There's nothing demanding as much responsibility and fastidiousness as parenting, and so it makes people go to all lengths and adopt all methods possible in order to raise their child the best way they can. This means cutting down on other relationships too to some extent - friendship a prime one amongst them.
Juggling between the endlessly hectic task of catering to all the needs of their child and their outings, meetings and calls with their friends can be inarguably troublesome. It gets harder and harder to find that right amount of balance to show your friends that you are still the same person; it is difficult to show them that one hasn't gotten lost in their parenting land. Crazy, right?
As every parent adopts his/her own method of nurturing, the exposure to other parents' ways of upbringing can induce all kinds of stress. Everyone goes about a specific issue differently and deals with their children as they deem appropriate, but this only helps resurface the doubts and qualms of many others: "Are we doing it the right way?" they often ponder.
However, The Huffington Post says that this isn't limited to the parents only. The children too are greatly affected by it, thinking why in the world they get treated differently or weren't let off the hook as easily as their friend when they both were involved in the same trouble.
This is where parents are rendered speechless, wondering the same questions. Another factor that adds to this already stressful pile is the great diversity in people's domestic lives, The Parenting Science says. What suits one person might be next to impossible for the other.
With the world running faster than ever, everyone has to make choices to accommodate themselves - choices which cannot be influenced by the preferences or tastes of friends. Perhaps the only solution to this imbalance and dilemma is discussing parenting styles with other adults, the pros and the cons of each. Since at the end of the day, everyone is struggling to do the best they can for their child.
