Parenting - January 2007

My parent's care way to much about me. I want my parents to stop asking have you finished your work? Or if I haven't finished an asignment they both keep telling me "Start working on _______, or you'll ______" I really dislike them and I want them yo stay out of my life. My mom keeps bugging me to call my friends back if they call, or to call my friend about something and I HATE IT. They just don't understand I don't want to talk to them! I hate calling people. But baiscly, my parents care to much about me and I want them to stop caring.

2007-01-01 12:53:34 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

My twin Boys are 5 and started kindergarten in september. They are going back to school tomorrow and I feel as though I am going through their first day all over again.
I am sad and crying..
I have been home with them for 5 years and it is tough to let go..

I am just looking for advice from people who have been there...

2007-01-01 12:45:03 · 5 answers · asked by Heather 5

What is your opinion on which is cheaper to raise a boy or girl

2007-01-01 12:15:13 · 20 answers · asked by dury10 2

My daughter is a year and 2 months. She has a high pitched scream that can peel paint from the walls. For a while there tapping her on the hand was doing the trick. But not she screams kicks and hits! Any suggestions?

2007-01-01 12:15:09 · 14 answers · asked by Rebecca P 2

My father hung himself last nught, my sister screamed and cut himdown while my daughter 6&9 watched , grandpa?

they shocked him he is in ccu, brain dead maybe, what do i do to help my family? what do i do for these poor kids? help

2007-01-01 12:08:26 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

My 15 year old is constantly in trouble with school/law/parents etc... We have gone through lots of treatment and special assesments, with no effective solutions. Ideas? Any experience with boot camps?

2007-01-01 12:07:02 · 7 answers · asked by abbeym 1

im just curious thats all, and how old are they? mine are 1 and 6 and they are girls called grace and anya, i found anyas name on telly 2 weeks before she was born and loved it straight away, and grace i chose because i didnt want a "modern name" at the time

2007-01-01 12:00:37 · 42 answers · asked by button moon 5

Trying to get my childrens book review site going ( http://childrensbookreviews.divinfo.com/ ). I've added the few books I have but am looking for new ones for the site and my son. Anyone have any good ones?

2007-01-01 11:59:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

my daughter is 15 and her boyfriend is also 15
they have been dating for alittle longer then 3 months
i have talked to my daughter about saving herself and she agrees

2007-01-01 11:56:11 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-01 11:55:22 · 7 answers · asked by imrad.letshug 1

how do i teach my daughter to comprehen that her bird is not comming back? She is really heart broken.

2007-01-01 11:38:25 · 6 answers · asked by crazziegrl14 5

Ok- my parents and many others are always saying that I cannot do things that they could because "it was safer when I was a kid"
Ok-
the murder rate is no higher than 40 years ago.
Cars have gotten SAFER, not more dangerous (seatbelts werent around back then)
yes teen pregnancy is up from back then, but it has gone down for the past 5 years straight.
Drugs and smoking are LESS of a problem. (hippies=druggies)
Rapes, abductions, etc. have not increased, only the media coverage has.

Look at statistics. This is NOT a card that parents sohuld be playing.
The population, and therefor risks, are up, but it's the SAME PROBABILITY. the number of murders are up, but in proportion to the population, they are way down. It's true for everything else, too.

What do you think?/Some other evidence

2007-01-01 11:32:46 · 10 answers · asked by John Doe IV 3

how would you discipline them if they hit someone? Would you spank them then - after telling them that hitting is wrong?

Just curious.

2007-01-01 11:29:55 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son said to me once while driving in the car. "Mommy can you stop singing, when you sing I feel like I'm going to puke"

2007-01-01 11:26:33 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just got back from a McDonalds Playland and, again, am furious. My 3 yrs old and 1 yr old were playing nicely enjoying the playland. More kids came in. Some too big and too old to be playing there. They bullied my 3 yr old and ran over my 1 yr old. They were throwing toys up and down the slide and climbing on everything. The parents did NOTHING. My boys were then too scared to play anymore, but didn't want to leave either. When I finally caught the one mother's attention she gave me the "kids will be kids" shurg and I wanted to slug her. I let my kids play, get dirty and have fun. I don't let my kids hurt others, disobey safety rules and disrespect others. Why is this okay?

2007-01-01 11:25:09 · 11 answers · asked by BlueFish 3

My 15 year old daughter likes to sleep with my husband and I (not in the same bed, but the floor next to our bed). She says that she is lonely, and I don't know what to do. Is this normal? Shedoesn't hang out with her friends on weekends, but she usually hangs out with my husband and I.

I sat down to talk to her, and she says she likes sleeping in the same room with someone.

Is this normal? She's a really smart girl, excellent student, and everything, but I have never heard of a teenager sleeping with their parents.

2007-01-01 11:15:56 · 8 answers · asked by NoTrigger 2

My husbands controlling ex has managed to plan an out of town vacation during the time he was suppose to get them for Christmas, so we haven't had Christmas with them yet. Technically, next weekend is her time with them, so we may not even see them for 2 more weeks. I do not want to keep this tree up for another 2 weeks. My toddler and my cat are both constantly pulling ornaments off it, so I really want to go ahead and take it down. But I keep debating over whether or not I should keep it up until my stepkids come over for Christmas.

2007-01-01 10:09:11 · 12 answers · asked by LittleMermaid 5

Im hoping 2 have 2 kids and i am going 2 give them a cell phone and other technologys they will have in the future and if u already have kids is there anything u would like 2 change??

2007-01-01 09:54:08 · 22 answers · asked by <@>:**MIrAndA**:><@ 1

I am a full-time teacher, mother & wife. Just wondering if anyone had tips on how to handle cooking meals w/ such a busy life. I want my children to be raised on home cooked meals-- but it is definitely a challenge. Any tips??

2007-01-01 09:47:40 · 12 answers · asked by Proud mother! 6

Ok- my parents and many others are always saying that I cannot do things that they could because "it was safer when I was a kid"
Ok-
the murder rate is no higher than 40 years ago.
Cars have gotten SAFER, not more dangerous (seatbelts werent around back then)
yes teen pregnancy is up from back then, but it has gone down for the past 5 years straight.
Drugs and smoking are LESS of a problem. (hippies=druggies)
Rapes, abductions, etc. have not increased, only the media coverage has.

Look at statistics. This is NOT a card that parents sohuld be playing.
What do you think/give some other reasons.

2007-01-01 09:15:32 · 8 answers · asked by John Doe IV 3

but if u had teenagers u dont buy there clothes u let them buy there own whats wrong with letting ur little ones buy there own clothes?

2007-01-01 09:02:11 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do they care how many bases I go with my b/f?? Why was she upset when she saw us sleeping together with his arms around me?? Does she not trust me??

2007-01-01 08:48:55 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

my aunt said once i threw a hot dog at someone.and another time i was running away from hot topic (my aunt took me in there,and i was scared of the place.i was only 4) and anyway, i was running in the mall screaming about a monster,and i ran right into my aunts boyfriend!she didnt even know he was at the mall!

2007-01-01 08:42:38 · 14 answers · asked by nobody 3

My professor said that children from single family homes are more likely to not pursue education or really do anything with their lives, than kids from a home w/ both parents. I disagree. I've seen plenty of people from single parent homes just as determined to do something w/ their lives, as kids from homes with both parents.

2007-01-01 08:39:07 · 23 answers · asked by M.O.D. 2

2007-01-01 08:31:22 · 14 answers · asked by SHELLIE G 1

I have three young children (10, 8, and 5). 2 boys and a girl. They are always extremely messy. They will not clean up their rooms without a huge fight, and they certainly don't try to keep them clean. They also leave various messes (food mostly) in other parts of the house. It is like they don't care at all how messy it gets.

My wife and I have tried punishing them (mostly by taking away privileges and not letting them go outside to play), but if anything, it has gotten worse instead of better.

Any suggestions as to what my wife and I should or shouldn't do? Personally, I am about ready to throw all of their stuff out in the yard or in the trash.

2007-01-01 08:19:44 · 17 answers · asked by volmike 2

teens to and not just children or little tiny kids

2007-01-01 08:06:57 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

let them stay alone in cars why?

2007-01-01 07:51:12 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

In your eyes, If you daughter(16) went to second base with her b/f when you weren't home would you let it slide as nothing??

2007-01-01 07:30:04 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-01 06:54:41 · 15 answers · asked by Reo 5