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Parenting Advice: Why One-Size-Fits-All Doesn’t Work

Discover why personalized parenting advice doesn’t always deliver results and explore more effective strategies for nurturing your child. Get the details.
Vishvas Sowmyanarayanan
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Vishvas Sowmyanarayanan
Parenting Advice: Why One-Size-Fits-All Doesn’t Work

Introduction

"This exact technique worked for Reshma's baby! Why can't it calm my baby down?" Pooja said at her wit's end. They have kids around the same age, and they read books together, share tips, and scroll through the same subreddits!

Pooja tried everything to make her Arjun sleep:

  • Strict bedtime routines.

  • No screen time before bed.

  • Even some popular sleep training methods were all the rage in the parenting books they read.

But nothing seemed to work. But they worked for Reshma!

"They're all kids. How are some tips working for her baby but not mine?" she thought to herself. It was baffling at first, but then she realized that each kid was different and that no universal parenting advice fit all!