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Parents, especially new parents, have all had to deal with it: unwanted parenting advice. For example, I have a friend whose mother-in-law is constantly saying things like, "Well I did that with John, and he obviously survived or you wouldn't have your daughter right now."
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While John and the rest of us may have survived our childhoods, that doesn't mean the new parenting/medical theories aren't better (or worse). How do you handle all the "advice" a new parent receives? Some parenting ideas have evolved since our mothers were mothers of infants, how do you graciously brush off the advice you don't think is right for your child? Especially if it comes from your mother-in-law or even your own mother?
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