Parenting - October 2006

Looking for free stencils for pumpkins especially a pirate stencil. Any ideas???Thanks everyone!

2006-10-26 02:09:26 · 3 answers · asked by kendra B 2

Hi Guys, My daughter is 5 next week. I want to get her a present, but don't know what, as her mum won't let me see her. Can anyone tell me what is current or popular with girls of this age.( In the UK)
Budget is about £30
Chers Guys

2006-10-26 02:03:17 · 30 answers · asked by Heatseeker 2

I am a 28 year old mother of 3 - two boys ages 4 and 7 and a 5 year old girl. Except for my 7 year old, we have not had any out-of-the-ordinary behavior issues.
In Kindergarten, his teacher was always telling me that he does not listen, does not pay attention, and often disrupted the other students. In first grade, we had the same problems, so I had him tested for ADD. My pediatrician all but laughed at me and said that he was just a normal boy. He was always complaining about being bullied and not having any friends in the 1st grade. However, I should mention that he is very, very smart. He was reading before Kindergarten and he now reads, spells and does math at a beyond 2nd grade level. He missed 6 out of 125 questions on the last statewide testing in school.
This summer, we moved to a different state with smaller class sizes so that he would be able to have more one-on-one attention in class. At first it seemed to help, but now things are just getting worse.
At home there are many issues. For example, every time he urinates, he goes pretty much everywhere but in the toilet - shower curtain, floor, side of toilet - you get the picture. He will wear his little brother's clothes if they are accidently put in his drawer, even though they are obviously too small. Today, he put on a button-down shirt, and put his head through an unbuttoned area instead of the head hole. When fixing his shirt, I also noticed that his jeans were unbuttoned and the top of them were folded inside.
At school, he does not pay attention. He received Unsatisfactory grades in "controlling himself" and "listening/paying attention". A few weeks ago, his teacher called me because he has been spitting on the floor during class, and while in line for lunch, he started picking up milk cartons and licking them.
I am really beginning to lose my patience with him, and it is also carrying over to the other children. Everytime he gets into trouble, I lecture him, and become increasingly frustrated while doing so, then will just start yelling at them for every tiny thing they do wrong. Over the past few months, I am starting to feel as if I dont even have anything nice to say to them anymore, I am always yelling at someone for something. It has reached the point where I feel jelouus when I see someone else being nice to them because I just feel as if I have lost that part of me.

Please help me. I dont want to be a horrible parent or make this behavior worse, but I dont know where else to look for support. I feel like the doctor doesnt believe me and the school just blames me for these problems.

2006-10-26 02:00:31 · 27 answers · asked by nicole 1

If I had kids, I know I'd let them watch it. They need to learn what behavior is acceptable and what is not.

2006-10-26 01:58:11 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-26 01:53:27 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-26 01:48:07 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is for the mothers who have sat up all
night with sick toddlers
> in their arms, wiping up barf laced with Oscar
Mayer wieners and
> cherry Kool-Aid saying, "It's okay honey,
Mommy's here." Who have sat
> in rocking chairs for hours on end soothing
crying babies who can't be
> comforted.
>
> This is for all the mothers who show up at work
with spit-up in their
> hair and milk stains on their blouses and
diapers in their purse. For
> all the mothers who run carpools and make
cookies and sew Halloween
> costumes. And all the mothers who DON'T.
>
> This is for the mothers who gave birth to
babies they'll never see.
> And the mothers who took those babies and gave
them homes.
>
> This is for the mothers whose priceless art
collections are hanging on
> their refrigerator doors. And for all the
mothers who froze their buns

> on metal bleachers at football or soccer games
instead of watching
> from the warmth of their cars, so that when
their kids asked, "Did you

> see me, Mom?" they could say, "Of course, I
wouldn't have missed it
> for the world," and mean it.
>
> This is for all the mothers who yell at their
kids in the grocery
> store and swat them in despair when they stomp
their feet and scream
> for ice cream before dinner. And for all the
mothers who count to ten
> instead, but realize how child abuse happens.
>
> This is for all the mothers who sat down with
their children and
> explained all about making babies. And for all
the (grand) mothers who

> wanted to, but just couldn't find the words.
>
> This is for all the mothers who go hungry, so
their children can eat.
> For all the mothers who read "Goodnight, Moon"
twice a night for a
> year. And then read it again. "Just one more
time."
>
> This is for all the mothers who taught their
children to tie their
> shoelaces before they started school. A nd for
all the mothers who
> opted for Velcro instead.
>
> This is for all the mothers who teach their
sons to cook and their
> daughters to sink a jump shot.
>
> This is for every mother whose head turns
automatically when a little
> voice calls "Mom?" in a crowd, even though they
know their own
> offspring are at home -- or even away at
college.
>
> This is for all the mothers who sent their kids
to school with stomach
> aches assuring them they'd be just FINE once
they got there, only to
> get calls from the school nurse an hour later
asking them to please
> pick them up. Right away.
>
> This is for mothers whose children have gone
astray, who can't find
> the words to reach them.
>
> This is for all the step-mothers who raised
another woman's child or
> children, and gave their time, attention, and
love... sometimes
> totally unappreciated!
>
> For all the mothers who bite their lips until
they bleed when their
> 14-year-olds dye their hair green.
>
> For all the mothers of the victims of recent
school shootings, and the
> mothers of those who did the shooting.
>
> For the mothers of the survivors, and the
mothers who sat in front of
> their TVs in horror, hugging their child who
just came home from
> school, safely.
>
> This is for all the mothers who taught their
children to be peaceful,
> and now pray they come home safely from a war.
>
> What makes a good Mother anyway? Is it
patience? Compassion? Broad
> hips? The ability to nurse a baby, cook dinner,
and sew a button on a
> shirt, all at the same time? Or is it in her
heart? Is it the ache you

> feel when you watch your son or daughter
disappear down the street,
> walking to school alone for the very first
time? The jolt that takes
> you from sleep to dread, from bed to crib at 2
A.M. to put your hand
> on the back of a sleeping baby? Th e panic,
years later, that comes
> again at 2 A.M. when you just want to hear
their key in the door and
> know they are safe again in your home? Or the
need to flee from
> wherever you are and hug your child when you
hear news of a fire, a
> car accident, a child dying?
>
> The emotions of motherhood are universal and so
our thoughts are for
> young mothers stumbling through diaper changes
and sleep
> deprivation... And mature mothers learning to
let go.
>
> For working mothers and stay-at-home mothers.
>
> Single mothers and married mothers.
>
> Mothers with money, mothers without.
>
> This is for you all.
>
> For all of us.
>
> Hang in there.
>
> In the end we can only do the best we can.
>
> Tell them every day that we love them.
>
> And pray.
>
> "Home is what catches you when you fall - and
we all fall."

2006-10-26 01:46:17 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

i love kidz im 16 and a half and i wanna be a mom right now because. i dont have one and im struggling so the best way it seems to deal with it is be a good mommy to my child :]

2006-10-26 01:33:55 · 17 answers · asked by it's HG !! 2

I get headaches once and a while.. you know, the kind from being a mom of 2 little boys who always has tonnes of stuff to do. But lately, I've been getting a different kind of headache. They're weird and kinda scary. First, nothing hurts but I've come to learn that they start with my vision. Everything gets all.. different.. kinda like you're high.. black and dark in the middle and white and fuzzy on the outside.. things look farther away than they really are, or closer. Then, after about 1/2 hour of this, the pain starts, and nothing helps.. and it's pain like nothing I've ever felt before, and lasts for hours. And I can't do anything. It's making being a mom very hard. Is this what a migrane is? I've never had one before, but my hubby and mother tell me that it's probably migraines.

2006-10-25 23:16:34 · 9 answers · asked by Imani 5

i dont feel as if i am giving my 7 week old son the love and attention he needs and deserves how do i go about adoption

2006-10-25 22:54:13 · 9 answers · asked by sami d 1

\What did you give up? What are the sacrafices? Was it worth it? Did it cost a lot of money? I am thinking about being a father at 20.

2006-10-25 22:40:37 · 10 answers · asked by Go For Broke 3

i've been trying to get pregnant for 3 months not and i really don't know why as i think i have been doing everything right like havving sex on the right day at the right time of the month but still no result could it be because after sex if i move the sperm always comes out could that be why also after sex i usaly need to wee so it comes out then, has any one got any advice or ideas of things i can try. thanks xx

2006-10-25 22:39:10 · 22 answers · asked by Dreamah 3

She's 4 and started school in august. She has tantrums over the slightest thing and ends up hysterical. If we tell her no she instantly cries or if we ask her to do something she doesn't want to such as get dressed or come to the shop etc. Her dad is quite hard on her and punishes her each time she's naughty whereas I try to talk to her but neither seems to work. Just now her dad has taken 2 toys away stopped her watching tv in morning and stopped her going to her school disco tonight. i think thats too much. She was good during her school half term so i think its the pressure of school but need to know best way to handle things before me and her dad fall out over it.

2006-10-25 22:22:25 · 24 answers · asked by xxx 3

well my daughters 9 and she is just starting her period and i dont want her to know anything about it and what its for never wanted this to happen when she is a little girl still id rather have her start it when she is 12 but i dunno what to do beause she is worrying about it and i just dunno what to do so please help

2006-10-25 21:50:24 · 11 answers · asked by Tiff T 2

Do you get the same money for each child, or is it like child benefit where it goes down for the second child?

2006-10-25 21:09:38 · 8 answers · asked by cigaro19 5

tried to give him cerelac takes once a day, tried all possible home made, takes few bites n stops... he is under weight by half kg

2006-10-25 21:05:48 · 8 answers · asked by naz 1

We have hired a full time baby sitter for our baby of 5 month old. But we have a usual lack of trust as there is no trained baby sitter available in India. Has anyone faced such a situation before?

2006-10-25 20:56:30 · 5 answers · asked by Amit 2

My 2 year old is still very jealous of his new sister and she is only 5 1/2 weeks old and I spend time equally between the two. I am stuck on what to do? I take him out just for mommy and son time but I really don't think that works! Please help if you can!

2006-10-25 18:40:56 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is it true that children with true ADHD cannot turn it on and off? eg. children that can behave and be calm in certain situations don't really have ADHD because if they really did, they would not be able to control themselves.

2006-10-25 17:27:51 · 7 answers · asked by deedee 2

Husband's adult sons from prior marriage came to America to live with us about 7 mos ago. Both work, 21yro /40 hrs a week and 19 yro/ 24 hrs per week. Husband works about 65 hrs a week. EVERY month there is a huge struggle to make the 750.00 per month needed to cover all the rent/utilities. Wife ill/can't work regularly. She asks husband about above issue and is told "You don't contribute any money to this household so it's none of your business!" She asks at a different time if the sons pay any rent. H. says "No because I'm not going to charge them to live with me. If I need their help I'll let them know." Last month oldest was asked to pay something for the first time and paid $500 on rent/bills. Husband says "OMG thank you so much son! Thanks for helping me." Wife just looks at husband with confused disgust. What should she do? Also why with so many people working is there such a struggle to pay $750 a month? Sons not paying anything? Husband has mistress? What's your input please?

2006-10-25 17:09:59 · 6 answers · asked by Kaitlyn 2

In other words, does it matter which parent stays at home to raise and/or care for the child (children) while the other works? Are there any psychological, moral, or philosophical reasons that the traditional roles are better or irrelevant?

2006-10-25 16:53:06 · 37 answers · asked by coby1kanobi 2

where can i find a READ MORE?
"scary story halloween story" for a halloween party for 6-year-olds online? it also needs to include a part where (it'll be to dark for the kids to see) the kids can stick their hands in the food dish so that they can feel the "eyballs" but it'll just be like greasy gumballs. thanx.

2006-10-25 16:32:41 · 1 answers · asked by the5500 2

I am trying to think of a cute Halloween?

costume for my 7 1/2 mo old son. any suggestions?

2006-10-25 15:49:36 · 16 answers · asked by zassy 2

My son is 2 and my daughter is 7 months, how do I get him to stop him from snatching objects from her, and sharing more. I ask him to play nice and give the toy to his sister and tell him not to touch and he still takes it away even after a timeout.

2006-10-25 15:37:25 · 9 answers · asked by fourcheeks4 5

Now a days if you are seen spanking your child ( i mean spanking, not beating ) it is considered abuse. I totally disagree with that. for example... I have a friend that is really against spanking. She never spanks her kid because she does not want to go to jail. This little boy smack his mom so hard across the face to the extent that it makes her contact lense pop out of her eye. This happens constantly, and he does not get spanked. I completely agree with spanking and children sometimes need it.. What do you think?

2006-10-25 15:18:14 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm a single mom of two small children. A 5 year old and a baby. How difficult did you find it to go to school full time? What were your biggest challenges and how did you overcome them? Please tell me about your experiences. Thanks

2006-10-25 14:05:26 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am still afraid to let my kids play in the yard without watching over them. Maybe I'm an overprotective parent, but with all that has transpired lately in the news, I can't help but worry about them even though they are old enough to play on their own. Any thoughts?

2006-10-25 13:56:17 · 31 answers · asked by Kayla 4

At age three--the parents are blamed if their son is unruly in public.

At age seven--the parents are blamed if their daughter pushes a girl in school.

At age twelve--the parents are blamed if their son is bullying other kids.

At age sixteen--the parents are blamed if their daughter gets pregnant.

So my question is this when do we stop blaming parents and why is it that parents are always to blame? Is there a situation where the parents aren't to blame? If the parents are to blame all through a child's life--when they go into adulthood are they still to blame? When does the fault fall on the child instead of parents?

2006-10-25 13:55:11 · 29 answers · asked by .vato. 6

My 10 year old step son is constantly want to eat. I will feed him at 7:00L and not even 30 minutes after he is done. He comes down the stairs and ask for a snack. I tell him you just ate, you dont need a snack. Well 30 minutes later he comes back down and says that he is hungry and want something to eat. I then tell him that he is not getting anything else to eat for the night. I am not going to have him constantly eating and eating just because he is bored. Am I wrong for this?

2006-10-25 13:24:37 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-25 13:09:20 · 19 answers · asked by jessie d 1