Parenting - August 2006

2006-08-14 16:20:40 · 11 answers · asked by ssss 1

2006-08-14 16:16:10 · 10 answers · asked by evian 6

My son's hearing is fine we have had it tested. He just seems to have selective hearing these days. Is this a stage most 10 year olds go through.

2006-08-14 16:15:47 · 21 answers · asked by oceanjen2003 2

I am satisfied with our relationship so far. He takes gr8 care of the baby. And for the past few weeks he has been sending me fresh flowers. But when he comes back from Iraq, he will be stationed in Tennessee. I stay back in Iowa. I wanna be with him. I want us to move to the next level. Would I be making a bad decision by moving in with him? So far away?

2006-08-14 16:07:35 · 15 answers · asked by Nici 2

I have 2 children and we live alone. We have very little income so we only have the necessaties. My friend says i act like we're amish because i don't get cable or a home phone...My girls are 2 and 4..They don''t NEED cable. And we have a cell phone. Am i wrong for just getting what we need??? I think about my girls and i just want to make sure there is money for if they need clothes or stuff like that...

2006-08-14 15:55:27 · 12 answers · asked by ppk02042006 2

you say you dont trust anyone (a man you just met) to be alone with your kid(s)/baby after just meeting him for a few weeks, however, is it not the same as leaving the child with a babysitter that you just met for a few minutes?
Not sure if babysitting has changed but when I was a kid and mom and dad wanted to go out but no leave me alone they might have a teen come and stay with me. A teen they didnt really know much about.

2006-08-14 15:23:51 · 8 answers · asked by chorizobagel 1

we live in an apartment and my three year old daughter was in trouble for trying to bite me, I turned off her cartoons and she was throwing a tantrum. the next thing I know my neighbor was knocking on my door so that she could give my daughter and ice cream and tell her to start being good. this really made me mad. my question is should I of said something for her butting in? should I say something now? It was really none of her business that i was punishing my child but she seemed to think it was. This isn't the first time she has butt into my children's lives. We aren't even friends. How would you handle this situation?

2006-08-14 15:22:10 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

My stepson is very disrespectful to me. He has made it very clear to me that he moved here ( 2 1/2 months ago) to live with his dad in his dads house, and that his dad is his only parent in this house. He made a comment in front of my brothers wife, "I don't have to listen to my stepmom. My dad is my only parent here." When I tell him to do something, he waits till I turn my back and then goes outside or to watch TV. He has a very smartmouth to me. I did tell my husband and he sat him down and told him that the way he treated me was unacceptable and would not continue. He told his dad that I made him mad all the time (telling him what to do, making him do chores, etc.) He doesn't do this stuff in front of his dad, so I know it will just continue when my husband isn't around, it always does. I have tried to talk to him myself, but he just looks at me with a confused look and lets it go in one ear and out the other. What do I do to get more respect from him?

2006-08-14 15:17:23 · 16 answers · asked by LittleMermaid 5

I have been bleeding down there for three months now, I feel week, tired,depressed, anxiety,and nervousness,ever since i got a birth control shot called depro.I feel as if I,m having a mentalbreakdown. i want this to go away, does any one know how long do the side affect of depo go on? i have a doctors apointment for the bleeding but i havent told him about the other side effects yet.I feel scared. has any one ever been through this?

2006-08-14 14:56:39 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm a mom myself (of a 4-year old boy). (If I had a girl, I don't know where I'd shop for her.)

I read Abercrombie and Fitch offers thongs for girls as young as seven! Their spokesman, Hampton Carney, says, "It's cute and fun and sweet." Shouldn't they have a female spokesperson responding to this query? This sounds so much creepier coming from a guy, any guy. (Maybe A&F stopped doing this since this blog posting in 2004?)
http://michellemalkin.com/archives/000292.htm

2006-08-14 14:53:37 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

A big deal was made about this on Oprah quite a while back. This woman claimed she loved her spouse more than her children, and the reaction was mostly negative with a lot of people asking, why she was even bothering to compare the loves. Even on the message boards the reaction was a mix of positive and negative.

So what do you think? Who do you love more, your children or your spouse?

2006-08-14 14:44:55 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-14 14:34:06 · 14 answers · asked by ? 2

2006-08-14 14:07:14 · 20 answers · asked by sara 3

I hear sometimes about people bringin their children to work not like kid to work day or something but often and this sounds redundent because this has the equivalent distraction about bringing a animal into a school because it would be distracting and slow down work so I am not shure why people do it but if they cant afford daycare maybe the parents should consider getting different job intervals to me this just seems annoying so why do people do this

2006-08-14 14:01:26 · 7 answers · asked by dudemanofdoom 2

my daughter likes candy, pop, sausage, potatoes (except mashed) chips, ice cream, and you get the point. i want her to eat healthy foods. she doesnt like vegtables so she refuses them. eats bananas and apples but thats it 4 fruit. she doesnt eat meat except sausage and hot dogs. she spits it out. please give me some ideas on how to get her to eat better.

2006-08-14 13:48:11 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been a working mom (RN) and am continuing with a masters degree. My husband stayed home for the last 6 months but had to go back to work do to an injury I sustained. Now I have to return to work next week and I do not want to! This is the first time I have been home full time with my kids. I also homeschool and just really missed being with them, the kids have even become more manageable since I have been home with them. I do not want to go back to work! Is this a normal feeling? SHould I tell my hubby that I want to stay home full time or should I just go back the feeling wil pass? Help!

2006-08-14 13:29:52 · 30 answers · asked by Bonnie 2

I found a vibrator in my 13 year old son's closet...I'm not too sure what to do? He's home schooled and I'm not too sure where he got it from. I feel like I should talk to him about it...kind of make it a bonding experince. His father died 2 years ago and he's been acting diffrently since. I just want him to be happy but I don't know what to do? Please help and be serious I need your help!?

2006-08-14 13:01:43 · 23 answers · asked by Edna Vernor 1

2006-08-14 12:46:59 · 32 answers · asked by peter k 1

2006-08-14 12:36:33 · 12 answers · asked by elmirah33 1

2006-08-14 12:32:30 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous

I speak English and French, and I want my child to also. The only problem is I don't know when or how to initiate both languages to my child.
Has anyone else taught there child more than one language?? Does anyone have any tips on when and how to do this??

2006-08-14 12:20:19 · 15 answers · asked by *Brooke28* 1

2006-08-14 12:19:03 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I see a lot of people here claim that parents who spank their children are "stupid", uncreative, and teaching violence. Care to provide credible links, or even anecdotal tales, and not just emotions?

Lets look at back in the day, when there was corporal punishment, prayer, and structure in the school systems...and most homes. I was the last of this generation (I'm a child of the 80's) and let me tell you, I NEVER talked back in school, no one blew up our schools, I NEVER disrespected any adult...especially not my parents!! God forbid! and you damn right I was afraid, but it was a HEALTHY fear. While I knew better than to sass my elders, I also knew how to properly address them, and I was loved dearly and spankings were few and far between. Not the only method of discipline used.

So I guess my mother was stupid. I guess my old teachers and principal were stupid. I feel I got a good foundation in life, on the contrary. I learned RESPECT. I learned discipline. Far from stupid IMO.

2006-08-14 12:03:01 · 14 answers · asked by Goddess of Nuts PBUH 4

2006-08-14 12:01:15 · 11 answers · asked by oceanjen2003 2

You need one to own a dog, so why do we place more value on the life of a pet than we do our children?

2006-08-14 11:54:04 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

For Baby sitting Our 2 kids. 1 is 4 years old. The other one is 3 months. Me and my wife are splitting the bill. They stay with her for 5 days a week from 9am to 5pm. What is the correct amount. She is afterall the Grandma.

2006-08-14 11:53:29 · 11 answers · asked by BATISTA 4

The 6 yr old grandson of the people across the street came over to play today. My 6 year old let him in while I was in the shower. (BigNo No answering the door I know) While I was showering they took the mattress off her bed, put peanut butter in the sink and pretty much trashed the playroom. I told them to go in there and clean up the play room and then the boy was going home. While I was cleaning the mess they made in the other bathroom they got out the scissors and he cut my daughters waist length hair. I was irate (and in tears) when I went to check the progress of their clean up. He said my daughter asked him to cut her hair. She denied it. I marched them both across the street and told the grandmother what happened/ She said I am really sorry but "Where'd he get the scissors?"
My daughter does alot of crafts and has several pairs of scissors. I am a hairstylist and she has never cut her own hair. The grandmother said since I was so upset the boy wouldn't be over again.

2006-08-14 11:13:21 · 15 answers · asked by Dezi M 2

I am a full tiem step mother, and have raised my stepduaghters since they were 3 and 4 years old. the bio mom has popped in and out a few times, but hasnt really seen them for about 6 years! she is 37,000 in arrearages. and the girls have had to see a psychiatrist on a few occations because she decided to dissappear. i know the laws, and know that im not their bio mom, but i do think that as far a kids go love conquers blood. the bio mom is now deciding that she wants to become a part of thier lives again..im scared of the heartbreak it is going to cause them in case she decides that this isnt the thing. and im scared of loosing them to her also..ive spent alot of time getting them to where they are now, and love them as my own. what would you all do??

2006-08-14 10:19:32 · 8 answers · asked by mommyof5 2

Why would they say that?

I am 23 years old.

I have lived on my own since 18 and have had a full time job since I graduated high school.

I put myself thru college and landed an amazing job in accounting.

I have NEVER asked for money from anyone.

I have been continually employed since I was 15 years old.

I own a house that will be paid off next year.

I have two brand new cars paid off.

I have traveled all over the United States.

I have never done drugs, smoked or partied.

I never drink.

I have been with my husband for 5 years and he is the only sexual partner I have ever had.

I am a good friend and an even better sister, daughter and wife.

I ask questions about wanting to start a family with my husband and I get a bunch of responses about how I am too immature at 23 to be a mom.

How many 30 year olds have accomplished what I have???

I am sick of being judged by my age! I don't even act like I am in my early 20's!

2006-08-14 10:18:05 · 29 answers · asked by WannaBeMom 2

my mom is all for me getting a dog but my dad isn't.... someone give me some tactics to make him crack!! PLEASE 10 points! im deprate

2006-08-14 09:53:15 · 6 answers · asked by frswim5669 2