are awesome, but since they both have many issues that makes them special needs, our lives are incredibly hard, time consuming and crazy.
Kristy
August 14th, 2008 at 3:49 am
1. Kristy
2. 2 1/2(boy), 11 month(girl)
3. I really like babycenter.com, nothing spiritual but lots of great info.
truevyne
August 14th, 2008 at 3:52 am
1. Truevyne
2. 3 boys (14, nearly 13, 11) and 1 girl (7)
3. Relational Parenting by Ross Campbell
euphrony
August 14th, 2008 at 4:48 am
1. Euphrony (no relation to the Boston Euphrony’s)
2. Two kiddos – a 5-year old girl (Lil’E) and a 17-month old tornado, er, boy (Lil’er E)
3. Dr. Seuss and funny voices
(I didn’t answer the poll, because I felt my best answer was left off. Parenting is just about what I expected it to be – hard, nerve racking, but fun.)
re-Dew
August 14th, 2008 at 5:47 am
1. re-Dew
2. 2 little ones: 3 1/2 yr old boy (Thunder Boy!) and 4 month yr old girl (Sweet Bundle of Joy!)
3. Bible, Baby411 and Duct Tape
Kevin
August 14th, 2008 at 7:29 am
1. Kevin (also shaunfan)
2. 3 daughters (8 1/2, 4 1/2, 2)
3. Karaoke machine, devotional bibles for girls.
Sarah Chia
August 14th, 2008 at 9:03 am
1. Sarah Chia
2. Eve – 8; Ashlyn – 19 mos.
3. Dr. Phil shows
I said that parenting is harder than I thought it would be because the first time around I was hit with a ton of surprises, but once I got used to this whole mothering thing, it turns out to be not too hard after all. (Or maybe I’ve just found that the rewards FAR outweigh the effort.)
andira
August 14th, 2008 at 9:51 am
WHat about “I’m not a parent, and your helping me.”
I’ve been a nanny off and on for many many years. I know it’s not fully comparable to being a full-time parent, but I must say that even though there were some really difficult days…the good days made all the rough ones worth it all.
1. Andira (nickname) Reich
2. 5 “children” Jenna (was 4), Justin (was 2), Krista (was newborn), Parker (is 6) and Bennett (is 2).
3. I recommend GOfish music. Young kids love it so much. Uplifting and energetic..and enjoyable for parents too.
Jenn Avila
August 14th, 2008 at 10:27 am
Jenn Avila a.k.a Push up Queen
1 16mo. boy
Stong Willed Child
Lisa H
August 14th, 2008 at 10:29 am
1. Lisa
2. two boys (ages 5 and 3) and one girl (1 year)
3. I LOVE “Shepherding a Child’s Heart,” but since it’s been mentioned already, how about, “Don’t Make Me Count to Three.” The author uses a lot of Ted Tripp’s wisdom and makes it very relatable.
Travis’s ‘wooden spoon’ answer cracks me up! My kids would probably have me list that too.
April
August 14th, 2008 at 10:57 am
1. April
2. Two girls (15 mths and 3)
3. 1,2,3 Magic for Christian parents!! So simple, so hard sometime!
Parenting my own children is harder than I expected, but so much more rewarding!!
Diane in L.A.
August 14th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
1. Diane
2. Kaleigh,17 & Colin,15 1/2
3. I’ve read so many I can’t remember what I’d recommend. I also bought a lot I never got around to reading.
Parenting was a lot more rewarding when my kids were younger. They were so much fun and so loving. They still are, kinda, but now there are WAAAY too many opinions in the house. And I’ve never gotten used to the vulnerable, your-heart-is-on-a-chopping-block feeling you get when your first child is born. Now I’m just hoping they’ll take care of me when I’m old, nevermind get a college education & marry well (meaning someone who loves God & ME!).
Tara
August 15th, 2008 at 2:40 am
Tara
16 month old boy
Baby girl due in a week!
Mickey Mouse and wagon rides! and “Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child”
Cristy
August 15th, 2008 at 5:29 am
1. Cristy
2. Cameron – 18, Justin – 17, Sierra – 14
3. The book of Proverbs, prayer and my mother
randel hambrick
August 17th, 2008 at 2:34 am
1. randel
2. anna katherine is 5 1/2 and sara is 4
3. i’m with beachmom- my best advice comes from my friends with kids! but when the girls were born, i swore by Babywise and still preach it to prego’s and new moms.
p.s. we do spank. and do time out. and i dont have a very good system deciding which. (ugh!)