Why so many parenting threads lately??

amother

Mon, Sep 07 2020, 9:58 am

I'm finding that there are so many more parenting threads those days... just looking over the last day or two there are at least 5+ threads going on the topic of parenting ( on how people saying how overwhelming/hard they are finding it and etc...) Just was wondering why.

Is it because of Corona that people are more overwhelmed? In general is parenting just getting harder then it used to be? Or is it not the parenting but the fact that life is more expensive so people need to work more (while having the same amount of kids) leaving them more overwhelmed and with less energy to parent? Are the kids different those days?

Rubber Ducky

Mon, Sep 07 2020, 10:03 am

Sometimes it's simply that one starting thread on a particular topic is contagious — it reminds people that they have a similar question or problem and they start a new thread about it.

amother

Crimson

Mon, Sep 07 2020, 10:07 am

I mean, we were kinda just all home with our fam jams from March until now. We were in survival mode, so we didn’t have a minute to think about it. But now that we are slowly getting back to regular life, we’re like “wth just happened?” and we’re evaluating our parenting styles and choices.

amother

Dodgerblue

Mon, Sep 07 2020, 11:18 am

I didn't start any of the threads, but for me it's because my daughter is still home. Today is labor day, school should've started tomorrow. Why BJBP is only having their first full day for pre school next Monday is totally beyond me.

Rappel

Mon, Sep 07 2020, 11:41 am

The power of suggestion.

Threads come in waves here, as everyone thinks of questions they hadn't thought to ask after reading one thought provoking thread.

I remember there was once a solid month of terrible SB threads. I had to take a break from the site.

keym

Mon, Sep 07 2020, 11:49 am

I agree with a previous poster.
People spent the past 5 months in survival mode. Just get through the day, even with too much screens, and less healthy food, and not enforcing showing up on the remote educational platform.
Now the new year is starting.
Parents are taking stock of the wreckage physically, emotionally, academically, and and socially and trying to figure out what should be done.
Parents who's schools are starting remotely need to figure out how to motivate the kids because last year's "crisis excuses" are less acceptable this year.

rivkam

Mon, Sep 07 2020, 12:08 pm

Rappel wrote:

So true! I remember all the shalom bayis threads. I was left thinking that I was the last person with a functioning marriage.

I also think suddenly we all have to deal with the routines and kids are having a hard time being in a framework again which makes us question our parenting.

Rappel

Mon, Sep 07 2020, 12:51 pm

rivkam wrote:

Lol! Exactly!

I'm actually questioning the necessity of early formal education. The family was so cohesive over the summer; we really found a rhythm. I'm starting to think it's unnatural to break up the family by age group. Sending little kids out for 6 hours of activities now seems bizarre.

I'm not going to break the mold and homeschool, for several reasons, but I'm starting to wonder if it might be better.

amother

Smokey

Mon, Sep 07 2020, 2:04 pm

Rappel wrote:

Careful, those were my thoughts when my 1st was 4-5.... Twisted Evil

zigi

Mon, Sep 07 2020, 10:33 pm

tuition threads. well school is starting again, all the books uniforms etc. we are reminded how much everything costs.