Nigel Latta parenting show TV1 tonight.

[James Deuce]

Hey All - this is an excellent, practical and funny show. Watch or record it.

I beg to differ. After giving it a good watch I find it patronising and sound-bite oriented. Oh yeah. TV.

The tiresome insistence that all parents think like him, really, honestly, at the core of their being, is very off-putting.

I get disagreeable at the drop of a hat though.

The only thing I gleaned from it is that it is OK to be human when you're a parent, so long as you comply with a pile of legislation that you should be able to argue inside and out in a court of law. No. Hang on. That was this thread.

[Ms Piggy]

I beg to differ. After giving it a good watch I find it patronising and sound-bite oriented. Oh yeah. TV.

The tiresome insistence that all parents think like him, really, honestly, at the core of their being, is very off-putting.

I get disagreeable at the drop of a hat though.

The only thing I gleaned from it is that it is OK to be human when you're a parent, so long as you comply with a pile of legislation that you should be able to argue inside and out in a court of law. No. Hang on. That was this thread.

Hmmmmm, I didn't get that idea from his show. I did find some of his examples a little unrealistic but overall I found it practical. I'm into sound-bites and I'm a bit simple so less is more for me.

[James Deuce]

It may well be his style of presentation. I fell in with a bad crowd as a teenager (Christians - damn vermin) and his style is reminiscent of the "comedy" presentation popular with "Youth Leaders" (Scarily Facist title) and Propagandists, sorry, Preachers of all denominations at the time.

I think it's a communication style that only works for a certain cultural profile and certainly is aimed at the perceived "proper" family unit.

[CookMySock]

Boys, you’re very special to me but those people think you’re annoying, be quiet.

Hehe, thats funny. Thats another one of lifes' little lessons - collating messages from our own psyche, projecting them onto others, and using it as reasoning why kids should do what you want them to do.

All this teaches them is how to evade subtle manipulation, and how to use it themselves.

A better lesson to teach, is that if someone doesn't like what you are doing, is that it's their problem, not yours. Never feel compelled to take any action for other peoples' reasons. Do as you choose for your own personal reasons. If the outcome causes you to re-evaluate, then so be it.

Steve

[James Deuce]

A better lesson to teach, is that if someone doesn't like what you are doing, is that it's their problem, not yours. Never feel compelled to take any action for other peoples' reasons. Do as you choose for your own personal reasons. If the outcome causes you to re-evaluate, then so be it.

Steve

That the biggest load I've heard in a long time, and is the core of NZ's welfare and social responsibility issues.

"I'm alright and you can fuck off" is not the recipe for a society of any description.

[Ms Piggy]

A better lesson to teach, is that if someone doesn't like what you are doing, is that it's their problem, not yours. Never feel compelled to take any action for other peoples' reasons. Do as you choose for your own personal reasons. If the outcome causes you to re-evaluate, then so be it.

Steve

Unless your child is being a total wanker - then that theory doesn't fit.

[James Deuce]

Unless your child is being a total wanker - then that theory doesn't fit.

It does for the people who support that theory. They probably find it funny.

[Ms Piggy]

It may well be his style of presentation. I fell in with a bad crowd as a teenager (Christians - damn vermin) and his style is reminiscent of the "comedy" presentation popular with "Youth Leaders" (Scarily Facist title) and Propagandists, sorry, Preachers of all denominations at the time.

I think it's a communication style that only works for a certain cultural profile and certainly is aimed at the perceived "proper" family unit.

I think I hear what you're saying - kind of like a fad or fashion where-by people hang off the persons every word. I don't agree with some of his stuff and I do find his manner a bit brutal at times.

[avgas]

That goodness my kids will have a nice soft mum to cry to.
Hang-on - She isn't that nice either.
Thats it - my kids are fucked lol

[avgas]

Unless your child is being a total wanker - then that theory doesn't fit.

Hardest thing I have ever had to learn was to not live up to others expectations. That was never the problem, the problem was always that my expectations were too low.
Wanking is something that someone does on their own. Fucking up means its takes more than 1 person.
No one cares about wankers these days - only the fuckers that mess with your day.