Parenting methods seem to be multiplying - a new one springs out every now and again, becoming the method to try. My children are now 11 and 10 I've never followed one, and and wouldn't even if I had my time again.
As a family writer, I write about parenting styles all the time, and it seems fairly ironic that I've never followed one myself. When I was pregnant it never even crossed my mind that I'd follow a particular set of rules for raising my children. I thought love, a bit of structure and some decent boundaries would see me through. And it has, apparently - the more I find out about parenting methods, the more I know my choice to not follow one was right for me.
