Parenting - November 2006

In a world that we live in today,Why are parents allowing such behavior from their children? In my day the parents would demand respect but the child also felt compassion to give respect.Teenage pregnancy,drugs,alcohol and all the sexual transmitted diseases today why are the parents letting the children run the household?,,And before any one ask,,yes,,, I have 2 girls 16 and 13 and they DO NOT act out in these ways.

2006-11-17 04:01:31 · 15 answers · asked by Mother of 2 girls 3

I was having a look through one of the windows at my house yesterday and I spotted my 17 year old son spying on his sister (13 years old) while she was going "#2" I was so shocked by the look on his face poking in from the ajar door that I almost fell off of my ladder!


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2006-11-17 03:54:16 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I heard from some other parents that a good way to see what your kids are up to is to get a "myspace" ID and pretend to be their age and get them to add you to their friends list. This is the only way to see into their pages.

Well, I did this. I pretended to be a teenage boy and got her to add me to her list. I've been doing this for a couple of weeks now and we have become very close. Although, as her father I know she has been lying to me about her age. She's 13 but she says she's 16.
Well, 5 nights ago she asked me if I wanted to "cyber." I thought this was some kind of game, but then she started describing all the sexual acts she was "doing" to me. In all the police movies they say to never break your "cover" so I had no choice but to respond likewise. Now we've been cybering for the last 5 nights and what I want to know is how the heck does she know all these sex moves at 13 and how long should I keep doing this with her before I confront her about it?

2006-11-17 03:48:55 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-17 02:30:52 · 19 answers · asked by mz_kinney 1

destructive i mean its unbelievable. He tears things up, not in a spiteful way but more like a 5 yr old way, broken rakes and brooms outside, little pieces of paper ect...torn up and left wherever. gutters off house and flattened candy wrappers lots of them on my front porch he leaves everything out wether it be bikes or food drink pitchers bread not wrapped back up chips a whole bag left the last place he had them wide open getting stale. i know it does not sound too bad but i havent even scraped the surface.when i ask him about it hes like oh sorry or i forgot or i dont know why my screen is in the neighbors yard.i dont know how 2 handle this. taking stuff away does not help...please any advice would help

2006-11-17 02:14:54 · 16 answers · asked by bricklynn71 1

My husband has 2 kids from his 1st marriage,I have 1,& we have 1 together.He sets rules for all of the kids, but only follows through w/ mine.I want all the kids treated equally!His kids are only w/ us 3-4 days a week, but they're about to come live w/ us full time.My husband travels a lot & I'm concerned what will happen when he's gone.All of the kids have chores, even my 4yr old.But his 13 & 10yr old are never made to do theirs.He tells them to clean their room, bring out their laundry, etc but then never checks to see that it's done....it's not!Same w/ homework & even showering.Part of me says it's not my place to follow through w/ his rules w/ his kids, but the mother in me doesn't want to ignore it & have them grow up thinking laziness & dirtiness is OK. They think b/c at their mothers house they can stay out w/ friends until 9pm on a school night & have no chores that it should be the same at our house. My husband doesn't see the problem & blames it all on teenage stuff HELP ME

2006-11-17 02:14:02 · 14 answers · asked by henryswrecker_fr 2

2006-11-17 01:20:31 · 6 answers · asked by lkhlh h 1

A sixteen year old boy or a twelve year old female

2006-11-17 01:20:31 · 11 answers · asked by JASNJ 2

Age 15

2006-11-17 00:43:32 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

He has been taken care by my mum since his birth while I was working. Due to the shift about the job I am working currently. I don't take him home and we get to see each other only once a week whereby I will visit him at my mum's house. We don't have much bonding and he is not close to me at all. By the next two years, I intended and planned to be a full time mum at home. I decided to take him back home by then as I will enrol him into a nursery school. Would he be close to me by then? Should I worry that we don't have a tight bonding now
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2006-11-16 22:22:32 · 18 answers · asked by round face 1

whose decision is it at the end of the day?
is parental consent necessary for treating a child in the uk?

2006-11-16 19:19:13 · 16 answers · asked by ellen s 1

im 16 and i have a 1 year old son. i know im young, but it was a careless mistake, but im not sorry about it cuz my son is the best thing to ever happen to me. anywayz, i wanted to know what's a great christmas present for a 1 year old. is there any good toys in america that speak spanish. i want my son to learn his native language.

2006-11-16 16:33:36 · 18 answers · asked by sweetiepie 1

what should I get my baby for Christmas she should be born AT THE LATEST dec 4.. I mean she really go everything for the baby shower just wondering

2006-11-16 16:02:33 · 14 answers · asked by Tiffany G 2

2006-11-16 14:31:25 · 6 answers · asked by BAnne 7

I noticed that my 4 yr old girl/boy twins are left-handed earlier this year. I wasn't happy.. and both of them turning out left-handed really surprised me!
From that time on I bought right-handed desks that would make it so hard for them to write with their left hand. I awarded them points for using their right hand to eat and write. I took off points if they used their left hand. It worked well.. because they want those points to be converted to toys, they listened to me and hardly used their left hand (at least when I am around).
My husband and I took a vacation and we had to leave our kids with my mom (who is a lefty). I don't know why my kids told their grandma (my mom) about what I have been doing to them. Upon our arrival, my mom scolded me for converting my kids (as she says it's bad for them). I don't think I did anything wrong. I converted them gently. After all I am their mom, don't I have the right to discipline them? I love my kids and want to do the best for them.

2006-11-16 13:49:40 · 40 answers · asked by Tuti 1

I am very interested in getting involved with this program but have no clue where to start. Does anyone know? Are any other parents involved or passionate about this topic? What do you feel about even drinking around children? I'm just curious! Thanks!

2006-11-16 13:36:30 · 8 answers · asked by .vato. 6

I don't like to ask for help but it is for my children. I know the feeling of waking up christmas morning and not having anything under the tree and I don't want my children to have to ever experience that feeling. Any suggestions would really be appreciated.

2006-11-16 13:08:52 · 20 answers · asked by Hazeleyes 2

I need a song to express how I feel about my son, one that can kinda be our song.

2006-11-16 12:03:51 · 24 answers · asked by tiggermama412 1

i have notised that when my step mother babysits she pays more attention to one baby more than the others. the kids range from 0-6. and there are about 8 of them. 5 of them are over 4years of age and 1 is .5yearold and 2 1yearolds. i have notised that my step mother pays more attention to this one 1 yearold more than any other child and almost ignored the others. granted the older one are ok as long as a adult is around but the other 2 young ones need to have her watching out more. am i arong to tell her to spread her attention out more?

2006-11-16 12:00:34 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

but I don´t wanna have kids, pitty...

2006-11-16 11:58:19 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was in walmart (as usual) and I was looking to buy panties for my daughter, when looked over at the training bras- they are padded! WHY! When did this happen? What does a 10 year old need with a padded bra? And thong undies!?

I thought I was pretty liberal- does this concern anyone else? What kind of message does this send?

2006-11-16 11:40:46 · 14 answers · asked by Baby 3

what age would you prefer her to have her first kiss?

2006-11-16 11:30:38 · 15 answers · asked by Daisy Duke 2

I didnt have one as a kid (they didnt exist) and I did fine. I understand peer presure and all. If we give them everything they ask for, i.e., cell phones, ipods, xbox 360's, laptops...what do they really have out there to work for? Sometimes, dont we just need to go without?

2006-11-16 11:27:06 · 49 answers · asked by candirenee74 2

Have you ever seen somebody with a bad wedgie, and felt like just picking it out?

My friend and I were riding on the subway and we were sitting down. This little kid in front of us had his shorts stuck in his crack. It was so funny, yet it kept bother me. I didn't pull it out of him though.

Stories? haha

2006-11-16 11:17:47 · 4 answers · asked by Kate 1

It is where you underwear would lie if she wore them. Any Ideas?

2006-11-16 11:08:49 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

what are some of the best pieces of advice to give children and maybe also some ways to give that advice that are original and not so redundant... like don't drink, don't smoke, no pre-marital sex, ect...?

2006-11-16 10:58:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

to make the record clear all my question were not all mine I was asking for other people too. anyways my family and I been through alot. we are working things out for the better. to make a long stroy short, my 14 yr. daughter won't listen. I try talking to her in every way possble. and when I tell her she not allowed on the phone or go to the park because the night before she came in way past her time allowed. she tells me she going anyway and about the phone issue she tells me she's going to use it anyway. 8 out of 10 she will. I takeing the phone away., I have to hide it and she finds it. she's always talking back. she tell's me mother I don't know why your telling me I'am going to do it anyway, this is everyday,.

2006-11-16 09:30:05 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm 22. I'm dating someone 12 years older than me. He has two children that are 8 and 9. This is my first serious relationship we've been dating 6 months and I'm starting to get bored, I'm starting to think that I don't want to have to worry about children, ex wives, and life like this right now. what should I exactly do? I care about him, but we're always arguing cause of it. I don't want to see him go but I don't like this anymore. Not now atleast.

2006-11-16 09:24:18 · 18 answers · asked by Tiffy 2

2006-11-16 09:14:10 · 16 answers · asked by :-) literary cappy 4

2006-11-16 08:59:48 · 16 answers · asked by I think... 6