Parenting - November 2006

2006-11-19 08:23:16 · 26 answers · asked by Pandora 3

me and my 15y/o son got into a heated argument and he told me to go fuc* my self and i then told him to go kill himself. now he wants to live with his mom full time(right now we have joint custody)
since he doesnt want to live with me anymore will the judge make his decision completely based on that and give her full custody even though she lives on a fixed income?

2006-11-19 07:12:23 · 11 answers · asked by Charles B 2

when we are in the dinning room i try and cut back on smokeing a little bit. it is A more formal room. WHen we eat in the kitchen i allow smokeing becuse it it NoT formal. my husband smokes only one unfilter Pall Mall during his dinner in the dining room. he usally smokes 3 or 4 in the kitchen during his dinner. I do too. he said that we $hould limit ourselves to one cig per meaL in the dining room. he told me that he is goin to put a smaller ash tray in the dining r00m!!!1! weather i like it or not to reduce our c0n$sumption. my two 0ldest daughers and my oldest son want to smoke in dining room during meels. my middle son who refuse to smoke wanted limit also. 3 olders doon0t want any limit. i want a higher limit. should i allow them to smokes as much as they want at the fancey tabled????? i can0t decide.

2006-11-19 07:10:59 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous

A. On a school night?
B. On the weekend?

2006-11-19 07:03:10 · 14 answers · asked by BOO! 4

I have seen so many people encourage each other to "beat their kids" on this Q&A forum and it makes me sick. I am not even taking a stance on spanking, but a loving parent might suggest it to another with ideas on how to correctly spank or something. "beat the kids" is not a helpful response, and in fact it just pisses me off when I see it. Anybody else?

2006-11-19 06:55:58 · 22 answers · asked by katherinernilson 2

The reason I ask is because I have had 2 other children with him and both times he has embaressed me. The first time with our daughter all he did was play video games which was ok I guess he was scared but the second time with our son I was having a hard time because he weighed over 9 pounds he yells out "Damn I thought it was bad when I got shot" and as soon as he said it I yelled somebody give me a gun please but I seriously was mad and he plays the guitar and I am so afraid he is going to bring his guitar up there so am I wrong?by the way he is a great dad in every way.

2006-11-19 06:52:02 · 18 answers · asked by fluttergirl2004 5

It just drives me nuts on here that people are SO snippy in their responses and then have their IM or email disabled so that we can't give them a piece of OUR mind for the rude answer! Does anyone else feel like this?

2006-11-19 06:38:35 · 19 answers · asked by Kristi62870 1

disciplining my kids. What creative punishment did you recieve or do you inflict on your kids.
"one of my co-workers on his daughter, the one where she kept leaving the milk out, and he made her carry around the spoiled gallon of milk all day. I wonder why more parents don't get creative like that with their discipline. Certainly there are punishments much more interesting than just grounding and spanking. Of all of the methods, the craziest punishment that I have ever heard of was from one of my friends that I worked on airplanes with, in Wichita. When he and his brothers were bad, his mom would toss handfuls of dry rice on the kitchen floor and make them kneel on it for varying lengths of time. He said it was uncomfortable as hell, but it never even left a mark. What a darn creative woman. My parents were much more of traditionalists; what about yours? What strange punishments have you endured or heard of?

2006-11-19 05:17:00 · 8 answers · asked by strictmom 3

2006-11-19 04:03:30 · 33 answers · asked by ciaran_m_o 2

Have you heard what's happening these days? Day cares are not safe in my opinion. How can you let someone you dont even know take care of your child? They may have a good impression but once you leave, you have no idea what is going to happen! Escpecially babies! There was this one lady that actually HUNG a baby upside down! I mean, ARE YOU KIDDING ME????? no way! DO any of you feel this way? Or do you feel extra safe about it? My friend's aunt pays $800 every WEEK for day care. My friend's mom was like, UH NO. I AM NOT PAYING THAT MUCH, I DONT CARE HOW RICH THIS COMMUNITY IS. NO WAY!

2006-11-19 03:49:55 · 20 answers · asked by la. 3

I am a mother of three, My 8 and 4 year old daughers do not give me much of a problem. My 7 year old son however, cries for every reason that you can possibly imagine. I have tried time out, spanking, bribing, taking his favorite toys away, but nothing seems to work!!!
My live-in boyfriend has been EXTREMELY tolerant of the situation. He has even tried talking to him, conveying to him that his ACTIONS, are what cause other peoples' REACTIONS to his bad behaviour. (He thinks nobody likes him) But it NEVER gets through to him.
He does not respect me or ANYBODY, nor does he fear me.
About two weeks ago, his behaviour became so outrageous, that I was on the verge of sending him away to live with his father, the only reason I didn't is because his father is irresponsible!!!
What can I do next???

2006-11-19 03:43:52 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Yesteday I was on the bus with my dad and I really had to pee badly.So I told my dad that I had to go bad but he said can you hold it and I said I dont think so it is an emergency he just said we are allmost to our bus stop then we will go to a bathroom.so when we got off the bus we rushed to a bathroom and I just about wet my pants.
If this happened to you what would you do?

2006-11-19 03:29:01 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Our 11 year old daughter has been put back in diapers for over a year now. What we cannot understand is the
fact that we had NO trouble at potty training her, she was the easiest one to train. It started a few months
before she turned 10, she started wetting her bed. Then she starts wetting her pants in the DAY time and it got
to constant. Her teacher calls me to the school and tells me about her problem, I started sending her to school
in pull ups so that she can have protection and will not be embarrassed and when she is at home she can wear
her underpants.
We now have her in diapers, that is the only choice that we have right now, I know that this has to be
embarrassing for her even though she says that it isn't but what choice do I have? She is seeing her doctor
about this and he has tried several medications which are not working, now they are testing her for ms. We
need help.

2006-11-19 03:01:17 · 11 answers · asked by Helen U 1

She is 18 and does not live with us because she moved out after we refused to accept her dropping out of high school. She will call or come around when she needs something, but other than that, she is jumping from relative to older friends to relatives homes. It's so disappointing and sad. The bio mom is not concerned with her behavior. Anyway, back to my question - What should we get her for Christmas? My friend suggested a certificate for the cost of her taking her GED, but I want other responses.

2006-11-19 00:48:19 · 20 answers · asked by downinmn 5

I look forward to the weekend and doing fun things with them,then it all goes wrong. they are good boys but this weekend i want to go to my room and shut the door and stay away from them..ive had major sulks and tantrums from my 8 year old all weekend and he has broken the chain on the door and an ornament, he is also being cheeky at school and pushing all boundaries at the moment. we have had a big move 2 months ago and i know its probably a reaction to this but i seem to get nowhere with him.. i do all the star charts and time out, discussions etc anyone got any other tips?

2006-11-18 21:52:28 · 17 answers · asked by slsvenus 4

Aren't our greatgrandparents, grandparents and parents obvious evidence that this is not true? Are they saying my parents were bad for spanking me when I was doing wrong as a child? I mean, I love and respect my parents immensely, just as my grown children still love and respect me for it. They still tend to thank me for it just like I used to thank my parents (before they passed)! Spanking is a natural parenting technique in all branches of my family. (this is taking into respect that these are spankings, and not beatings, beating is always wrong.).

2006-11-18 21:32:54 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

Aren't our greatgrandparents, grandparents and parents obvious evidence that this is not true? Are they saying my parents were bad for spanking me when I was doing wrong as a child? I mean, I love and respect my parents immensely, just as my grown children still love and respect me for it. They still tend to thank me for it just like I used to thank my parents (before they passed)! Spanking is a natural parenting technique in all branches of my family. (this is taking into respect that these are spankings, and not beatings, beating is always wrong.).

2006-11-18 21:28:49 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

It's pretty simple. My own opinion is that allowing your own kids to get fat is a form of child abuse, just like feeding your dogs until they are obese is animal abuse. Do you agree, or not? And why?

Thank you.

2006-11-18 20:17:48 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have recently posted a question or two, and have been suprised by the quality of answers. I am neutral on the issue of administering spankings, as I was brought up with them and haven't developed any real problems from them. My wife, however, is adamant that spankings be adminstered in cases of misbehaviour... how can I spank my children without hurting them? I'm looking for specific techniques and positions. If you have any tips/ suggestions, I'd love to hear them. Thanks,
-Jim

2006-11-18 19:47:15 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous

raising a child can be hard work, what are some of the "must have" in order to raise your child properly?

2006-11-18 19:35:54 · 16 answers · asked by jdak34 3

I was just wondering peoples opinions and thoughts. My son has already been in daycare. I was wondering if anyone knew of sites to find good daycares in Michigan.
Also are there additional sites to find stuff out about the daycare provider?

2006-11-18 19:06:14 · 3 answers · asked by mke 2

I was spanked in this position as well as over the knee as a child and would like to know if the diaper position is appropriate in child-rearing

2006-11-18 19:04:10 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

to kiss?
makout?
go on date?
have sex?
move out?
hug bf/gf?
get their own website?
chat online?
get penpal?
plz copy and paste!

2006-11-18 17:32:54 · 8 answers · asked by blackgurl52@yahoo.com 2

...in front of your parents, grandparents or (OMG) in-laws?

2006-11-18 17:29:58 · 13 answers · asked by Chocoholic 4

I've reached my limit for answering, and I need a good laugh! Do you have a funny story about your kids or when you were a kid you'd like to share?

2006-11-18 17:25:03 · 6 answers · asked by Chocoholic 4

2006-11-18 16:20:43 · 18 answers · asked by Toyre_826 3

2006-11-18 15:49:48 · 19 answers · asked by shoe5984 1

i have a daughter age 9 who gets along with both my 6 and 3 year old but my 2 b oys dont get along is this normal or not normal?

2006-11-18 15:43:48 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Have you considered how many times this question has been asked, and could tell the asker was obviously underage? What state has our nation come to when we are not educating our children properly about sex? Apparently the scare tactics of just the past few DECADES has not done anything but led them to do the same things, but ask ignorant, paranoid questions. Do you believe we need a more honest, open dialogue about sex with our children? Its obvious that they are going to do what they are going to do ... I did, everyone I know did. And we were all mislead by the propaganda and fear campaign driven against underage sex when we were in school. Why don't we just be straight with our kids about it, educate more on a medical and honest level? Seems to me that this is the most effective method, since me and all my friends eventually went to the books and learned that way. And are smarter, safer and healthier for it. What do you think?

2006-11-18 15:40:37 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-18 15:31:19 · 15 answers · asked by cabincatred 2