I think getting teased, learning about death and having fights with your friends (etc.) are all a part of life. A part that is necessary to develop into a normal functioning adult. Sure those topics are hard and will be even harder for me to have to watch my child deal with.
On the subject of parenting books...I don't get it. Why would anyone want to take advice about their child from someone who has never met your kiddo? Alot of people I know who do this have (in my opinion) normal functioning children. Sure they might have some hellish tantrums, but don't all kids? Why do you need a book to tell you how to deal with that?
Dealing with death is hard for anyone but when you have to explain it to a child it becomes unbelievably tough. This subject came up on my Mommy's board recently and maybe I'm odd but I have a completely different opinion then most. I think that death should be introduced to kids at a young age. It's not something I'd want to shelter my child from. I think that by doing that it will just make it ten times harder when they do have to face it. Taylor learned about it this past February when my husbands aunt passed away. Granted she was barely 2 years old but we made sure to explain the best we could about what happened since she was close to his aunt. To this day Tay will still talk about her and how shes in heaven. I know the older she gets she will of course have more questions but at least it won't be a complete shock.
Another topic on my Mommy's board was the homeschooling. I am against this on so many different levels but it all comes back to me wanting my child to experience the most she can. There are so many more things that she will get to do and experience going to school not just academically but socially as well. Yes, I know home schooled kids do go out and do things as well but I seriously doubt it can compare to what it would be like if they were in school. Another reason is there is no way in hell I myself am disciplined enough to do it, if you are then more props to ya. I'm also not educated enough to do it. Sure, I could be If I wanted to but I'm not. I have a high school diploma, teachers go to college and get a degree. Why in the world would I think I am qualified to teach my kids at the level they need to be taught? I know nothing about it. Another fear of mine would be how my child would fare when it comes time to go to college. After all those years of schooling at home with the rest of the family then suddenly being put in a completely different environment an expected to thrive just doesn't make sense to me. I'd prefer my kid already have a general idea of what to expect so it wouldn't be such a culture shock.
To sum it up, I'm the type of mom who lets my kid get dirty, I let her try to figure things out for herself, I let her experience life. I will do all in my power to make sure shes happy, safe and well cared for but I will not do things that I believe will hinder her natural curiosity.
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