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CNN Poo-Poos Common Parent "Slipups"

Actually, it sounded like the analysts were talking about parent "guilt," rather than actual "slipups." Here is why CNN analysts think parents shouldn't feel guilty about:

1.) Letting the kids watch TV.

You won't do long-term harm to your kids. Just make sure it isn't a weekly event, and check on your couch potatoes. "Anything over two hours could be considered excessive," so don't use it as an all-day babysitter, says Cathryn Galanter, M.D., an assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University in New York.

But you should keep an eye on the channel. What they are watching, like violent or scary content, could be more harmful than how long they sit on the couch.

2.) Bribing them with sweets.

"There's nothing wrong with positive reinforcement," says Galanter. "You can motivate a child by offering a reward or a low-cost present for good behavior." But there's a fine line between positive reinforcement and bribing, says Susan Heitler, a marriage and family therapist in Denver, Colorado. Don't overdo it.

And I would have never considered feeling guilty about these last two items:

3.) Moving the kids several times.


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