What is the optimal approach to raising a one-and-a-half-year-old daughter amidst ongoing marital disputes, especially when one parent believes that harshness and severity are the appropriate methods, while the other believes that gentleness, kindness, and tenderness are better?
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The matter is easy concerning the disagreement between parents regarding the upbringing of children, and the principle is understanding and dialogue, not conflict. Gentleness is the basis in raising children, especially at an early age, and the child's welfare must be considered. Natural breastfeeding is the most suitable for the child, and artificial milk should not be resorted to as long as the mother's milk is available. A child's crying is often natural, and there should be no exaggeration in pampering them or being harsh with them. Upbringing is a duty and a right for both parents together, and neither of them is permitted to monopolize it.
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