Parenting - September 2006

With kids going back to school there will be a break from all the chaos of badly behaved littlens.
Why can parents in this country no longer bring there children up responsibly?
Seems most kids have'nt been taught the difference between right and wrong or to have respect for others and their environment why is this the case?

2006-09-04 21:45:51 · 24 answers · asked by Jabba_da_hut_07 4

How do i go about signing off my parental right to get out of paying child support

2006-09-04 21:15:06 · 20 answers · asked by Tim F 1

I have a daughter with a girl other than my wife. I pay child support for my daughter even though i have never seen her. The Mother will not let me see her, but yet i am paying child support. I have spent thousands of dollars on attorney's trying to get visitation rights but the mother does not comply with the agreements. She makes no effort to let me see her at all. So i am to the point that i feel like I am paying child support for a daughter that i have never seen. How can i get out of paying this support

2006-09-04 21:03:15 · 19 answers · asked by Tim F 1

Is this what happens ....or are males just not wanting anything to do with their kids once they are not still with the mother?

2006-09-04 21:02:18 · 10 answers · asked by PRE-PRE 2

For example, I'm at work, and hear the phone ring often, but at times it rings I know it's for me before I hear I have a call on line 1. There's other things as well that I know before hand. I've heard of womans intuition. It amazes me that I know certain things before it actually happens. Especially if it envolves my husband and kids.

2006-09-04 18:49:50 · 9 answers · asked by sweet southern charm 3

My husband and his brother were adopted from DHS custudy around 1986. Their mother was killed, and we now need to know if their adoptive parents recieved social security benefits on them and how much. We also need to know about adoption/foster care payments, and medicaide benefits they may have recieved. Any help would be great!!

2006-09-04 18:39:00 · 6 answers · asked by jenn_a 5

I am now 39 and my husband is 52, we have 2 gorgeous boys (11 & 14) but always wanted 4 but a failed business meant I had to go back to being the breadwinner 10 years ago. Things are reasonable now financially and I am about to finish a uni degree and start a new career but I know this is my last chance if I want another baby and I am so worried I will regret not having another one while I still can. The 'sensible' thing would be to just be happy with what I have but my heart hurts when I think about another one, what would you do?

2006-09-04 18:27:20 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous

I used to wet the bed as a child until age 9. I went to the doctor and the diagnosis was my bladder was not mature. So the remedy was diapers, I wore cloth as an infant but back then pull ups were not available, but disposable diapers were. So when the decision was made, i was put in disposable diapers until age 9. We didnt make a big deal out of it, it was a solution a problem. Now days all I ever read is OMG dont put him back in diapers use pull ups or goodnites. People please. Pull ups and good nites are diapers. The just dont get put on with tape tabs. The absorb pee, just like a diaper, they are made with the same material, just like a diaper. THEY ARE DIAPERS. So what if a 4 or 5 year old is still in diapers, who cares. Society has made wearing diaper such a bad thing. Its plastic under wear. If I had to I would wear a diaper every day. Since people do make a big deal of diapers, i just might wear diaper just because i can and want to. Its a diaper not the plauge.

2006-09-04 18:22:54 · 7 answers · asked by xxxxxxxxxx 3

ok,my daughter is gonna be 10 next month,she is allready going through puberty - the period,but everything else is well...grown up. im not sure if she's just totally emotional due to her changing or if there is something just not right with her. basically if she is told to clean her room she will cry,if she is told to turn off her tv she will cry,if told to go in the shower she will cry....like everything is an issue, everything is unfair and all me and my husband do is end up yelling at her ( wich makes her cry more) we try to just ask ,we give several verbal promps to do what she is geing asked but the end result is always the same, she ends up crying and giving excuses of why she didnt do it, and she says she just can't help crying.Im so FRUSTRATED.Is she just spoiled? she seems to be irrational all the time, EVERYTHING is completly blown out of proportion with her...help?

2006-09-04 18:18:25 · 20 answers · asked by summer 2

what if you leave the windows rolled all the way up?

2006-09-04 18:02:41 · 30 answers · asked by sweet_baby_thuggo 1

My 2 yr old son carries around a bear that he calls his baby. He actually wants a baby doll. Should i go ahead and get him one for his 3rd bday next weekend? Do i have anything to worry about with him wanting a doll?

2006-09-04 17:38:08 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I took 2 hpt and the lines were to faded to tell what the test was. What does that mean?

please help.

2006-09-04 17:11:44 · 9 answers · asked by babygurl 1

2006-09-04 16:59:58 · 27 answers · asked by baby 1

Do you know of anyone or have you heard of funny, weird, or just plain " I wouln't want a handle like that, type of name?

Sat like:
***** ( FEW + KS)

Hussey

2006-09-04 16:54:11 · 5 answers · asked by trieghtonhere 4

live in cali, has frinds that could help... blah blah blah

2006-09-04 16:52:49 · 24 answers · asked by loverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr 1

Well, I'm just sitting here wondering why some mothers(and fathers) get so offended and judgemental when another chooses natural parenting for their own children. For example: breastfeeding, cloth diapering, co- sleeping, non- physical discipline techniques, not doing the "cry it out" method, finding a sling that is wonderful and using it to carry your baby alot, know what I mean? I just find it sad that a woman who chooses not to breastfeed might be insulted by another woman choosing to and being proud of her choice and commitment. I mean what is good for one might not be good for another but why judge? I'm not trying to suggest anything I just can't understand it. Any ideas................ ? (I'm a mother of two and as you might of guessed I am a big fan of natural parenting)

2006-09-04 16:49:41 · 11 answers · asked by 1hAppyMoM 2

Some dear friends of mine that just got married are having problems with a stubborn, mean, hyperactive child that is a little on the bratty side. The biggest problem is this child was told by a psychiatrsit that he has "behavioral" issues. This child will take a crap in his pants while playing video games and refuses to do anything about it. His parents are at thier wits end and don't know what to do. Spanking won't help, punishment dosn't work. This child is making things very difficult. I love these people as if they were family. I don't know how to help them.

The little boy can be sweet, but for the most part thinks he can do what he wants even when the parents set limits.

The Child is 7

Please Help!

2006-09-04 16:33:53 · 14 answers · asked by Mscott21 2

It is truly amazing how children can be so much like their parents. It is almost scary. I have two children and one is relaxed and can take anything and the other is very sensitive. I am not overly dramatizing the over sensitivity with my son, because his teachers of every grade have all noticed this. He is still young yet, so I have time to work with him, but my question is what do I do to help him with something like this? He crys till he gets a headache if his brother makes noises with his mouth and won't stop(little brother is only 2 and can't help himself), He gets upset if his clothes get messy. I could name more but I think you get the idea. I can understand getting frustrated by the things that happens, but the whole drama that he preforms with each thing is rediculous. Please give me some advice.

2006-09-04 16:22:09 · 8 answers · asked by faith 2

my children and i were taking a nap.and i thought i have locked the door.my oldest who is 3 took off and the police brought him back. the thing is they took my info.are they gonna take my children?i love them so much and always carefull with them and this is the first time this has happened. im glad it was the cops who found him. now i feel so terrible inside because i feel like a bad mom.ve never been negligent with my children and this time i was. i work and do everything for my children and now i feel devastated because they probably think im a bad mom and will take my angels from me. so please can anyone tell me what they took my info for?they even checked the house to see if anybody was in here with me, asking if i drink or smoke pot. i dont drink or smoke, never did.im devoted to my children and my heart is hurting now because i dont know whats going on.

2006-09-04 15:59:30 · 19 answers · asked by super girl 3

2006-09-04 15:56:38 · 14 answers · asked by marka7227 1

She's lucky no one reported her, but then, she would make false rumors, saying I molested her child, just because she was mad because I had no money to give her. The baby was full of feces from head to toe, & my twin sister thought it was normal. Now, she's pregnant with a 3rd child. Should her kids be taken away?

2006-09-04 15:37:21 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

He wasn't listening at all and I lost my patience with him. It was a bad day. Now that he is asleep, I have such guilt about the whole day.
How do other moms deal with 'mommy guilt'?

2006-09-04 15:34:51 · 12 answers · asked by cyndi71mom 5

This girl is 16 yrs. old & neglecting her baby already. She JUST had the baby 2 days ago & just got out the hospital today. She sent her 11-yr. old niece (my friend's daughter) to take the newborn baby to my friend's house alone & by herself, waking 2 miles at night time. 11-yr. old girl walking 2 miles @ night with a fresh newborn baby. ANYTHING could've happened. My friend was SO pissed! Now, my friend is thinking custody of her sister's baby. How long will that take, & would they have to go to court for it?

2006-09-04 15:34:15 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

What are some things that your children do that would get them spankings.

2006-09-04 14:02:31 · 43 answers · asked by t_raudenbush 2

My boys, ages 4 and 3, know they have 'weiners'. Now that I have a daughter, I am faced with the question of 'where is her weiner' and my response starts, 'she doesn't have a weiner, she has a.....' and then I fall short because I don't know what word to use! All of them are so disgusting! "Coochie"- to me that is a sex word. "Vagina"- that can wait for the gyn office or sed ed. And every other option I've though of falls into one of those 2 categories...what word do you use for your kids?

2006-09-04 13:29:49 · 38 answers · asked by imjustasteph 4

Im a new mom of a 2-month old baby boy. I've read about sleep training and i find it funny, really. Is it good for the baby? Seems my son doesnt want to sleep all day and will sleep late in the evening. I will still consider him infant so he should be sleeping 17 hours in every 24 hours based on the book I've read. how come this is not the case for my baby? help

2006-09-04 12:49:27 · 4 answers · asked by justsexy 3

My wife's 10 year old has been staying at his grandmas over some of the summer holidays. We got him back yesterday as hes back at school in the morning. While he was there, he fed his grandma lies about how I, his step dad, treat him and his brother. now hes home, he has told us that he doesnt want to live with us anymore and wants to live with his paternal grandma, giving no real reason other than "its more fun there".

His grandma has a history of psycotic episodes and drink problems that usually result in violence or suicide attempts.
We've tried to talk and reason with him but we're very worried about how manipulative she is and feel like we have no control.
She has given both boys mobile phones and we think she is using these to influence them while they are at home. She has done this before and knows our feelings on such young children having mobiles.
How do we deal with this, what can we do to make this right without ending up as the bad guys or losing the kids?

2006-09-04 12:30:32 · 10 answers · asked by andy h 1

2006-09-04 12:12:54 · 26 answers · asked by Royalhinney 7

We had my husband's kids (ages 6 "Suzie" and 11 "John") for six weeks this summer. Mom sent John with a pre-paid cell phone and called him every night on that or on the home phone. Even though Suzie wanted to talk with her mom, Mom never asked or stayed on the phone long enough to talk with her. If we called either the home phone or her cell phone, Mom "didn't have time" to talk to her. Needless to say, Suzie is very upset by this. We don't want to say anything negative about the kids Mom but how do you console a child who doesn't understand why Mom doesn't want to talk with her? My husband tried to talk to his ex about her behavior but she thinks we're "over protective" of our daughter and "don't care" about our son. This is not true! We love both of out children very much but hate to see either one of them hurting for a lack of attention! Does anyone else deal with a less than attentive parent? Any advice in how to console Suzie without putting her mom down would be appreciated!

2006-09-04 11:43:53 · 10 answers · asked by cgspitfire 6

i just want to know how to help him he seems to be straining and youh can tell he's in pain. hes also had a bit of a cold and i just want to hlep him go.

2006-09-04 11:26:54 · 23 answers · asked by mommyshlee 1