Parenting - December 2006

I have been in the army for 3 years and I have a 2 year old son who I have only been able to see a few times a year. I am finally getting out of the army and will start seeing my son on a regular basis..... Where do I start because It is like I am all of a sudden jumping into his life.

2006-12-12 08:44:52 · 7 answers · asked by gnb503 1

my parents always got just about whatever i wanted for xmas and i am trying to do the same for my 8 yr old daughter...i got her #1...biggest littlest pet shop #2 moon shoes #3 easy bake oven #4 easy bake oven-2 refills #4 spyro new beginning video game #5 nintendo DS horsez game #6 nintendo Ds dalmation and friends dogz game #7 bratz make up kit #8 bratz diamondz doll #8 hello kitty bath set #9 electric coin counter #10 littlest pet shop collectible tim with 15 figures #11 moon sand #12 littlest pet shop bobble head stuffed animal in purse #13 password journal #14 bratz 4eva diamondz stylin head ...is this enough?

2006-12-12 08:38:42 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-12 08:31:05 · 51 answers · asked by Minniex 3

2006-12-12 08:26:39 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

like if your child wants to move out to live with the other parent but you wont let them if they rebel should you give up an let them go? like wut kinds of things would make you really mad??

2006-12-12 08:07:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son is eleven and really wants a pettet gun a hand one or he wants a air soft gun.Should i let him get it he just ants to pratice shooting in the back yard and i was gonee tell him all of the rules

2006-12-12 07:56:37 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-12 07:54:47 · 26 answers · asked by foreverknight 3

Man is it hard to take care of A TEEN I try and I try but she still wants to be in her own world .How can I get her out of that ?

2006-12-12 07:53:50 · 7 answers · asked by chelle302002 2

Is having a child as a teen ager the absolute WORST thing that can happen to you?

Do you think your life would have been markedly better if you would have aborted your child?

This question is for women or couples who had children as teen agers (19 counts as teen)

2006-12-12 07:50:37 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-12 07:36:20 · 8 answers · asked by princess-of-somany 3

Can teaching kids not to talk to strangers have lasting affects? I know people my age (early-mid 20s) who were taught as children to not talk to strangers and for most of them it has carried into adulthood and their social skills have suffered. Since the US economy is going more service industry based not wanting to talk to strangers can cause serious affects financially as well.Teaching kids not to talk to strangers lasting affects? So can it really have lasting affects?

2006-12-12 07:18:27 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Surely good parents can bring up decent children, who have manners, respect for others, know right from wrong, etc etc without being brainwashed the ways of their parents... if when that child is an adult and is able to make up there own mind after what they have seen in life then fair enough....

2006-12-12 07:02:54 · 39 answers · asked by dubaiwayne 3

Retirement savings? Emergency savings? Paying bills on time?

How has your life changed financially since your first child?

How have you managed and how do you do things differently compared to your childless years?

2006-12-12 06:51:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son is 2.5 and he recognizes Santa but I don't think he actually gets the concept yet. I love the excitement of a child when he sees Santa so I'm wondering when I'll get to experience it with my son.

2006-12-12 06:44:08 · 13 answers · asked by AlongthePemi 6

I am a single mom of 2 children. My son is 13, (14 this month), and my neice is 3. My son is an all around good kid but as of late, he seems to be defiant and almost, I think testing me. The problem here is this is new behavior. Having no experience and no good examples to fall back on.... I haven't a clue how to deal with him.... not like I can go to his father! What is the most effective way to get thru to him without corporal punishment? We already tried talking repeatedly.....

2006-12-12 06:40:59 · 12 answers · asked by Donna 1

...and they are three rooms apart?

2006-12-12 06:26:12 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok not sure if this is the right place to do this but since many women are looking for people to adopt there children I thought I would post an ad on here.

I am looking to adopt a baby due to the fact I have had misscariages and then had a child and I have been trying for another but they have all failed. Not only that I would love to give a child a loving caring home if there are any women who are looking for someone to adopt there baby or newborns. My husband and I have a child and a nice home and we are very financialy stable. I am looking for an afforable way fo doing it and not having to pay thousands of dollars.I love children and rather or not it is my blood child I am willing to love and care for he/she as if they were my blood child. If looking for adopters please email me at landonsmomii06@hotmail.com Thanks and god bless :)

2006-12-12 06:19:46 · 5 answers · asked by ♥AmBeR♥ 1

You know, letting them put a chewball in their mouth?

2006-12-12 06:07:53 · 15 answers · asked by cryingrainbow 2

2006-12-12 06:06:10 · 9 answers · asked by mybabylove87 2

I'm 23 with a 2 year old and a 9 month old and one due in May. The girls are everything i dreamed of having and more and their dad is absaloutly wonderful, he is an amazing father and husband. But, my entire family live overseas, and my in-laws don't get along and have nothing to do with us so while my husband works up to 10-14 hours a day sometimes 7 days a week, i feel really down and upset. I have no friends here, i have tried, but i have no babysitter so i can't join in on lunches and movies etc. My 2y/o goes to mothers day out i thought that would help me meet people but it hasen't, everyone is so busy and i'm a stay at home mum. I feel incredibly lonely and sad because i do what i can for my girls, i play with them teach them, read, draw, color,do crafts, bake everything, but i still feel like a failure at times. My patience can wear thin very quickly sometimes, this pregnancy isn't easy, and i feel awful when i yell or call time-outs,i was just wondering if i was alone with this

2006-12-12 06:00:41 · 12 answers · asked by Kat 6

2006-12-12 06:00:23 · 16 answers · asked by rebecca v 2

Why do Children dislike Rice-a-roni? Every parent I have talked to says the same thing.

2006-12-12 05:27:21 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

When we lived in a 1 bed room apartment, I was kicked out of bed and slept on the sofa while the 13 year old girl and 12 year old boy get the bed with their mom. I put up with it for over a year.

Now we have a 3 bedroom house, each room has a bed, But she continues to sleep with them and then come back to our bed when ever she wakes up in the middle of the night.( some time 12:00 am sometimes never )

I really don't think it is just me that thinks it is strange to sleep with your 2 teen kids when they come on the weekends.

Am i wrong for starting fights saying she needs to sleep in bed with her spouse and show them that we are a "United front" per say.

what effect could this have on the kids. I know the12yr boy is scared of his own shadow after watching a scary movie. He wont even walk into the kitchen when the light is on and I'm in the living room. He yells for his sis or mom to go with him.
Am i a bad person for feeling so strong about her sleeping with them and not me

2006-12-12 05:19:57 · 30 answers · asked by remailer000 3

2006-12-12 05:13:23 · 10 answers · asked by Arlene C 1

In Kansas it seems income guidelines are rediculous for help paying for childcare! We "overqualify" by about $100-$200 a month, however both our children are young. Therefore the cost of childcare out of our pocket is more than my income, but there is NO WAY we can afford for either of us to stay home. It seems there is no incentive with these programs for people to get a job or try and move up. Does anybody know of any other programs that might have a higher income limit? My kids are 3 and newborn. Thank you!

2006-12-12 05:10:53 · 3 answers · asked by tonetones03 3

Why do people want their childrens names to sound good together I mean I hear all the time. I have two kids Ethan and Isabella What names sound good with that set of names. Most sibling grow up and have their own lifes and live in different cities and states so they are not connect forever. Why not just choose name that you like versus what sounds good together. I am not trying to be mean just curious.

2006-12-12 05:08:27 · 6 answers · asked by Torn 2

My son LOVES make-believe and role playing...

He gets very intense with the ideas and scenarios that he comes up with... BUT, as soon as I or his mother start playing into the whole make-believe, he stops... He comes over, puts his hand on our shoulders, tuts and says "you do know this is only pretend??" Then sighs, shakes his head and rolls his eyes...

Aren't WE supposed to be the ones to tell HIM that it is only pretend???

:D

2006-12-12 05:00:44 · 20 answers · asked by Forlorn Hope 7

Its going to be all boys and its a sleep over with roughly 12 boys. Well thats if they all come.

2006-12-12 04:54:10 · 5 answers · asked by sunangel1716 1

Does Tylenol sometimes make your baby poop? I gave some to my daughter for the first time yesterday and she pooped. Maybe it was a coincedence but I was just curious. She didn't have a runny poo or anything it was a normal one.

2006-12-12 04:40:27 · 5 answers · asked by Somebody'sMother 3

2006-12-12 04:23:19 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous