Parenting - March 2007

I have an 11 yr old girl who wrote in her profile that she is funsized. She doent think it means anything bad. Please give me some input on how to explain to her this is a term an 11yr old should not be using and what it means

2007-03-13 13:21:19 · 4 answers · asked by pegleg24 1

If you are at someones home for a large gathering like say a birthday party with a buch of kids and toddlers around and a kid runs or walks past you with the unmistakable odor of loaded britches, do you say something funny or in a joking manner or just keep quiet and let someone else figure it out?

2007-03-13 13:07:55 · 16 answers · asked by Asker 1

I am usually so good about keeping up with all important paperwork but Ive been losing my mind lately and cant seem to find my daughters shot records. does the hospital normally print out another one for you or will she have to get them all over again? she is 18 months old and she got all her shots from the same hospital.

2007-03-13 13:07:25 · 13 answers · asked by krystal 6

Personally I think the sex ed curiculum that is being taught in alot of schools, should not be taught to our kids. I think teaching our children about sex is the parents job. I think if the schools are going to teach anything on sex ed, I think that it should be the anatomy, but I feel that it's not the school's place to teach kids about oral sex, anal sex, and homosexuality.

Just curious about how other parents think about this.

2007-03-13 12:56:44 · 2 answers · asked by Bryan M 5

2007-03-13 12:21:03 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

When you work with different children within a nursery or setting to make sure their parent's wishes including cultural preferences are met?

2007-03-13 12:19:28 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

...are you a lot like your parents in how you raise your kid? Why or why not? What are some examples?

2007-03-13 12:09:45 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

how did you cope? how long has it been? do you have contact? will it ever stop hurting? i need support from someone who has been there.

2007-03-13 11:57:10 · 2 answers · asked by iwill 4

I have a 7 year old daughter. She has never been involved with her biological dad, she has never had a father figure in her life other than her grandfather. My boyfriend and I have been living together for 1 1/2 years and recently had a baby. My daughter does not respect my boyfriend whatsoever. There are good days, but mostly bad days. I'm not sure if its the fact that she doesn't know how to act about having a father figure in her life. I have tried so much, in my doing so I found out that she has ADHD, and am not sure if thats an issue as to why she acts this way with him. He trys so hard to treat her as if she was his, but its just not working. I have tried punishing by taking away the things that mean the most to her, i've tried setting down and talking to her, and she seems as if she gets it for that moment, but then its right back to where it was the next day. Please help anyone if you have any good solutions.

2007-03-13 11:09:14 · 12 answers · asked by destiny6930 1

I was 19 when i got pregnant i chose to keep my son but for the first 3 yrs of his life he was raised mainly by my parents.I went away to college and just recently graduated recently at age 22 yrs old.I really only saw my son on breaks and the weekend during this time.I also never told anyone who his biological father was.I feel guilty for not being there as much as i should have.My son is only 4 by the way but i feel like i missed a lot?

2007-03-13 11:03:40 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

she's a good kid, has had 2 open hearts, has artificial heart valve, has made vow to herself to remain a virgin, (i believe her) problem is she live with family in different state (schooling reasons) and I don't know the teenagers she wants to go with.
she says they will be staying w/the parents and that boys will stay w/uncle, girls w/parents, not worried bout her decision making but am worried about security for her. spring break is a different social situation than most, (she has encountered none like it) and I'm worried that someone could "slip her a mickey" or otherwise gain control of her body without her consent. I realize that can happen anywhere but this is putting yourself into a situation where it could be more likely. she has no boyfriend, these are all "supposedly" friends. i dont want to blow it out of proportion (she'll be 18 in July) but it's my job to be concerned about her welfare. should i let her go?

2007-03-13 10:55:38 · 10 answers · asked by tamboz 3

What are the odds my sons biological father will recognize him if he see's him?I am 22 yrs old i just graduated from college and have been married for only 4 months.I have a son who is four years old from a prior relationship this was never really an issue till recent events.I have never told anyone who my sons biological father is and never thought it would come up.Unfortunatley it did come up last week while at a wedding run-through for one of my hubbys old friends from high school.To my shock it was my sons biological father even though he has no idea he only remebers me as an ex.gf.My hubby who i spilled the details to is very angry about it wants me to tell him and i would prefer not to.What are the odds my ex. notices that my son and him look a lot a like at his wedding?

2007-03-13 10:38:09 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am about to adopt a 3 year old child. I am retired and draw SocSec. I don't want to say how much I draw and I know that I will be paid for her. I need to know how you estimate how much she will draw on my SocSec. So much percent or what???

2007-03-13 10:35:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Nothing irritates me nore than going into a store and seeing kids running wild or throwing tantrums. And everytime I see the parents just ignoring the behavior or catering to the child to get them to stop. It's disgusting! I have two children and was a songle mother for a long time, and my kids never acted that way in public. Am I the only one left that will actually discipline my children? Are the rest of these parents out there just affraid to discipline in public? Because everyone else standing around them is wishing they would...

2007-03-13 10:27:24 · 9 answers · asked by Silly Billy 2

Curious: are vacations scheduled by 1st requests put in, do you go by seniority of staff, do you draw out names and let those people get first choice? My husband has to put down all his vacation time in November for the following year to ensure he gets the time off---goes by seniority in his office. By the time the list goes through all employees, very few dates are left for last minute/spontaneous time off. So, now my center is wanting to change from 1st requests to drawing out names and letting that person pick their choices. This, of course, is not going to work well because most of the dates that my husband and I have planned trips around are times others have just now thought of requesting---I requested my time (in writing & verbally) in December, 06 for the whole year of 2007.
I ,personally, feel that seniority should have a bearing on requests because the person has been dependable and realiable for "x" amount of time and it gives them something to look forward to in futur

2007-03-13 09:55:55 · 6 answers · asked by GG 2

I have three children (ages just 5, 2 1/2 years, and 4 months). I would love to babysit in my house, but nobody seems to want to have a sitter outside of their homes. What do you to make some extra money from home? Thanks for your ideas?

2007-03-13 09:23:22 · 12 answers · asked by kelliemag 3

best answer goes to person who gets correct + 5 star rating

2007-03-13 09:23:18 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

my daughter is my precious pigeon, because she cooed like a pigeon when she was a baby, my son is my beloved monster, because he always makes monster noises... how 'bout you?

2007-03-13 09:20:05 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son will be a year old next week and I'm ready to potty train him. I'm afraid it will take way to long. I expect it to take a while but how hard is it really going to be?

2007-03-13 09:06:47 · 7 answers · asked by ? 4

1.) My daughter is 2 and has always stayed home with either me or my mother-in-law.

2.) My in-laws are from Bulgaria and it is very normal for the grandparents to take a big part in raising the children.

3.) My father-in-law is a ship captain and will take my daughter to Bulgaria on the ship and back to the US on the ship 4 months later. There is no other way for the trip to be shorter.

4.) There is no way i can go.

5.) My daughter would have a good time on the sea and in the mountains, and have lots of good food.

6.) Couldn't feelings of abandonment be an issue?

7.) My mother-in-law nags me every day to give them my daughter and she said that they will be very upset (mostly at me) if they don't get her.

8.) I would have a very hard time letting this happen...i would have to be tranquilized for days; yet i get the feeling that i am only thinking of my feelings and not of what is best for my daughter.
-Am i not using my head?

2007-03-13 09:00:55 · 22 answers · asked by Kalinka 3

2007-03-13 08:58:53 · 6 answers · asked by dak81205 1

If the kids do not live with you, why is it such a bad thing to help support the children you help make? You are hopefully helping emotionaly etc.(if you can see them), so why hate the fact that you have to help pay for them too?

2007-03-13 08:50:29 · 13 answers · asked by laceywat1 3

2007-03-13 08:49:29 · 4 answers · asked by Tim L 1

2007-03-13 08:30:16 · 6 answers · asked by ANNE K 1

not in the presence of the kids?
Why should a judge give the spouse the kids because the other spouse drinks a bottle of wine after the kids go to sleep at night.
In my town, you only get what is a parking ticket if you have enough for only one person.
Why is this more imoral than sex with a person to whom you are not married while the kids are there? Why is one OK and the other not?
Thanks for helping me write my paper.

2007-03-13 08:09:18 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

well not to long ago i was babysitting my 2 year old nephew and i had him in my room,well becuz my other sisters were making him mad.he is a hypered child and he wont stop running and grabbing things.well the thing that happened was ,he went to sleep and i covered him up.i was a nice day so i put the windows up ,they are kind of big but i had a screen on both of them.so i left him sleeping and went to take a shower ,while i was in the shower i heard him crying and screaming so i was trying to hurry up bcuz i thouhgt my sisters were messing with him.well i didnt hear him anymore and i went to the room and saw the screen of my window outside so i went to the front room and my sistwer said he jumped out the window and came in trough the door in the living room i was so shocked.i never thought he would do something crazy like that .now im scarred of what he can do

2007-03-13 07:50:59 · 10 answers · asked by ♥I_rock_you♥ 5

My daughter ( 14 ) sneaks out of her room at night to see her boyfriend. I have confronted this boy or should I say young adult ( 19 ) to keep away from my house as I had found out that he was sneaking into her room at night.

2007-03-13 07:48:46 · 25 answers · asked by landp 1

does anyone allow there kids to wear no socks to school or just outside when the weather starts to get warm out and then gets cold again because my kids stared today not to wear socks with there sneakers does anyone allow there kids to do the same

2007-03-13 07:47:51 · 15 answers · asked by get it 1

shes actually my daughter and hes her step father hes a lil more strickt then i am but i allow him to skoll her but sometimes it bothers me if i see that what she is doing isnt as bad as he makes it seem soo i step in and he gets botherd says that i should do that cause then she think its ok...also i work all day so when i am at home and i disapline her she talks back member shes only 3 and i get upset and he comes in and sets her str8 ..but i hate it cause i guess i was so useto it bein me and her and just for 10 months hes been in our life other then this hes great with her 5 months into the relationship she felt and got real comfortable with him she even calls him daddy on her own with no ones pressure and i love it hes great with her but we seem to disagree when it comes to disaplineing her ..how can i work on siting back and just watching and how can he learn to understand where im comeing from ..

2007-03-13 07:39:00 · 8 answers · asked by Oo_Yes_ca 1

I know there are other postings about this but my situation is a little different. my bf and i have been together for over 21/2 years. we recently moved in together and plan to get married in the future. the issue i am having is that is daughter doesnt have any respect. she has a bad attitude and yells at adults. even his family gets to the point where they wont deal with her. she continually yells at him and does not listen and she told me to shut up last night. i refuse to deal with this. i dont tolerate anyone else talking to me like that i am not going to tolerate it from her.
My bf corrects her and tells her not to say things to me that are out of line, but there is no real punishment so the behavior never changes. I dont think that he really knows what to do. he does not follow through with being firm with her and i cant take it anymore. i dont want to step on his or her mothers toes in the care of this little girl so what are my options? i feel that i am alone in this.

2007-03-13 07:33:39 · 11 answers · asked by mel2430 4