Parenting - December 2006

Well, Christmas is almost here, so I should get off my lazy bum and go fight the masses to buy some cheap gifts for my bratty lot.

Anyway, my oldest son likes makeup and pretty dresses, my middle daughter is into that whole *Pro-Feminimsim* deal, and my little baby girl loves to play with knives. My step-daughter hates me, and I hate her, so what should I get that monster? And my other son is into girls, sex, and porn.

So what should I get these kids, to shut them up until next year?

2006-12-19 23:24:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I had my first child at 17 and have been a stay home mum since then. I have 3 children now aged 11, 7 and 4 my youngest is off to school next year and im wondering what I should do, cleaning is all i can think of....???

2006-12-19 23:19:26 · 10 answers · asked by blahblahblah 5

Also at what is the youngest age that somone can babysit?

My concern is a 6 & 10 year old - the mother thinks this is fine for an hour or 2. I don't think it's right.

2006-12-19 23:00:44 · 25 answers · asked by Dogster Dave 3

but not interested in having food, she like fruits, cheese etc or will have milk but proper meal she denies, i have started some apetizers and tonics too after consulting doctor but no significant change, can anybody help me out?

2006-12-19 22:56:04 · 9 answers · asked by virgo 1

2006-12-19 21:57:14 · 38 answers · asked by the_questioner 1

My son who is 3, would not eat by himself. I am always feeding him. What can I do? Also he is not willing to try new food. He just eat unhealthy food. He always eats the same food (pasta, Pizza, choclate)
Also even new food in pizza or pasta he would not eat it. What can I do?

2006-12-19 21:43:40 · 16 answers · asked by Nadia 1

My girlfriend is from another country and she speaks English, but her 3 year old daughter doesn't and has never been around it, because they don't speak it there. They will both be coming home with me soon, and I want her daughter to be ready to start school, and not fall behind due to being behind in English language. I would like to start having her taught now, but am afraid it may be too soon, especially considering she won't use it until she comes with me.

2006-12-19 21:15:41 · 94 answers · asked by Gary B 3

how old is a baby when she sleep all night i have a daughter name mallory she is 1 week and 4 days old and she wakes me up lke 3 time a night.

2006-12-19 20:32:34 · 12 answers · asked by lori7642 3

i want to know how to ride a guy sorry i dont know a better way fo saying it but ive tried and i feel embarassed what is the rgiht way to do it???? please help

2006-12-19 20:12:01 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Don't they know it causes tooth decay and can cause ear infections as well? Is it lazy parents who don't have the time to teach the children to put themselves to sleep without sucking something?

2006-12-19 16:13:18 · 21 answers · asked by deedee 2

My family celbrates Christmas at my Grandmas EVERY YEAR....always have, well this year my grandma and my bf (boyfriend) and i have a little tiff. My boyfriend hasnt been working for a few months...while i have been working (he stays at home with the kids, like i did while he worked.) Granted the idea behind me working wastoo have two incomes but that didnt work out with the sacdules ad babysitting for the kids and such....well my grandma feels he should work a 3rd shift job at night, and i should work 1st or second shift. i wonder to myself how is suppost to sleep!? My grandma has decided that my BF cant come to the family christmas party christmas eve UNLESS he has a job by then. My question is should i go to the party alone with just my kids? My mom thinks i should let her take the kids to the party (in her words "at least let the kids go, they have nothing to do with this") I feel that OUR kids should spend the evening with us. what do you think?

2006-12-19 16:05:39 · 24 answers · asked by hotgurl1805 2

2006-12-19 15:59:31 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm 19 with 2 daughters (1and2) I feel as if I don't get the 1 year old enough positive attention. I don't even know what she should be learning and I can't seem to understand the kinds of games or "mommy time" I should give her. I guess I just need some advice on games and bonding ideas. I want her to know that I love her just as much as I love her sister.

2006-12-19 15:49:25 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was in the store today and saw some woman yelling at her young daughter who must have been under 4 years old and she was hitting her (not hard) but it just broke my heart. I usually see this happen with girls who are younger because they just don't know how to control there anger or be patient with their children. Now I am not saying that all young mothers act this way I am just saying in general that is who I usually see. But don't you just hate seeing this?

2006-12-19 15:43:29 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have 7 children; ages 16, 14, 10, 8, 7, 5, and 1. It's become so stressful on my marriage. HowI can I call nanny 911- ya know, from the tv!

My teenagers refuse to eat dinner with the rest of us as a family, they curse, break curefue, and dirty the house. 8, 7, and 5 year old are all boys and wrestle and break things, hurt one another, throw tantrums, color on the walls.

I never get any sleep from my baby girl! What can I do? My husband travels for his job so I'm almost like a single mom.

2006-12-19 14:59:25 · 8 answers · asked by Allie D 1

I’ve read quite a few of Rosalind Wisman’s books. She is the author of the books “Queen Bees and Wannabees” (this book was the basis of the movie “Mean Girls” starring Lindsay Lohan) and “Queen Bee Moms and Kingpin Dads”

Anyway both of these books touch base with the “mean girls” both in the world of parenting and high school. I soon started wondering while reading the book--do we ever change? Do we change our personalities from high school? In the adult world I still see the prom queen, the girl that never fit in, the shy guy, the druggie, and all those other stereotypes.

I guess the question I’m asking is; do you feel you’ve changed throughout the years? Do you think other people you know have changed? Or do you think even as a adolescent we are set in our ways and determined to fit that stereotype our entire lives?

2006-12-19 14:18:46 · 17 answers · asked by .vato. 6

I don't know why she's so strict about these things. I'm a sophomore in high school and she says I'm too young for all those. I don't wanna wear spiked heels that would make me fall or anything, just normal ones. How can I get her to let me? thanks!

2006-12-19 13:56:47 · 22 answers · asked by 77684 3

I just recently gained guardianship over my 16-year-old sister, and realized she is spoiled. When she is provided with things she doesn't seem appreciated, she more like expects it. She will soon be getting job now that she is 16, so Im hoping that will help. We also try giving her money for a week to eat lunch but doesn’t regulate it. She also goes about doing things half-assed; almost everything from keeping her room clean, chores, to homework. I know this behaviour is because of the parents. But what now after the corruption.

2006-12-19 13:49:56 · 23 answers · asked by bill 1

I have a younger sister who is 15yrs. Lately she has been getting on websites like myspace and different chatrooms and talking to people. She gives out her phone number and talks to these people without even knowing who they are. She has recently been caught getting phone calls from a 20 year old that she met on one of these websites. I tried explaining to her that a 20 year old should not want to 'chat' with a 15 year old but she doesn't understand the dangers.

2006-12-19 13:49:14 · 8 answers · asked by Heart 1

i have a 1yr old daughter and she is begaining to get quite advanced for mommys peekaboo games...i enjoy getting creative with fun things for us to do but latley my mind is at a loss, so here i am asking this from other moms who might have some creative fun unique things they do or have done with thier 1yr olds..the more creative the better! she has millions of toys n things so im looking for things to do with her that are free and memorable..thanks for taking time to read and answer!

2006-12-19 13:34:30 · 8 answers · asked by kyras_mommy121205 1

I take my daughter to a local playgroup and boy I tell you some of these moms are worse than a bunch of 7th grade girls. example: they are always on their high horse, acting like they are some kind of child experts, always commenting you aren't doing a good enough job raising your child, backstabbing, talking about one another behind their back, and overall making nasty comments about the other moms in our group.

2006-12-19 13:32:02 · 19 answers · asked by Foxtrot 2

Walking in Walmart.....*** is dragging. I've always loved Christmas. But the kids are grown but living home. No surprises
expected. Just buy this or fetch that. This just sucks. But what do I really want? I want to give! I want to give to some kids whose parents find them in a place that they won't be buying much. But to a kid who needs a smile, 10 bucks is a million.
Someone is hungrey or alone on Christmas....a visit like that is a treasure. I always worked with and had kids...I loved them. I always worked helping people.......I loved it. But things happen
and force us to "retire" from the things we love. I know my way back for heavens sake, I couched 13 year old girls playing softball during the times that the Little Leauge suggested playing
in the back of the feild (that didn't last long). But I need a quick fix.
I need a few people who need what I can likely give. Totally private.....just a chance to hold my head up and smile.....I'm here
Dan
Don't know what'll come of this

2006-12-19 13:28:22 · 7 answers · asked by Daniel W 1

2006-12-19 11:47:02 · 27 answers · asked by I think... 6

My daughters was nearly 2 and 3 and love taking showers instead of baths. I still sit in the bathroom with them everytime they shower but I was wondering when it was safe to leave them in there alone but check up on them every couple of minutes. I already have my hot water heater set to a very low temperature so there's no way for them to burn themselves. Any suggestions?

2006-12-19 11:37:55 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-19 11:37:41 · 13 answers · asked by Jay L 1

my eldest did very well in this terms school report, much better then last terms so as a reward for all the hard work he put in, i agreed to let him have a sleepover!

he has invited 5 of his best friends and they are comming on the firday, they have been friends for a long time, i know the boys and i know their dads, their all good kids BUT they can be a bit "loud" togther and get a bit excited, i am letting them set up sleeping bags in my living room, their will be TV, gamecube etc.

now the last time they came over in this large numbers they where ten so i just told them to go to bed at 10, however their a bit older now, and i dont want to give an unreasonable time and i am not sure what rules i should set? i have 3 young children in the house (5,5,10) and i dont want them woken up at 2am, and i dont want to be woken up at 2am! i am also worried about my TV and stuff being broken.

2006-12-19 11:34:04 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

He steals money from family members in the household, lies to me, and has a real problem with authority.

2006-12-19 11:33:51 · 14 answers · asked by nashiii@sbcglobal.net 1

I found out that the child that sits next to mine in school(kindergarten) thier father is a registered sex offender.What do i do or do i do anything at all.Should i talk to the teacher.Should i have my daughter moved? Do i just watch her extra carefully?What i don't want to start an outroar and cause trouble but i am concerened should i be?

2006-12-19 11:19:47 · 16 answers · asked by guess w 1

how much time should be inbetween her feedings.

2006-12-19 11:00:31 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Okay look. My girlfreinds parents have a son who is 14. He yells at them and has ADHD with anger pros. He went to boot camp and that made him worse. He controls his parents and was locked up for hitting me. Any ideas on how to help him. And he has a brother thats 10. He is starting to get like him and in fact he is just like him. Maybe even worse. Does any one have any ideas on to help both or the, or just 1 of them. They need your help and the next step was to send him to a lock down camp for good.

2006-12-19 10:59:33 · 1 answers · asked by Scott S 2