Parenting - January 2007

because I let my 12 year old play T rated games and watch PG-13 movies....why does that make me a bad parent.

2007-01-06 03:57:23 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous

My parents are so embarrassing. i'm 13 and they treat treat me like my younger brother and sister and i'm sick of it. i know i am small for my age but what can i do?

1) they have a 9pm bedtime for me only 30 minutes later then my 9 year old bro and 7 year old sister. 2) they have a set bath schedule for me 3 times a week we all have to follow and they keep the door cracked at bathtime and still check on me 3) they don't let me watch anything other then g or pg movies 4) i am only allowed 1 hour of tv a day 5) if i get in trouble they put me in timeout or if it is really bad they still spank me like my brother or sister. 6) they make me wear a helmet if i am on my bike or skating.

those are just a few of things. what can i do?

2007-01-06 03:24:48 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have 5 under 5 and my husband pissed off on weds and am struggling to cope with that aswell as having the kids he now after 3 days has contacted me saying he wants to tlak but i dont want to even though if i had him back it will be to help with the kids the love has gone what do i do? i cant get out of the house due to their ages he took the car bank cards everything help!!! any ideas!

2007-01-06 03:23:30 · 15 answers · asked by gullsgirl2000 2

if you have children, and you smoke around them and lets say they get ill and it's from your second hand smoke, do you think they should be allowed to sue you for their illness since everybody that smokes has to know by now the dangers since it's written right on the package?

2007-01-06 03:22:17 · 19 answers · asked by nobody 5

what do you think about them and people who need them espcially kids and teenagers that no they deserve them but nobody to give it to them

2007-01-06 03:01:46 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is needed to start a day care center at work? What does it normally cost, both financially and legally? What are the benefits to the company and how can employees present their case (requesting day care) to their company as a worthy investment? Specifically, this particular company is a non-profit organization in New York City. Also, what are the logistics of the day care itself, once it is opened (what would it cost the employees, etc.)?

2007-01-06 02:51:30 · 3 answers · asked by Patrice 3

2007-01-06 02:47:43 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

She started to cry. Does that mean she is afraid of heights?

2007-01-06 02:28:25 · 58 answers · asked by Anonymous

Two of our boys wet the bed. They are 6 and 11. I am using youth diapers on both of them. The 11 year old was using goodnites, but recently they started causing him problems so we switched him over to his brothers tena diapers and we haven't had any problems since.

Here is the problem though, tonight my husband and i are going out and our sitter is coming over. Our six year old has no problem with the sitter knowing about his bedwetting but our 11 year old is sensitive. We are planning on being out past 1AM and I have no desire to be cleaning wet sheets when I get home. I was planning on just having a diaper on both of them when she comes over tomorrow at 6, but it might be a little early. Does anyone have any suggestions? The sitter knows they both are wetters.

I was given the suggestion to just have the 11 year old put the diaper on himself, but we tried that a few times and it leaked all over. Normally I just put one on him before bed like our 6 year old.

2007-01-06 02:13:43 · 13 answers · asked by Tina W 1

2007-01-06 02:06:10 · 13 answers · asked by starjediknight 1

I am 30 and my wife is 32. I know, where getting up there in age.
She is really looking forward to having kids this year.

But I'm not looking forward to the dirty diapers, crying, thowing up, ect.

Don't get me wrong I love kids, I just wish we could skip the baby phase.

Oh yeah, adopting is out- I already played that card.

2007-01-06 01:30:56 · 14 answers · asked by speedtech408 1

And why do most toddlers not like vegetables? Why aren't we born with an instinct to like the taste of things that are good for us?
I love eating vegetables and I eat a very healthy diet.
When she was a baby she would eat veggie purees no problems and she eats veggies mixed in with her dinner e.g spaghetti bolognese, curry, stirfry but She doesn't eat them if they are a seperate thing like if we had a roast and there were carrots and cabbage on the side she wouldnt touch them.

2007-01-06 01:05:15 · 22 answers · asked by cigaro19 5

2007-01-05 22:29:34 · 39 answers · asked by cigaro19 5

go to prison, skip school, not go to college?
Now I am not saying that all children from poor families and council estates do these things but it does seem to be more likely.
What factors present in poor families make it more likely for this to happen?
I am asking because I have a below average income and I am raising a family.

2007-01-05 22:02:40 · 38 answers · asked by cigaro19 5

All the drama, makeup, hair, clothes, chores left undone, shoes all over, dents in your car, late night phone calls, keeping up with the dating thing, odd lingo lanugage and the utter defiance they have brought to our lives... I know I absolutely could not live without all this chaos, lol. Really, teenagers are great, don't you think?

2007-01-05 21:09:21 · 11 answers · asked by ihave5katz 5

i know the answer...just seing if you do

2007-01-05 20:54:31 · 22 answers · asked by CottonMusk_095 2

I am a teen mother of a 2 month old and my question is: Why do so many people critcize teens for having children?
I just wish that would think of what they would do if it was them that fell pregnant at a young age and that were tought morals(which i stick to).

2007-01-05 20:21:37 · 11 answers · asked by b4dol 1

What do you think about teenagers who are 14 15 16 who try to have babies. They are "soooooooo in love" with there boyfriends.

Even more. The ones who actually do have them.

It really saddens me when you go to say Xanga and read about how many there actually are. Who are so asure that there 6.50 an hour job is going to support a child.

2007-01-05 19:22:11 · 12 answers · asked by J. 4

Can someone explain me what autism exactly is?As far as I understood till now,an autistic child can't be answered to simply but you have to tell him everything,some of them are geniuses...Is that right?So what's wrong in having an autistic child if that's what happens?What is actually autism?Don't give me sites to look at,just explain in several sentences.

2007-01-05 19:18:09 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

and demoralize our young child...look at shows like family guy, the simpsons or such, its nothing but rude, disrectful to parents and skews the minds of children like nothing else...am I the only who thinks this?

2007-01-05 18:44:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

okay i know some mothers just cant deal with their babys but i dont know i dont think i could ever deal with giving my baby for adoption...how do some mothers give them up like that why cant they fight for their babies?

2007-01-05 18:00:54 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have have a son that is 21months and his father wants to be in his life but, 1st thing he punched me in the stomache while i was pregnent and caused me to have him prematurely 2end After becomming pregnent and all this happens I found out his daughter was to his sister (he admitted it ) and he was ordered not to see her but he does, they where ordered not to tell her but they did .I feel like My son didn't ask to be put in a sisuation and the world today is already cruel and he shouldn't have to go through this too, and As I seen it and the assalt charges came out the judge and Dr's agree that he could have killed my son or gave him brain damage, luckily he's fine, he had heart problems and breathing problems when he came but after a yr of consent worry and attition he's fine Thank God.What do you think though I grew up without my dad around and it hurt , but not anything like this.

2007-01-05 17:10:22 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Many people think so. Is it possible to love boys this age? Is it easier to love girls?

2007-01-05 17:06:36 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-05 15:47:13 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous

So, a good friend of mine has a daughter exactly 9 months younger than me. She lives in another state and so we primarily communicate via email at least a few times a week.
After he daughter was born, I sent her some very nice gifts, things I found really helpful and she made it a point to tell me that didn't use them.
I send pictures to her and never receive a "hey your daughter looks cute, what a great smile" or anything like that. I thought I was being paranoid, so I stopped mentioning my daughter and sending pictures of her. I also made it a point to talk about her daughter. Thinking that eventually she would say something... Not once in the past 2 months has she mentioned or asked about my daughter.

I would also like to add that I make it a point not to "brag" about my daughter to anyone else with kids because I hate it when people do that.

Is it possible she is so wrapped up in her own child, she doesn't even think about mine? What should I do?

2007-01-05 15:32:22 · 4 answers · asked by Johnny Johnny 2

2007-01-05 15:05:44 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Pennsylvania

2007-01-05 14:49:23 · 15 answers · asked by ljwaks 4

In Pennsylvania

2007-01-05 14:32:38 · 7 answers · asked by ljwaks 4

He says that we shouldn't lie to her. I personally think that she will be smart enough to figure it out for herself in a few years and don't see the harm. Thoughts?

2007-01-05 14:31:34 · 46 answers · asked by Johnny Johnny 2

I have 3 very young children (3 and younger), a husband, and an indoor puppy. Things can get so hectic at times. The house can become such a mess. It can take hours to do a full house clean-up. This includes all the rooms, laundry, sweeping, mopping, loading and starting the dishwasher, and anything else that needs to be done. What are some good techniques you use to be organized and make clean up an efficient time?

I currently split the household duties between me and my husband. I take more of course, since I stay home with the children, but he does help out. It seems to work pretty well for us.

I was just wondering on you techniques.

2007-01-05 13:43:07 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous