Parenting questions...

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How do you discuss differences of opinion on parenting honestly and openly?   

What do you do when you're told that you "always, never, etc." do something that the other parent feels is wrong?   

Are parents always supposed to present a united front when disciplining a child?   

How do you deal with a parent who ropes you into a discussion and then withdraws as soon as there's a point of disagreement?   

What do you do when your child tells your SO something and the SO refuses to believe them or tells the child the "real" reason the child is acting a certain way, saying something, or doing something.   Even if you suspect your child is lying to you, how far do you carry the argument?   

[mssalty]

How do you discuss differences of opinion on parenting honestly and openly?   

What do you do when you're told that you "always, never, etc." do something that the other parent feels is wrong?   

Are parents always supposed to present a united front when disciplining a child?   

How do you deal with a parent who ropes you into a discussion and then withdraws as soon as there's a point of disagreement?   

What do you do when your child tells your SO something and the SO refuses to believe them or tells the child the "real" reason the child is acting a certain way, saying something, or doing something.   Even if you suspect your child is lying to you, how far do you carry the argument?   

[mssalty]

One more. 

Do I have a duty to react and punish because my SO feels slighted, even if I don't feel the same way?  How do you handle these differences?   

[Matt]

Too hypothetical!

First, how old is the child?

Also, what is your living situation?  Is this your child with your SO, or is it your child and not the SO's?  Do you all live together?

Can you give a specific, recent example of what you're talking about?

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