Parenting - September 2006

My son is 7 months old...and is not ready for any chewing food at all...i tried the gerber puffs the other day and he almost choked. I want to know if this is a typical schedule in a 7 month old boy...in the morning...he has 8 ounces of formula..then infant cereal mixed with formula or a jar of baby food cereal before his nap...when awakes from nap...8 ounces bottle and then a baby dinner with veggies a while later...a catnap of an hour and then another 8 ounce bottle before bed.

2006-09-13 04:37:27 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-13 04:37:02 · 22 answers · asked by beee 1

A child has a very short attention span, especially under age 6. Say the child continually is calling you a biatch, slapping playmates, refusing to do what you ask, telling you to shut up...you know, the normal stuff MOST people think is so cute these days that we used to get our behinds tore up for back in the day.

If a kid is doing all of the above, worse, or similar actions, what will a time out, especially one based on the minute by age, do? A 6 minute time out for unacceptable behavior is supposed to do what? Make your kid think you are a joke and just get up from time out and do something else bad? Or, likely, the same thing?

I don't think spanking is the magic solution either, although it has it's place. My son doesn't talk back to me anymore because #1, I whooped his butt, and #2, he spent 2 weeks cleaning my room, folding laundry, mopping floors, and manually pulling weeds since he wanted to be grown, instead of playing outdoors with his friends. All that at age 5.

2006-09-13 04:33:41 · 10 answers · asked by Goddess of Nuts PBUH 4

Please help me add more to my old bad mommy compilation. I got some great answers last time, but I'm hoping we can peg EVERYTHING that makes mommies BAD. Make sure we don't have re and three peats of the aforementioned evils bad mommies committ: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ArptPFSh4ikVkPsE93YrvQnsy6IX?qid=20060909070414AAg3kNg

If you are a bad mommy, don't despair. I am too. I have failed to hold my baby for 23 straight hours, I didn't breastfeed until they were asking for it, I never "wore" the kids in slings (although I did use a snugli for a few months until my kids grew too large for it and my back), I don't own a Dr.Sears manual, and my son got his fair share of spankings. I'm also considering getting lil' mamma's ears pierced soon.

2006-09-13 04:14:10 · 12 answers · asked by Goddess of Nuts PBUH 4

Are young kids just spoiled these days and do they need more disapline ?

2006-09-13 04:11:14 · 31 answers · asked by tam c 3

s a bit of a boy and a bit of a bad egg, violent and aggressive not in a phsycotic way but since leaving school where i was a skinny lad I filled out became more confident and when confronted by people who were bullies in school, not just to me but who bullied others who had nothing to do with me on occasions I would give them a slap so to speak, for a while i helped other sort out issues thet had with bullies or people who stole from them never anything bad but my attitude was i could take on the world and always seemed to beat it, it all changed when my first son came along but as he gets older that attitude is creeping back into the way I teach him things It feels wrong but I dont want him being timid and shy like I was and almost going on the road to ruin when he grows up. I want him to be confident in himself but not arrogant and nasty like i became, what are peoples thoughts, how should i tackle this issue i have with myself?

2006-09-13 04:02:34 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

He doesn't bite at home because he knows we don't allow it at home. Please helpp me with suggestions.

2006-09-13 03:51:24 · 20 answers · asked by valeryarbelo 2

Yes - children need discipline and clear boundaries. However -- If a child is doing something wrong and you haul off and hit him, you are doing so in a moment of anger. If you say "oh, I cool off first, then spank," I don't understand that either. If you can take the time to cool off, surely you can devise more appropriate ways to discipline your child. I know it can be difficult to get out of the habit - particularly if your parents spanked you. Indeed, I know some people have trouble because deciding not to spank means they have to deal with their parents saying "I spanked you, and you turned out okay." When what actually happened is that you learned from your parent that it's okay to inflict physical pain when a child does something wrong. Try to put your parents out of the picture - YOU are the adult now and your child is testing his/her boundaries. Why are you still resorting to hitting your child?

2006-09-13 03:48:25 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

mom is bipolar and won't do meds the baby is always dirty .and dad tries but not enough effort is put forth . i just don't want them to make the same mistakes i did

2006-09-13 03:43:00 · 8 answers · asked by utz22144 1

we are almost done with the current book, and I'm starting the search for the next one. I would like to read to them about the changes their bodies will start going through, so that they can understand that the process is normal, and what to expect. We have had many talks about it, but I fear I may leave some things out as my mother wasn't as thurough with me. Any suggestions?


Only serious aswers please. Thanks

2006-09-13 03:40:05 · 7 answers · asked by cyunos 2

ONCE YOU EMPTY YOUR TRASH IN E MAIL CAN YOURETRIVE IT ANDI KNOW THERE A WEB SITE OUT THERE THAT PARENTS CAN GO TO AND BE NOTIFIED OF ALL WEB SITES AND IM'S AND E MIAL THAT IS ON THE COMPUTER ANYONE KNOW WHAT IT IS?

2006-09-13 03:31:04 · 8 answers · asked by preciousprincess1969 2

If you had the pwer and jurisdiction to impale...*woops* I meant, inprision, parents who do not follow your style or beleifs in parenting, would you do it? Namely, issues like spanking kids, getting the childs ears pierced, not breastfeeding, and not holding baby all day long.

Then, if you would throw these parents in jail based on these offenses, how long would their sentences be? What would you do with their kids? Would you set up an attachment parenting refugee camp for these kids, adopt some youselves, or what?

2006-09-13 03:27:56 · 15 answers · asked by Goddess of Nuts PBUH 4

2006-09-13 03:14:22 · 10 answers · asked by Timika y 1

2006-09-13 03:00:42 · 36 answers · asked by lettyhrrr 1

my oldest daughter is 8 years old and she is in 3rd grade. in first grade she did everything she could to get into trouble at school. ignoring the teacher, throwing away her homework instead of turning it in, taking 3 hours to do her homework and i know she doesn't have that much, deliberately acting as though she doesn't learn anything at school yet she has shown us she can do her homework but she liked to play around and do it wrong. she even got suspended.

well in second grade she did good. good grades, no detention.

it's 4 weeks into the 3rd grade and she's already starting down the same path she took in 1st grade except she's not detting detention (yet) she's a very smart girl. we've seen what she can do. but for some reason absolutly does not want to do her home right and she has shown us that she can. what can we do? we've punished, we've offered rewards. we told her we'd give her money if she can bring home all A's (we know she can....she did it before)

2006-09-13 02:58:54 · 14 answers · asked by storm_magus3 2

my youngest daughter is 5 years old. she's in kindergarden. she thinks she's in charge. i've tryed so many times to get her to listen to me but she's very determined to do it her way. she'll ask for something (a snack ) and i'll say no ( dinner's in 30 min. ) and she'll keep asking over and over again. she won't do what we say. we've tryed everything. just the other day she frustrated me so much i cryed. her older sister didn't do this. what can i do to get her to mind me without such a big battle of wills?

2006-09-13 02:50:14 · 19 answers · asked by storm_magus3 2

my 2yr old will be 3 on jan.3 and my 1yr old will be 2 on jan. 6 and my 1 month will be 2 months on oct 4th

2006-09-13 01:50:15 · 14 answers · asked by Tiffany C 1

2006-09-13 00:36:10 · 10 answers · asked by Hunny Bunny 2

marriage

2006-09-12 23:36:20 · 37 answers · asked by mystacks 1

my daughter has facial hair....she is getting regular medication because apparently she has a problem with her hormones production....almost everyone she knows makes fun of her and she gets really distressed....its happened a lot of times and i dont know how to comfort her....i tell her looks dont matter but to her they do....she's in her teens in high school.
no nasty answers plz...
thanx!

2006-09-12 23:34:15 · 11 answers · asked by questiongirl14 2

im a young mum (18)got a little girl and i think i am a very good mum just like older mums are!whats the difference?and i am still wi her dad and i am so happy!so why cant other people leave us alone instead of thinkin we are doing it for money or whatever

2006-09-12 23:24:10 · 16 answers · asked by babixgalx18 2

Just lately i've become such a lazy *****...I'm 34 with kids at school, i always do the bare minimum of what i need to do.....I've never been a lazy person and i'm not depressed...I've started eating more, doing less and need a good kick start...Exercise has become a chore and i can't be bothered making the effort to go out as i once did...Any more full time mum's feel the same?

2006-09-12 23:02:45 · 15 answers · asked by Susie2 4

I'm not too happy with the teacher he has, from the very first day of school. 2-3 weeks later for back to school night she didn't even know that my son spoke english, and not spanish! How is that possible? I don't get it. My son is smart, knows his colors, shapes, alphabet, numbers to 100, writes his name and even knows how to add! He is very energetic and friendly. He will talk to you and ask you questions and wants to know and learn about so much. I do consider him to be advanced compared to other 5 year olds. He's been in preschool since before he was potty trained! He's a sweet kid and I haven't had any discipline issues with him here at home or at his preschool or with any of his previous teachers. Now it seems from what his current teacher told me that he's a horrible child at school, that he talks out loud, doesn't do as he's told, goes around yelling and trying to make other children not pay attention, that he talks back and even kicked the teacher! Can anyone relate to this?

2006-09-12 22:05:50 · 10 answers · asked by Lirasgirl 2

She won't go as something traditional. She said she wants to be Edward Scissorhands but will 4, 5 and 6 year olds know Edward Scissorhands?

2006-09-12 21:46:47 · 22 answers · asked by hadjama 2

i am 21 years old. i have been with my boyfriend for 7 1/2 years. we never plan to get married because its not in our beliefs but we are commited to each other. i have already achieved the goal of my ideal career and have been doing it for 3 years now. i am very successful but i feel like my life is missing something. i dont want to fix what's not broken but i really would like to have a child. my plan was to have kids from 23-26 so should i wait?

2006-09-12 21:26:51 · 15 answers · asked by nativeprincess1 3

my 5 year old son cries at school everyday. he is in a new class and misses the old teachers, students. but he misses me mostly. i gave him a picture of me to carry to class. but he still cries and today the other children were telling me that,'your son always cries". i felt so embarressed. i told my son that i will give him candies and toys if he stops crying. but no use. this has been comtinuing for a month.i have talked to the teacher but with no help. i tell him that i will come for him everyday but he says he misses me , thaTS WHY HE CRIES. please help me.

2006-09-12 21:15:54 · 24 answers · asked by atahsina 5

I strap him in but he still manages to get out of it and stand up!! Lately it has also been very difficult to get him to eat anything aswell. Ive tried and tried everything you can think of and he still wont eat. He picks at things and certain things but hes just not interested, he wont let me feed him anything of a spoon anymore and he doesnt want anything when i put it infron of him either. His afternoon bottle he doesnt really want and his nighttime one i have to give him half of it when hes asleep in his cot. What can i do?? hes definately not sick i tok him to the health nurse the other day.

2006-09-12 20:23:12 · 7 answers · asked by Jordy[♥] 3

You: 30-something step mom with no kids of your own. You supervise, do hours of homework, etc for 50-something husband's 5 kids b/c father works long hours/is never home/you are not currently working. Sometimes kids (Ages 10-14) do not answer when spoken to by you (but always hop to it when Daddy speaks to them of course). Example: You say OK time to stop playing and do homework..They ignore you. You call their names...they ignore you. You tell husband and he just says "I can't do anything about it! Stop complaining about my kids!" What should you do? 1) Let them continue and feel consequences b/c it only hurts them, i.e. they won't get homework help, medicine when sick, and so on. 2) Pick up belt and try to beat the living daylights out of them tho some r bigger than u? 3) Let husband deal with his own bad-azz kids because you are sick of being treated like YOU are a single-parent with three kids and HE is a single man with none when it's the other way around. 4) Or something else?

2006-09-12 20:22:19 · 10 answers · asked by zoe_southernusa 1

2006-09-12 19:39:27 · 26 answers · asked by beckychr007 6

Whenever we get into an argument with my husband we don't talk to each other until am i always the one to make up and to make him realise things but it always repeated again after we argue again. i always feel bad because me also am still not ready to talk yet but because our 2 years old son i do it him. please am desperately need help?

2006-09-12 19:05:12 · 6 answers · asked by minou 1