Parenting - September 2006

Tell me which of the following do you consider to be most important (you can name more than one) and are there any of these that are not among your goals? Tell me by which means and methods do you try to achieve those goals that you consider to be important? Also tell me where you live, if you are American or of other nationality and what is your religion, if you believe in one.

1) obediance to parents
2) faith in God/piety
3) success in school/career
4) happiness/contentment of your child
5) intelligence/good knowledge
6) good manners
7) ability to critical thinking/rationality
8) sense of responsibility
9) tolerance
10) respect for others
11) belief in equality of different races/ men and women/ people of different
believes
12) ability to solve conflicts in peaceful way
13) trust and understanding between parents and children

If there is anything I forgot, tell me.

2006-09-19 23:13:40 · 2 answers · asked by Elly 5

2006-09-19 22:54:08 · 32 answers · asked by ? 4

Are they worse than the abuser and should we start prosecuting them?
i'm studying to be a psychotherapist, and a lot of things i hear about child abuse the child tells the mum what daddy has been doing, and reactions can be anything from telling them off for lying, beating them for being evil to telling them its daddy's way of showing he loves you. quite often this does more psychological damage to the child than the abuse. i find this quite disturbing, am i wrong??

2006-09-19 22:34:28 · 21 answers · asked by Georgie's Girl 5

The point of principle being that all children are entitled to free education in the UK.

2006-09-19 22:05:10 · 33 answers · asked by Ellie29uk 3

i breastfeed him for first four months and now i use formula

2006-09-19 21:46:55 · 7 answers · asked by kido 2

How many of the following items do I need for my baby that's due in December? Thanks a lot for any replies, I would really appreciate it :)

Bibs
Towels
Cot Blankets
Cot Sheet Sets

2006-09-19 21:43:31 · 13 answers · asked by Jade 5

Apologies if this has already been asked, I haven't spotted it.

2006-09-19 21:26:45 · 44 answers · asked by Hello Dave 6

they are calling for Muslim parents who suspect their child may be involved in terrorism to turn them in to polce..........Could you do this to your child and do you think this will work?

2006-09-19 21:26:22 · 10 answers · asked by EMA 5

I have got married for 2 years now and have an eight months old baby also.
In this 2 years apart from my wife's pregnency period, we had sexual intercourse for not more than 20 times.
Always she behave as if she is not well. We had intercourse only once after her delivery. She never shows any interest.
I wonder whether all woman are like this.
But i have heard woman is more interested in sexuality than man. Why could she act like this?
Would woman normally interested in sexuality during these age and stage?
Can you please help me by sharing your opinion or suggestions or experiance?

2006-09-19 19:17:05 · 11 answers · asked by Tom T 1

If so are there any support groups that she could contact?

2006-09-19 18:58:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

We are moving in December from Cairns, Australia to Atlanta, Georgia. For starters it will be cold so I have already ordered clothes for her and I have ideas and some furniture already to make her room comfortable but any ideas on how to best settle a child after such a change would be appreciated.

2006-09-19 18:56:52 · 12 answers · asked by skattered0077 5

its my daughters 5th birthday so incase anyone knows some good party games pls suggest thank u..

2006-09-19 18:23:38 · 18 answers · asked by sunshine 2

he has been acting up so badly,he talks at quiet time and stuff is just one of the many examples he is not really a bad kid its just when he gets around any children is he bad,when he is by himself he is an angel why is this??i dont want to spank him each time......

2006-09-19 17:37:49 · 10 answers · asked by happybunnyjg 2

2006-09-19 16:52:40 · 14 answers · asked by Dellajoy 6

Anyways, I havent had any money for days (I m a stay at home mom) and today he got money I asked him to send me some, but he whined that it cost money to send it (western union). I wanted some money so we could o to Galaxy land tommorow for the day (my 22 month old) since we are very bored of being in the house all week.
So he bitched and told me to wait until he got home, which would be like 7 pm tommorow, another day of nothing.
Do I have a right to be mad.

2006-09-19 16:41:42 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why does today's society portray full-time mothers as lazy, ditzy, irresponsible, influenced women? In a society that claims to shun stereotypes, shouldn't we shun this one? Why cant full-time mothers be portrayed as wise, responsible, influencial, role-models for tomorrows women?

2006-09-19 16:01:28 · 29 answers · asked by woman_of_tomorrow 2

http://www.parenting.com/parenting/article/0,19840,1215279_4,00.html?

I read this article in Parenting magazine today. If you don't want to read this whole article, it is discussing spanking and the debate between "experts" and parents who spank. One point that is made in the article is about what exactly "spanking" is. It points out that according to Websters dictionary, spanking is basically using an open hand to hit on the butt. One thing that is said in this article is that there is no hardcore, scientific proof that an occasional spanking causes any emotional damage to a child later in life. This article is the first one that I have seen that doesn't just flat out tell parents that they shouldn't spank cause they will screw up their kids for life. It actually even says that their is no scientific study that proves that children who were spanked occasionaly turned out more violent later in life. Any opinions on this article?

2006-09-19 15:27:27 · 24 answers · asked by LittleMermaid 5

I live in South Carolina.I have to go to a wedding that is a 2 hour drive away. I will be coming back that evening. Problem is I don't know what to pay the babysitter. I should be gone about 7 hours at the most. My kids are 7 and 2 and very well behaved. She has babysat for me before but only for like 2 hours at a time an I usually just give her like $20. But since I'm going to be gone so long I just wanted give her an hourly wage. She has no opinion on what I give her. She left that up to me. I will leave her with plenty of food and snacks for her and the kids to eat. So....what is the going rate for a babysitter today.

I was talking to some other people and minimum wage for a job here is $5.15 an hour so I was thinking of 5 or 6 an hour. Seems fair because she will be fed and have a computer and cable T.V. Like I said my kids are well behaved. The 2 year old is pretty independent and plays well alone when I'm doing housework and whatnot.

2006-09-19 14:53:39 · 6 answers · asked by midori1012001 2

so basically broward county florida the 5th largest school district is no longer making health and PE manatory and wants children in 8th grade to pick majors that they will study in highschool.... keep in mind thathealth class is the only place that most children will get real information on STD's and drug abuse and i dontknow about you but if i hadnt been requireed to take it then i would have never.... PE also isnt america getting fatter why make it so that you only take PE and health ifthats part of your major.... people in college dont even know what they want to do.... why make 8th graders choose that....

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/education/sfl-shealth09sep10,0,7297737.story?coll=sfla-news-education

2006-09-19 14:09:50 · 13 answers · asked by iAmJustMe 2

I am 21 years old and mom to a great son named eddie. I got married last year to a man i met in my parenting class who is 28 years old and has a 13 year old daughter named claire. My husbands daughter did not live with him when we first got married and even met she lived with her mom. But unfortunatley her mom was arrested for drug use and possesion with intent to sell i believe. Ever since she has lived with us and been nothing but a problem. My husband only really paid child support and saw her maybe once a month now he is in Iraq. I have tried to bond with her trying to do things with her but she just hates me. More over i found a pregnancy test under her bed while cleaning? I suspected she was up to something but my husband just ignored me saying she was just in puppy love with her bf. I spoke to her and she told me she had sex i made her tak the test and it was positive though light.

2006-09-19 14:01:11 · 16 answers · asked by mindy h 1

Hi i am 21 soon to be 22 years old i have a son who is two years old named Vincent and a 12 year old step daughter named nicole. I met my husband at an Italian resturant last year and we have been married now for 6 months. He is 27 years old and the love of my life dispite the age difference.I met his daughter only once a month before the wedding and she is now living with us. Her mother was killed by a drunk driver at 6 yrs and her grandparents(moms side) took care of her after that but were getting to old one needed extra care. I recently graduated from college and in 4 months will be working for an insurance company.His daughter can not stand me at all i have tried being her friend driving her to movies so she can be with friends ect. nothing works, she says i am embarrassing and hates when i drive her to school. I am willing to try anything?Why is she embarrassed of me?

2006-09-19 12:51:55 · 20 answers · asked by Jennifer c 1

my son won't fall asleep without one then after he falls alseep i take it out of the crib, am i bieng paranoid? Is it ok to leave it in their with him?

2006-09-19 12:37:03 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'd say i've always been a good mother to my kids...My daughter has always been a handful...Every time i try and discipline her for something she's done wrong, she yells she hates me, that she wants to live somewhere else, that she hates living here. I always feel so hurt when she says these things, it's a worry..Are there any other parents who have similiar problems with their kids? and what do u think's the best way to deal with this..i never let her see i'm hurt by these remarks, as she'd do it all the more.

2006-09-19 12:26:20 · 22 answers · asked by Susie2 4

Hi i am 21 soon to be 22 years old i have a son who is two years old named Vincent and a 12 year old step daughter named nicole. I met my husband at an Italian resturant last year and we have been married now for 6 months. He is 27 years old and the love of my life dispite the age difference.I met his daughter only once a month before the wedding and she is now living with us. Her mother was killed by a drunk driver at 6 yrs and her grandparents(moms side) took care of her after that but were getting to old one needed extra care. I recently graduated from college and in 4 months will be working for an insurance company.His daughter can not stand me at all i have tried being her friend driving her to movies so she can be with friends ect. nothing works, she says i am embarrassing and hates when i drive her to school. Her dad is going away next month to london on buisness for 4 weeks i am afraid all hell will break loose.what can i do?

2006-09-19 12:09:27 · 16 answers · asked by Jennifer c 1

my daughter is 3yrs old, sometimes me and her dad drop her off at his moms house so we can have some alone time, but we always feel so bad and rush thru our "date" to get back home. Is this normal? or are we being selfish by leaving her so that we can have fun? we went on a trip for 3 days without her for the 1st time and she missed us a lot, and we missed her. but is this damaging to her feelings? should we wait to go on another 3day trip, or will we always feel like this?

2006-09-19 11:58:18 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-19 11:20:36 · 7 answers · asked by Jenny 3

My 5 year old cousin who i am babysitting right now has stuck macaronia and a piece of crayon up his nose on one side and a bean in the other?Should i take him to the doctor or try and pull it out?

2006-09-19 11:11:37 · 12 answers · asked by Elanor p 1

2006-09-19 11:08:08 · 31 answers · asked by mememe 1

where do you find your babbysitters at , for just a evening out? i do not have one but i am afraid of leaving my kids with anyone other then family.

2006-09-19 10:54:29 · 10 answers · asked by Erin F 2

Internationally? preferrably from Guatemala?

2006-09-19 09:40:24 · 1 answers · asked by tygger in pa 3