Parenting - September 2006

i have a sixweek old son and iam sixteen the daddy is 19 he won't do any thing i have a job i do everything i can for him but i think he needs a father growing i never seen my dad i don't want that for my child please help i need advice on what to do. please e-mail me

2006-09-21 06:49:04 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Which is easier...raising a boy or raising a girl? I know all kids are different and have different personalities but in your experience what do you think. A lot of people tell me its easier to raise a son. What's your opinion and experience?

2006-09-21 06:42:41 · 19 answers · asked by Lisa 4

I am going to disney world this weekend in orlando with my 8 yr old daughter, my sister and her 7 year old son(we are leaving our 2 youngest at home with their dads)_...where is the best food to eat in the park??

2006-09-21 06:42:07 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-21 06:37:44 · 23 answers · asked by JKE 1

2006-09-21 06:36:25 · 26 answers · asked by Subconsciousless 7

I have a 7 year old who recently came to live with me after being sexually abused by her stepdad. She refuses to wipe herself after going to the bathroom. What is the best way to teach her and make sure she is taking care of herself properly?

2006-09-21 06:34:06 · 18 answers · asked by wyogirl 2

She will only sit on it with her diaper, when you take it off she goes crazy hanging on to me. But she sits her baby dolls on it and sits on it when I go, but only with a diaper on.

2006-09-21 06:33:08 · 14 answers · asked by toxinfreehomemom 1

My boyfriends has three boy from his first marrage. One of his son was removed form his mothrs home and placed in the custidy of his dad & I. Now hhs are saying that they want him to go back to his mom''s home. however he does not to and his other 2 brothers do not want to leave with her anymore. My boyfriend pays her $750 a month for child support therfore does not have money for a lawer.

2006-09-21 06:25:30 · 9 answers · asked by JKE 1

Is a spolied child a bad child or a child that gets what they want or both?

2006-09-21 06:21:24 · 13 answers · asked by chamira84 1

He will peep in the toliet, if you stay asking every so often, and somedays he does will be himself but when it comes to the poopin he won't do it, if you ask him he says no so I put him on the toliet anyways he will sit there for a couple min. but never do anything, and as soon as he gets off he goes hide in a corner and does it, so any helpful and useful hints would be really nice :)

2006-09-21 06:09:17 · 11 answers · asked by poohbear 2

That if you tickle a baby alot it wont be able to talk as it goes older???

2006-09-21 06:03:03 · 24 answers · asked by *stars* 2

both my man & i work 40 hours a week, i make $12.00 an hour, my man makes $9.25, between the 2 of us i dont think that we make alot of money. we make it but we are NOT living lavishly. im 10 weeks preg and i have looked into Wic and help with paying for child care when i go back to work, apparently we make too much money to qualify for either aide. what is a hard working couple like us supposed to do? should we both quit our jobs and look for a shitty job that would allow us to qualify for gov aide? that is just stupid! but seriously what are we to do? it seems like the only people that can get any help are the ones that dont aspire to be anything, or to do anything more with their lives, that dont have good jobs, maybe thats why soo many people stay in low paying jobs so that they can get the help to feed their kids or to pay for child care. it seems like the gov gives too much help to ppl that abuse the system, and not enough to everyone else. any advise on what we could do for help?

2006-09-21 05:50:11 · 14 answers · asked by miss me! 4

I have a three year old and a baby due in 3 weeks. People constantly buy my kids stuffed animals and those toys seem to be taking over my house. I'd swear that where there was only two stuffed bears yesterday, this morning there are at least six. Anyone else have this problem? If so, what are you doing to prevent the stuffed animal takeover?

2006-09-21 05:47:50 · 16 answers · asked by every1lovesamixedgirl 4

2006-09-21 05:27:46 · 6 answers · asked by nikki m 2

I'm a single father with a 17 year old crippled son who's stuck in a wheelchair. I don't want him to call me "Dad" while we're out. It's hard enough to find women willing to date a single father, but NO woman wants to date a man who fathered a broken child. I read that one thing women look for in a man is good "stock" for breeding and he makes me look bad although his condition isn't even my fault. It's my fault, but not genetically.

2006-09-21 05:09:23 · 48 answers · asked by Dialup, Avatar, Jones! 2

She's always threating to take my kids from me as well as making accusations of abuse (there is none) ?

2006-09-21 04:52:37 · 16 answers · asked by Curt A 1

2006-09-21 04:37:54 · 6 answers · asked by nikky 1

Other things to take into affect when answering is...I watch her at my house. Most of the times she is dropped of at 8:30, but sometimes she is dropped off at 7:00 and she very rarely gets picked up before 6. I take her places like the zoo and it will be more places when Ocotber hits and they do not pay me for outings like this. Her mother has also decided to use cloth diapers this is not something that would be accepted in the day care. So I go along with that and it is really nasty. I feed her breakfast, lunch,snacks twice a day, and most of the time dinner. They do not give me extra for this. I feel as though I am being extremely taken advantage of and wanted to get other peoples opinon on how much I should be charging them. Oh and I have a 4 year old daughter of my own and alot of the attention is taken away from her and given to the little girl that I watch she is a very demanding child. Thanks!

2006-09-21 04:31:48 · 17 answers · asked by Lauren B 1

Do you think it ok for a child to wear the same clothes (school uniform) all week with out it being washed?

The reason I ask is when I was at school (13 years ago) it was ok for us to wear the same clothes all week.
For my son (7) he has a clean uniform every day.

2006-09-21 04:10:28 · 26 answers · asked by ***Missy*** 4

and i dont know how to deal with it., it is an ongoing problem that is getting out of hand, it is really only one child who is leading the bullying by getting the others to taunt my kids and generally leaving my kids out of any games that they are playing, i am at absolute boiling point so much so i wana go round and smack the mother one, i know this isnt the ideal way to deal with it but thats how its making me feel, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

2006-09-21 04:06:34 · 35 answers · asked by ladyluck! 2

2006-09-21 03:43:42 · 19 answers · asked by Curt A 1

He says only very basic things like look, whats that, kitty, teddy, thirsty, but he doesn't say mommy or daddy. He really only babbles a lot. Should I be worried? He does a lot of other things, his potty training is going well again, he brushes his teeth and washes his hands, he eats with a fork and spoon also. But what can I do to help him start talking?

2006-09-21 03:41:06 · 14 answers · asked by gin 4

Im pregnant and surely there is a way of discovering this baby is my ex fiance, I know it is but for the child sake. He is selling his house and moving away and putting all profit into an off shore account to avoid payment. Can I not serve any legal papers on him, at present my lawyer doesnt seem to know anything of the top of his head so I want any advice?

2006-09-21 03:36:16 · 15 answers · asked by oceanwaves 2

My daughter is due Dec. 26. I don't want her special day to be lost among the holidays as she grows up. Does anyone have ideas to celebrate her birthday in a special way that is separate from Christmas?

2006-09-21 03:27:54 · 15 answers · asked by Lady J 4

His school timing is 9 am to 3 pm. We tried the local kids cab service and they are full and checked with the school, if we could request other parents and it is not working. Our work schedules are too demanding time wise and hence we ourselves cannot pick and drop him. Any ideas.

2006-09-21 03:14:41 · 4 answers · asked by curious mom 1

I know every kid is different but on average. One of my coworkers got all self ritious on me and said that her daughter was potty trained at 12 months old and there was no reason my daughter wasn't. I have tried to start training her but she has not responded well so I don't want to push her too much. She is 2 1/2.

2006-09-21 02:54:41 · 19 answers · asked by LittleMermaid 5

I am 18 and with little or no social life or even contact. My parents never let me do anything in high school like going to the mall exc. or movies with friends. I am not kidding i only ever saw my friends at school and a bf was out of the question. I made a few attempts but at 17 they were still asking to meet my friends parents and giving my friends the 5th degree so most did not even want to visit me. My dads motto was school is not for socializing. Senior year i barley was allowed to go to homecoming but i did meet a bf there and well messed things up badly with a pregnancy scare drama which led to complete isolation. I was never a bad kid and always kept good grades and never snuck out or did anything. I am now in my first year of college doing well so far but feel out of place socially. I only really have three friends two are still in highschool and i feel lost and angry with my parents.

2006-09-21 02:51:15 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

hurt my 4 year old son? He eats a well balanced diet but just loves the taste of milk. He would rather drink milk then sweet drinks.

2006-09-21 02:26:34 · 13 answers · asked by LeeLynn 5

Honestly, why do people think they can walk up to any parent with a baby and act like they've known the family for years? They start touching the baby's cheeks and talking to it like they're an old family friend. I'd be so mad if I had a baby and strangers started touching it...

2006-09-21 02:09:19 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous

wake up in the middle of the night complaining that there legs hurt? My parents use to tell me that it was growing pains. Is that what it is?

2006-09-21 01:58:07 · 22 answers · asked by LeeLynn 5