Parenting - October 2006

My husband and I want 4 kids. We have one daughter, 19 months old, so far. The only siblings I have are 4 older step brothers that I never really got close to, and a 8 year younger half brother that I had a hard time getting along with due to the age gap. What advice do you have for a parent as to how to treat siblings? Obviously, be a good parent and such, but as far as the sibling dynamic goes, what is your advice? What do you wish you could say to your parents about how they treat/treated you and your siblings, ie: "im so glad they treated us equally" or "i hated that they always compared us" whatever... Just interested in, when we have more kids, what we can do to help them build a good sibling relationship that will last, so that even when we are gone someday, they still have eachother.

2006-10-06 04:43:52 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

When I got married I have two boys from a previous relationship. He was well aware of this, then we had a son together. I just can't understand how he can treat them differently. I mean I know his is his, but my other boys never disrespect him or do anything to him for him not to treat them the way he does. I guess because I'm their mom and I treat them all the same and love them all the same I guess I thought he would too.

An example is : Let's say I'll ask him to help the boys with their homework, well he'll just our son, but won't even ask the other if he needs help. My oldest son is already a teenager so, he's excluded, but it hurts my by his actions, and I know if it hurts me then it probably hurts my son.

Need advise.

2006-10-06 04:15:22 · 8 answers · asked by T 2

...or farther apart so that you would have not had to share as much, or are things just right?

2006-10-06 04:05:05 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was bathing my son and my sisters son both are seven. My sisters son has a larger penis than my sons plus he is very circumcised. I noticed my son eying his penis when he thought I wasnt looking. When I came back in the bathroom after letting them play in the tub some, my son had his foreskin pulled back which kind of snapped in behind the rim. He said that he wanted his to look like Kevins. I didnt know what to say so I said nothing. It didnt seem to hurt him in any way. My sister said to just leave him alone and let him keep it that way or consider having him circumcised.
Could this hurt him in any way or should we not let the bathe together in the future and hope he forgets about this. How do I handle this?

2006-10-06 03:50:06 · 9 answers · asked by connie j 1

ok im just adopted my 16 year old niece and she has a little behavior problem she just started this new school on tuesday and her teacher called me and told me that she is giving them problems alread.. WHATwould be a good disaplin... i was thinking about going up to her school and embrass her *** in front of everone. DO you think that is a good idea? for one of the disaplin becuase i know this is just the begining.

2006-10-06 03:49:40 · 15 answers · asked by girl19 1

2006-10-06 03:32:49 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 21 months old baby who always refuses to brush his teeth . How do I make him brush his teeth without a fuss ? Please provide tips which you have tried yourself .

2006-10-06 03:12:45 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

She has very privileged life. Second year at a new school. Father is weekend only (he commutes).

2006-10-06 03:10:01 · 16 answers · asked by E L 2

Im looking for a car child seat age range from 18 months + that will fit in a Peugeot 206cc, IVE BEEN TO HALFORDS! So please dont suggest that! They didnt know and have refered me to Peugeot who dont know either!

I need a car seat that fits in the bucket like seats in the rear, the one Im looking at is the Kiddy Life or the Kiddy Life plus.

Ive found the kiddy life plus for sale on ebay, and on peugeots website it recommends the kiddy life, so Im just wondering is this the same seat? I am stuck can anyone with this type of carseat in their car help?

2006-10-06 02:40:46 · 9 answers · asked by Hannah 4

I have a two year old girl and a three month old boy, and ever since my son was born I'm finding my little girl is doing more and more to provoke me - she's always looking for ways to get my attention which means doing things that make me angry. I constantly seem to be snapping at her and telling her off and feel so guilty that it's all I seem to be doing, I spend most evening in tears. How do I stop myself being so harsh with her but at the same time how can I stop her constant attention-seeking when I have my son to worry about too ?

2006-10-06 02:39:18 · 62 answers · asked by Gidob 1

Do you enjoy it?

2006-10-06 02:34:58 · 9 answers · asked by Michelle 6

My stepdaughter has been angry at her father for years for reasons she is now understanding. She wrote me and said alot of really horrible things to me directly and I want to call her on it. She is coming to visit this weekend because she just had a baby and wants us to see her after the fact that just 2 months ago she said that I was not to be a part of her child's life just her dad.

2006-10-06 02:25:24 · 18 answers · asked by kuts2desire2 2

public housing

2006-10-06 02:24:19 · 3 answers · asked by anderson_nakeisha 1

2006-10-06 01:30:01 · 63 answers · asked by Reanne lou 1

my daughter is 2 1/2 and is dry during the day, the only problem i have is she will only poo in her nappy. she has started to give herself a bad belly when we go out coz if she doesnt have a nappy on she wont go!!
we have tried everything from rewards/praise to letting her see we all use the toliet for that !!
shes my 4th child and i never had this with any of the others so im really stuck!!!! i dont want to put her back in nappies when we go out coz shes done so well.
we didnt get her to be dry during the day she didnt like wetting in nappies anymore so it was sort of her decision!!!

2006-10-06 01:29:00 · 5 answers · asked by mum_2_many 6

2006-10-06 01:18:36 · 11 answers · asked by jennie m 1

obvisouly i know it depends on whether the individual is mature enough to look after children but please could someone tell me the legal age a babysitter must be in the uk.

2006-10-06 00:59:16 · 20 answers · asked by ms sensible 3

BUT!......you find yourself saying them to your own kids now?

Some of mine are....when calling my kids, one says, "Hold On!"
I tell them "If I wanted to hold on...I would have held on before calling you!"
"Use your INSIDE voice, not your OUTSIDE voice"
"Pull your manners out of your pockets & put them on before we go in"

I never thought I would say some of things my Mom said to me growing up...lol...

2006-10-06 00:48:35 · 16 answers · asked by mysticfairy74 5

2006-10-06 00:34:18 · 9 answers · asked by smokewizzle44 2

"im gonna change my name one of these days!"

my mum did and i didnt get it til recently cos my little girl wanders around shouting mummy at the top of her voice, i cant even get any peace when im on the loo!!! lol

2006-10-05 23:34:38 · 46 answers · asked by dopeydora2001 3

and as soon as they can we want them to sit down and shut up??

and before anyone starts i was laughing about this with my mum the other day. i love my daughter and love that shes walking and learning to say more and more words

2006-10-05 23:32:52 · 17 answers · asked by dopeydora2001 3

2006-10-05 21:08:22 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'd like Parents with older or already raised children to asnwer if possible.
My friend tells me that when it comes to the psychological part of raising my daughter that it is going to hit me hard and I will be lost. I can see it will be that way some what. I do understand that I am raising my daughter to be a good adult. When did it hit you? What advice can you give me to prepare for it? what would u have done different?

2006-10-05 20:35:18 · 12 answers · asked by cholelouise 2

i have caught my son at home wearing my saree. i asked him but he told me a sorry. but again i caught him in my salwar kammez. wot to do now?

2006-10-05 19:41:45 · 7 answers · asked by raaga 1

My husband and I have one daughter so far, 19 months old. We want four children. I come from a family of 6 kids, my husband from a family of 3 kids. We are ages 21 and 22, so still have many child bearing years left, but would prefer to be done with having chilren before perhaps age 30-35. We love our daughter dearly and are itching for more, but are hesitant because of our financial situation. Is love and faith enough? Whats it like having more children? What is a good age gap between them? Would it be better to wait, or to go with our hearts and not our heads? Would it be too difficult on our1st and 2nd children if there was say a 4 year gap between them, and babies 3 and 4 were closer together? Or is good parenting enough and age gap irrelevant? We really want our children to have a close bond. Any pointers, advice, opinions, experiences, or stories that are relevant to our situation? Thanks so much!

2006-10-05 19:18:36 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

hi i like to download some nursery rhymes for my son (free downloads).if it is animated it would be good(audio and video).pls suggest some websites

2006-10-05 19:12:33 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Our daughter is 19 months old. We are itching for another baby, but arent at a place in our lives where it would be responsible to have another child. We are very much in love, happily married, and enjoy our little girl very much, but we dont think we can support another child yet. However, we dont want the gap between our children to be too big. At the same time, I almost think that it would be good to wait until she is in pre-school to have baby #2, that way there is at least a little time to focus just on baby. And then perhaps have our next children closer together. What do you think is a good age gap between children? Is 4 years too much? I am 8 years older than my brother and we never could relate and had trouble getting along. I KNOW we dont want to wait that long. And we definetly want more kids. What is your personal experience and opinion of a good age gap between children? Should we just enjoy the one we have until things are better, or have another on faith?

2006-10-05 18:56:15 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

I lost her to this Cambodian guy who will likely turn her into a slave girl.

2006-10-05 18:18:06 · 32 answers · asked by David W 2

I'm having a 4th child tomorrow and just wanted to check to make sure this wasn't going to be any harder than the 3 I have now :)

2006-10-05 18:02:10 · 12 answers · asked by Joff 2

We want to have a small gathering of friends and family at our house but I'm looking for some fun or unique ideas for the party to keep people entertained and make it memorable for the family.

2006-10-05 17:52:33 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous