Parenting - January 2007

I have a 12yo daughter and a 13yo son. I walked into my son's room unannounced today and was rather shocked to see both of them laying naked on the bed together. They were above the covers and didn't appear to be doing anything other than laying there chatting, but I'm still very concerned. Instead of freaking out I just ignored the fact. Was this the right thing to do?

Also I don't know what to do about this in the long term. Advice please?

2007-01-31 23:08:46 · 30 answers · asked by thatlass 1

my ex husband wants to go down and inform my daughters school of his address so he can be notified of things like parents evening. my ex just has her overnight once a week (however i do not know where he is living even though he has my daughter overnight). my ex was violent with me but never with my daughter and im fine him having her overnight once a week but i just cant stand the thought of having to go to parents evening with him. if it is in the solicitors papers that he just has her once a week then does he have any right to start trying to interfere in everything. ser5ious advice and answers only please.

2007-01-31 22:37:10 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

my little one is 21 months old i still give her a warm bottle of milk at bed time i think its comforting for her and i think she looks forward to it at bed time i know i will have no trouble when it is time to take it off her im just wondering when a good time to do that is?? at the moment i dont mind her having a bottle.

2007-01-31 22:09:10 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-31 21:50:58 · 33 answers · asked by unloveableego 1

2007-01-31 19:35:11 · 14 answers · asked by ◄Hercules► 6

My daughter is 15. I think the fact that there are so many crazy people out there has made me a bit over protective. My wife and I are divorced but I have continual contact with our daughter.

I know at her age, she is somewhat hard to reach but I want her to understand that I love her and I only want to protect her from the sick people out there.

I had a conversation with her the other day, which now I am regretting. She was home from school after two days of being ill. There are 3 phones in the house, her phone was busy for over 4 hours so I could not get through. I dialled her mobilephone, no answer. I dialed the other home phone, no answer. I then called her mother and explained to her that all phones were not being answered and that only her phone was busy for over 4 hours.

When I called again, later that evening, I was furious with my daughter for not answering the phones. I regret the conversation but I was worried. How can I get her to understand?

2007-01-31 19:23:37 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have 2 kids and when my oldest(2) starts cryin and getting into everything and then my daughter (1 month) starts crying and wont sleep thru the night i feel like im going to loose my mind. ihave never taken it out on the kids but sometimes i have the most awful thoughts of what i want to do to them or my self. i know i would never hurt my children but i cant say the same about hurting myself. is it normal to feel like that under stress sometiimes or should i do something about it? im scared to tell someone cause i dont want them to think i might hurt the kids and take them. i love them so much but its hard to do it on my own

2007-01-31 19:19:13 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

hi, after having a couple of days off last week due to myself being ill. it seems that is now my poor childrens turn to be ill. of course i have to be off work taking care of them. i have no family in this area and all my friends work too. is quite a new job as well. i just wondered if anyone else finds this tough, and if there has been any reprocussions from simular curcumstances

2007-01-31 19:00:25 · 12 answers · asked by rachealuk 5

My 6 yr old son is very energetic and intelligent. But he gets provoked easily. I hear that he does very well in school but he also fights with other children, only those who fight with him and not with silent ones. When I ask him how his day went, he lies and tells me that he never misbehaved. He is also very careless about his things. Please advise as to how I can make him realize that fighting is not allowed and that truth is very important. He does not fight with his cousins at home.

2007-01-31 18:20:30 · 8 answers · asked by shgo 2

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2007-01-31 18:05:40 · 6 answers · asked by blooker222 1

when disciplining their kids? I remember when i got swatted at school for misbehaving. My dad would hit me with the belt. thats the way i learned to respect other ppl and learn from my mistakes. Nowadays you see kids talking back to te adults because they know that they cant be touched.

2007-01-31 18:05:23 · 12 answers · asked by PD 2

He used to play with him all the time. Now he does not want anything to do with him. I do not know why. When I ask him about it he says he's tired. Even on the days he doen't work. What is his problem?

2007-01-31 16:56:57 · 16 answers · asked by Kayla F 1

hi hello well i wanted to let all moms well if u had a daughet that was 15 or 16 and she dateda guy that was 21 u would let her go out wiht him yes or no and why not or u would ?

2007-01-31 16:56:02 · 11 answers · asked by single714_luis 1

In today's society it's very abundant the motto "sex sells" (wich is sadly true) in that way you see more and more teens if not kids yet being invaded with more and more images of erotic development and curiosity at early ages and its taking it to a lot of teen pregnancies and a lot of destroyed young lifes, homes and divorces....
Would you have the courage to tell your kids NOT about the prevention of pregnancies and STD's (which IS important) but to HAVE a job experience, the responsabilities of managing finances, food provision (cooking and shopping), a clean house and wardrobe, and THEN respect their independence of their bodies?
Maybe that way their relations lasted more than 1 or 2 years.

2007-01-31 16:31:41 · 7 answers · asked by howlme 2

2007-01-31 16:12:58 · 39 answers · asked by mexicanman 2

I want a great song to go on my myspace page that will suit it. If you wanna see the page before you make a suggestion, its www.myspace.com/rachelemonique

thanks!

2007-01-31 16:09:35 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

My husband and I are both very attractive and high maintenance people.When our daughter was born 16 years ago we were both expecting a beauty queen but were devestated by what we got.We've tried dealing with the fact that our daughter is ugly but it's been hell.We send her to boarding school where she's been since she started school but now she wants to come home and I don't know how to deal.I don't want to take her places or be seen with her really.My husband has been able to deal with it a lot better than me but I don't know what to do once she gets here.She has everything a girl could possibly want material wise but still can't make friends and I'm so ashamed of her for it.We've never called her ugly to her face or tried to put her down in any way.How in the world could this have happened?What's a parent supposed to do?

Why are people on here being so rude to me?I'm trying to do right by her!We've never done anything to make her feel bad about herself and we do love her.

2007-01-31 15:40:33 · 45 answers · asked by Anonymous

The Australian Government is giving $4000 for each baby born in Australia after July 2006. July 2008 it will go up to $5000.
I want to know;
1. If other countrys have the same once off payout
2. What do u think of it.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/060920/23/10m8y.html
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20419491-2,00.html

2007-01-31 15:22:38 · 9 answers · asked by ♥Booh♥ ☺☺☺☺☺ 4

My husband and I are both very attractive and high maintenance people.When our daughter was born 16 years ago we were both expecting a beauty queen but were devestated by what we got.We've tried dealing with the fact that our daughter is ugly but it's been hell.We send her to boarding school where she's been since she started school but now she wants to come home and I don't know how to deal.I don't want to take her places or be seen with her really.My husband has been able to deal with it a lot better than me but I don't know what to do once she gets here.She has everything a girl could possibly want material wise but still can't make friends and I'm so ashamed of her for it.We've never called her ugly to her face or tried to put her down in any way.How in the world could this have happened?What's a parent supposed to do?

2007-01-31 15:04:11 · 64 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm in gr9. Like alot of kids, and adults, nowadays i use msn to chat with my friends. however, my mom has a rule that during the school week (mon-thurs) i can't go on msn. do you think that's fair? i almost never get homework and have nothing to do in the evenings. i'm at the point where my parents say i read too much, and i'm also not aloud to watch TV

2007-01-31 14:22:43 · 16 answers · asked by Hawkgirl 2

Etc? If I ever had children, I don't think I would want to feel forced to hang out with aunts, uncles, family, etc just because we have kids the same age. Am I crazy??? That's one reason I don't want children...I don't want to be forced into close family relationships I don't want....

2007-01-31 14:07:49 · 17 answers · asked by SadToday22 3

Does anyone have this problem or can you help. My boys will not go to sleep until late especially the 3yr.old he gets out of bed no lie at least 50 times and constantly runs throughout the house, he does not take naps at all during the day. It seems like he never gets tired and he keeps the 8 yr. old up. i am lucky to get to bed by 2 am. I am a single mother and i don't know what to do any suggeston. I am stern but it does not hurt i put them both to bed a 8pm every night.

2007-01-31 13:25:58 · 8 answers · asked by angel_64 3

My Daughter will be a year old on February 24th. I'd like to have her weaned off the breast and formula completly by then. She already drinks from a sippy cup. How do I make the transition to cows milk smooth.

2007-01-31 13:04:05 · 2 answers · asked by My_Amira_Will 3

is spanking more affective than grounding or restricting access to certain things?

2007-01-31 13:04:03 · 10 answers · asked by OCwahine 3

heyyy i dont really like the idea of having sex so do you think it would be ok for me to adopt all my children

2007-01-31 12:31:59 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

dont they realize its mean and animals feel pain just as much as us it gets me very angry!!!

2007-01-31 12:17:46 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have both and would be interested to know what other people think. Both are demanding with people who constantly bicker and demand your attention. In fact the only time alone to gather your thoughts is in the commute. I'm sure other people are in similar positions

2007-01-31 11:54:44 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I already have a 1/2 year old daughter.I am about to have a boy in 2 weeks.The father of both of them just left me.For my step-sister.What should I do?My family is already very greedy about the money for the first child.I do not want an abortion.

2007-01-31 11:46:41 · 25 answers · asked by crazygurl87 2

How would you respond to a man in his mid-twenties who insists he has "no relationship" with a girlfriend of a few years who he recently impregnated?

The two broke things off primarily because she would not abort the child.

Do you believe that he ought to feel obligation to such a woman and her child beyond paying child support and a few brief visits per year?

Do you believe he should consider such a woman a part of his family?

What degree of respect, if any, does she deserve despite going against his wishes?

2007-01-31 11:45:59 · 10 answers · asked by Jennifer B 2

2007-01-31 11:26:24 · 12 answers · asked by johnfrederick c 1