Myth: You will spoil your baby if you pick him up whenever he cries.
Truth: Babies ages zero to six months need to establish trust that there is someone who will protect them when they are distressed. You cannot spoil a newborn. Ever.
Myth: Good parents always put their children’s needs first.
Truth: Parents need to take care of themselves in order to meet their children’s needs. Additionally, parents need to be able to communicate that they are at the head of the family system.
Myth: Parenting is a natural thing.
Truth: Parenting is a process that involves making mistakes and learning from experience.
Myth: Teen mothers are high school drop-outs.
Truth: According to the March of Dimes, most teen mothers are 18 or 19 years old and have already finished high school.
Myth: Teen parents do not enjoy parenthood.
Truth: Teen parents are berated with images of young parenthood as a punishment in the media. It is believed that the stigma portrayed in society, not parenting itself, is what these young parents find un-enjoyable.
References
(Myth 1) Elias, M. (2000). Emotionally Intelligent Parenting: How to raise a Self-Disciplined, Responsible, Socially Skilled Child. Harmony Publishing.
(Myth 2) Tartakovsky, M. (2016). 5 Myths about Parenting. Psych Central. Retrieved on August 31, 2016, from http://psychcentral.com/lib/5-myths-about-parenting/
(Myth 3) Sharma, P. (2012). Some Parenting Myths and Facts. Retrieved from http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/some-parenting-myths-and-facts
(Myth 5) Reichard, R. (2014). 8 Lies We Need to Stop Spreading about Teen Pregnancy. Retrieved from https://mic.com/articles/90905/8-lies-we-need-to-stop-spreading-about-teen-pregnancy#.RVd3CihLt
Truth: Babies ages zero to six months need to establish trust that there is someone who will protect them when they are distressed. You cannot spoil a newborn. Ever.
Myth: Good parents always put their children’s needs first.
Truth: Parents need to take care of themselves in order to meet their children’s needs. Additionally, parents need to be able to communicate that they are at the head of the family system.
Myth: Parenting is a natural thing.
Truth: Parenting is a process that involves making mistakes and learning from experience.
Myth: Teen mothers are high school drop-outs.
Truth: According to the March of Dimes, most teen mothers are 18 or 19 years old and have already finished high school.
Myth: Teen parents do not enjoy parenthood.
Truth: Teen parents are berated with images of young parenthood as a punishment in the media. It is believed that the stigma portrayed in society, not parenting itself, is what these young parents find un-enjoyable.
References
(Myth 1) Elias, M. (2000). Emotionally Intelligent Parenting: How to raise a Self-Disciplined, Responsible, Socially Skilled Child. Harmony Publishing.
(Myth 2) Tartakovsky, M. (2016). 5 Myths about Parenting. Psych Central. Retrieved on August 31, 2016, from http://psychcentral.com/lib/5-myths-about-parenting/
(Myth 3) Sharma, P. (2012). Some Parenting Myths and Facts. Retrieved from http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/some-parenting-myths-and-facts
(Myth 5) Reichard, R. (2014). 8 Lies We Need to Stop Spreading about Teen Pregnancy. Retrieved from https://mic.com/articles/90905/8-lies-we-need-to-stop-spreading-about-teen-pregnancy#.RVd3CihLt