Are you raising your kids differently than how you were raised?

You can say that because right now you don't have a child. When I was young I was always mad to my parents for not letting me go out and play but now I grew up and have my own kids I realized that what they did was so right. They were just protecting us and never want anything bad happen to us.

yes!!! my mom was not the best person i've known... she steels lies and minipulates people... her own mother and sister can't stand her... and with the way i am raising my son he is very smart and a very happy little boy

I have been raised well by my parents. We come from a poor family and we do not have those comforts in life. But I will surely raise my child the way I was raised way back then. Me and my wife, have worked hard to provide better things and more comfort for our child but whatever we can give, the discipline and love will always be the priority.

I don't have children yet, but I do know that I would do a lot of things differently than my parents. My boyfriend and I have a greater degree of education and access to things than my parents did, so we will be able to provide our children with opportunities that I never had. I want for our children to be involved in things--Girl Scouts, piano, dance. I didn't have the chance to be involved in anything until I was in high school, so I did not have the opportunity to explore if I did have any talents in areas other than writing (which is something that I just naturally gravitated to from the time that I could hold a crayon). I also want to homeschool our children. Since my boyfriend and I are both well-educated (both in terms of formal education and our own informal explorations of topics that interest us), we are well-prepared to guide our children in their educational journeys. I know that my boyfriend and I will raise our children drastically different than the way either one of us was raised. The fact that our backgrounds are very different from each other pretty much guarantees that. Add in our educational levels and our experiences (for instance, I've traveled far more extensively than either of my parents ever did), and there is no doubt that our children will be raised differently than we were--and that will be a good thing.

I think I am raising my daughter differently. There is no question that my parents especially my mother loves me, but she's got this temper that she can't control that she ends up hitting and sometimes beating us. I have inherited that temper and I used to spank (but just a little spanking in the butt). But I have learned to control my temper and hardly get angry with my child. And I am proud to say that I am raising her differently without the little spanking unless she behaves badly with other kids. I support her on her talents and all her other achievements in school and she has more confidence than any of her classmates. She is always smiling and is very conversant. I am so glad to hear you were raised so well. That is what I will do to my children too. I am having another one this September. i am sure you will also be a good parent and your children will be very happy with you.

i don't have kids yet too but if I'll have, I'll raise them just like how I'm raised but with a little change, of course. I'll never imitate some of the bad things my parents did while I was growing and just maintain the good things.

i dont have kids yet but once the time comes, i will raise them the way i was raised by my parents. my parents are cool, they're conservative but still living the normal life, they were strict when it comes to my studies but they supported me when i got a bit confused in college regarding my major. they dont want me to have a boyfriend but i can go out on a date.. basically letting me learn things on my own, they just guided me and point me the right way of livin my life. and am so happy of what i've become..

I think my parents did an okay job. They did not give us as much responsibilities as I am giving even my two year old daughter. Mom just kind of threw toys in the closet. out of site out of mind. My daughter has to help clean up the house and she has her one set chore of putting spoons and forks on the table for dinner.

Hi dreamy1.. I think overall people do try to raise their children in the same manner as their parents raised themselves, but they try to 'correct/amend'the areas where they think their own parents went wrong- or some simply just do their own routine altogether. When I become a Mum..I will look towards my own mothers guidance-no doubt.. but whether I implement it, is a different story.. She ALWAYS wants whats best for us kids when we were growing up and regardless of any given situation she was there by our side when times were tough.. and did what she had to do to make sure we were raised to 'succeed' in Education. Even if I can give my child a loving home and endless memories of a nurturing family- I wouldnt be half the woman my Mum is today.. (",)