when i was couchsurfing i had the opportunity to observe other families at parenting and i picked up a few ideas of what i felt was good and what i thought wasn't. in particular for aspects that i didn't experience at home myself. and later also paying attention to my own kids behavior and realizing when something i didn't like was actually them copying me which eventually led to a change in my own behavior.
the biggest struggle i find is outside pressure by people telling you what you are doing wrong, but not showing you how to do it right. people that are judging but not helping.
these people also often do not understand what it means not to have family support. they can't even conceive the idea of a sibling who doesn't care about you or a parent who is absent.
and i feel that this is more often directed at poor people, as if they were responsible for being poor themselves.
the biggest struggle i find is outside pressure by people telling you what you are doing wrong, but not showing you how to do it right. people that are judging but not helping.
these people also often do not understand what it means not to have family support. they can't even conceive the idea of a sibling who doesn't care about you or a parent who is absent.
and i feel that this is more often directed at poor people, as if they were responsible for being poor themselves.