Experts have categories and terms for parenting styles but in today's flexible and fast-paced world, various parenting philosophies work differently for families. Some of these don't have official terms just yet, but it might already look and sound familiar to many parents as they surely have been doing it with their children.
Editor and writer Emily Writes of The Spinoff enumerates what she calls her made up parenting styles. Her list is a hilarious but realistic take on how today's parents are winging or struggling at this parenting stuff.
One of the "parenting style" the writer describes is the "I SAID I'M ON THE PHONE parenting," which many work-at-home moms (WAHM) experience. Too often, WAHMs are often told they're lucky to be able work and take care of the kids at the same time.
The reality, however, is this set up involves a lot of apologies and going back and forth between clients on the phone and the children. As She Knows cites, having a career and being a full-time mom isn't the "best of both worlds." It can be harder to find that balance in this situation.
Then there's the "Pinocchio parenting" and the "That's Not My Child parenting" that both involve denials. One is lying about how your child is the best kid in the world to cover up for parenting anxieties. The other is about disclaiming a child when he or she misbehaves in public to cover up for the embarrassment.
These might be awful parenting styles but many moms and dads could be faced with difficult situations that has led them to do these things. After all, parenting is one of the toughest responsibilities and no one ever said it would be easy.
Emily Writes also calls "Cucumber parenting" as a tactic parents use to let kids be kids, even if what they want might be "ridiculous." The value of this parenting style is in teaching the children that "their choices are not always good ones," the writer cites.
Expert and parenting book author Douglas Bernstein says that no parenting style is "universally best," according to Very Well. One tactic might not necessarily have a better outcome than the other because there are also other factors shaping a parent's philosophy in dealing with the kids like culture or social influences.
Do you identify with any of these scenarios above? Do you also have other made up parenting styles to share? Let us know in the comments below!
