PARENTING doesn’t come with an instruction manual.
While you can try to follow the advice of top professionals and experts, in the heat of the moment, many mums and dads rely on instinct to decide what’s best for their child.
Of course, this can spark debates among parents about what’s right or wrong.
Recently, one mum shared her parenting approach on TikTok, acknowledging that her choices might seem “controversial” to others.
Jasmine Marley Roberts titled her video: “Five controversial things I do as a mum.”
And added in the captions: “Don’t come for me mums of TikTok.”
Her first point was allowing her two daughters aged three and one, to have unlimited screen time.
Jasmine says: “Sometimes my kids ask me to play with them so much, I am begging them to watch a screen.”
Her second point is always letting her kids eat chocolate.
“I have chocolate after every meal, why shouldn’t they?,” she explains.
Another “controversial” parenting style she has is putting her three – almost four-year-old – in a push chair.
She explains: “If she’s getting tired I’ll let her squeeze in with my youngest.
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Her fourth is that she doesn’t make her eldest share with her youngest.
She says: “If she wants to play independently, that’s fine. She doesn’t always have to be on big sis duty.”
And her final point is that she always apologises if she shouts at her children.
Jasmine says: “If I lose my call, no matter what it’s over, whether she’s done something naughty or I’m overstimulated, I always apologise first because I’m the adult that’s lost control of my emotions.”
Her video gained a lot of attention with many people rushing to the comments section to share their thoughts.
One wrote: “This is me! The apology one confuses so many people.”
A second added: “I think this is actually a lot of mums but because of the loud, judgy mums, no one says it.”
Whilst a third said: “The apology thing is spot on, so many grown adults who cannot apologise to children like it’s a power move.”
Another commented: “I agree with all, the only thing I’ll say about screen time is personally in my experience we had it on 24/7 for background noise and my son became addicted, ignorant and had loads of tantrums so we.”
And someone else said: “It’s sad these are controversial, I’m with you.”