Parenting is one of the trickiest assignments on earth. This task is full of controversies that should be agreed upon before you introduce a child in your partnership.
The concerns about how you parent your children will not only come from your partner but also from outsiders. Here are three hot parenting topics every couple should discuss before having a child.
1. Technology use
As the child grows, it will reach a time when he/she will have to use a phone, tablet or laptop among other technological devices. This brings in the safe technology use topic.
The how and when your child needs to use such devices and for what purpose is a hot topic that can easily lead to parenting disagreements. Have a discussion on this.
2. Sex education
Conservative parents would want to reserve the sex topic for as long as they can. On the other hand, if you are an open parent, you might want to start this discussion early enough to ease future discussions as well as avoid leaving this responsibility to media channels like television.
Agree on how you will handle this to avoid parenting fights.
3. Attachment parenting
Sections of mothers believe the best way to parent is by applying attachment parenting. This kind of parenting centers on the child and makes sure that it gets everything it needs.
Proponents of this type of parenting believe that the relationship between the child and its caregiver has to be close enough that the child gets whatever it wants on demand.
Some parents are opposed to this form of parenting hence it has to be ironed out in advance.