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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This came up in the other thread and I am interested in this idea.

Would you say your parenting style falls into this category? What kinds of activities/attitudes would you say are "intense"?

Are we talking like Tiger Moms?

The reason I'm confused is because some people in there were talking as if having dinner together every night, reading every night and playing card or board games, taking your kids to activities a few times a week, [b]taking them out for fun or enriching excursions every weekend, going out to dinner a lot,[/b] lots of vacations, etc. would be categorized as "intensive parenting' but isn't all that just par for the course for UMC parents and has been since like the 80s at least?
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Going out for multiple enriching excursions every weekend is pretty damn intensive, at least if you have a toddler or baby like me. First, you have to research and find things to do. Then you have to pack up, make sure you have plenty of snacks and diapers, etc. And you usually have to leave early AM in order to be home by naptime. Kind of sucky during your 2 days off.

Also, I don’t think going out to dinner a lot is intensive parenting - more like lazy parenting. Cooking tasty and nutritious meals at home (especially if you can get your kids to participate) is a lot better.[/quote]

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