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Do parenting classes really work? Any experience? What exactly are parenting classes? Should parents-to-be be forced to

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I'm doing an essay for a class assignment where I have to make a scientific argument and I thought I could make be a good scientific argument out of this? What do you think good or bad??

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  1. hartfire - 56-60 years old - female

    Posted by hartfire Apr 16th, 2012 at 8:29PM

    Parent Effectiveness Training (or P.E.T.) has a statistically very high rate of success. Check it out on Wikipedia.

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  2. ProvidentialParlance - 26-30 years old - male

    Posted by ProvidentialParlance Apr 15th, 2012 at 11:39PM

    I don't know much about parenting classes but I do know a bad parent simply by how defensive and indigent they get when you talk about raising kids. The ones that get pissed off just because you have ideas how to raise kids are the ones that would make terrible parents. Real parents are like, "I hope I don't do something wrong." Bad parents are like, "I will do it my way."

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  3. onceloved - 18-21 years old - female

    Reply by onceloved Apr 15th, 2012 at 11:48PM

    Agree! but do you think it would be ok to forced parents to be to take the class?

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  4. ProvidentialParlance - male

    Reply by ProvidentialParlance Apr 15th, 2012 at 11:51PM

    Well, it would have to be a class based on good principles, and a sincere student willing to work and change for the best possible.

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  5. ClownieFreak - 26-30 years old - female

    Posted by ClownieFreak Apr 15th, 2012 at 11:23PM

    Well, my parents went to TLC/ tough love center. which taught them to ask more questions , how to handle us. I dont know the real extent of the program. It was a breaze for me, i wasnt the reason they started the classes. my brother however.... i dont think anything would have changed the path he was on. maybe he was too old when they started. it was a good program, and if i have kids i would use the techniques on them.

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  6. onceloved - 18-21 years old - female

    Reply by onceloved Apr 15th, 2012 at 11:27PM

    thank you for you VERY helpful response! :) I'm doing it!

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  7. ClownieFreak - 26-30 years old - female

    Reply by ClownieFreak Apr 15th, 2012 at 11:31PM

    GREAT! .

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  8. rhadhd - 31-35 years old - male

    Posted by rhadhd Apr 15th, 2012 at 11:19PM

    you want the secret to being a good parent..... you put your childs needs always and foremost before your own needs. its that simple

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  9. onceloved - 18-21 years old - female

    Reply by onceloved Apr 15th, 2012 at 11:31PM

    thanks although I knew that. Does not answer my Q's though

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  10. rhadhd - 31-35 years old - male

    Reply by rhadhd Apr 15th, 2012 at 11:33PM

    thats all that they taught me in mine or tried to since i too had been raised to put kids before my own needs. sorry im in one of my smartass happy moods. i wasnt trying to offend

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  11. corbin00 - 31-35 years old - male

    Posted by corbin00 Apr 15th, 2012 at 11:18PM

    I highly doubt it. Those that are forced to go are being forced. It's like a judge ordering one to go to an AA meeting. Side note if I ever get forced to go to an AA meeting I feel being as though they are anonymous It is likely I will not find one and that should be an understandable reason as to why you could not make it. Look Judge no one could tell me it's anonymous.

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  12. onceloved - 18-21 years old - female

    Reply by onceloved Apr 15th, 2012 at 11:30PM

    what is it that you highly doubt? I don't understand yout point completely? PLEase explain, I will highly appreciate it .

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