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First-Time Mom Exasperated By Her Boomer Mom Consistently Offering Unsolicited Advice

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Older First-Time-Mom

The woman, who we’ll call ‘Winnie’, is a 35-year-old first-time mom to a four-month-old baby. Her mother is 67-years-old and Winnie’s baby is her first grandchild.

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Critical Comments

“Through out my pregnancy and birth she had been very critical and has always challenged my actions,” Winnie recalls. “Now with the kid, it’s [gotten worse].

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Parenting Styles

Winnie said that her mom believes that “tummy time is not needed.” She also said that “she never needed to do it for me and my siblings and we turned out fine.”

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Setting Boundaries

“Externally you might have to find the courage to say things like ‘times have changed, this is what we know about babies development etc’.

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Laugh it Off

“Externally you might have to find the courage to say things like ‘times have changed, this is what we know about babies development etc’.

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