https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:19:41 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-acts-up-do-you-feel-like-your-parenting-credibility-is-shot#post-109256 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:40:50 +0000 BoogieBea 109256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel that way sometimes especially if things have been going smoothly for a while. I'll feel like I need to up my strictness or something. LO was sick this weekend too. When I realize he's sick, I then I feel bad for possibly being too hard on him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-acts-up-do-you-feel-like-your-parenting-credibility-is-shot#post-109239 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:29:39 +0000 banana 109239@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After I realized that all children act up as some point, I didn't feel so bad. But before that realization, yes...I felt like a bad loser mommy. :( But now I figure every child acts up so it's just part of the experience of raising a toddler. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-acts-up-do-you-feel-like-your-parenting-credibility-is-shot#post-108879 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:09:43 +0000 Rubies 108879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. LO is too little to throw tantrums but when she was colicky and cried all the time, I felt like a terrible parent who couldn't soothe her own child! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-acts-up-do-you-feel-like-your-parenting-credibility-is-shot#post-108874 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:06:26 +0000 chopsuey 108874@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is too young to throw real tantrums, but she does act up occasionally. I figure it's natural and don't feel too bad about it. Haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-acts-up-do-you-feel-like-your-parenting-credibility-is-shot#post-108871 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:05:26 +0000 heffalump 108871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think before I might have.... but now that I see that everybody has issues with their kids, I don't think that I'll think I did something wrong with LO if she acts up. I'll think she's just a normal kid and that's life. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-acts-up-do-you-feel-like-your-parenting-credibility-is-shot#post-108869 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:04:06 +0000 Andrea 108869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If it is really bad acting up for a reason that I cannot decipher, then it is so frustrating to say the least! If there is a good reason for it (like sickness), then I don't feel so bad and try to deal with it the best that I can. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-acts-up-do-you-feel-like-your-parenting-credibility-is-shot#post-108856 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:59:03 +0000 mrbee 108856@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was feeling like Charlie was responding to all our positive parenting/timeouts... and then he started being a total monster last week! I felt like a fraud.</p> <p>Then it turned out that he was sick... and I felt better about my parenting skills. Although my confidence is still pretty shaken. Gonna have to rethink how to handle a sick tantrumy toddler... cuz my patience is literally almost all gone at this point!</p> <p>Anyway, backing up to before we realized that Charlie was running a temperature. When your LO acts up, do you feel like your parenting credibility is shot? </p>