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Expert Q&A

	By Elizabeth Pantley Child Behavior Expert Better Beginnings, Inc.

How do we respond to family when they tell us we are raising our childwrong?

As it's been said, "The best defense is a good offense" and that certainlyapplies here. The more knowledgeable you are about parenting, the moreconfident you will be when listening to everyone else's opinions. When youhave read parenting books, attended lectures or classes, participated in asupport group or subscribed to family magazines you build a foundation ofknowledge. When you know that your decisions are based on facts you canrelax when given that "helpful advice." The best way to respond? A simplesmile and a comment such as, "Well, thanks for your concern, but we've doneour research and are confident we're making the right decisions." Thenchange the subject!

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