Words of Wisdom: Take All Advice With a Grain of Salt

I think we all know this deep down, but need to be reminded of it sometimes. Especially while feeling vulnerable navigating the sometimes tumultuous waters of parenting. Also know that when other mom's talk about what their child was like or did at a certain age, they don't remember 100%. Definitely be suspicious of anyone in the generation above you, but even after a six month time period the accuracy of what they tell you falls steeply. It's so funny how quickly you forget that which you were slightly obsessed about during the first year of your babies life.  My daughter is only 15 months old and I would definitely have to look at our baby calendar to tell you when she first rolled over or sat up, or stood without support. And lastly know that in terms of "parenting styles" its all relative. Different people have different definitions of  "attachment parenting" and "cry it out", or whatever other trendy parenting catchphrase you might have heard and even words like "always" and "never" are used more liberally by some than others.