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Is Parenting Experience Different for Older or Younger Parents?

I started out on this motherhood path rather young—23, when my first daughter was born. I didn’t feel particularly young at the time and definitely did not feel “too young” to be a mom. I thought that I would become a mom again as an older parent, but that hasn’t happened yet so now, in my forties, I am a typical mom of teens. I have friends, however, who have both been “young” parents like me and waited until recently to embark on the path of parenthood. What I am unclear about is whether the parenting experience is really all … Continue reading →

Why Some Older Parents Are Hesitant to Discipline

For some older parents, especially those with one child, discipline can be a dirty word. Although they realize they should be setting limits some are hesitant to do so. Why is this? If you are an older parent with one child, more than likely you and that child will have more than a parent-child relationship– you will be, dare I say it?–friends. It’s only natural since you spend so much time together. And most parents like this feeling. The problem comes in when the child has to be disciplined, and no matter how well-behaved your child is, there will come … Continue reading →