Millennials

Parenting is not easy. When you have kids, people start coming out of the woodwork with lots and lots of advice. While some of it can be helpful, a lot of it can be downright annoying or damaging. Baby boomers love to give advice, but there are some things that people should just stop saying to other people. Some of this advice is just rude and some of it is just plain outdated. Here is some parenting advice you've probably heard that just needs to be retired at this point in time. See if you agree with these or not: 1. You're babying him or her. Mother hugging son / Pixabay If you have children, you've probably heard this advice after one of your kids got hurt. Someone said you were babying your child and that they need to get hurt once in a while to "toughen up." Does that actually work? Parents should take care of their children and make sure that they don't get hurt. I mean, as long as you don't bubble wrap your kids at the playground, I think you're good! 2. They're playing too many video games. Kids playing video games / Flickr While I agree that kids shouldn't play video games 24/7 and they need to get outside, I don't think video games are all bad! They can help develop hand-eye coordination and help social skills if kids play games with other kids. 3. Boys shouldn't play with dolls. Boy playing with doll / Wikimedia Commons Let the boy play with dolls and let the girls play with action figures! It won't do anything bad except make them happy because they're playing with toys. Read onto the NEXT page for even more terrible advice... 4. Kids should get a job! Kids playing / Max Pixel It is helpful for teens to get a job, but honestly, school is more important! Back in the day, little kids got jobs but these days that are laws to protect against child labor. 5. Secondhand smoke won't kill anyone. Smoking / Pixabay This one kind of speaks for itself! We now know the dangers of smoking, and we know that secondhand smoke is just as dangerous as smoking itself. No one should smoke around kids period. What do you think about all of this advice? Do you agree or disagree with this parenting advice? Are you a baby boomer or are you in a different generation? Learn the five major differences between millennials and baby boomers.