Submitted by Mark A. Hurst PhD on Tue, 02/19/2008 - 12:38am.
Lacey,
I commend you for your efforts in being the best parent you can be. Remember the research is very clear that parents are only one of thousands of influences on a child.
Despite that fact that my mother could act like a nutjob at times, she was the one who made a huge difference in my life in countless ways, and I went off and became a doctor (the last time I checked).
When I created a program titled "The Developing Child" 8 or 9 years ago at TESC, I remembered being at Barnes and Noble and measuring how many linear feet of parenting books there were. Most people guess it is 12 or 25 or so, but there were over 100 feet. Imagine how many there are now with everyone writing a book. Ask me to mention the book, "Raising America" in class.
Lacey,
I commend you for your efforts in being the best parent you can be. Remember the research is very clear that parents are only one of thousands of influences on a child.
Despite that fact that my mother could act like a nutjob at times, she was the one who made a huge difference in my life in countless ways, and I went off and became a doctor (the last time I checked).
When I created a program titled "The Developing Child" 8 or 9 years ago at TESC, I remembered being at Barnes and Noble and measuring how many linear feet of parenting books there were. Most people guess it is 12 or 25 or so, but there were over 100 feet. Imagine how many there are now with everyone writing a book. Ask me to mention the book, "Raising America" in class.