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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Actually the best advice I got was 1) parenting is not intuitive and a non-parent can often have better advice than a parent, and 2) more often than not, there is not a direct causation between a parent's parenting style and a child's behavior.

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The only people who believe #1 are non-parents who just know they will be the bestest parents in the world.[/quote]

Yes omg I hate advice from non-parents. The cluelessness is absurd.[/quote]

PP who believes #1. I am definitely a parent, and some of the best parenting advice I have received came from 1) DD's childless therapist and 2) a friend who has many years of experience as a nanny. [b]Their advice has been invaluable, and much than the advice I've received from some parents who have good kids. [/b]I'm not saying that you should thoughtlessly accept advice from anybody, but rather that you shouldn't write off advice just because that person doesn't have kids. [/quote]

Eh…as a parent (of yes, “good” kids), I’d be super hesitant to give parenting advice to any of my friends who are parents unless VERY specifically asked. And even then I’d feel the need to be verrry careful in how I phrased it. It may just be that the two people you’re talking about felt comfortable being direct in a way that your parent friends would not. Also; I’m not sure we should loop a child therapist in with generic “non-parents”[/quote]

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