What you need to know to survive each day of parenting.
Before and after we become mums and dads, there are a host of classes that we can take to make us better parents. Some are straightforward, like Breastfeeding Basics and Attachment Parenting. Others are a little, well, you know. They’re out there flying alongside Superman.
Most parenting classes are awesome, teaching us the basic fundamentals and bringing us up to speed on things we’d never expect to happen once we have kids. But there are some gaps. There are some classes that have yet to be offered, and I’m here to point them out.
Here are seven parenting classes that don’t exist, but should:
1. Lego Anger Management.
This is not about learning to manage your anger by stroking a Lego. This is about learning how to manage your anger after stepping on one, finding 365,796 spread across multiple rooms or having to repair a broken Lego creation after you’ve accidentally nudged it with your elbow.
Nothing incites inner parental rage better than those good old-fashioned building blocks. Most of the parenting population could benefit from some Lego Anger Management.
2. Intro to Other Parents.
Other. Parents. Suck. Not all of them, but there are hordes of them out there that believe it's okay to stick their petunias into your parenting business. It can be shocking when this happens to you, especially the first time. What do you do? Do you accept their unwanted advice? Or do you confront them like a beast in front of scores of Kmart patrons? Completely up to you. Just keep in mind that one results in sharing a concrete room with Bruno the Slasher.