10 Arguments Not Worth Having with Your Kids

um...what is with the pic of the obese toddler? I'm all for chubby babies but that kid's got a beer gut and man-boobs

nothing to really worry about, just say what they will understand and go on. my kids are all grown up and when i think how young 18, i knew nothing. and they grew up ok, i would tell my son i have never been a mom before and you have not been a little boy so we both will make mistakes and i help you and you really need to help me out alot. kids need to understand what they are feeling they don;t know what or why they get mad,yell,shed tears,et. but we need to help them. say so you are sooo mad i know i get that way too. or try and try everything. they grow up and move out and then it is really quiet. so just love

For me it depends on the reason for the battle. I'm not going to have a battle about how my 8 year old's hair looks because she is learning to fix it herself. I'm not going to have a battle about my 4 year going to Wal-Mart in her tutu. She's better dressed than most people there. I'm not going to have a battle with my 6 year old son about what clothes he wears when we go out or if his socks match. As long as he has them on I'm fine with it.
I will have a battle about meal times. I am not short order cook and you either eat what I serve or you don't eat at all. I will have a battle about school work. They will do it or suffer the consequences. I will have a battle about anything my children do that is in direct defiance of rules my husband and I have set forth. The time will come when I battle about clothes, hair and makeup but it's not right now.

These arguments may seem petty and insignificant but what you have to understand id that children will test you in every way possible. If you allow your child to not follow the rules because you think they dont matter then it will teach that child that rules themselves don't matter and will pick the ones they feel like following later in life and disregard those they feel are an inconvenience. Children need rules to give them a sense of security and it is up to us as parents to enforce those rules at all times to ensure their safety and wellbeing.

Kym- #3 is talking about the child's hair, not the mother's. Being a good mother makes a woman more beautiful than any and all of your vain ideas.

You gotta pick the hills to die on. For me, if the hair and clothes are clean and presentable, they can do whatever they want within the parameters, i.e. I don't buy my daughter pants with words on the butt and my son's long hair has to be short enough for the school dress code. There's a balance of allowing independence, learning from their mistakes, and failure to parent.

Good grades, good behavior... those are the sort of things that are non-negotiable. Lucky for me, I got smart nice kids.

My parents never really controlled me, but I never tried to take control. It was pretty peaceful.

NO SEX W/O CIRCUMSTANCES ALLOWED! LEARN THAT YOU CAN DO WHAT TO DO AFTER SEX?EHEHEHEH

Some battles are not worth having just because I'm the parent. But while I am the parent there are some battles I need to win.

I never understood the thong argument parents have with their children. If they want to wear thong underwear, let them. It is just clothing, and what parent needs to fight a losing battle anyway when there is much more pressing issues. Thong underwear goes under clothes anyway.

Yes, I'm going to have those battles because if we don't have them NOW, we will have them a thousandfold when they are teenagers. Teach the toddler to do their hair and put on reasonable clothes or you will find your 13yr old daughter walking out of the house in a miniskirt and not coming home until midnight. And if you couldn't be bothered to tell her to use a fork, don't expect her to listen to you when you tell her not to go out.

Making my three year old take a nap. She can either nap in the afternoon or go to bed at 8 o'clock when she turns into a whiny mess. I'm tired of trying to hold her down just so she will sit down and be still long enough to fall asleep. At least her little sister will nap so I can do things I need to do and let big sister play.

My husband and I are the parents and we are in charge; our kids don't argue with us because they are not permitted to argue with adults. We came up with that rule because they'd argue over the most ridiculous of things and we got tired of it! My phlisophy is quite simple: eat it or go hungry, wear what I put out for you or go naked (that's only for church & school, the rest of the time I don't really care), do your homework or suffer the consequences of failing grades and no TV time. It's worked quite well and I have four boys with stubborn streaks.

WHY do ANY of you ADULTS "battle" with CHILDREN? WHO is in charge in your house? SHEESH

#3 is enough to make me NEVER want to become a parent. It is so sad to see moms who have completely let themselves go after popping out a kid. If having a kid means I don't even have time to fix my hair (or worse, I quit caring what I look like all together) than parenthood is not for me. Call me crazy, but I like to be presentable.

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This article just means to choose your battle wisely. As long as you live under my roof you WILL abide by my rules and there WILL be rules. A three year old gets lots of rules but as my kids grow into teens I meet them half way more and more. Yes, some things just are not worth fighting over as there are going to be MUCH bigger issues as they grow. Little kids little problems - big kids BIG problems.

I have always been a "Choose my battles with my kids wisely" ended up with a great relationship with my kids, plus to this day they never lie to me and they are adults now. Now my 3 year old, I am gonna do the same thing....