‘What screams bad parenting?’: 20+ hot takes on what not to do when you have kids

Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor

Apr 17, 2023 4:00 PM EDT

There are infinite ways to parent a child, which means there are also infinite mistakes to be made. Now, as someone who has no children whatsoever and has no plans to have any children any time soon, I'd say I'm uniquely qualified to be giving advice on this particular topic.

That being said, if you need another source of advice for whatever reason, look no further than the wild world of Reddit. This thread was posted to the infamous r/AskReddit subreddit, and let's just say that people had plenty to say about how to deal with screaming kids or children being straight-up annoying in public places. However, anyone who rolls their eyes at the parents of a screaming child on an airplane is probably not a parent themselves. Keep scrolling below for these parenting tips. For more compilations like this, check out these top wholesome "I don't work here, lady" stories!