A mum’s strict rules for her one-year-old, which include no sharing and no sugar, have ignited heated debate between parents.
Mum-of-one, Corrie, detailed the many rules she has for her son in a series of social media posts. Her video outlining the rules that most make people upset has had over one million views.
“My son doesn’t have ‘alone time’ with anyone that doesn’t respect our rules and boundaries, including grandparents,” she explains.
Corrie, 21, also says she considers her son ‘sugar free’. “I give him sugar because I can limit the amount he has, but as a general rule, no one else is allowed to give him sugar.”
One of the most controversial rules Corrie has shared is the fact that she doesn’t make her son share.
“He never has to share anything. If he’s bringing a toy to dinner at his grandparents’ house, he doesn’t have to share with his cousins. That extends to the playground and other situations.”
The young mum also explains that consent is a ‘big thing’. “It’s not that people can’t hug and kiss my son, but ask him first. He knows the difference between yes and no. More than that, I ask his consent before I do anything, even before I change his bum.”
Understandably there has been a mixed reaction from those who have watched the video – with both support and concern from other parents.
Diana Dimitrakakis asks, “Why bring a toy, that his cousins cant play with?”
“These type of rules create the worst of the worst,” added another commenter.
While Kim added: “Wait until he is a teenager, see how the rules work. Sounds like the kid is running the house not the parent.”
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