13 Nov 2010, 1:50 pm
zeldapsychology wrote:
Rynessa wrote:
It would be simpler not to read her posts if they were not in the wrong forum.
I'm sorry you feel that way. If the parent board is the wrong forum to talk about my little sisters behaviors where should I post about my little sisters issues? I've questioned the 8 year old of being on the Spectrum if not she does have a learning disability and seem less mature than the 10 year old. As someone else said NO I'm not the mom but as a concerned older sister I dislike seeing what my little sisters go through at times. Since I know some of the parents here have NT children as well as AS (or on the spectrum at least) They can in turn give me insight into there behavior and there different parenting techniques. Also surely some parents here have multiple children all the better different age groups etc. I don't want to frequent a parent forum only since I'd feel out of place and while YES you are strangers I enjoy your insights and feel like I "know" you guys. I tried surfing a Universities Psychology board and got laughed at.
I'm glad I found a few WP members to chat up Psychology with. I'm sorry you feel my questions are out of place I don't mean to upset or offend anybody.Zelsapsychology, I hope you know that the parents here don't feel you are posting in the wrong forum at all. I also think you asking the right question for the objection: if the questions were not appropriate here, then where SHOULD they go? Honestly, I think you've picked the best forum.
One topic of discussion we used to have when I was a moderator was about moving threads when they didn't seem to be on the "right" forum. For some on the team, having threads in what they felt was the "right" place was extremely important. But, to be honest, I've found what the "right" place is to be a matter of opinion more often than not. Some topics clearly have an appropriate home, and thus should be sorted into those homes. Other topics don't have that clarity to them, and this is one of them. Someone with a strong need to sort and order will find a slot and then believe it is the only appropriate answer, but the truth is that it is entirely a matter of opinion, and I am not one to force a subject matter of opinion onto everyone else. When there is any gray at all, in my opinion, one should assume that the OP selected a forum for valid reasons, and it shouldn't be tampered with.
I think "officially" this forum is less for parents than about parenting as a topic. I'm not sure the description says that, but it is how the board has evolved, and that evolution reflects the reality of what gets best sorted here. I do have plans to write up some forum specific guidelines, kind of a left over project from my moderator days, but just haven't gotten to it yet. Part of that will be to make sure that posters know everyone is welcome on this forum, as long as they providing positive discussion on the topic of parenting.
14 Nov 2010, 2:09 am
