Parenting - July 2006

I am a happily married 32 year old mother of 2. My babysitter, lets call her Josie, lives across the street from me and has babysat my kids for about 4 years now. She is a great girl, she is funny, kind and gentle. She is always on time and doesn't accept extra money I give her if I'm late or if she had to pay for pizza. This makes me feel uncomfortable, but she always has a smile on her face and treat me and my family with respect.. that is to my face. Last night, I went out with my old friends from college to get drinks and dinner. Of course, I called Josie to watch the kids, 8 and 5. When she came over, she brought a large Abercrombie and Fitch bag filled with coloring books, art supplies...etc. I thought nothing of the bag, because she always brings things over to entertain the kids with. Before I left, I went into the bathroom to apply my makeup before I left. (CONTINUED)....

2006-07-27 06:28:42 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

why are there still people who think that spanking children is ok? they only create confusion in childrens minds and mess with their personalities. please stop doing that!!

2006-07-27 06:08:24 · 11 answers · asked by disco ball 4

sometimes the kid does things to be totally disrespectful...I think he needs to be smacked

2006-07-27 05:58:49 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous

help. me ex has just informed me, via email, that our visitation schedule exists so he can see the kids as is convenient for him. i do not see parenting as a hobby - he does. now he informed me he will not pick them up next month when he does not want to because of work , etc. i still have to work every other weekend and my schedule is set thru october. i can not change it at all. i cannot afford to pay for additional sitting - what he pays in support now barely covers the current sitter - i pay all other expenses - food, mortgage, electric, clothes, shoes, everything. I am at my wits end. i refuse to put him down to my kids - but how do i answer them when they ask why we are eating ramen soup for dinner every night because their father pulls stunts like this? ANy suggestions? do i break down and call the lawyer again?

2006-07-27 05:56:24 · 15 answers · asked by excellentneedswork 2

I'm a stay at home mom of 3 beautiful boys a 4 year old and twins 9 months old. My husband works 24/7 and when hes not at work he is on call. I dont have any family near by. I yell at my 4 year old all the time Im afriad he is going to hurt his brothers. and to top it off my doctor put me on a deit. Any moms out there know what Im going thought? please help

2006-07-27 05:44:22 · 13 answers · asked by sweet niece 1

2006-07-27 05:39:00 · 16 answers · asked by truthyness 7

What brand shoes is best for my baby who has just started to walk?

2006-07-27 05:34:47 · 10 answers · asked by JAngel 3

My son will be 3 this month. He shows no signs of wanting to start potty training. At his day care school, they say he is time, but I dont beleive he is. What should I do?

2006-07-27 05:01:13 · 9 answers · asked by katiemix04 1

I am single and because of the way I have been treated by men all my life, I have made the descision not to get married...however I want children...Can a single woman adopt a child or does the law require that a child has to be adopted by two parents..

2006-07-27 04:59:11 · 18 answers · asked by delta_college_chick 2

also how old are they and what do they weigh now also do you no what percentile there on thanks?

2006-07-27 04:40:55 · 54 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm a father of 2 girls,ages 10 and 8.Their mother doesn't live with us.I'm going to another state for 2-3 days.They will have to stay at home.Please don't send me answers talking about social services,because they won't find that the kids are alone and despite this,the kids are responsible.I need your help about the things I should leave with the kids.Money to buy food and drinks,my telephone number and instructions - not to leave the house after 8pm and go to bed early,to wash their teeth and be careful with the electricity.They have been alone in the house before but for shorter periods - 7-8 hours(when I'm at work),so they won't be scared or something.So could you tell me what other instructions should I give them?Or something else to leave with them?Thanks in advance.

2006-07-27 04:30:13 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is this normal??? my son eats a 6 ounce bottle when he wakes up in the morning then 15 minutes later rice cereal mixed with formula, then i have to gve him another 2 ounces before his nap??

2006-07-27 04:28:15 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

one or two piece??? I wear a tankini as my son is almost 6 months old and until i get rid of my pouch, it's a tankini...

2006-07-27 04:26:48 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

My daughter pulled the" I can't sleep rountine for 4 days in a row" finally i flipped out. she is 8 years old. what can i do tonight to assure she stays in bed as i do not want to flip out on her again?? She just recently started doing this, she was switched to her new room but she knew for over 4 months , it was going to happen.I can not take another night of her pulling the i cant sleep rountine saying one night she has a stomache, the next, her fan makes too much noise(it does not)...i have an infant son and once they both go to bed, it is my time to just chill out...

2006-07-27 04:22:02 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

and now she wants me to show her my penys she keeps asking me to show it too her , what should i do ? what should i tell her , she is very smart and she keeps asking ?

2006-07-27 04:18:12 · 18 answers · asked by PeterPAn 1

My son is 6 months old and awakes very easily. I can hardly go shopping anymore unless i am real quick in the stores cuz if he is sleeping when i get there...once i move him out of the car or shortkly thereafter he wakes up and is awake the whole time i am shopping...and starts getting fussy shorly after. If i take him after his nap, he will still hardly let me shop, he will start being fussy...Does anyone else have this problem? i have done everything to make the shopping experince pleasurable and nothing seems to work. when my 8 yr. old daughter was a baby, she will let me shop to no end.

2006-07-27 04:10:58 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous

My husband has a 10 yr old that is just evil! Two summers in a row, she came to live with us. She literally brought me to tears each time. She would cut the hair off her sisters dolls, she would color, with anything she could find, on my walls, she complained about EVERYTHING I cooked (and Im a great cook! My husband is a chef!), to get her to clean her room, OMG! Both the girls would have to straighten their rooms, make their beds etc. when they got up. The older one would be done in 5min. but the other, some days, it would take her 4-5 hrs! I would come up to check on her and she'd be playing in apple juice on the carpet! And the room would still be a mess! I found old plates of food stuck under her bed and dresser. She lies about everything! She has ruined so much of our neighbors kid's stuff, that she's not welcome over anymore! I have been loving and understanding, firm and strict (never mean!), she doesn't change. Her father gets too angry with her. When she was here last......

2006-07-27 02:55:39 · 13 answers · asked by carolinagrl 4

i mean ask what if to everything you come in contact with and different people and places and wonder why is this happening to me or anything like this and have you any good stories behind this

2006-07-27 02:35:55 · 10 answers · asked by skyppolar_green 2

Sorry this has nothing to do with parenting but I have a few problems with my expression and grammer, and I was wondering if somebody could tell me if this sentence is gramatically correct, and if not, how to fix it. Thanks.
"This particular trip had a major impact on me for many reasons, one of which I chose to discuss in my story."

2006-07-27 02:21:32 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

im 14 years old and i have two brothers and a sister. Atm moment we live on a farm and i have completly no social life! my brothers and sister are starting to feel the pinch as they cannot visit friends or play sports on the weekend because we go to our holiday house which is 30mins out of town and no young people live there and my phone doesnt recieve any signal.

Do you think my parents should move or should they stay so that they can be happy whilst their children are miserable.

2006-07-27 02:16:43 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I already bought her a little sewing machine, but it doesn't work very good and she gets frustrated that she can't actually make an outfit. She designs her outfits on paper, but I have very limited knowledge when it comes to sewing, so I can't really help her make the outfit she has designed. She's so "into" it and I hate to waste her enthusiasm. This may just be a passing thing, but I would hate to not encourage anything that she's so passionate about.

2006-07-27 02:15:13 · 17 answers · asked by toobusy 3

Drug companies are using every excuse they can think of to give kids drugs. They make up hundreds of mental disorders to treat with drugs. Often playing on the emoitions of the parents to get sales.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1438731

2006-07-27 01:54:46 · 5 answers · asked by marytormeye 4

My kids are 2 boys 8 and 10 years old and 1 girl 9 years old.They fight and tattle on each other for almost everything.

2006-07-27 01:48:55 · 33 answers · asked by Hope H 1

I have been married before and changed my name legally by deed poll before I divorced, I have been using my new chosen name for 6 years and am now divorced. I feel the child should take my surname as the baby's father already has 2 boys who have taken his name, so the family name will continue. I would like my son to take my surname. What do you think?

2006-07-27 01:31:34 · 19 answers · asked by Debbie C 1

2006-07-27 00:51:09 · 12 answers · asked by Gingerbread Man 3

Everyone has warned me to, "Just wait!" until this stage. Well I think it has arrived with my oldest. The eyes are rolling and I'm just not as smart as I used to be (she knows everything). How do you deal with your 'little angel' that used to cuddle with you now putting you at arms legnth? Lol, how do you not ground him/ her for life?

2006-07-27 00:45:31 · 8 answers · asked by 4 Eyes 3

2006-07-27 00:45:20 · 11 answers · asked by Eric Inri 6

he is 10yrs old my wife n i talk to him he seem to understand but he never follows what he promised to study and yet he still continue to play computer he also neglected his school work

2006-07-26 23:23:14 · 18 answers · asked by kevin 1

Your 18 year old meets her first real boyfriend, he's 12 years older then her!
Would you let her stay the night round his house after 7 weeks of dating?
Feel free to check out my past questions for more info.

2006-07-26 23:09:55 · 43 answers · asked by London girl 3

please look it up for me or sumthing cause i cant find anything and i need to know as soon as possible

2006-07-26 22:22:53 · 17 answers · asked by violet s 1