Parenting - February 2007

2007-02-08 06:02:29 · 20 answers · asked by RICHARD V 1

My son has ADHD,He is doing very poorly in school.He is failing every thing with grades like in the 50s. His teacher says he can do better and keep up with the class if he tried harder. He never does his home work, i tried everything. he tells me he cant write fast enough to keep up with his class. He told his teacher this and she just said you can if you tried.His hand writing looks like a first graders hand writeing. I forgot to say he is 12 years old. My son is very bright but his teachers wont work with him. The school makes every one wear an i.d. if the child doesnt have his id he has to go to detention. My son often forgets his at home or looses it. He also has a hard time keeping up with his books, he looses them too. I think the teachers should be educated about adhd kids and what they should do to help them learn. How can i get the teachers to understand my child and work with him in the class room?

2007-02-08 06:02:18 · 15 answers · asked by saphire732003 2

Here in the UK a school head has banned primary school kids from making mothers day cards for fear of being insensitive to kids without mothers.

We've made mothers day cards in school for years, i dont see what the problem is really, I lost my dad, but I still pop to the cemetary to see him on fathers day, surely its wrong to wrap kids up in cotton wool so much that they are not allowed to even think of their mum on a day when all other kids are?

What do you think?

Is he right or wrong?

2007-02-08 05:50:18 · 47 answers · asked by lozzielaws 6

My daughter will be 14 months old when my son is born in 3 weeks. I am concerned about how she is going to react to the new baby. She is such a sweet girl with lots of personality, and I don't want this to change her into a monster. I will be having a c-section so it will be a no-no to pick her up, and that worries me too. Right now I am her jungle gym, and to not be able to pick her up anytime will be hard on her. Any advice from those who have gone through this will be helpful.

2007-02-08 05:39:38 · 13 answers · asked by Diane A 2

2007-02-08 05:30:39 · 5 answers · asked by Andrew A 1

be invited to other children's birthday parties when the children are not the same age? Do you allow your children to have seperate playdates? I have one child but sometimes parents actually get angry over this or make nasty comments..unless they are family or very close friends..why should I have to do this?
Same with Christams presents...why should I have to buy two gifts?
I don't get it!

2007-02-08 05:24:47 · 14 answers · asked by Willow 5

My son will be 3 in april, in July i will have a new born and would really like him potty trained by then. We have been working with him since he was almost 2. I really think that we have tried everything!! I have a potty in my living room so he can watch tv, we have tried reading to him on the pottyy, the elmo potty movie, Every diffrent kinda pull there is, we tried getting him the cars movie real undies thinking mabey that would help nothing works. I know that he understands when he has to go potty. The other day it was his nap time and he told me he had to poop i sat him on the potty for an hour the minute i got him of and put a pull up on he pooped in it. But last week at nap time he got up by himself went into the bathroom got on his potty an pooped all by himself. I do postive reinforcement, i sing and dance when he does go. I have tried giving him candy when he goes. I almost think that he wont go to the potty on purpose. What do i do?

2007-02-08 05:22:52 · 3 answers · asked by coliepollie22 2

2007-02-08 05:12:23 · 65 answers · asked by Anonymous

When will she get more? She got her teeth at 7 months and it's been 2 for awhile. She teeth great, but just wondering. I know children develop at different ages.

2007-02-08 05:04:43 · 20 answers · asked by fourcheeks4 5

im very depress my doc prescrive some pills i feel worst i dont know what to do plz help....

2007-02-08 05:00:35 · 13 answers · asked by cyndi m 3

We have a 10 year old that is the middle child. She has an attitude and mouth on her of a child that should be much older. If you tell her something she always has a response and never listens to what you are telling her. It is getting out of hand and I dread doing things with her due to this. I should mention she is a step-child to me. Her father and I recently got married but we have been together for 3 years. He just ignores it and I can't. What do I do?

2007-02-08 04:59:36 · 11 answers · asked by Dawn D 1

I'm told by "others" that I'm "so young" ,to have three kids.?
I was officially a Momma of three just two days shy of my 23rd birthday.
I can think of more than a dozen women I know who had 3 and 4 kids YOUNGER than I was. So if you don't mind? Just how old were you with your third?just curious....

2007-02-08 04:49:55 · 15 answers · asked by ~*meli$sa*~ 4

2007-02-08 04:41:23 · 26 answers · asked by matshanhwwod 1

He is 17 and has always been an Honor roll student. He waits tables after school til about 10/pm ; 4 days a week.
What do you recommend?

2007-02-08 04:34:36 · 15 answers · asked by GrnApl 6

I bought her the Nuby sippy cup. She loves it, and drink as much as she would out of a bottle. She takes it at night time too. Is this bad?

2007-02-08 04:15:45 · 13 answers · asked by fourcheeks4 5

i am planning to change my son's last name on his birth certificate, since his father left us already, and my son was using his last name though we're not married. i will not include him anymore and would like to declare as to an unknown father. is this a right thing to do? would it affect my son if ever he grows up without knowing the name of his father?

2007-02-08 04:05:35 · 26 answers · asked by -girlie054- 1

If the asker of this question does not warn the parent that this is wrong to do to their child or either tell someone else or call child protection services?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AiOtWJDa92pxuC6e_vS1L8Xsy6IX?qid=20070206125854AAUSO8N

2007-02-08 03:47:54 · 14 answers · asked by LS 4

Any tips?

2007-02-08 03:31:44 · 14 answers · asked by a280baby 2

my sons are age 4&5, there is a neighbor who i asked if she could take care of them for 3 hours. how much should i pay? there are no diapers involved, and i am gonna get them pizza and a movie.

2007-02-08 03:30:33 · 15 answers · asked by Devil Dog 2

Well at least that is what she said.lol She is 2.5. I was emptying the ddishwasher and she said "Hey mommy! You spit on me!" I looked at her confused for a second. Then I realized what had happened so I told her "No babe It is water dripping off the dishes, see?" I showed her but she still claimed "No mummy I saw you." LOL
Share some of your stories?

2007-02-08 03:23:20 · 20 answers · asked by rybo510 4

with such events as
1) The shoe toss event
2)Threats for not cleaning room and homework event
3) Fastest Dinner put toghether on a hectic day event

If you think of any more feel free to share.

2007-02-08 02:48:03 · 10 answers · asked by stargazer 5

I know we need to have some "me" time. I work, take care of my daughter afterwards, but other than that I don't really do anything besides visit with family. I don't do anything as far as interests or hobbies, although am feeling like I should be. I feel bad enough being at work all day, let alone going anywhere soley for myself without including her. How do you manage to work full time, spend enough quality time with your child(ren), and still pursue any of your own interests?

2007-02-08 02:44:12 · 10 answers · asked by angelbaby 7

it seems like she can never stop giving me advice and im not trying to be mean to her but i do know what i am doing and i want to do it my way not hers......I wount even let her babysit my son because she wount listen to the way that i have tld her to do things......Now she is telling me that at 9 months my son should be off the bottle and only drinking out f sippy cups.....no matter what i tell her she just doesnt stop.....What are ur opinions on stopping giving him bottles?

2007-02-08 02:43:12 · 17 answers · asked by mammakayla 4

So that kids without mothers wont be offended. What do you think?

2007-02-08 02:42:07 · 42 answers · asked by Hi T 7

2007-02-08 02:40:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Well to start off my son is 2 and my daughter is 10 months. I think I might have a problem but I am not too sure. My daughter is only 10 months. I feel the need to give her everything. She has Torticollis (head tilt) and it developed in the womb and I kind of feel like I did that to her, Even though they said there's nothing I could have done. Her name is Aurora, named after the dawn and sleeping beauty. I already bought a Sleeping Beauty doll collection for her. Plus I am starting a Barbie Doll collection for her also. She already has an American Doll. I bought three Barbie's yesterday and The Jeff Gordon nascar Barbie. I'm thinking that this will be a great investment later on in life if she wants to sell it. Well, let's just say I buy a lot for her. With my son, I have bought the entire collection of Thomas the tank engine. Everything he has is Thomas. Clothes, shoes, bedroom set, I mean everything Thomas! We make good money, is this that bad to do this?

2007-02-08 02:19:26 · 16 answers · asked by fourcheeks4 5

care of my sick mother(deceased) and my two brothers with help of course. Then years later I help take care of my dad (deceased) took in my brother help him out until he was aldult. along with raising four children went to college and full time church member.

is this a sign of a mature women?

2007-02-08 01:39:22 · 8 answers · asked by curious 2

My son is 14,and thinks he's ugly(it hurts me to say that he's not good looking but he's definitely not ugly).
I think that he's having problems in making a girlfriend..he's now
isolating himself from the whole world,he just go into his room and close the door and listen to music so loud(mostly Eminem).
he wasn't like this,he used to love quiet songs but now he embraces Eminem..(I don't mind it at all but it's too much)+he's becoming more violent.

I'm really scared that he'll end up hurting himself.

2007-02-08 01:06:31 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

i am asking because well we all know that girls are having babies younger and younger these days. i know a 16 year old that just had a baby and i feel bad for her son already, its mean to say but i have observed her in person and i just cant get over how stressed she got everytime he even made a noise, she actually at one point told him to shut up. i'm not calling her a bad mom because i know its hard i'm only 21 and i have a 17 month old and one on the way, but i NEVER yell or tell my child to shut up, even when he was a baby. but then i know another 16 year old that has twins and she is as calm as could be with those babies, its like she was born to be a mom. she cuddles with them and sings to them and just does everything she can to keep them calm. i think its hard with 1 i couldnt image being 16 with twins, i'm just wondering can a 16 year old who has a baby be a better mom than say a 21 year old or a 25 year old? does age really matter when it comes to raising a child?

2007-02-07 23:42:51 · 14 answers · asked by puppy love 6

anyone had trouble getting their baby to transition to a sippy cup? Those who have what brand and style eventually worked for baby?

2007-02-07 22:25:16 · 6 answers · asked by mom511 1