Parenting - September 2006

m'kay he is a 5'10, 17 yr. old male. i'll admit he used to be fit yet over the summer he slacked off & wit the help of his diet of sweets, binges, lack of exercise, occasional gluttony etc. etc. he put on around 55lbs. -sighs-

he now weighs around 217+ lbs. (he went from the 55th to the 96th percentile for his weight!) & if he keeps gaining like he has i dunno what to do. the only weird thing is 31in. jeans used to fall off of him. now i bought him a 36 or 38 in. belt & it wont even fit around him completely! he also pronounced lovehandles, back rolls, has stretch marks on his upper thighs & side of his bulging belly (that is starting to hang) he almost have moobs & i can go on & on.

so in your opinion is he fat, just right or underweight?

he's currently @ a boarding school & i'm worried to death he'll come home bigger than ever!! what shall we do??

i've expressed my concern to him but he said he'd be perfectly content with getting fatter & fatter... i'm rather scared!

2006-09-20 13:26:12 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-20 13:17:49 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son isn't quite two yet, he's 19 months. He throws these really big fits, screams at the top of his lunges and throws himself down on the floor. Most of the time I don't even know why it's not always because he had something taken away or because he was told no. He's still not talk so I know he get's frustrated when he can't communicate what he wants. But that doesn't mean I should allow him to get away with throwing these fits right? Usually I put him in his bed until he calms down and then will let him back. He doesn't communicate quite yet and so I can't really talk to him quite yet. My daughter was easier she started talking faster so this is a bit newer. Does anyone have any other suggestions on how to handle this behavior?

2006-09-20 13:15:48 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-20 13:14:30 · 57 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've been reading a lot of threads lately on the pros and cons of smacking. I personally don't believe in it, but I'm geniunely interested to hear from parents that do smack, why they choose this form of discipline over other methods?

Is it something inbuilt from being smacked as a child yourself? Do you find it works the best? I'm not wanting to stir the pot, but rather understand why parents smack rather than giving time out, losing pocket money etc.

2006-09-20 12:32:53 · 13 answers · asked by kmlloveplant 2

i am breastfeeding, but have got my period, and would like to take something for cramps, is it okay to take mydol, or tylenol womens??

2006-09-20 12:30:27 · 6 answers · asked by puertoricanmami6901 1

do you leave your children inside of a car with a competent responsible adult or teen because you worry that kids might cause trouble for you while shopping or afraid something bad will happen to them?

2006-09-20 11:42:55 · 19 answers · asked by mystic_lonewolf22 5

Ok, i want honest answers. Why do 98% of parents blame TV for their kids problems? I know you can learn some bad s$%# from Tv dont get me wrong and you cant monitor a child 24-7 but their is a thing called parental control. Every time I turn around someone's kid has done something terrible and they say "They learned that from the damn TV'? Is there something im missing or is some parents just blowing things way out of proportion b/c they dont want to admit that they aren't perfect??

2006-09-20 11:19:09 · 17 answers · asked by tink19812003 3

2006-09-20 11:07:09 · 33 answers · asked by simply.me 2

I have a son who is turning 1 days before halloween. I want to dress him up and take pictures for memories, but is it neccesary to take him out trick or treating. Benefit for me is I get to eat the candy. LOL.

2006-09-20 11:06:51 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

Any reason to be worried?
I was recently legaly seperated but now we got back together and its working out good , during that time I was seperated I had sex with a old freind just once and I have been worried she could be pregnant. She had her tubes tied 17 years ago and she is 41 and she thinks i am nuts, She has had 2 normal periods and even took a home pregnancy test just to shut me up which turned out negative but I am a worry wart.

What do you guys think am I just be stupid and need to stop worrying about her being pregnant?

Also please don't flame me I am just a nervious person who always fears the worst with everything

2006-09-20 10:21:09 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous

whats a good halloween costume website??? I am looking for an infant costume. my son will be 8 months

2006-09-20 09:38:13 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-20 09:35:40 · 8 answers · asked by pants1610 1

Im not sure what to do when I got pregnant my boyfriend was delighted and we set a wedding date. Now he called it off and wanted me to have an abortion. I refused, since then he has given up his £65K a year job and is now selling his house so I can get no money or no child maintenance. He may get a profit on his house of £100k. What should I do? Im thinking I should tell him to stick his money but he never sees the child? What is the correct thing to do?

2006-09-20 09:27:57 · 50 answers · asked by oceanwaves 2

I bought my 8 yr old daughter a cheerleading costume for halloween, it came with pom poms and a one piece cheerleading dress....should she wear sneickers for the shoes??? how should i do her hair??? makeup??? whats your kids being for haloween and what are their ages??

2006-09-20 09:27:44 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a baby boy that will be 8 months on halloween. Should i dress him up or just let him wear a halloween onseis while we go door to door with my 8 yr old daughter??? how many of you are dressing your infant up for halloween?

2006-09-20 09:25:29 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I asked her why she does not like me she said i am too young and all the boys at school notice me and she hates the way i dress. I dont get it i dont dress like a trap i dress like a 21 year old professional which i am sometimes casual. Granted i am also 5ft6 and weigh 110 pounds and work out but how is that a problem?I try to look my best at all times and had a baby i am trying to figure out how to get around this.I mean i thought having a 21 year old step mom would be cool. But i understand it werid she is 12 years old. My husband is 27 and was only 15 when he fathered her.

2006-09-20 09:17:02 · 17 answers · asked by Jennifer c 1

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2006-09-20 09:12:22 · 15 answers · asked by Trin 2

2006-09-20 09:05:19 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

i cant take the mess anymore

2006-09-20 09:04:33 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you think organic clothes are worth it, and how much are you prepared to pay above regular stuff?

2006-09-20 08:55:01 · 23 answers · asked by Trin 2

2006-09-20 08:40:24 · 11 answers · asked by TMFULP. 3

i have a 4year old asking questions that she learns in shcool... i know you should be open and honest with your kids but at what age should i talk to my daughter about sex??

2006-09-20 07:45:10 · 19 answers · asked by yelenia0 2

My husband and I are in our mid 20's. We planned to have children once we were debt free (our house was paid off).

We are finally paying off our house in a few months, but my mother-in-law is now saying she thinks our house might not be big enough for children.

She thinks it might be a good idea to sell our house and buy a bigger one when we have more than one child.

Our house is 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths and is 1,650 square feet.

Our backyard is fairly small, it is pretty much a very large patio. We plan on making it all cement since it is too small for grass.

We are planning on having two children, possibly three at the most.

I live in California and now that house prices have gone sky high, I really don't we could afford to buy another house now.

Plus, we really don't want to get another house loan since we will be 100% debt free.

Do you think our house and yard are too small for 2 or 3 children?

2006-09-20 07:31:56 · 41 answers · asked by Anonymous

These three boys are handfuls. Iam a stay home mom and I am with them all the time and they never listen to me I am lost I am going crazy. I need help on getting them to obey me HELP!!!!!!!!

2006-09-20 07:17:11 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

My friend's 7 year old daughter has been grabbing her 6 year old brother penis. He gets very upset...understandably...she has been doing this 2 or 3 times a year for like 3 years...where do you think she would get this behaviour? Do you think its possible she was abused?? Or could it be just simple curiousity? She has been talked to and yelled at...but still continues...to the point she did it at the babysitters house getting the babysitters two daughters to do it as well...any suggestions?

2006-09-20 07:07:16 · 21 answers · asked by Sara R 2

My son has been in a wheelchair since he was little, and lately, he's had this obsession with marathons. He trains all the time, and he's pretty fast in that thing. He's made it as far as 18 miles at once, but I keep telling him a marathon is over 26 miles, and he'll never make it. I just don't want him to embarrass himself.

2006-09-20 06:56:53 · 31 answers · asked by Dialup, Avatar, Jones! 2

I have 4 year old twins who will soon start school. I want another
child but DH is dead against it - he just doesn't want anymore. Because of my age (late 30s) I only have a small window of opportunity in which to have another child - I have explored every angle in terms of how it will affect us financially, family dynamics etc. and it's more than do-able - but DH doesn't want to hear any of it. As this is an issue where there is no room for compromise does this mean that the matter is closed and I have to accept that I won't ever have another child? If so how do I stop myself from resenting DH? After all if he'll be able to still go on fathering children long after I'm able to have any more.

2006-09-20 06:11:08 · 19 answers · asked by mylittlemen 1

If you saw a mother of two that needed help financially would you give her $1 to help her get back up on her feet and keep a roof over her kids head?

2006-09-20 05:44:39 · 28 answers · asked by randyssgirl25 2

She's 13...her responsibility is mainly the dog (to take her out to pee & to walk her), she also is expected to keep her room neat (I clean it). She helps out in other ways...but I'm not overly strict about it...if I ask her to do something to help she does & a lot of times I don't have to ask...she does it anyway.

I'm mainly asking because she makes her own lunch for school, I pick up what she wants & she prepares it. My mother thinks I should prepare her lunch...I've told her that I'd rather my daughter know how to make a sandwich & be more self-sufficient.

Our system seems to work for us, what works for you?

2006-09-20 05:22:02 · 25 answers · asked by Ivyvine 6