Comments on: Competitive parenting http://jewish.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/competitive-parenting Chronicling the challenges and joys of the adoption process and parenting as a Jewish, adoptive and transracial family. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:03:44 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: debbyshapiro http://jewish.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/competitive-parenting/comment-page-1#comment-135 debbyshapiro Sun, 02 Dec 2007 23:29:25 +0000 http://jewish-adopt.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/08/10/competitive-parenting#comment-135 Hi<br /> <br /> Can you give me any tips for my sister who if finding it very difficult to adopt a Jewish baby- or any baby for that matter, or even a young child.<br /> <br /> Any ideas would be much appreciated<br /> Debby Shapiro<br /> Hi

Can you give me any tips for my sister who if finding it very difficult to adopt a Jewish baby- or any baby for that matter, or even a young child.

Any ideas would be much appreciated
Debby Shapiro

]]> By: Sunbonnet Sue http://jewish.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/competitive-parenting/comment-page-1#comment-134 Sunbonnet Sue Sat, 11 Aug 2007 04:21:38 +0000 http://jewish-adopt.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/08/10/competitive-parenting#comment-134 Faith, that is a good way to handle this issue. As you note, the behavior stems from insecurity. The other area where we've noticed this tendency is with time. Folks compete to establish who is busiest. It is mostly an assertion for who is the most important. It's good to be secure enough to not feel a need to compete! Faith, that is a good way to handle this issue. As you note, the behavior stems from insecurity. The other area where we’ve noticed this tendency is with time. Folks compete to establish who is busiest. It is mostly an assertion for who is the most important. It’s good to be secure enough to not feel a need to compete!

]]> By: Faith Allen http://jewish.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/competitive-parenting/comment-page-1#comment-133 Faith Allen Sat, 11 Aug 2007 02:38:03 +0000 http://jewish-adopt.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/08/10/competitive-parenting#comment-133 This was a real issue for my son's play group when he was a baby and toddler. I chose to let the other person "win." I knew that my son was "perfect" just the way he was, and I did not feel the need to compare him to others. However, since other mothers clearly did have this need/insecurity, I let them "win." :0)<br /> <br /> - Faith This was a real issue for my son’s play group when he was a baby and toddler. I chose to let the other person “win.” I knew that my son was “perfect” just the way he was, and I did not feel the need to compare him to others. However, since other mothers clearly did have this need/insecurity, I let them “win.” :0)

- Faith

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