So when Reddit user The_WhiteMantis asked everyone on the platform to share the parenting trends that they wholeheartedly disagree with, people immediately started sharing their opinions. From making your children the butt of your jokes to never telling them “no,” below you will find the submissions that received the most attention.
realiz292 , CDC Report
aileen_feder , Georgia de Lotz Report
“The question popped into my head after I heard a conversation on the radio about the usage of phones by minors,” The_WhiteMantis told Bored Panda.
“I did not have time to read all the comments due to the huge size of the discussion, however, I did notice some recurring themes: 1) providing devices to minors, 2) parents living vicariously through their children, and 3) being overprotective of them.”
User-1967 , Kelly Sikkema Report
Am_0116 , Annie Spratt Report
hatterhag , look_studio Report
Additionally, almost the same number of parents are either trying to raise their children in a similar way as they were raised (43%) or differently (44%).
Fun_Intention_5371 , sglazkova Report
Jeramy_Jones Report
sweetopportunityy , Pavel Danilyuk Report
ChelleDotCom , Caleb Woods Report
“I think most parents get their ideas on how to raise kids from social media. It seems like a significant proportion of the user base on various platforms is over the age of 30, so it makes sense,” The_WhiteMantis said.
Violet_Mermaid , Vika Glitter Report
ThatGirlWhoAlmost Report
heirloom_beans , Kelly Sikkema Report
Looking deeper, more mothers than fathers use social media to look for parenting advice or information (84% vs 69%) or share their experiences (63% vs 42%).
nannymegan , cottonbro studio Report
AdBroad8817 , cottonbro studio Report
CoconuttyPixel , zhenzhong liu Report
“I think this data reflects what we’ve seen over the past few years,” said Titania Jordan, the chief parenting officer of Bark, a parental control app that allows parents to manage their kids’ digital worlds.
“Parents are reaching out more and more for advice on social media for three main reasons: Convenience, new technology, and different ways of parenting.”
Pinkgirlxxx , Karolina Grabowska Report
GoodFriday10 , natee127 Report
SidewinderTV Report
Christine4321 , Jan Baborák Report
And this thread proves it.
kimtenisqueen , Kev Costello Report
Foreign-Hope-2569 Report
contrariwise65 , kseniia_ph Report
bappopipang , Jep Gambardella Report
Chemical_Party7735 , puhimec Report
Ok_Procedure4993 , Jakob Owens Report
Substantial-Grape597 , simbiothy Report
Lucyinthskyy , wutzkoh Report
SailorVenus23 Report
lizard_crunchwrap Report
TheDadThatGrills , Julio Rionaldo Report
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