Would you consider this a bad parent?

Question

There is a couple I know that use to yell at their baby ( around a month) when he cried. A couple times I was over their house and the baby started crying his mother would yell, " Chase, shut up!" They are young so I see it as being immature parents. It just bothers me when I am visiting!

Answer 1

immature i wld say, bad parent are like mine

Answer 2

I wouldn't call them bad parents - just that they can't handle the new addition and are getting very frustrated, hence their inappropriate remarks.  This also increases when the parents are young as they don't have the best coping stratergies

Answer 3

Sometimes i think the age may matter in this case.

They probably get tired of listening to the baby cry so they just yell.

So its not a matter of being a bad parent just a immature one.

Answer 4

i DONT think age has anything to do with it!!!!

they are ppl in there 40s that do the samething!

! my husband is 28 and im 20 and i dont do that! i kno it gets hard but thats what happens a baby cries! and there are a lot of parents that yell at babies!!!!

Answer 5

No, I would not call them bad or even immature.  I think they're just having a lot of trouble coping with the change in their lives, and are overly stressed.  Perhaps someone can gently suggest some parenting classes for new parents in your area.  Good luck.

Answer 6

yeah young and lacking in patience and self control

Answer 7

i wouldnt say their bad parents- but the should probably go to parenting classes

Answer 8

You should sit them down and talk to them about it.

If you dont feel comfortable ask someone who knows them well to or send them an Email.

Answer 9

well raising a baby is tiring. hey are probably lack of sleep and exhausted. i have never actually yelled at my baby but i do get to flipping out sometimes just yeling at nothing talking to myself "why wont this kid jus go to sleep" and end up throwing bottles at walls but never yell at my child or near him. that just would upset them more. maybe when you are visiting and the baby cries you could offer to hold him or feed him or whatever the problem is. would give the mother a break at least

Answer 10

i think that is very wrong..i don't think that makes a good or bad parent thought that could be their only flaw who knows..and every parent does that once or twice but i do think it is very judgmental and ignorant of you to say it is because they are young parents i hate to think what kind of support your kid would get if they get pregnant young....stereotypes are usually not true you should think about that

Answer 11

angry parents makes an angry child. they definately sound immature also. a one month old baby can't understand what they are saying, but they will understand the negative emotions of the parents as time goes on. i wouldn't hang around them and they shouldn't have had a baby.  

Answer 12

I dont think it's bad parenting it's ignorance and lack of patience. I have a 3 year old and a 6 month old and believe me there are times where I wanna go crazy. But I take a deep breath and realize they are just children and they did not ask to come into this world.

Answer 13

Sounds like they are young and stressed out and the baby might be "difficult" for them to handle the crying sometimes so they end up releasing the stress by yelling like that thinking it won't affect the baby.  I have met parents like that (young and old) and it is sad but I don't think of them as bad parents but in most cases over stressed and in need of some help.  Many of the ones i have met like that don't have supportive families to help them get a break from time to time, some were already having problems before the baby was born....i mean really there are a million reasons I could list but it is no excuse to treat a baby or child that way.