Parenting - August 2006

I want this club to be spectacular. I mean, this is the God of parenting we are following here. What criteria should I set up for admission? Does anyone here want to join? I am a late follower. i was misled by the naysayers and idiots that told me to follow my instincts, then I bought his book and golden light shone from it once I opened it, and I was shown The Way. I want every parent to see the light. We must obey Dr. Sears. Must. Obey. Sears. Must. Obey. Obey.

2006-08-25 13:16:18 · 5 answers · asked by Goddess of Nuts PBUH 4

would you give 13 year old child drugs or alcohol just because you don't want them to do it behind your back ? my mom made me do this when i was 13 yaers old.

2006-08-25 13:02:18 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

i put orl jell on her gum's sometime's it helps and sometime's it doesn't i put a warm cloth on her gum's can anyone tell me when they cut teeth does it feel like they have a tooth ack because my son was not this bad when he started cutting his teeth but that was 9yrs ago can anyone give me some advice

2006-08-25 12:56:30 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean those which are non-washable.
Is spraying them with lysol disinfectant safe?
Is there any 'kid-friendly' disinectant available in market?
Please help me....

2006-08-25 12:52:17 · 11 answers · asked by RST 2

How it felt to give birth
After going through Lamaze, Leboyer, and La Leche classes with his expectant wife, the proud new father remained by her bedside throughout the labor delivery and wanting to be as sympathetic as possible, he took his wife's hand afterward and said emotionally. "Tell, me how it was, darling, how it actually felt to give birth."

"OK, honey," his wife replied. "Smile as hard as you can."

Beaming down at his wife and smile, the man followed her instsuctions. "That's not hard."

She continued, "Now stick a finger in each corner of you mouth." He obeyed, smiling broadly. "Now stretch your lips as far as they'll go," she went on.

"Still not to tough." he remarked.

"Right." she snapped. "Now pull them over your head."

1. When I forget to go to the grocery store, I will not boil the macaroni necklaces my children made for me in preschool.

2. When I hear one of my children wake in the middle of the night, I will run upstairs to supervise before he relieves himself in the sink and then creeps into the bathtub to return to sleep.

3. I will pack the kids' lunch boxes the night before so I don't throw in a slab of frozen lasagna as they're running for the bus. "It'll defrost by lunch. If not, you can suck it like an ice pop."

4. I will resist the urge to explain to strangers why my son is wearing winter boots, a bathing suit bottom, and an inside-out and backward pajama top. I will be grateful that he is able to dress himself.

5. I will not tell my children that the Play-Doh dried up just because I don't feel like cleaning up after they use it, even though I know it means I'll spend the evening harvesting the colored stuff from the carpet fibers, chair cushions and the dog's fur.

6. I will always protect the rights of my children, especially their right to remain silent.

7. I will learn to accept the outbursts and tantrums as a part of life. After all, I promised to love my husband for better or worse.

8. When my husband and I go to a restaurant without the kids, I will not roll up his sleeves or move the knives from his reach. I will not accompany him to the bathroom and remind him to wash his hands with soap. If my husband wants dessert at the end of the meal, I will not tell him it depends on his behavior.

9. When I'm tired of hearing "mommieeeeee!" a thousand times each day, I will resist changing my name to "Please pass the spinach" or "TV is boring, I'd rather read."

10. I will develop an ability to have a conversation with an adult that doesn't revolve around labor pains or children's toilet habits. I will feel comfortable in the silence that ensues when neither of us can think of any other topic to discuss or remember we can always discuss the weather.

11. I will be more flexible about children's nutritional requirements by counting the ketchup and green crayon as vegetables.

12. When my children beg for a pet, I will buy them each a hutch for the dust bunnies that have multiplied under their beds. I will let them name each dust bunny.

13. I will count how often I repeat the phrase "You'd better listen because I will not repeat myself", until my children actually notice that I have spoken. I will not raise my voice until I have said it at least that many times.

14. When my kids are older (at least 50), I will explain why they never have any chocolate candy left after Mommy and Daddy "check" their Halloween bags.

15. I will be a good, fair and loving parent to my children. I will provide them with enriching experiences and opportunities. I will give them a solid foundation on which to build a useful life. After all, they may eventually be responsible for choosing a nursing home for me to live out my final days

2006-08-25 12:32:27 · 7 answers · asked by Pisces 2

What do you think?

2006-08-25 12:15:35 · 20 answers · asked by nana_dt 2

I swear this is true!!
At the supermarket checkout today, the woman in front of me sent her 14-ish year old son off to get something she'd forgotten.
He came back with that "see I can be useful" look on his face and handed her a jar.
She "What's this"?
He "It's what you asked for"
She "Read the label"
He "French mustard"
She "I WANTED FRESH CUSTARD"

2006-08-25 12:10:48 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-25 10:52:27 · 46 answers · asked by chuy 4

I'd prefer no references to books, just your personal tips from experience, but if you have to reference child-rearing manuals, that's fine too. Thanks.

2006-08-25 10:51:30 · 10 answers · asked by Goddess of Nuts PBUH 4

in my previous questuion, i stated that i was giving my almost 7 month old son 2 jars of baby food a day...well, after he ate the baby dinner, i waited an hour and gave him a bottle and as i was burping him, he puked up his baby dinner. guess i will go down to one dinner a day. anybody experince this?

2006-08-25 10:49:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you think that women's lib has ruined the chances that our children have grown up in less happy and secure homes?

2006-08-25 10:12:11 · 8 answers · asked by melinda w 3

I have a 17 month old and everyone is asking when I'm having another. I'm ok with one for now. I always feel guilty though because he seems so lonely. I need opinions please.

2006-08-25 10:04:42 · 24 answers · asked by ☆miss☆ 3

then why are you trying to give parenting advice. there are so many people on here who OBVIOUSLY don't have any experience raising children and are trying to tell someone else how to do it...WHY?

2006-08-25 10:00:52 · 31 answers · asked by lil_binbin 2

2006-08-25 09:30:10 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

I start next week working for a day care. Any tips?

2006-08-25 09:16:31 · 11 answers · asked by mandie16 2

I watched a movie / documentry the yesterday called "Living Dolls: The Making of a Child Beauty Queen".

It was about these child beauty pagents. And it was almost scary to watch. These 2 year old girls, dressed in gowns with make up and lipstick and eye liner and blush. They didn't look real at all.

The documentry followed this one girl and her mother. The girl was competeing in what would be considered the most prestigious competition in child beauty contests. The girl began crying just before her turn, and her mother grabbed her by the arm and pulled her off the stage. She started shaking her and telling her to stop crying, in a very aggresive way. It was so horrible.

Why do these parents do this? What is the benefit to them and there children? Do you think this is right or wrong?

Take a look at this site if you get a chance:
http://www.universalroyalty.com/
Look at the girl on the front page. It's actually a REAL living child.

2006-08-25 09:13:27 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-25 08:53:20 · 44 answers · asked by Anonymous

Reading the questions (and answers) on this site are you happy with the percentage of your taxes that are being spent on education?

If you look at the "adolescent" page, or especially "Science & Mathematics" we appear to be breeding a generation of morons who think that the answer to everything is either Wikipedia or Yahoo Answers.

What can we do about it?

I would be interested to know which country you are from, and what age.

PS I am 46 and a parent to a teenager. I am educated to degree standard.

2006-08-25 08:40:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

make-out (aka that thing ppl do during sad movies where they kiss rapidly)

2006-08-25 08:15:22 · 4 answers · asked by the5500 2

First off, I would like to thank everyone who answered my previous posting http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20060823211645AAlwQXk Since I posted the question, I did a few things like (1) Moved her computer to a common room (2) asked her to remove any contact (that she didn't personally know) with any suggestive name (like orgyman6969) (3) had a refresher talk about "predators" (4) asked her to remove a personal info from her website (my space, picxo.com etc) (5) asked her to post a recent pic of her and her dad (6ft4, 240pds in his workout gear, if that don't weed out the "one track boys"..what will (l.o.l.)).. any more useful suggestions would be helpful, please keep in mind, I am trying her lto treat her like a young adult

2006-08-25 07:36:57 · 7 answers · asked by luv_a_win 5

Does this name sound good?? Just wanted pplz opinion. Would really appreciate it. I picked the 1st name and my boyfriend picked the middle name (he wanted his daughter's middle name to go after his grandma) even though i really dont like it too much lol i really cant argue with that. I dont think it would be fair to him if i told him i didnt want that name...Its our first child together

2006-08-25 07:30:00 · 20 answers · asked by VaLeRieZ_MaMii 2

My 16 month old has been a screamer for a while now but now that we moved in with my inlaws ( for a short time :) and I have quit nursing him he screams all the time when before he screamed much less I dont know what is going on with him or what else I can do since I do disipline him as well as my three year old son who is a very well behaved child. The only reasons for this that I can think of is 1 because we now share a room with him 2 because I nursed him for 15 months or 3 because theres more people around to get atention from. Any advice on what to do?

2006-08-25 07:21:25 · 14 answers · asked by lori 1

He wets the diaper in day time. Is it something i need to be worried about?

2006-08-25 07:01:20 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-25 06:42:20 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

she is 15 months old and i want to start but i havnt a clue

2006-08-25 06:29:04 · 24 answers · asked by only1amz 2

All the time I hear "Let me know if you ever need a babysitter! I'd be more than happy to watch your little one!" But when I call (which is VERY rarely, and usually only when I am truely in a bind) everyone is too busy to actually help. (And mind you, most of these people are military wives who don't have jobs to go to) I've even had a friend say she was going to be too busy getting her manicure to help me out... come on... if it were the other way around, I would get my manicure later and help out my friend... so what gives with the "fake" offers of help? Does anyone else have this problem???

2006-08-25 06:29:02 · 10 answers · asked by rocknrobin21 4

what does your 7 month old play with? is he a thumb sucker or pacifier? just curious...my son will be 7 months old, sept 3rd and he does his thumb and paci. i only give him his paci if he is really pissed. he is not all that into toys considering he does not sit up yet, he gets pissed with them real easy . does your baby sit up?

2006-08-25 06:27:49 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why are people so rude? As most of you probably read my question: “Am I being paranoid or is this true?” While I did get some good and reassuring answers some people just told me they felt bad for my son, meaning I wasn‘t a good mother. I respect people, the way they parent, the problems they have and the questions they ask. Even if I don’t necessarily agree with the way that they parent I always offer my best advice and try not to pass judgment. I’m not perfect not do I pretend to be, but I’m so sick and tired of seeing people writing negative things on here to people who are obviously in need of answers, advice, or guidance! And I don’t get angry if someone disagrees with me as long as they provide something of substance to why they don’t. Yes my parenting style may be different than most, some, or all but I’d never put someone down just for doing things differently. I try to offer solutions not just put something down that isn’t advice or an answer. Obviously something is wrong with society if most are so quick to judge.

2006-08-25 06:18:40 · 28 answers · asked by .vato. 6

the other day, i was with my friend at walmart and she said she had to return something...it was onsies that were her daughters size...i asked her why are you returning them? and she said i took the new onsies out and put her smaller ones in the bag that she has used for the past 2 months. to return them. she said people do this all the time. is this true? she got 10.00 back for them

2006-08-25 06:11:44 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-25 06:10:52 · 8 answers · asked by poovarasi l 2