What’s a current or past child-rearing strategy you especially agree or disagree with?

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:those are some nice legos

They are nano/micro/diamond blocks - 1/8th the size of Legos.  The more complex ones have 2,000+ pieces.  They are a bit of a hobby of mine, not easy at my age (58).

AvgMSUJoe wrote:

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:those are some nice legos

The helmet is tight. I want one.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/122318653265?hash=item1c7ac28751:g:rTQAAOSw1~JZSoSI

Fair warning, they are not easy.  I have completed two of those for other people who could not figure them out.

That elf is creepy as fuck. When my stepdaughter was like 5 and was asking why all her friends had elf on the shelf, my wife was like “fuck no” but started leaving little notes around the house that were left by and elf named… twinkle I think? Anyway the kid would get all excited and wrote her letters back and if we forgot to write a reply like that fucking night shed think Santa had forgotten about her and cry. I was like why don’t you just tell her that the other kids elfs are just their parents screwing around but Santa? Now that motherfucker is real. But she didn’t. A few years ago it was pretty obvious she didn’t believe anymore. Kids talking at school and all that. But she didn’t tell us until this year. I think she didn’t want to disappoint US. Which is just adorable. Love that kid. Even though we fight constantly.

Rocinante wrote:That elf is creepy as fuck. When my stepdaughter was like 5 and was asking why all her friends had elf on the shelf, my wife was like “fuck no” but started leaving little notes around the house that were left by and elf named… twinkle I think? Anyway the kid would get all excited and wrote her letters back and if we forgot to write a reply like that fucking night shed think Santa had forgotten about her and cry. I was like why don’t you just tell her that the other kids elfs are just their parents screwing around but Santa? Now that motherfucker is real. But she didn’t. A few years ago it was pretty obvious she didn’t believe anymore. Kids talking at school and all that. But she didn’t tell us until this year. I think she didn’t want to disappoint US. Which is just adorable. Love that kid. Even though we fight constantly.

I think there's often a span of a couple of years where kids stop believing in Santa, but are afraid that if they tell their parents, they won't get the gifts.

Guys! Spoilers! My daughter is reading this thread!