Parenting - January 2007

I'm not talking about a child being responsible to clean themselves, I'm asking about when it's OK to leave the bathroom for short periods of time (going in to check on them periodically) while the child is playing in the bath. Around what age?

2007-01-13 07:03:22 · 18 answers · asked by MeekaBee 2

She is now 8 months and has always been bottlefed. Over the past week, she is refusing to take more than a couple of ounces from the bottle (formula). She eats cereals and babyfoods with no issue. She has not yet had any teeth appear.

2007-01-13 06:16:38 · 12 answers · asked by Chad C 2

things like
"you worthless b*i*t*c*h"
selfish, ingrateful, piece of s*h*i*t.
do they want to put down their child?
even if their child is the most grateful, thankful child ever, they still call he/she these names?
do they think it makes them learn a lesson?
saying that they just say it out of anger isnt a logical explanation.

2007-01-13 06:08:38 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was just wondering how many time you say "no" or "stop" to your kids in a day, i've said it so many time i can't even count. I couldn't live without those words.

2007-01-13 06:00:39 · 15 answers · asked by daddys_girl319 2

i have 3 children ages 7 2 and 1 and my youngest cries all the time unless i hold him.
i cant go anywhere in the house to do my house work or play with the other two children its not like he wants to play either tho all he wants to do is sit on my knee and be cuddled and if i dont all he does is screem niether of my other two were like thos so i have no idea how to handle the situation any suggestions would be great

2007-01-13 05:46:04 · 15 answers · asked by joanne t 1

HELP! my 12 year old started her period last night and is totally freaking out!!!!!?
We have always talked very openly about all this....I just knew she would be prepared.....I made her a "goody bag" when she turned 10 and told her to keep it with her because your period does not send you a letter in the mail to let you know when it will be paying you a visit....luckily she listened to this advice because she is @ her dad's this weekend and is suppose to go to her lifelong friends 13th birthday tonight.....now she says she is not going and is staying in her room and she does not want to go to school on Monday because she has a basketball game and is afraid everyone will know.....I tried my best to go and pick her up but the snow and ice is so bad it is impossible....It took me an hour to go 10 miles and I it is just to dangerous .....her dad is at work but his girlfiend is there ....and she is awesome by the way.....she only wants me and it makes me feel horrible ....what can I do to

2007-01-13 05:19:23 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

My bf lets his very obese son eat whatever he wants.He also lets the boy, who 12 but slow for his age, watch R rated movies and play M rated video games. All of this is starting to really bother me.But every time I try to say something he says"You dont have kids!! You dont know how to raise kids!" He shows little concern over the boy difficulty in getting along with others, just tries to blame the other person"They must have offended him" When the boy said the F word to a teacher my BF said, "He wasnt feeling well that day, she should have left him alone"

2007-01-13 05:06:02 · 15 answers · asked by eastcoastdebra 3

OK so I have asked a question about whether is it right or wrong to smack our children. Thank you for your answers. If you have not read it please take time to read it before answering this.

Sooo I mustn't smack my daughter but when I try nicely to ask her not to do something and she stands in front of me and laughs ...tell me what I do next?

2007-01-13 04:24:57 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

i live in missouri and is there a law the says if you get cought you get in trouble but so do your parents?

2007-01-13 04:22:49 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am going to be a new mother soon and would like to hear positive aspects or experiences of being a mother. I have heard too much of negatives like, I'll never sleep again or changing dirty diapers, say goodbye to my freedom, etc. Please help me start out in a positive note that I can look forward to. Thanks!

2007-01-13 03:17:36 · 13 answers · asked by lisanasta 1

what are you views on gay parenting?

2007-01-13 03:05:45 · 45 answers · asked by matthew j 1

okay this is really stupid. pg 13 movies ae for people age 13 and up. i am 13 but i still can't watch them. i got to watch one movie with my dad that was pg 13 and that is all. i ask if i can watch them and they only let me get pg or g movies that is really stupid. i need to know what i can say to get them to watch pg-13 movies. my friends at school talk about these movies and i want to know what is going on. what can i do?

2007-01-13 01:44:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

SPANKING DOESN'T WORK
Many studies show the futility of spanking as a disciplinary technique, but none show its usefulness. In the past thirty years in pediatric practice, we have observed thousands of families who have tried spanking and found it doesn't work. Our general impression is that parents spank less as their experience increases. Spanking doesn't work for the child, for the parents, or for society. Spanking does not promote good behavior, it creates a distance between parent and child, and it contributes to a violent society. Parents who rely on punishment as their primary mode of discipline don't grow in their knowledge of their child. It keeps them from creating better alternatives, which would help them to know their child and build a better relationship. In the process of raising our own eight children, we have also concluded that spanking doesn't work. We found ourselves spanking less and less as our experience and the number of children increased.

2007-01-13 01:28:44 · 29 answers · asked by abelina 1

2007-01-13 01:26:50 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

HITTING PROMOTES ANGER - IN CHILDREN AND IN PARENTS
Children often perceive punishment as unfair. They are more likely to rebel against corporal punishment than against other disciplinary techniques. Children do not think rationally like adults, but they do have an innate sense of fairness—though their standards are not the same as adults. This can prevent punishment from working as you hoped it would and can contribute to an angry child. Oftentimes, the sense of unfairness escalates to a feeling of humiliation. When punishment humiliates children they either rebel or withdraw. While spanking may appear to make the child afraid to repeat the misbehavior, it is more likely to make the child fear the spanker.Parents who examine their feelings after spanking often realize that all they have accomplished is to relieve themselves of anger. This impulsive release of anger often becomes addicting—perpetuating a cycle of ineffective discipline.

2007-01-13 01:26:29 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-13 01:23:47 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

HITTING MODELS HITTING
There is a classic story about the mother who believed in spanking as a necessary part of discipline until one day she observed her three- year-old daughter hitting her one-year-old son. When confronted, her daughter said, "I'm just playing mommy." This mother never spanked another child.Children love to imitate, especially people whom they love and respect. They perceive that it's okay for them to do whatever you do. Parents, remember, you are bringing up someone else's mother or father, and wife or husband. The same discipline techniques you employ with your children are the ones they are most likely to carry on in their own parenting. The family is a training camp for teaching children how to handle conflicts. Studies show that children from spanking families are more likely to use aggression to handle conflicts when they become adults.
Spanking demonstrates that it's all right for people to hit people, and especially for big people to hit little people.

2007-01-13 01:17:58 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need professional parenting help. My fienc'ee have had a child whose two years old now. But hes saying words that begin with F or S alot. He's gotten these words from the inlaws that he stayed with when my family broke apart. I fixed that so now we are all in my apartment. My fienc'ee says she was told to just ignore it and i should do the same. I don't agree...so...My question is should I disipline him or should I just go along with it? p.s. I will be showing the answers to her so please be professional about this.

2007-01-13 01:02:46 · 12 answers · asked by mech_warrior172003 3

My 10 year old daughter has been dreaming about getting breast implants ever since she was 5 years old. She is a very smart and intelligent young lady and I want to make her happy. My husband and I think that it would be a very good idea for her to get the implants. My husband feels that it will boost her self esteem. One of my husbands 30 year old best friends even offered to take her out on her first date once she gets the procedure done. Some of our relatives don't think that she should get them yet, but I don't see anything wrong with it. Why shouldn't I let my 10 year old get breast implants?

2007-01-13 00:46:59 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

Brothers convicted for having a dog which was too fat.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/01/12/nfatdog112.xml

2007-01-13 00:18:20 · 51 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-13 00:01:42 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been watching Super Nanny and one technique that Super Nanny uses it the Naughty Bean Bag Technique. If the child is naughty, he or she is put on the Naughty Bean Bag and must stay there fore five minutes before apologizing. If the child leaves then the parent has to put the child back on the bean bag.

My wife and I have tried this technique on our 5-year-old son and when we try is what we find is that our son takes a long time (maybe half an hour) to apologize and every single time we bring him to the bean bag he tries to run away and we have to carry him back.

My friend James recommends I lock the child up in a room or cage. My wife said this was horrible but James said that it's practically the same thing. If the child is on a bean bag and every time he tries to escape he is put back there then that is virtually the same as if the child were locked in a room because the child's movements are deprived and this is what the whole punishment is about.

Should I lock my son up?

2007-01-12 23:44:24 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Sometimes my daughter upsets me, i don't know if her behavior is normal and if i am reacting like a normal stay at home mom. She has so much energy, sometimes i think she is going to hurt herself by running into a wall or something. she tries to pick up huge objects, and climbs on everything. As well, she is never calm enough for a bed time story or to be rocked (like so many parents guides suggest you do before bed). I guess what i read in parenting guides makes being a parent seem so easy, but its not. Am I alone with these feelings?

2007-01-12 22:33:56 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

A lot of parents and family members smoke around kids, I saw a woman put a lit cigarette in a toddlers mouth when I was out shopping this weekend, she did it in full view of lots of people, I was very tempted to shove it down her throat and make her eat it.
I see people smoking over open prams, and holding children whilst a *** hangs out of their mouths, they have a right to kill themselves sure! but why do they inflict it on their kids?

2007-01-12 22:24:04 · 46 answers · asked by Smoochy Poochy 6

I asked the question yesterday would you leave your child in the car. A couple of people said that they would leave their child in the car with the car still running but with all of the doors locked. How is that considered safe? Am I the only one that has windows on my car? Hello!! Criminals that want to steal your car can easily bust out your window and take off in your running vehicle. If anything, leaving your car running is asking for trouble. Why would anyone with any kind of common sense leave a car running with a child inside while they are inside of a store? Do people not see the news everyday where people innocently run inside of a store for a split second only to come out that their vehicle and child have been stolen?

2007-01-12 22:13:06 · 8 answers · asked by Cheryl J 2

Two brothers have just been taken to court by the RSPCA for allowing their pet labrador to become morbidly obese (11 stones). How come parents who allow their children to become obese are not treated in the same way? I can understand overweight parents allowing their kids to grow huge, but whilst on holiday, I saw average sized parents with three HUGE children. At the buffet style mealtimes, these kids piled their plates high and their parents appeared to have no concerns whatsoever.

2007-01-12 22:12:57 · 13 answers · asked by Dr Watson (UK) 5

I understand that many times parents smack their children purely out of their own frustrations, and it gives the children the 'shock factor' into stopping their behaviour.

I was smacked by my parents but looking back, and now being a parent myself, I can see why they did it for SO many reasons and sometimes IMO I deserved it.

I am not traumatised by this experience as all it taught me was who was in charge in our house and a healthy respect for my parents. BUT it has also taught me that it is also OK to then go on and smack my own children. I don't do it often but sometimes my 6 year old daughter pushes me so far I see red. Don't get me wrong it is not a 'beating' so please don't be quick to judge me, but is usually a tap on the hand or leg to stop her in her tracks. This calmes her down and then we talk about the situation.

How do you feel about the subject? Please answer without predudice as I am interested on what you have to say.

Thank you in advance.

2007-01-12 21:51:28 · 51 answers · asked by Anonymous

something in general

2007-01-12 20:11:34 · 11 answers · asked by picis_nyc 1

I love the way my parents raised me but my son is there only grandchild so of course they are soft on him when it comes to discipline as grandparents are but i feel like he is starting to walk all over me cause i am the only one dishing out the punishment i know the best thing to do would be to move out but financially i cant afford it right now and i know they love having us here but i dont want this to affect our relationship either what should i do to show my son that i love him and im not the bad guy but am still his mum and deserve respect. HELP.

2007-01-12 19:41:28 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I love kids but I've never taken care of em. I'm going to start baby sitting this kid and I'm getting nervous. I've never done this before and I wanna do it well..

When I met him, he asked me "how come your skin is mocha". I had no reply for that. How would you answer this?

Also, any tips or suggestions about kids would be appreciated :) !!

2007-01-12 18:58:09 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous