Parenting - November 2006

I have a 4 year-old and a 10 year old , my 4 year old has a poor diet no matter how hard i try or what i do he will not eat healthy, i was thinking about buying baby formula to put some in their choclate shakes, Do u think that is a good or bad idea and why?
thanks

2006-11-14 02:32:09 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

My 10 year old son wont eat and I have no idea how to make him eat. He hasn't eaten in a week. Should I force it down his throat so he wont die or should I just let him die?????

2006-11-14 02:30:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am a mom of five, I come from a large family myself and I was always taught respect and good manners at home. Lately I notice there are a lot of disrespectful and spoilt children around,they just seem to have everything and appreciate nothing.
I am always terrified my children will turn out that way too and as a result I often come down hard on them.
My oldest child is thirteen and my youngest is one year old which leads to a hectic household and sometimes bad manners are not corrected.
I thought my oldest boy was at the age where he could be treated like an adult but on a trip to the mall last week he threw a tantrum and acted like a child. I decided to treat him like a baby to teach him a lesson and treated him like my 1yr old for a day,he wore a diaper,was spoon fed his meals and was put down for a nap in the middle of the day. He was humiliated and has been very respectful since but do you think this is too drastic and weird a punishment. My husband does,advise please!!!

2006-11-14 02:08:02 · 20 answers · asked by strictmom 3

I was watching a program on channel 5 and they said that the order your born in your family, first born, second born etc can effect you later in life. Do you thing it does? Can you answer the following questions please.


1) In your family are you the oldest, middle, youngest or an only child?
2) Do you aim to please your parents?
3) Did you feel you were unfairly treated by your parents?
4) We're you spoilt?
5) Did you go off the rails?

2006-11-14 01:59:24 · 17 answers · asked by Dreamer 4

My son is 4 years old and my soon to be step son is 5 years old.They fight a good deal and are ruff with one another.My son lives with us but my soon to be step son only is their on the weekends.My future hubbys says they will work it out but i want to enchourage them to get along even though my future step sons mother bad mouths us to him.

2006-11-14 01:57:09 · 4 answers · asked by Jennifer L 1

2006-11-14 01:56:41 · 10 answers · asked by Joan 2

2006-11-14 01:55:42 · 12 answers · asked by Lolly 5

2006-11-14 01:29:37 · 28 answers · asked by frostbitten 3

Hi i am 24 and engaged to my man of 3 1/2 years and happy as can be i feel so in love with him. Problems though are arrising my ex. husband who was my highschool sweet heart that i married my second year of college, marriage only lasted 6 months but we concieved a son during that time has come back. He harrassing me to let him see his son whom he has never met and never paid child support for.My future hubby 30 has an ex. wife whom he has a son with who is a year older than mine. She completly hates me and has told her son that i am a whore!She has also said to her son in my presence that his daddy is a white mother f*cker who just likes to f*ck women of color and has no respect for them.A stupid comment because he married her even though she is balck and going to marry me i am spanish.What can i do?her son visits and repeats these comments?Her son also told his school that i hit him! when i have never done anything to him!

2006-11-14 01:28:43 · 9 answers · asked by Jennifer L 1

2006-11-13 22:48:45 · 17 answers · asked by sanaz 2

does anybody out there know of circumstance how a 4 year old got such a sickness?

2006-11-13 22:26:30 · 2 answers · asked by foulweathercatcherman 3

I'm five months pregnant & I'm addicted to alcohol,cigs and marijuana( i stoped ecpirmenting new drugs since ive been pregnant),ive known about the pregnancy for 2 and a half months but i can't seem to stop drinking and smoking...AA meetings don't help,What are the chanes my baby will be born normal?& if there are birth defects what adoption agencies will take the baby from my hands?

2006-11-13 21:58:36 · 12 answers · asked by @ubreY 3

they just dont listen !!
kids these days...they dont listen!! lol
i tried every thing they dont weanna sleep ...
i cant srace them with the monsters stories .. its old!
but micheal jakson thing is kinda new LOL!!
no one really gave me a good answer last week

2006-11-13 21:39:38 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Tell me why you won't let your mother-in-law babysit ?

2006-11-13 20:54:58 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-13 19:45:55 · 13 answers · asked by MountainChick 3

2006-11-13 19:42:04 · 7 answers · asked by sedelex 1

go to the doctor or dentist.if yes,why.

2006-11-13 19:19:15 · 4 answers · asked by stefan 3

I always changed my kids diapers, I hear people---usually women brag because their man "even changes the diapers"---I dont get it--I thought that was one thing than Dads were supposed to do

2006-11-13 18:45:12 · 27 answers · asked by Rez 5

Anyone else here have a child that has a birthday right around Christmas? Do you have their party normal time? or Early or late? Last year we had our daughters birthday party in mid January (her Bday is dec 29) but this year we have a baby due mid jan!

2006-11-13 17:55:36 · 12 answers · asked by Trisha 3

she is allowed to watch an hour and 1/2 a day. she gets mad because i block out alot of channels. instead i make her read a book, go outside, or find something that makes her creativity run. am i wrong for doing this?

2006-11-13 16:38:37 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-13 16:05:40 · 18 answers · asked by sherry 5

My boyfriend is divorced with a 6 yr old son. I'm divorced with an 11 yr old girl. His son has been diagnosed with ADHD (which I'm not even sure I believe in). The child has frequent temper tantrums, tells us to f*** off, calls us fat, stupid, a**hole, the n word, etc. He spits, gives the finger and recently broke his grandma's nose.

I instituted a rule at my house: no swearing, whining, or name-calling allowed. Each time this happens, I calmly remind him of the rules, and after 3 incidents, I ask them to leave. I never yell, or get angry. Now my boyfriend says I'm not "handling" the child or the situation properly. He told me to deal with it the way I would have with my daughter, but she never acted like this!!!! It's difficult to discuss with my boyfriend as he gets very defensive, which I understand.

Any ideas on how to deal with this situation more effectively? I'm at my wits end and am now avoiding spending time with the child, which doesn't help the relationship.

2006-11-13 15:04:39 · 22 answers · asked by Dally4now2006 3

Whats the best way to discipline your child? I believe in spanking them because its the only way to get the message across to them but i always feel guilty after spanking them what other ways can discipline them?...My mother told me that if your child doesn't fall into fetal position with their hands over their head when you walk into a room you did a bad job as a parent ....

2006-11-13 15:03:27 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

My Child is ugly,and i can't stand looking at him,I don't understand why i can't feel anything for my child,I can't even tolerate him in the house any more,for the past two weeks i set up a tent in our back yard and made him think he was camping,i set out water and food for him,what should i do ? He costs me money with all his facial reconstructive surgery ...Should I enroll him in a circus to help pay the medical bills? or try to pass him off to a family member? ( this isnt my first child he's the youngest of the 5 beautiful kids i have,but he just turened out differant and i dont know how to deal with it) Serious answers only?

2006-11-13 14:59:52 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am going to make a slideshow with pictures of my four year old song, and am unsure of an appropriate song to use for it. Any help would be appreciated!!!

2006-11-13 14:58:44 · 10 answers · asked by kacirenee 1

2006-11-13 14:50:27 · 25 answers · asked by super girl 3

Or the book (s) they love to have read to them constantly?

2006-11-13 14:43:37 · 16 answers · asked by Jen-Jen 6

2006-11-13 14:41:52 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-13 14:41:46 · 29 answers · asked by »»Kennedys M0mmiE«« 4

How should I handle this with my 2 daughters? They are 9 and 10 years old.

2006-11-13 14:33:09 · 8 answers · asked by just me 2