i am a mother of two.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Parenting or child rearing is the process of promoting and supporting the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood. Parenting refers to the intricacies of raising a child aside from the biological relationship. The most common caretaker in parenting is the biological parent(s) of the child in question, although others may be an older sibling, a grandparent, a legal guardian, aunt, uncle or other family member, or a family friend. Governments and society may have a role in child-rearing as well. In many cases, orphaned or abandoned children receive parental care from non-parent blood relations. Others may be adopted, raised in foster care, or placed in an orphanage. Parenting skills vary, and a parent with good parenting skills may be referred to as a \"good parent\". The English pediatrician and psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott described the concept of \"good-enough\" parenting in which a minimum of prerequisites for healthy child development are met. Winnicott wrote, \"The good-enough mother...starts off with an almost complete adaptation to her infant's needs, and as time proceeds she adapts less and less completely, gradually, according to the infant's growing ability to deal with her failure.\"\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I have a baby due in December and the thought of rearing a child scares me. Do you have kids?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "No I don't. I can imagine though that it would be a little stressful. Do you know if it will be a boy or a girl?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "We are not finding out until it's born. We both plan to be very involved in the caretaker process and not use other family."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That sounds like a good idea. Is it your first baby?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes, We have been together 11 years so it's time. I'm worried about my lack of Parenting skills and what it will take to be a good parent."}, {"role": "user", "content": "There are some good books available about the subject I am sure. But I think it's a natural instinct that will take over. "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Hopefully, We do not want to rely on any government support to rear the child. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "Sometimes it's needed. Babies can be expensive, but if you can afford not to then that is great also."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I work three jobs so I'm putting money way. The topic of the day nursing and if we will bottle or breast feed. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "If I can give my 2 cents, I would say breast feeding! It's much healthier for the child's development and immune system. Formula does not compare at all!"}]