Parent’s University: Class Social

Posted on 08.13.08 in Parents University and there are 23 comments.

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.

Parenting is..

Easier than I thought it would be.

Harder than I thought it would be.

Waaaay harder than I thought it would be.

I'm not a parent yet and you're scaring me.

The Comments:

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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...

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?

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.

1. Travis (STUD)
2. 1 rugrat...16 month boy
3. Wooden spoon

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!)

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.

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.

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

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.

1. Kristy
2. 2 1/2(boy), 11 month(girl)
3. I really like babycenter.com, nothing spiritual but lots of great info.

1. Truevyne
2. 3 boys (14, nearly 13, 11) and 1 girl (7)
3. Relational Parenting by Ross Campbell

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.)

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

1. Kevin (also shaunfan)
2. 3 daughters (8 1/2, 4 1/2, 2)
3. Karaoke machine, devotional bibles for girls.

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.)

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 a.k.a Push up Queen
1 16mo. boy
Stong Willed Child

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. 

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!!

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
16 month old boy
Baby girl due in a week!
Mickey Mouse and wagon rides! and “Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child”

1. Cristy
2. Cameron - 18, Justin - 17, Sierra - 14
3. The book of Proverbs, prayer and my mother

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!)

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