Parenting - August 2006

2006-08-07 05:06:30 · 11 answers · asked by Techsan 2

and now her 15 yr old sister (no relation to my husband) and I am starting to feel like they are ganging up on me on everything. My stepdaughter tells her sister if she didn't like how i talked to her or didn't like me telling her to do something. Anything she gets mad about she tells her sister and then she jumps on me about it. I have a 3 yr old boy of my own and i am trying to treat them the same but it is hard, especially with a teenager. I am not used to her at all. I am overwhelmed a bit and do not know how I am supposed to deal with all this.They feel I play favorite with my son but dont care that he is all I have known for 3 yrs and about the fact that I am trying. They don't realize how much of a change this is for me and how scared I am that I will do everything wrong. please help if you can...

2006-08-07 04:54:45 · 7 answers · asked by xtacy1318 2

2006-08-07 04:49:51 · 51 answers · asked by Breanna H 1

Please bear in mind that I am thinking only about accidental obscenities. For example, when playing "the Name Game" with someone named "Chuck" (y'know, banana fana fo-...).

What's the best course of action in such a situation? If the child is not *aware* that she said a naughty word, how grave is the risk that calling attention to the fact will encourage her to repeat the word in the future?

I mean, if she were to start using obscenities in context, where it's clear she heard someone else saying it and is parroting them, I'd have to step in on that. But telling her "don't sing that song using the name Chuck" just seems like it would be inviting trouble, because then she'd want to know why. Wouldn't it be better in such a case to shrug it off and just try to distract her away from that name when singing that song in the future?

(Note: This isn't actually an issue yet. I just watched the "South Park" movie again last night and had this come to mind.)

2006-08-07 04:39:53 · 11 answers · asked by Katie S 4

Or kids being raised by their grandparents?
Why?

2006-08-07 03:55:23 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Spank or not to spank does it really make a diference in the way your kids deal with the world and his or her success or failures?

2006-08-07 03:55:13 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean, would anyone like to see more safety clothing available for children? For example, clothing with reflective bits on for at night, or similar clothes that had that kind of 'feature'?
Would you be more willing to buy clothing, like a winter coat, if it had in-built safety features?
[ This is in relation to my A-Level coursework, and any help on this topic would be BRILLIANT! ]

2006-08-07 03:45:55 · 7 answers · asked by sojoco2008 2

i'm 18.. my parents do not show that they love me. i just don't understand...

2006-08-07 03:43:43 · 8 answers · asked by butwhatdoiknow 4

shes so sad

2006-08-07 03:42:52 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son just asked me for some paper, pencil, and some scotch tape. When I asked him what he was going to do with the tape, he said, "You don't want to know....." LOL!

2006-08-07 03:39:35 · 13 answers · asked by WhyAskWhy 5

Almost everynight i usualy dream about babies, i mean in my dreams i am seeing really cute babies, but they are not mine and i am not married to anybody. but i love that cute babies they look so chubby i feed them using feeding bottle, cerelacs like that... wht does this mean, why do i dream like this?

2006-08-07 02:47:08 · 22 answers · asked by ann m 1

2006-08-07 02:18:59 · 8 answers · asked by kanika 1

2006-08-07 02:16:57 · 31 answers · asked by smurfette 4

current update on all death row inates

2006-08-07 01:37:24 · 4 answers · asked by Bigben 1

can i send my son barefoot to a pool party

2006-08-07 00:05:22 · 19 answers · asked by get it 1

I recently decided what to do with my life. i want to be a housewife but i know that if i should divorce i'm going to have to support myself and possibly my kids. so i decided I'd go to a university(at least try to get accepted) and major in business. I want to work in fashions but I doubt that'll happen. But i always figured while i have the degree i can get a job where I make alot of money that way we can have spending money and we'll live a good life but i recently got a tarot reading that was pretty accurate about everything else. Then they read my future. My greed and power hunger will cause great pain and anguish for those around me and only when i die in tragedy or failure will those around me be happy again. I knew that working in business id have to be a little machiavellian but could this mean affecting my children? If im always working and my children dont have me as a mother? I know I shouldnt listen to cards but even so. If i go the business route will my children suffer?

2006-08-06 21:42:08 · 9 answers · asked by andthatshypocricy 3

2006-08-06 20:32:49 · 3 answers · asked by mgdmancb 1

like no pension plan building up, or things like that.
If you and your partners were to break up, how would support yourself? At 65?

2006-08-06 18:40:50 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

my son is in year 3 ... 8 years old...
i am wanting to ban him from watching television in the afternoons after school as i cant seem to get him motivated to do anything else... ie homework... play...
do you think it is fair to make television a weekend and school holiday treat only?
i am thinking it might help him to stay focused and not develop bad habits

2006-08-06 18:05:19 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is the one piece of advice you would give to a person about to buy their first home?

By the way I posted my question here because I have found that advice from another parent differs greatly than that of someone who has no children.

2006-08-06 17:25:05 · 23 answers · asked by skip_2015 2

what is the best way to develop more healthy self confidence and how can I get a spirit thats much more alive I was abused as a kid and now I am too reserved I am desperate to get back that life force that I was born with.

2006-08-06 16:43:01 · 6 answers · asked by lucky 2

Alright I have a 2 year old daughter. She's having a time with the night terrors. So is there anyway to somehow get them off this stage or what?

2006-08-06 16:28:25 · 9 answers · asked by helluvahangover 2

He is a total neat freak and ALWAYS has some project to do around the house instead of just hanging out with our 13 month old son and I. He's constantly outside doing something, for the last two weekends he has been doing projects in the yard all day, and if we want to spend any time with him we have to go outside and practically follow him around.
He wonders why our son is a total "Mama's Boy" and gets annoyed at it. I tell him he has to make time for us if he wants the baby to comefortable around him.
How do I make him see that there is no time like the present, and by the way, I'm having another baby boy in January, at which time I will especially need more attention from him!

2006-08-06 16:19:31 · 9 answers · asked by Ask me anything! 2

2006-08-06 16:18:10 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been ill for a long time now. Recently, however, I have become worse and started not feeling part of my body and started having "seizures". I have 4 children and three of them are 4 and under. My teen has been very helpful and watches over the smaller kids when I have the "seizures". My 3 and 4 year olds have started to act out though. My 4 year old started biting, screaming, and throwing fits. My 3 year old has been more whinny and throwing fits. He is also refusing to do anything anyone tells him to do, including me. My 13 month old cries more, but he may be teething. The doctors don't know why I don't feel things nor why I have "seizures". I am sure the kids behave this way because of my health changes. How can I help them deal with this? How can I explain it when I don't know what is going on?

2006-08-06 15:58:07 · 13 answers · asked by Mawyemsekhmet 5

I am a 8-8:30 kind of mom but this summer have been slacking.

2006-08-06 15:21:52 · 28 answers · asked by Bears#1 2

He watches TV upstairs or down. Or he plays video games. I ask him constantly to play games or just sit with me.

2006-08-06 15:15:02 · 31 answers · asked by Rhonda 2

My husband and I have been separated for a year. My kids live with their father due to the fact the court granted him temporary custody. He was the finicial back bone in our marriage. I love them so much! My husband and I basically hate each other but I am willing to forgive for the kids sake. He tells them lies about me and no matter what I do to prove myself better I feal as if they are loosing respect for me. Please can somebody give me some advices before I loose the loves of my life.

2006-08-06 14:54:33 · 8 answers · asked by QUEEN ZENOBIA 1

my daughter is running a temp of 101 and has been really tired all day. She has no other symptoms.. not teething, no cold, eating fine and normal stools and wet diapers. I'm getting worried about her temp. though. Is it worth taking her to the ER??? or should I just wait it out to call the doc tommorrow??

2006-08-06 14:34:34 · 61 answers · asked by mizz_cassie_cass 2

My daughter is 9 months, and when she gets into things she shouldn't I firmly tell her "No!" but she just turns and grins at me, then continues whatever she's doing. It's like a game to her. I have to distract her or move her from the temptation to make her stop. And she just started walking(!) so there are many more things she can get into now.

I keep telling her no, but it does no good. If I were any more firm in my tone I would be yelling. So I'm just wondering, is she old enough to understand "no" ?

2006-08-06 14:24:11 · 19 answers · asked by Elle 6