Parenting - November 2006

I don't like how emotionally attached to the game they get. They talk about it with their friends. My youngest (12) cries over it sometimes. Any one else have opinions about it? Have you had to say "that's it no more"?

2006-11-16 08:24:08 · 10 answers · asked by LAUGHING MAGPIE 6

I have two boys ages 3 and 1 and their toys are taking over the house! The funny thing is I never buy them any... they come from birthdays or Christmas. I've held on to most of them because I plan on having one more child and I feel like I should save them for him or her. I need to make room since Christmas is coming up but they are in good condition and I'm torn about getting rid of them. What is your opinion?

2006-11-16 08:16:59 · 26 answers · asked by Kelli L 2

Like, with the pants pulled down.

I'm not a parent, but I'm curious as to what you all think of this.

2006-11-16 08:13:22 · 15 answers · asked by I'm Still Here 5

hello. i was just wondering if anyoen ever tried a work from home job that worked? if so, can you help me out on telling me about it? Also, has anyone ever tried the work at home jobs they have in the back of baby and parenting magazines and if they work. I really, really, need extra money. Thanks so much.

2006-11-16 07:43:27 · 0 answers · asked by jessnclh 3

for parent that have had their childs portrait taken about how much did it cost and how many pictures did you get? i am thinking of getting my sons portrait professionally done for his first birthday and i was just wondering

2006-11-16 07:34:32 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a husband who doesnt seem to be paying attention to me do you have any ideas to help him notice me

2006-11-16 07:32:34 · 9 answers · asked by melnchuks 1

I know plenty of people who do adopt--but in the same sense most people do not.

Why is it that older children are harder to place then younger children?

Why do people focus on race or ethnicity when adopting a child?

What happens to all the children who are never adopted?

Why is it that some people will spend thousands on conception methods before even considering adoption?

Why is it that some of the most pro-life people out there have plenty of kids of their own but do not adopt children?

2006-11-16 07:27:30 · 13 answers · asked by Karma Lucille 1

He has always been a good eater and ate anything you put front of him, until recently. Now he is making himself vomit if he doesn't like the texture or taste of food and has become fussy literally over night. Any suggestions please??

2006-11-16 07:23:23 · 18 answers · asked by KellyG 1

My husband and I have only one child and although we love her dearly, we are thinking we may not want anymore. We both work full time jobs and I feel guilty enough leaving her in daycare for 50 hours a week. I am concerned that she will "miss out" somehow if she doesnt have a sibling to share her life with.
Are there any single children that can answer on how if felt to NOT have a sibling? Anyone that has a single child household? any advice at all?

2006-11-16 06:59:59 · 48 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am pregnant right now. They are thinking I am due in the middle of Feb. One thing I have been thinking about even though I know I have some time to go yet is when my baby boy is going to ask me about his father. I loved his father and I was going to marry him. Unfortunately he started to get abusive towards me and he wouldn't get help like I asked him. So I couldn't stay. I asked the father if he wanted anything to do with his child and he told me it wasn't his. Anyone have any idea's of how to tell a child this?

2006-11-16 06:56:23 · 13 answers · asked by Valerie 1

She's in 4th grade. Her class was scheduled to have a science test yesterday. Her teacher was sick so they had a substitute yesterday but still planned on having the science test. When my daughter came home she told me that they all went out for recess and their sub said that when they came in they were going to have their science test. Well, my daughter told me that they came inside from recess and her class was being kind of loud when they came in (like most kids are after recess). She told me that her and two of her friends were quiet when they walked in the class room and just sat down while the rest of the kids were talking and carrying on. Their sub noticed that my daughter and the other 2 girls were being well behaved and then announced to the whole class that because she and the two other girls were being quiet they got an automatic A+ on their tests and didn't have to take them. Do you think that was right of the sub to do? I somehow don't feel that was the right thing to do?

2006-11-16 06:03:33 · 19 answers · asked by Yeah It's Me M 1

There are two mums who are best friends that come to a lot of the same playgroups that I do. They have 2 kids each and they are constantly shouting at them, threaghtening to smack them, making unreasonable demands and generally being horrible to their children. They seem to expect their toddlers to do everything perfectly and go mad when that obvioulsy doesnt happen. They never praise them, they are always picking at them for completely unimportant thingsd like their shoe has a scuff on -"Right thats it they're wrecked you stupid girl I only just bought them", and other such things.
My question is, is it any of my business that they do these things? Is what theyre doing against the law in any way or is it just strict parenting. Can I do anything? I feel really bad for these kids.

2006-11-16 05:53:41 · 25 answers · asked by cigaro19 5

Why in the wolrd would parents coaches Beat up other parents AT a pee wee game. Such as football games when it is just for fun for the kids and at t ball games. WHY DO Parents loose there temper so much i see it all time and i am a parent i just can not understand why a parent or anyone would do something like this. The reason we put our kids in a sporting event is to show them sportmenship to show them how to follow rules and to have fun and to socialize them. Why do some parents take it beyond this when this even if they keep score SO what if they loose the kids tried there best as parents we need to teach them how to win and how to loose if their is score keeping and Also to teach them that if they win or loose it is how they played longs they did there best then they did a good job. TO the parents and others who loose their tempers at these events WHY what purpose does it bring. LOOK at what you are teaching your children and other children.

2006-11-16 05:51:28 · 9 answers · asked by knowssignlanguage 6

My sister is 22 and just started to date a man and she wants to go to north carolina to meet his family without any children which I think is stupid. She is acting like a teenager. My mother is taking her 4 yr old daughter and my sister's ex fiancee is leaving with his family to atlantic city, I'm the only one close by. She wants me to take care of him, but I have a 2yr old and a 7 1/2 month old, I'm going to thanksgiving with my in laws. My husband hates my family because my father molested me and doesn't want anything to do with them. I don't think he will let me take care of my nephew who is 1 yr old. What to do? My sister refuses to take him.

2006-11-16 05:22:30 · 9 answers · asked by fourcheeks4 5

how do I keep her safe, but have her active instead of in her crib and a playpen. I have a gated hexagon, that can keep her safe, but I have a 2 yr old with a listening problem and he likes to shake it.

2006-11-16 05:18:07 · 8 answers · asked by fourcheeks4 5

My son's father and I have both agreed on joint custody. I raised my child alone from birth to age 11. His father has now married and has taken him for the remaining years 12 to 18. His father proudly has him in football and believes that a fatherly influence is what a SON needs to be raised as a proper man. My relatives are in an uproar and continue to treat me as if I am a bad mother for allowing this. I don't understand what the problem is - - his father is also his parent and also has a right to be apart of his life. Do you feel that a child should remain with it's mother during separation regardless of the circumstances?

2006-11-16 05:15:57 · 18 answers · asked by mentalchallenge 3

I was catching up with my daughter while she was at school. I noticed in her diary some terrible spelling and grammar. Look at this excerpt:
"I hadd tu get a nuther aborshen from uncel Timathy. this time, my boyfrind, this time he got mad be cas it was my fallt i didnot remend hem tu wer condums. my brothur tuk al min exsep all thim we youst to gathur."

I don't even know what the heck this says! I wonder if it's normal or if anyone else has a 13 year old who is this behind in their english?

2006-11-16 05:09:10 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

i was thinking of getting one for my 9 month old son. are they really worth it or just a plain hassle?. i saw one at target for 19.99...it has a pillow on the back and 3 toys in front(animal pattern). I see so may parents using them. how long are they good for? can they also be used on a restaurant highchair?

2006-11-16 04:57:38 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I attended a workshop today at my childrens school. The aim was to equip us with the knowledge of how to deal with a bullying situation, if it were to happen to our children. When leaving, i was handed a leaflet with advice on, which they told me to read through with my son. Well, how glad am i that i read it alone first!? On the section covering 'why are people bullied', this was a way to avoid it....." No1:Try not to get on peoples nerves."
Am i alone in thinking that my child has the right to be himself? Or that the idea of saying this to your child when they reveal they're being bullied, is as bad as saying they deserved it???? Its ridiculous that this is the advice being given out in school and to such young children! Im so mad!

2006-11-16 04:28:12 · 44 answers · asked by katie 3

Our 2 yr. old is having a tonsilectomy next week. We went thru this with our 6 yr old a couple months ago, so we sorda know what to expect. But has anyone else been thru this with one so young?

2006-11-16 04:16:43 · 5 answers · asked by LHA 3

What do you think of this situation: Sally lives in a 3 story apartment on the second floor with her two children (a toddler and a 6 month old). The laundry room is on the bottom floor. If Sally waits until her children are taking their naps is it ok for her to run downstairs for just a few minutes to wash and dry her clothing. Is this neglect? Tell me what you think. Her mother thinks that it is.
Also, the toddler sleeps in a secure bed with the door shut. He is just 2 so he still sleeps in a crib.
And, is this any different than having a two story house with the children upstairs and the laundry room down stairs? Thank you, Sally will appreciate any input. She really just wants her children to be clean and safe.

2006-11-16 04:14:10 · 28 answers · asked by SexxyPrincess 2

I like brooke or mikaela for girls and zachary for a boy.

2006-11-16 04:08:21 · 18 answers · asked by radiancia 6

I've heard that 4 yrs is too much of a gap and that they probably won't be close. Is that true? Plus they're opposite genders. one boy and one girl. Does that decrease the chances of them having a close relationship?

2006-11-16 04:06:53 · 13 answers · asked by ri00 1

My 5 yr old daughter has a fascination with her weight. She is rather tall for her age & quite slim. I tell her she is beautiful all the time. Recently my mother and I have been doing a womens weight loss program ( through healthy well balanced diets & Exercise.) I figure this is what her fascination is from. I am concerned because I'm wondering if this may result in an eating disorder for her. I know it sounds crazy, but I don't think she should be concerned with her appearance. I am just hoping we are influencing Healthy Eating & Active Lifestyle. She is active, and a good eater, but I worry about her concern? Is this normal, should I worry? Could her fascination cause her to have an eating disorder later in life? Why does she care about her appearance so much?

2006-11-16 03:39:36 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I realize that accidents happen, but, for the most part, pregnancy is controllable. Don't people think about financial considerations, what happens later when they are trapped in an unhappy marriage, overpopulation, etc? Why don't people sit down and think about the big picture before they have kids just because that's what's expected of them?

2006-11-16 03:36:51 · 16 answers · asked by charleston chew 2

I would love to hear your stories of your children. On talent ability and intelligents when they were extremely young. More or less what was the first unusual thing your child could do that most children couldn't? And at what age?
My son is 9 now and I have always known there was something very special and different about him.
At 3 months of age we would go shopping he would see something that he LIKED and he would reach for it (monkey puppet) I took it down and let him hold it and he smiled. When I took it away and put it back on the shelf he began to cry and reach for it again. This happened several times so we took the stuffed,puppet monkey home and called him George. He wanted George when we went anywhere and everywhere. :)

At age of 9 months he was talking plain and in long sentences.

At age of 1 1/2 I went to pick him up from my sisters (she was babysitting while I worked) and I walked in the door to find him sitting on the floor rolling two cars,...made of legos,...

2006-11-16 03:35:39 · 10 answers · asked by Dana A 3

Having posted the following question:

...I need to get my cats neutered - how long does it take for them to recover? And my son, who is devastated that I'm having the cats balls chopped off, wants to know if we can keep them in a jar. Will the vet let us take them home?


...I have been told I am a bad parent for even contemplating letting my son keep the cats balls in a jar? Am I a bad parent?

2006-11-16 03:15:47 · 45 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son is 2 and I still don't know if I should have him circumsize...I honestly need a real honest answer from both Father and Mothers out there...I know its a "Personal" desiction but its so hard to make. My husband is uncircumsize and he hates it, my brother is also uncircumsize and say's he loves it. I just don't know.

2006-11-16 03:00:36 · 16 answers · asked by I think of you I touch Myself 2

My son is 2 and I still don't know if I should have him circumsize...I honestly need a real honest answer from both Father and Mothers out there...I know its a "Personal" desiction but its so hard to make. My husband is uncircumsize and he hates it, my brother is also uncircumsize and say's he loves it. I just don't know.

2006-11-16 03:00:00 · 13 answers · asked by I think of you I touch Myself 2

I am in love with this guy and he loves me to. But the odd thing is he wants to have a baby with me and I guess wat I am asking is why does he always ask me and is it hard for the first few years

2006-11-16 02:13:21 · 10 answers · asked by sexy_happy_gurl 2