Parenting - December 2006

i have 3 sons and i am 27 and i want a divorce is this healthy for my sons

2006-12-18 03:16:53 · 8 answers · asked by burberryilove 1

2006-12-18 02:10:19 · 9 answers · asked by bzas1girl 2

i just started babysitting.
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2006-12-18 00:37:01 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

The reason I am asking is that I am 6ft and wondering if 5ft 4 is normal for a 13 year old female.

2006-12-17 22:23:53 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-17 22:18:54 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know that intact penis' create an icky discharge called smegma and it is foul if you don't wash it everyday- it's probably not as bad as a circumcised penis right?

2006-12-17 20:33:39 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

Any one who is willing to educate a boy regarding growing up teen age entry and adoloscence?

2006-12-17 19:24:03 · 6 answers · asked by davinrego 1

Is material security more important than emotional security ? What drives them to choose career over their children ?

2006-12-17 19:07:03 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-17 19:02:18 · 24 answers · asked by Wow! I have a pig nose! 4

To expand upon rachel p's question.

If Monkies never let their babies cry it out, because it would attract predators, and no other animals think twice before responding to their babies needs (Can you imagine momma bird sitting their chicks squeak saying "Nope, 15 more minutes before I feed you") And yet all animals end up self-sufficient and non-clingy.

Also crying it out is a relatively new form of parenting, and is hardly practiced world wide. Many societies practice attached parenting almost exclusively.

Why can't you, at least accept that crying it out or controlled crying may not be the ONLY way to raise a respectful well behaved child that will grow into a responsible, independent adult?

Why must you, at every opportunity say that crying is the ONLY way? Do you really believe that every other way is wrong?

2006-12-17 16:59:58 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

It seems as though so many parents just don't want to deal with their children so they just leave them to cry themselves to sleep or whatever. It seems as though the best parents are those who find a middle ground: their children are learning and well behaved and nurtured and loved, not crying!

2006-12-17 16:44:18 · 32 answers · asked by rachel p 1

So, A mother dropped her son off at my church a few months ago, and asked our pastor to find him a home. He came to me because he knows I have the resources and that I love children. He has been living with me for a while now, he is 4 and he loves playing with my 3 yr old triplets, they are already like brothers. I am thinking about adopting him and making him my own. I am white and he is black. I have got mixed opinions from people on if they think its okay for me to raise him. What are your feelings?
I esp would like black peoples feelings on this.

I love him, he loves me, I can finacially take care of him and send him to good schools, I send him to a montessori school where its pretty diverse, and I also have black friends with children that he can play with/relate too.... I think I can give him everything he needs, but I just want to know why a lot of black people tend to think I am wrong for doing this?

2006-12-17 15:20:58 · 16 answers · asked by eric 2

2006-12-17 15:19:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Start when they're five or so, and whenever they do somethiing bad, make them smoke as a punishment. Make sure they inhale and make sure they cough. Tell them that next time if they do it again, you will make them smoke a non-filtered cigarette.

Then, point at teenagers and adults who are smoking, and tell them that these are people who kept doing bad things, and that their punishment was that they had to keep smoking until they were addicted, so now they cough all the time, and they're going to get cancer.

Then, they'll grow up thinking of smoking as a punishment, and they'll hate it and never want to start!

Please try this on your kids, and in 30 years let me know how it worked. I need at least 1,000 people to try this on their kids for good data. If you work for the tobacco companies, well, sorry.

(this theory is based on my ex-girlfriend telling me that she is a slob because her mother used to make her clean as a punishment)

2006-12-17 15:14:29 · 17 answers · asked by I Know Nuttin 5

okay so here is my situation ... i have one daughter 18 months old, and we are trying to conceive again (we really want 3 children). anyways - i am a stay at home mother and i love every second of it. however my husband and i aren't seeing eye to eye about how long i should stay at home with the child(ren). He wants me to go back to work when the child(ren) are in school, but i want to be the homeroom mom, girl scout leader, and all around soccer mom. also- keep in mind that its not money thats an issue (although extra money is always nice)- just a matter of what would i do with my time while the child(ren) are in school. what would be a good comprimise?

2006-12-17 15:03:55 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

how many hours a day do your kids watch? how much tv is best? any doctor's out there who want to give us their perspective?

2006-12-17 14:28:36 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-17 14:22:47 · 5 answers · asked by God sent Cathy 57 2

I have been in and out of court with my ex-husband for two years now regarding our three year son. I have never let go of my sole custody but I was more lienent with visitation just to stop living in court. I gave him everything he wanted but he doesn't hold the end of the bargain. He wanted Wed. nights and he never takes him. He wanted weekends and now he works and leaves our son with his new girlfriend and their new born. He wants every other year holidays and that seems to be the only time he is consistent. Every conversation is a screaming match and I often have to pick our son up early because of thier scheldules. With Christmas only being 7 days away I don't want to do anything rash but I am tempted to say No to Christmas visits and drag his butt back to court. The final straw was finding out he has been driving our son around with no license. Any suggestions so I stop getting walked on like a rug?

2006-12-17 14:22:27 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-17 14:10:09 · 13 answers · asked by heavenlyangels32003 1

ive be trying to make things work with my ex reguarding visitation with our 4 month ald daughter. but she never really wants to make things easy, ive been really good to her and my daughter despite her nasty mood. I finally got tired of her crap and wrote up visitation plans to submit to the freind of the court, I want my visitation times and dates set up so they don't have to be on her terms all the time. I own my home my daughter has her own room already for her. I live in michigan and am the legal father, and think overnights every other weekend is totally fair along with 6 weeks in the summer. and 1 week for winter, spring and fall breaks. we only live 30 miles apart, what do you think my chances are?. also ive taken her on my own nemurous times for 4 hrs each, and have went to visit my daughter over 30 times. im just sick of sitting on her parents couch trying to get to know my kid after i drove both ways to get there at her time scedule

2006-12-17 13:53:00 · 24 answers · asked by storminnormin 2

What is the state law on spanking a child? Does it vary from state to state? If so I live in Oklahoma do you know what it is here and how do you know?

2006-12-17 13:41:22 · 16 answers · asked by atchisons2006 2

2006-12-17 13:34:31 · 20 answers · asked by Summer 1

Considering that its fact that very short men have much harder lives than the general population (make less money, date much much less - if at all, or remain an involuntary virgin for life) - would any of you parents, moms and dads, let your daughter date and/or marry a short guy (like 5'3"-5'6"?) Researchers in Sweden have found that short men are most at risk for suicide anyways-

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/07/1...

Lets say for example your daughter was 5'9" and she brought home a guy, say, 5'5" - would you allow it? Why or why not?

2006-12-17 13:31:43 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have no answer to this. i need opinions. if a child is too overweight, is it the parent's fault?

2006-12-17 12:24:03 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

my girl is having a baby but i wasn't really to be a father what should i do

2006-12-17 11:34:22 · 13 answers · asked by LILTAY 1

besides the point they left a kid that young home alone is it bad parenting to not notice your missing a kid until after your on an airplane as well as in 1st class while the kids are unsupervised in coach. Also what parent allows their brother or sister the childs uncle or aunt names like the cheap guy did in that movie after he caused the mess for not getting a cheese pizza?

2006-12-17 11:28:19 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Someone wants to know the right way of telling her 7 years old about the birds and bees. Ive a 7 year old and think its way to oung. What do you think?

2006-12-17 10:39:01 · 58 answers · asked by shonkamur 3

I was wondering if there was a way to have a child in foster care live with my family for christmas? Is there a way to do that?Can it be done in a short time or does it take months to be a foster parent any info about the subject would help?Also if anyone knows a site to find kids in your are that would help too?

2006-12-17 10:31:07 · 13 answers · asked by dashiabrooke 2

Hey, Please read the add'l details and answer.

2006-12-17 10:12:46 · 5 answers · asked by Michael 1

How would you react?? What actions would you take?? Why take the actions or react the way you do??

2006-12-17 10:08:20 · 18 answers · asked by Michael 1