Does anyone remember Dr Hugh Jolly?

I would never take any advice on child rearing from a man.
What do they know?
I remember taking a book out of the library called 'Good enough parenting', but don't remember the author.
It changed my life when I realised I didn't need to get everything right and parenting is as much about making mistakes as it is getting overwhelmed by the responsibility of it all.

My children , especially my first were brought up on Dr.Spock. First six months was baby on one arm, book in the other hand. Mind you I was only just 20 and had had no experience of babies.

I have always thought that good enough is really good enough.

Dr Jolly was a Consultant paediatrician at Plymouth Hospitals years before he became famous.

Marthjolly1 my very collicky, distressed baby turned out to be coeliac. Never believe that gluten can't go through into breast milk!

Dr Spock's book was the Number 1 when mine were babies.
I do like Mriam Stoppard's advice, mumofmadboys 😃

Super Nanny was "in" when DGS was born and DD got herself into a state of anxiety over it. I told her to put the book in the bin.

Fashion change but babies don't.

OldFrill

I discovered very quickly that my babies had not read the same books as me.

Both my babies read the same book, DS so he knew what he to do. DD so that she knew how to always do the exact opposite.

M0nica

OldFrill

I discovered very quickly that my babies had not read the same books as me.

Both my babies read the same book, DS so he knew what he to do. DD so that she knew how to always do the exact opposite.

😂😂😂
Sounds like my first two DC, DD always Contrary Mary, DS always 'a good baby'! The third one was a text book baby but more Contrary Mary the older she got.

I liked him on the radio with Jimmy Young . I did not rread any books on childcare just followed my instincts.

I used to listen to him on the radio at lunchtime when mine were babies, didn’t agree with all his views but he always sounded so kind and calm.