Parenting - December 2006

my son is turning 1 in a couple days, i know he should be eating solids BUT I only give him gerber stage 3, he eats rice n chicken SOMETIMES but i dont think thats enough n i would like to know what other foods he could eat? Hes in good weight but I think Im giving him too much gerber instead of "normal " food.

2006-12-20 06:27:53 · 8 answers · asked by Liz 3

how to get hier attention ... cus there babies and they dont kno better

2006-12-20 06:25:39 · 4 answers · asked by cheergal4 3

last known living in kansas and he is 16 years old if you can help me please respond thank you and god bless

2006-12-20 06:22:30 · 2 answers · asked by lovingmychris 2

Masterbate to pornography, Sleep with a pillow under his knees, and download relaxing hypnosis music? He isn't a kook, he has parties and alot of girls come but you know...

2006-12-20 06:14:17 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm 32 and male...I've been thinking about the subject of children lately. Basically, I go back and forth between wanting children and not wanting them. I like kids and kids seem to love me...I just currently like giving them back at some point.

My fears are: knowing and conducting proper discipline (when needed), having enough time (both to do my things and to take care of children properly), having a handicapped child (my little sister is mentally retarded and a huge burden on my parents...though they love her), and being able to adequately provide for a child (Even though I make enough money).

Some reasons I hear are:
1) Don't you want to see what your child will look like?
2) Children keep you young.
3) Eventually, you won't have anyone to hang out with, because all your friends will be married with children.

I believe these are silly reasons to bring a child into the world. What are the other reasons you have children? Do you feel you have to or is there more?

2006-12-20 05:42:47 · 15 answers · asked by xxx 3

about to babysit for the first time with 3 children, 3months, 3yrs and 6yrs - any tips?

2006-12-20 05:25:41 · 9 answers · asked by cluckcluck 1

2006-12-20 05:19:29 · 6 answers · asked by Balu 1

lets all share ideas mines 2 n i would like 2 have a full head of hair before she goes bck haha

2006-12-20 05:17:54 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

to be more excited for your child's first Christmas than you ever were for your own as a child?

2006-12-20 05:06:24 · 13 answers · asked by unknown 3

Every kid seems to have their own way of being the best thing in our lives, what makes your kids so special and how will you show them this year how much they mean to you.?

2006-12-20 05:00:20 · 5 answers · asked by skipper 4

I gave birth on 8/25/2006 and I feel terrible I am very moody, I sleep all day while the kids are at school its like a have an exterme lack of motivation to anything. I need a job and I know this but I am too lazy to go out and get one. My kids Christmas is definetly not going to be like the ones they're used to. I feel awful when I do try to get some rest at night I wind up waking up and staying up all night til the wee hours of the morning. I think I am depressed but I am not sure. The littlest things irritate me my kids get on my nerves so I snap at them it like I dont have patience and thats not me. I also hate the rundown feeling that I have no energy at all this not me I want to get back to my normal self so me and my children can be happy. I hate the person that I am right now and I so desperately want to change for the better for the children because they deserve more than what I am giving right now I am just an overwhelmed single mom what do I do?

2006-12-20 04:31:09 · 13 answers · asked by yousexythangyou 3

My friend is married to a man who has two daughters. Their mother died and my friend has been raising them since they were 2 and 5 years old.

She recently had her first biological child, even though her husband told her before they married that he didn't want any more children. She said she had to have one of her own.

Her baby is 8 months old and her other two children are 6 and 9. She constantly talks about her baby and always says, "I have to go pick up my baby, she is so cute, I love her so much!" and doesn't mention the other kids.

She just seems to go on and on about her baby and how perfect she is, but now the older kids are less talked about if at all.

Is this normal? Does my friend favor her biological child more? Or do moms typically fuss over their babies more than their older children?

2006-12-20 04:17:14 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

My mother trusted both of them completly. Now that I am having a baby I don't know how to keep her safe with any male. How can you trust anyone after that happened? How do I protect my child?

2006-12-20 04:15:20 · 21 answers · asked by quiet man 1

He picks up items(despite being told not to) that do not belong to him and puts them in places most people would not think to look. For example he put my husband's wallet in a backpack that was not being used, nothing was missing. That is not the only item found in a strange place. He puts food that should be in the fridge in a cabinet. My daughter folds the laundry, if she leaves, (even for a moment) he will put every thing back in the basket (not carefully). We have two closets-utility and coat that he literally throws every thing in. Is this typical teenage laziness or something else. We are at our wits end, this has been going on for about a year and a half. My house is in a state of disarray because of this. We have asked him numerous times to please stop. He says he will but he doesn't. I have asked him what I can do to help him. He says he doesn't know. Thanks.

2006-12-20 04:04:53 · 21 answers · asked by TommyGirl869 3

I asked this once in another category, but it didn't post, so I'm trying it here instead.

My mother is in the hospital and might not make it. She's very confusd (She' suffered a stroke since she's been there) and she has moments where she's fine then the next minute she doesn't now anyone and she's mean and nasty. When she's having her "good" moments, she asks to see my daughter and my daughter has been asking to see her. Knowing she might not ever make it home, I feel like they should see each other one more time, but I'm afraid that we'll show up at a "bad" time and my Mom will say something mean or not know my daughter and it will scare my daughter. What would you guys do? Should I take her and risk it? Or leave it be and risk THAT? My daughter is only 3, I doubt that she'll understand the situation very well either way I go with it.

2006-12-20 03:49:41 · 12 answers · asked by Jennifer F 6

My seven year old son keeps asking for a wee. So obviously I just tell him to have one. To which he oddly replies 'I haven't got enough money'. This is something new, as he's normally got no problem going to the toilet. He got angry when I told him that going for a wee is free in our house!
Four times today 'I really want a wee, dad!'. then he said 'A wee for christmas!'. I really don't know what he's talking about.
Why is he having problems with toilet habits, has anyone else encountered similar situations with a seven year old.

2006-12-20 03:48:54 · 41 answers · asked by Anonymous

First christmas with your new wife, you have an 8 year old daughter from your first marriage who you send to her birth mother's to visit every other xmas and for the summers... This xmas the birth mother doesn't really live anywhere, she doesn't have a home... you decide to get a room at a Motel8 with $200 for food (standard 2 double beds and a bathroom, no kitchen or 'fridge) for 10 days in the area and still send the child for christmas... What do you think of this?

2006-12-20 02:27:58 · 15 answers · asked by throughthebackyards 5

I just realized that my husband is spoiled because he HAS to have things that he wants, nothing else. When he doesn't have what he wants, he complains about it until i get it for him, or let him buy it. I just realized, as I watch him scramble to buy a cell phone for his 9 year old daughter, how important it is for him to give and get exactly what is asked for. And I see its because he always got what he wanted growing up. I got a lot of toys and gifts growing up, but I remember my parents being creative and giving us things we didn't know existed. As a result, we had a lot of stuff, and learned how to do things, that our friends didn't. We rarely were asked what we wanted, but we were always happy with what we got because we got awesome things. Am I stuck up to think other kids should be humbled this way? Or am I expecting kids to suffer.

2006-12-20 02:24:40 · 10 answers · asked by Sweet Belly 2

There is a step mother and a step daughter- the woman says to the girl "you're not pretty or beautiful, you're cute" and "Short hair on you is better, you look like such a ***** with long hair"

2006-12-20 02:21:14 · 13 answers · asked by throughthebackyards 5

Why is it neccessary to put sexual references and curse words in childrens movies? I don't get it. Why do they need this so early in life?

2006-12-20 02:18:36 · 23 answers · asked by B-DIDDLES 3

i am doing a project for a class on the subject of bratz and barbies as role models for girls. I would love to hear some input from parents. In your answer please specify how old your children are.
thanks so much

2006-12-20 02:04:02 · 7 answers · asked by cali_princess_krysta 1

2006-12-20 01:46:26 · 32 answers · asked by aish 1

But you still had another son or daughter who had many children?

2006-12-20 01:16:10 · 7 answers · asked by poke 1

I am the brat whisperer! I know how to make brats mind, so why is it so hard for other people? Are they whimps? scared of there own brats? Sheese,get a life yall brat makers!

2006-12-20 01:12:55 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Any suggestion on how I can make telling her this gift is on its way special so she wont be dissapointed when she does not see it christmas morning

2006-12-20 00:42:46 · 8 answers · asked by KitaL 1

How do you get your kids to sort through their old toys to make room for the new loot from Santa and the Grandparents?

I do some purging in the fall to get rid of stuff they don't play with anymore. I can usually sneak out a few things that they don't play with but I know they might try to insist on keeping for no good reason at all. But usually I like for them to eliminate some stuff again around the first of the year when I see how much they get for Christmas. How do you convince them that they need to pick some things to part with?

For example, if they have a bunch of baby dolls.....how do you get them to pick some to sell or donate? My kids seem to be turning into pack rats!

Just curious what is working for others.

2006-12-20 00:39:18 · 4 answers · asked by momma2mingbu 7

2006-12-20 00:36:26 · 11 answers · asked by dya2189 1

My friend's little boy is 3 & I haven't been able to get out to buy a birthday pressie, how much money should I put in his card?

2006-12-20 00:34:02 · 22 answers · asked by C Greene 3

My 16 year old daughter is dating a boy (same age) in her school. I do not let them do anything together without an adult present. His parents think I am being too over protective, saying that their son is trust worthy. Well, so is my daughter but that doesn't mean that they can't get caught up in the moment so to speak. I was a young mother (18) and I talk to my children about waiting util they are married all the time and I do trust them I just want to make sure that they don't make the same mistakes that I did. What is yor opinion on the subject? Do you think I'm being too protective and should let her go out alone with him? (I'm still not going to , just wanted to see what others thought :)

2006-12-20 00:25:03 · 11 answers · asked by ♥Stacy 6

I have 2 children aged 1 and 2. I have a very low income and find it hard to save more than £20 a week without us all going without.. I am totally skint! I have brought them a bike/trike each and many other little bits! But according to the babysitter i should spend every bit of spare money on them, after my weekly bills are paid, i have £50 left to get food, nappies and clothe us with. It is not possible to buy anything else. Of course i want whats best for my kids, but until i get a better job, im stuck....should i just listen to her run on or tell her to drop it, i cant fall out with her cuz shes the only person i have to babysit when im at work and she has helped me out a lot! I jest feel like such a bad mum coz of what she says. What should i do??

2006-12-19 23:55:40 · 81 answers · asked by ? 3