Parenting - September 2006

I've noticed lately that one of my 15 yr old twins eyes are looking dialated quite often. She's admitted using marijuana in the past and is in counseling. But I'm concerned that she's back to this or something stronger.

2006-09-29 16:47:26 · 22 answers · asked by lucidhighways 1

The father is an abusive drug addict who is pretty much out of the picture for above reasons. She knows nothing about babies or motherhood & lives with her psychologically unstable mother to whom she takes advice from. She is very naive but means no harm & cares/loves for her baby to the best of her ability. She works, tries to get some career training & so on, but while doing that guess who babysits. Mom. Her baby begins to show signs of malnutrition & is developmentally behind. So to avoid CPS from taking the child, she moves in with her cousin and family who are better off. But things don't go well & her cousin is convinced she isn't fit to be a mother. The cousin eventually convinces the mother to give up her rights so they can adopt the baby. The mother doesn't really want to but feels like everyone is against her & helpless.They ship her to the military&5 years later,she has another baby happy and healthy and she is a great mom. Should she try & fight to get the other child back?

2006-09-29 16:17:38 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am having about 20 people that is close friends and family. What can I serve besides ice cream and cake that is easy? Like food food. Any suggestions??

2006-09-29 16:11:40 · 14 answers · asked by Miss Mouse 6

I have a 9 year old son with ADHD and he was on Straterra, I took him off of it after finding out it has caused several deaths in children, along with depression, insomnia, agression and other things. Can someone PLEASE tell me of any all natural medications I can put him on so he can calm down at school?

2006-09-29 15:32:43 · 10 answers · asked by Pretty Girl 3

2006-09-29 14:47:10 · 21 answers · asked by grapesofmiami 1

2006-09-29 14:44:20 · 16 answers · asked by grapesofmiami 1

2006-09-29 14:27:37 · 15 answers · asked by WhatUpWitDat 1

thankyou so much for advice! will all this find the right places to go? fisrt time for me im not over eating but was way active before pregnacy and not a big eater now i eat for baby but not a buffeett..help! anyone else gain a gutt? never had one in my life!!!!

2006-09-29 14:03:39 · 17 answers · asked by REMI B 1

2006-09-29 13:37:21 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

So many kids in this world arenot taught to behave and act properly.

2006-09-29 13:29:25 · 16 answers · asked by Monika B 2

thankyou for advice..scared to file not knowing what he can do when i do meaning can he have rights to child he dosnt want ..would it be better for child not to file and let father go? i have all information on him if i was to file that is not the problem..do the courts have them pay decent amount to make it worth the struggle to fight him??

2006-09-29 13:22:00 · 7 answers · asked by REMI B 1

2006-09-29 13:03:24 · 18 answers · asked by feelingtherain 2

2006-09-29 12:44:44 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

over the knee maybee my child should be spanked but what positon

2006-09-29 12:30:43 · 18 answers · asked by paula abagel 1

well, would you?

and how much would you pull? how would you know it's the 'right time' to give one? what would you do if i struggled during it/tried to get out?

2006-09-29 12:19:05 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I do it all the time. My favorite one is called ''witz on a spitz'' to the tune of ''The wheels on the Bus go round and round''
What are your dorky songs?

2006-09-29 12:17:27 · 23 answers · asked by Lesley C 3

I know he is at that stage where he wants to touch things and push buttons constantly. He has recently found the off/on button on the television to press, which is at his reach. He is very consistant. Whenever I say 'No, you may not touch that' with a firm voice and move him away from the tv, he just laughs. I don't laugh back because I want to show him that I am serious. If I laugh with him, he is going to think that I am playing with him. Why is it everytime I pull him away certain things that I don't want him to touch, he laughs eventhough he knows I am being serious?

2006-09-29 11:24:01 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

social services wants my child taken away bc of problems im having how do i go about a simple quick way of giving custody to my boyfriend and also if my boyfriend comes here and takes my baby and i sign papers and have thm notarized and he leaves across state lines can he be in trouble for kidnapping?

2006-09-29 11:13:02 · 21 answers · asked by darklotusobo 2

My husband and I have been together for 5 years and married for 2.

I am 24, he is 26.

We went to college, bought a house, have careers and have traveled all over.

We are homebodies, love to spend time together and visit our family.

Our relationship is very stable and we are ready to start a family.

When friends of mine find out about our plans to have a baby soon then say really discouraging things.

They will say they love their children, but it strained their relationship and the changes a child causes brings a lot of tension.

They say to cherish all the time I can spend with my husband without children.

These friends were not married before getting pregnant, and were together for only 1-2 years when they had their child.

Why does it seem like my friends think having children are bad?

Why do they discourage us from bringing a child into a happy and stable marriage?!

2006-09-29 11:03:57 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

He's 22 mo. His twin brother and little sister will be sitting there playing nicly and Brian will just walk over to them and push one over or hit one to take their toy. He's not always trying to be mean to them, sometimes he's trying to get them to wrestle with him, but it still hurts them. We've done time-out, spanking, both, distraction and isolation. I think we need something a little more creative. Any ideas?

2006-09-29 10:52:51 · 14 answers · asked by Lesley C 3

How many times a day should or can my 5 1/2 month old be having rice cereal? He has not been started on veggies and fruit just yet. We go back to doctor on the 13th of October.

2006-09-29 10:33:23 · 9 answers · asked by Bird79 2

Today he picked up a half dead field mouse and wanted to kiss it

2006-09-29 10:21:53 · 34 answers · asked by Candy 5

what is a good bedtime for an 8 yr. old. weekensds i work early

2006-09-29 10:00:09 · 22 answers · asked by angel1986 1

my father in-law put some condoms (as a joke for me) in my glovebox of my car the following day i had picked up my grandmother in-law and my 7 year old niece when my grandmother in-law opened the glove box and asked "what are these"? so i had to wxplain to her WITH my 7 year old niece in the back what a condom was ON top of that she had found one of my tampons in my purse (she was etting my cell phone for me) and also asked what it was...omg emmbarassing much?

did anything like that every happen to you...(stories)

2006-09-29 09:51:17 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-29 09:47:23 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Im a police officer, and when I'm in uniform I hear this all the time. Parents should encourage their kids to speak with us and trust us, not be afraid of us.

I know what some of you are going to respond with (Police can't be trusted) and if thats your opnion of all law enforcement, then my guess is your parents told you the same thing when you were a chid.

We are there to help, serve, and protect. So why would you want to buid a distrust in police officers from that early of an age? If your child was lost or hurt would you not want them to feel safe with letting an officer help?

2006-09-29 09:37:53 · 14 answers · asked by thanson73 4

i'm not going through it ,i just want to know how you would respond as a parent

2006-09-29 09:25:13 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

If she ever reaches an orgasm among other psychological complications she'll have to face. Earlier I asked about the above situation. Her father/my husband & supports this procedure it & according to the Doc who specialized in treating such incidents her mother probably either did it or witnessed it happily b/c they think this makes a girl more marriageable in their anti-female society. I clearly said that her entire clitoris & labia had been removed. I’ve noticed that most of the individuals here that advise me NOT to attempt to get custody of her (based on this barbaric abuse) or who say “it’s best to just let her stay with her own culture” R MALE. What if I were an American male married to a woman from a matriarchal society that advocated cutting off the penis so that no feeling could be attained AND removing the testicles. If I were an American man trying 2 decide what to do about this, wld American men advise me the same way? I think not. What do you think?

2006-09-29 09:14:02 · 18 answers · asked by Kaitlyn 2

I swear! I have to follow him around with a broom and a dustpan! He went from living with his parents to living with me. His mother did everything for him (made his bed, did his laundry, put his clothes away, dressed him until he was 10, made him something to eat whenever he wanted) and now this is my job! As soon as I put all the dishes in the dishwasher, he puts his plate in the sink. When he comes home from work, he takes off his shirt and pants and throws them on the family room table that I just dusted. We have a hamper in our bathroom but he puts his dirty clothes on the floor in the corner of the bathroom. He takes his socks off before bed and leaves them on his nightstand. He flosses his teeth in the shower and leaves the used floss over the shower door. He won’t put these things what they belong! I do! I’ve tried leaving them for as long as I can until I can’t take it anymore. He collects everything! We have hundreds of guitar magazines all throughout the house. He saves shopping bags from his favorite stores. He still has clothes that he had in high school (many years ago). Is there any hope for me? This has been going on for almost 13 years! Now that I’ve vented, I must go remove the giant hairball that he shoved to the corner of the shower.

2006-09-29 09:13:47 · 23 answers · asked by marnonyahoo 6

My 13-yr. Old's "boyfriend" (close friend, she calls him)'s mother invited her to go to a football game this weekend with them. I told her no. Is that unfair or is it appropraite for this situation?

2006-09-29 09:10:05 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous