Parenting - November 2006

Does that ever make you cry seeing your child suffering emotionally?

2006-11-23 10:18:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-23 08:29:41 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

My 10 y/o little sister lives with me (I am 19). My parents are overseas so I am basically her guardian.

My sis is now 4'9'' and 90lbs. She tells me she is fat and I agree with her and tell her that I was her height and weighed 65lbs at her age.

We both eat unhealthy because I am too lazy to cook. We eat fast food about 5 meals a week. I seldom eat veggies (as I don't like them) but I cook and make her eat them because she is getting fat. She has PE at school everyday so I think she is exercising but I can't be sure (as I usually did nothing when I had PE).

I don't know why she is getting fat. At 10 yrs old, metabolism should still be good. She grew less than 2 inches but gained 15lbs from last yr.

I have an unhealthy lifestyle but I have always been 5'5'' and 105lbs for the past 2 yrs.

I want to help my sister but I don't want to suffer.

2006-11-23 08:03:05 · 14 answers · asked by teengirl 2

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2006-11-23 07:34:17 · 3 answers · asked by volleyball_player_and_lover 1

I am a single parent & I have brought my son up since he was 2. I love him but he's letting me down badly with his weekly rent. I know he has a crap part time job but he won't get off his **** to find a better one

2006-11-23 07:32:31 · 45 answers · asked by lasereye 1

Is spanking the wisest way to discipline your child?

I personally think there are other alternatives to disciplining your child other than spanking.

2006-11-23 07:23:43 · 26 answers · asked by Fell In Love 7

With 2 different girls, one being my cousin? is it confusion, after 3 years we'v been together,

2006-11-23 04:23:17 · 49 answers · asked by jenn 1

2006-11-23 04:19:42 · 29 answers · asked by Dri 1

I've noticed in the last few years that it is becoming common to spell achilds name differently to the normal spelling, for example Allayne instead of Elaine. I know some people think it makes the child noticed, but do they realise that they will have to go through life correcting people every time they give their name? What a pain for them.

2006-11-23 03:33:37 · 25 answers · asked by g4vkeuk02 1

I’m talking to my 11 yr old step-daughter about for example pets. She says things like “If I had a dog I would beat him every day” or if I’m talking to her about a movie that I’d like to see (ANY MOVIE even one that she originally said she liked) she says “I won’t look at it if you get it!” Sometimes we will be spending time together at the mall or out to eat and out of the blue she says, “When I go back home to visit my mom I’m going to forget all about you”. Is this just pre-teen attention seeking even if it’s negative attention? Is she just being a little b!$ch or what? Also how would you reply to this? Just ignore it? Admonish her or what?

2006-11-23 02:35:22 · 13 answers · asked by Jackie 1

Like what do you think of it, Have you had an expereance with it.

2006-11-23 02:16:09 · 13 answers · asked by bluetike 1

2006-11-23 01:38:43 · 15 answers · asked by Lyf's HeCtIC!!!!!!!! 2

My sons LOVE video games. Ofcourse I am very selective at what I will let them play...The video games tend to make them tense because right now they have to share one console and some of the games seem to be pretty intense. They all take them very seriously. My first thought was to buy them each a hand held game so they could have their own and perhaps decrease their fighting with one another. My husband wasn't sure this was a good idea. I understand they need to learn to share but I kind of feel if each have their own space they would really be more apt to share the 1 console at times. Should we buy them more games? Or skip the games all together this year?

2006-11-23 01:10:00 · 11 answers · asked by snowangel101224 1

have been bumping heads for a while now, she is 15 and has been having boyfriends now. she came home with a hickey one day and i punished her. the other day we had another fight and she told me that she likes boys 99% and 1% she likes girls. I feel as though she said it because she actually hated me at the moment. but i am still concerned. any advice on teens these days?

2006-11-23 00:57:54 · 4 answers · asked by Trying to help 2

It will be for a group of around 10 kids and their parents.

2006-11-22 23:54:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

we have two children 1 yr & 3yrs i am 25 ans my parnter is 45, i think we made gr8 parents, but is that enough?

2006-11-22 21:45:33 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-22 21:40:30 · 23 answers · asked by mizzmom 1

2006-11-22 21:38:13 · 8 answers · asked by mizzmom 1

im twenty four, i have a three year old daughter, and im a stay at home mum. I see other girls my age, looking well. I do have nice clothes and stuff its just like i dont make the effort anymore or if i do i dont want to show too much skin or wear too much makeup, i feel like im too old to be going around like that anymore, but then i think sometimes jeez youre only 24, have any other mums gone through this?

2006-11-22 21:27:36 · 19 answers · asked by ? 3

need advise from people in this situation plz.My 7 years old nephew sleep walks around the house at different times in the night,sometimes he talks and goes back to bed and other times he wee's under the stairs! help! its driving my sister mad!

2006-11-22 21:27:17 · 31 answers · asked by Rissa 2

Even the parents have their future, but most children think that the parents duty is to care them and they don"t realise that the parents should be taken care of. ( not everychildren)The joint family system is comfortable for both but now a days it is not in many families. The younger generation should think about it. What is your opinion?

2006-11-22 21:27:12 · 6 answers · asked by cindrella 2

I need it before tomorrow- 24th nov

2006-11-22 19:42:27 · 7 answers · asked by anuradha_dillibabu 1

THINGS I AM THANKFUL FOR

I AM THANKFUL FOR MY FAMILY EACH OF US UNIQUE
I AM THANKFUL FOR HAVING A SISTER WITH HEART
I AM THANKFUL THAT SHE KNEW I WAS THERE
SHE WAS TAKEN FROM US TOO SOON< PAINFULLY SO
I AM THANKFUL THAT SHE WAS LOVED AND KNEW IT

I AM THANKFUL FOR LOVING PARENTS EACH DIFFERENT
FOR HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE THERE FOR THEM
I AM THANKFUL FOR FAMILY THAT STRUGGLES TO IMPROVE
WHILE NOT ALWAYS IN AGREEMENT ALWAYS INVOLVED
I AM THANKFUL FOR A FAMILY UNAFRAID TO SHARE GOOD AND BAD

I AM THANKFUL FOR A MARRIAGE THAT PRODUCED THREE BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN
I AM THANKFUL THAT I RAISED THEM NEVER LEAVING
STAYING NOT ALWAYS BEING EASY OR POPULAR WAS A GIFT
I AM THANKFUL THAT I STRUGGLED IT GAVE ME STRENGTH AND HEART
I AM THANKFUL FOR TWO SONS THAT SERVED OUR GREAT COUNTRY
MY TWO HONORABLE DISCHARGES HELPED BUILD CHARACTER

I AM THANKFUL FOR MY THREE GRANDCHILDREN HEALTHY PERFECT
I AM THANKFUL I SOUNDED AN ALARM WHEN THEY WERE ABUSED
I AM THANKFUL THAT I MOVED BACK HERE TO ASSIST MY DAUGHTER
I AM THANKFUL I WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE A HOME TO HER FAMILY
I AM THANKFUL FOR BEING AT MY GRANDDAUGHTER"S BIRTH
I AM THANKFUL I WAS THERE FOR FIRSTS* STEPS*TOOTH*WORDS

I AM THANKFUL I AM NOT A PERSON WHO WOULD EVER KEEP A
CHILD FROM THEIR GRANDPARENT OR GREAT*GRANDPARENT
I AM THANKFUL TO LIVE A CHRISTIAN LIFE BY EXAMPLE NOT WORDS
I AM GRATEFUL I WOULD NEVER USE A CHILD AS A BARGAINING TOOL
I AM GRATEFUL I DO NOT RAISE GRANDCHILDREN IN A HOME THAT
PRACTICES HATE PREJUDICE OR DISCRIMINATION

I AM GRATEFUL THAT MY SISTER WHO HAS PASSED KNOWS
KNOWS HOW MUCH I LOVE MY CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN
I AM GRATEFUL TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHOOSE CHILDREN
I CHOSE THEM OVER DRUGS*ALCOHOL*FINDING MYSELF

I AM ALSO GRATEFUL TO LIVE IN COLE COUNTY
I AM GRATEFUL TO LIVE IN A COUNTY WHERE
GRANDPARENTS HAVE RIGHTS AND ARE HEARD
I AM GRATEFUL TO BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY
THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE LAWS AND FIGHT
FOR GRANDPARENTS RIGHTS TO LOVE AND PROTECT

I AM MOSTLY THANKFUL TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO TELL MY GRANDCHILDREN I LOVE THEM
I HAVE FOUGHT FOR THEM AND THEIR SAFETY
I HAVE TRIED DILIGENTLY TO SEE THEM
I WOULD NEVER FIND A REASON NOT TO SEE THEM
I AM THANKFUL THAT SOME DAY THEY WILL KNOW ME
I AM THANKFUL THAT SOME DAY I WILL SHARE MY HERITAGE
I AM THANKFUL THAT THEY WILL ALWAYS BE PART OF ME

I AM THANKFUL THAT I LIVE IN A COUNTRY WHERE WE
HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY FAMILY DURING THE HOLIDAY
THIS IS A DIFFICULT YEAR
MARILYN I LOVE YOU, MISS YOU WILL CONTINUE TO MISS YOU
SAVENA, DEREK, DEVON YOU ARE IN MY HEART ALWAYS
KEMBERLY I AM YOUR MOTHER AND LOVE YOU ALWAYS REGARDLESS
RANDY, TERRY I AM PROUD, I LOVE YOU, KALISHA, KENDRA THANKS\

THE NEW YEAR BRINGS CHANGE HOPE
MAYBE IN THE NEW YEAR THE COURTS WILL ENFORCE GRANDPARENTS RIGHTS
I WILL CONTINUE TO LOVE, FIGHT FOR MY CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN
I WILL PRAY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO DO NOT PUT CHILDREN FIRST

2006-11-22 18:48:30 · 9 answers · asked by white wolf 2

My sis just moved in w/ me & a co-worker of mine (cuz I asked if she ever needs a sitter & apparently she said yes...sometimes) asked what her rates are. She also asked bout if she'd spend the night or not. What do you think of the following rates:

1) $3.00/hr (even after 12 hrs of babysitting)

2) $30.00 for 12 hrs (spending the night) + $5 for each add'l hr.

Oh, this is CDN currency btw. Check out this link for a currency converter: http://www.xe.com/ucc/ I was thinking that maybe she could charge $40 or $50 but then I realized just how ridiculous that'd be.

These are just rates that I came up w/ cuz I think that $20 would be way too cheap to charge for spending the night. I sometimes got $20 for only like 6 hrs, easy money cuz da kid would go to bed 3 hrs later. This person liked to go out & drink @ 7 & be back @ like midnight or 1ish if not later. It was a few yrs ago so I don't quite know how much I was babysitting for. If you don't agree, what's a good rate ?

2006-11-22 17:05:07 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

my question is do you think it is alright for older siblings to discipline younger ones. i am 15 years older than my sister and i have been babysitting her since she was born. she is 7 now i have always disciplined her whether it was a swat on the butt or a time out (whatever was apporpriate at the time) some people say it isnt right because parents should do it but for some reason she responds to me more so than my mother she always has since she was a baby. what do you think just a curiousity question.

2006-11-22 16:59:00 · 30 answers · asked by iAmJustMe 2

I recently married a great man. He assumed the fatherly role of four boys and together we have a baby girl and a baby due here next couple of weeks. My second oldest son and him cant get along... there isnt a day that doesnt go by where there isnt a huge fight. Just a couple of days ago... my son got upset and broke a window in the house... after my husband grabbed him and dragged him out of the house. Next week... same thing... he drug him out of the house... and my son kicked the car door. The police were called and my 14 year old son was taken to Juvy. My husband doesnt know how to communicate and everytime I try to talk to him... he goes into a rage. He yells and screams and I have tried to tell him this isnt effective with my son. My son and him bang heads because they are both hot headed. We have been to see a conselor and the conselor has told him not to yell and scream or get physical. He doesnt listen. I try to tell him there are better ways of handling his. He doesnt listen.

2006-11-22 16:17:53 · 24 answers · asked by Anna Q 1

2006-11-22 16:06:13 · 16 answers · asked by santoo 1

2006-11-22 15:47:41 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

my son just turned 4 and he is not cooperating,any sugestions???

2006-11-22 15:04:55 · 13 answers · asked by al 1

I have 2 severed special needs children of mental retardation and mental illness with autism and another autistic child and a regular smart child as well. Different kinds of diets, no gluten, high fiber, and low cal and etc are factors of cooking, and life in general can be challenging. The ages are from 15 to 7 years, and yes they are all my, not foster/adopted. I'm asked alot about that. My kids believes in Santa Claus, so questions about toys to adult stuff will be asked. My kids are supervised when on the computer, and just wanted to asked about the allison doll for the 7yr old, but the 12 yr boy mind is the same level as of4 yr. and the 15 yr girl mind of 6 or7 yrs age, and the 10 yr the mind of 8 yrs. So I am not angry, but blessed, and am I the only one who have more than one special needs child? Just looking for support and answers to make a better person out of me to make a difference for my kids, and my husband.

2006-11-22 14:53:37 · 4 answers · asked by ourjacobdavid 4