5 myths all parents perpetuate (that aren't quite true)
by Charlie Brooks posted in Parenting
Before I step out the door in the morning, I grab a yogurt or a banana -- anything that allows me to claim I ate breakfast. My mom?s voice practically echoes in my head: ?Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.? And that, my friends, is the power of parenting myths.
That?s not to say that breakfast isn?t the day?s most important meal. Researchers can't agree on the subject. But because we?ve heard that maxim for generations, we still embrace it as fact. And that?s not the only bit of parenting lore that might be more fiction than fact. Here are some others.
Too much sugar makes kids hyper. As I?ve mentioned before, science has shot this one down. Kids tend to have sugar at parties and events that get them hyper, making it seem like candy is the culprit. It?s the long-term dangers of too much sugar, such as obesity, that you need to avoid. Kids shouldn?t talk to strangers. Strangers account for less than a quarter of child abductions. Kidnappings by a family member is twice as likely. While teaching kids warning signs is a good thing, strangers can be helpful. If your kids get lost, talking to a stranger might help them find you again.
Early to bed, early to rise. Not quite so. Kids? bodies don?t set themselves for a specific number of hours of sleep, but rather settle into certain routines. While severe exhaustion might get a kid to sleep in, their body often has them wake up at a certain time, no matter how tired they are.
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