How much are you influenced by other parents or people? I bring this up because I feel I am not influenced a lot by the decisions of other parents, psychologists, etc. I am not sure this is a good thing, but I tend to raise my children by the way I want them to live. I am not sure how fair this is to my children, especially since they talk to their friends, who have different privelages than they do. I am not that worried though . Anyway how much do you think you are effected by parental advice (even on this forum)?