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by theoldlove 920 days ago
How can you tell? Parenting isn’t exactly quantifiable.
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haizhung 919 days ago
Yeah but there are some nearly objective truths that should easily bring you to the 95%ile.

Like, spend conscious time with your kid (play with them, read to them, etc) over letting them watch YouTube or TV.

Or, don’t invalidate their emotions when they share them.

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TehShrike 919 days ago
Most 5-year-olds are assholes. Once you realize that it is possible to train a child to not act like an asshole, you're pretty far ahead. Once you've trained your 5-year-old to not act like an asshole most of the time, you're easily in the top 5%
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