Parenting - April 2007

I find that if parents have 3children, the child in the middle is almost all the time the most difficult to control.

2007-04-17 04:32:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-17 03:31:16 · 26 answers · asked by BLING 4

A close friend of mine gave a child up for adoption almost 40 years ago. She had no choice in the matter and has always loved him and thought about him. However, with his best interests in mind, she has never searched for him. Now that he is certainly an adult, and she is getting older, she would very much like to locate him. She never had any other children. She has only the most basic information: date-of-birth, place, etc. Adoptions were very secretive when he was placed. Has anyone else done this? How would you advise her to proceed? I am trying my best to assist her. At his age, her son can certainly make up his own mind as to whether he wants to know her.

2007-04-17 01:21:46 · 7 answers · asked by clarity 7

she stared in september prior to that she did play group then nursery and 2 afternoons at a private nursery
she hates shool my son who is in the year above loves it
I have spoken to the teacher who says she plays with the boys
she pretends to be ill so that they will send her home
any ideas ?

2007-04-17 00:59:41 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I`m always shopping for food (family of two adults and two small children aged 4 & 6 )
I limit portion size and try and plan meals but when I think about it we still have a lot of food wast
How do you limit your food waste ?

2007-04-16 23:47:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

The earlier the child learns to read the child has a high IQ and will be intelligent.Straight A's I mean

2007-04-16 22:19:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

What age did your child learn to read?

2007-04-16 21:35:27 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

FOr example, Frederic Chopin, the classical pianist, had a Polish mother and French father. His sentiments and his musical style were much more "Polish" in flavor than French. He composed Mazurkas, Polonaises, and waltzes much more than anything else. Did this have to do with his mother's influence? I think Jewish people say 'if your mother is Jewish, you're Jewish too', regardless of the father.

2007-04-16 19:55:37 · 4 answers · asked by Mike 4

Should I allow my daughter to go to an unsupervised party where her boyfriend of 6 months will be.

I know other people will be going so there not going to be alone.

My husband has his own opionion but i would like your input.

2007-04-16 18:21:02 · 37 answers · asked by kt_lang 1

In your opinion, do you believe that a woman who is single and not married should be allowed to have a child? Why or why not?

I personally believe that you should be married before you have children because being a single mother in the United States is tough and children need to have a father figure in their life in order to guide them to understanding the challenges of life in the 21st Century.

2007-04-16 16:47:34 · 32 answers · asked by Mr. Knowledgeable VI 7

2007-04-16 15:49:01 · 31 answers · asked by Jackie Oh! 7

My son's first birthday is coming up and I got him a cabbage patch doll because it looks just like him, and he loves to carry around a curious george doll that he has, so I think he'll like it. My husband, however, strongly objects to the idea of our little boy having a doll. Is it ok, or is it too girly?

2007-04-16 15:47:31 · 25 answers · asked by hellojamie2006 1

I just finished "Getting it Right with Children". It is a good book but it did not address all my concerns. Any recommendations?
Specifically, I am interested in effective discipline.

2007-04-16 14:51:23 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Or as parents now are you making your kids read? I remember having to complete the summer reading list from the library in order to go out and play. A book a week at least but then I got to play as much as I wanted to. I think it helped my vocabulary out immensely as I went on in school and I love to read now but it doesn't seem like kids are reading that much anymore. What do you think?

2007-04-16 14:25:54 · 13 answers · asked by indydst8 6

I know that in the state that I live in it is 20 pounds and one year old, but I was wondering when you decided it was time.

2007-04-16 13:52:18 · 15 answers · asked by Rosey55 D 5

2007-04-16 12:33:50 · 21 answers · asked by not_an_angel_1982 1

As a teen myself, I think parents are not checking with the self esteem issues. It is easier to reject sex when you feel secure with yourself. Because then you will know that you are making the right decision because you are confident in yourself.



That's what I think. And when you answer make sure to state whether you are a parent, or a teacher, or a counselor, some random dude, or a teen like me. Or whatever you are.

2007-04-16 11:59:34 · 10 answers · asked by Koko Butta Kream 4

because of reliegous reasons, my wife and i do not want our son to be involved in the school dance program. I am writing a letter from both me and my wife, and i am not sure how to start. I started with the usual

From: us
adress and phone number in a formal manner

date

To whom it may concern

THIS IS THE PART, how do i begin?

im stuck on the first sentence

should i put

We the parents of bob do not want our son to be involved in the school dance program. << Is that fine?

2007-04-16 11:35:10 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070416/ap_on_re_us/bribing_kids

If you have to "bribe" your kids to listen to the babysitter, don't you have a problem as a parent?

2007-04-16 11:02:30 · 7 answers · asked by powhound 7

Ok I took my 1 month old to WalMart Saturday for pics, and she turned a month old that day. The pics were so cute, and she had the cutest pose and expression for a baby to do. So anyways I got a call today from them saying the film wasnt in right so the pics wont print right and they look like x ray pics. I am sooooooo upset. I have the paper showing my order and the pics on it. Has this happened to anyone else? Is there any way they can get the pics still. Maybe if they are still in the computer system. I really want them

2007-04-16 10:44:09 · 12 answers · asked by momof3 1

2007-04-16 10:05:18 · 23 answers · asked by babykatdream099 5

I'm 30 and work in FBI. 3 years ago after getting a band in prison there was a girl with them,L.,12 years old.She didn't have parents.One agent,a friend of mine took L. with her at home.They still live together.The thing was that L. knows a lot of things for many criminals and helps us a lot.She gives us information we can't find anywhere.She almost 'works' with us(of course we don't MAKE her,we just LET her,she is really responsible and mature girl,now 15 years old).I'm worried that she doesn't live like other teenagers.L is very kind and sociable girl and she goes to school but I'm afraid the work in FBI is too much for her,but up to now she seems to do it all with pleasure.And we really need her help.Is there a way I could help her feel like other teenagers?L also looks a lot after my 3-year-old daughter(I'm a widower) and she does it because she wants to.She is like a real adult like us.How can I hep her live like other 15-year-old teens?

2007-04-16 09:42:44 · 6 answers · asked by Erick 1

I always planned on breastfeeding my daughter for at least a year. Now she is 13 months and is quite happy to continue nursing. I feel no urge to stop, but I wonder when I should? I do worry about what other people think but I don't want that to be the reason I wean my daughter.
How did you decide when to wean your son/daughter? My daughter has shown no signs of self weaning at all. She has responded well to me slowly easing her out of her start of the day nursing. She is down to naps and bedtime nursing (3x a day total).
I want to make the decision for the right reasons, not becuase others think it is wierd or wrong to nurse a 13 month old.

Also, if you did breastfeed to an older age how did you respond to rude comments like "Are you STILL nursing?"

Note: my daughter does drink water and milk from a sippy cup . She also eats three meals and snacks in solids, very healthy foods, usually what her father and I are eating. Breastmilk is not her only source of food.

2007-04-16 09:38:53 · 12 answers · asked by minde2780 3

My 8 mo. old baby will not sleep, she wakes up like a newborn, except she wont go back to sleep unless she sleeps on me, but i dont wanna start that habbit...I even have tried letting her cry, and she still doesnt go back to sleep, I 've let her cry for almost 15 min., and she's just standing up in her crib crying...not sleeping, what do I do?!

2007-04-16 09:27:02 · 7 answers · asked by secretgirl 1

Well it comes to me that almost every where you have to be married to adopt... Is there anyway you can adopt w/o being married cuz me and my boyfriend have been together for 15 years and have one daughter who is 13 and she tends to get bored and she want a younger sibling to entertain but every where we look adoption is like 30,000$ or you have to be married.. Is there any where where we can adopt that we dont have to be married and we dont have to pay thousands of dollars or is that gonna be something that isn't gonna happen?

2007-04-16 09:15:23 · 11 answers · asked by daddys_babygirl_247 1

I was just wondering about it. I know I probably can't get into medical records and things like that. But what are my rights. I tried googling itand nothing came up. And talking to my lawyer is like talking to a wall.

2007-04-16 08:53:36 · 12 answers · asked by stepmom of 1 2

2007-04-16 08:45:57 · 8 answers · asked by mama2jeffy 2

All of a sudden my 11 year old does not feel safe in his room and insist on sleeping downstairs on the couch. He slept in his room up until 3 weeks ago.

2007-04-16 07:32:28 · 9 answers · asked by allie4pom 1

she's almost 2 and i would like to have her baptised but don't know what I need to do to go about this whole process.

2007-04-16 05:51:06 · 13 answers · asked by A W 3

well i want the benifits for myself and for my baby of breastfeeding but i want to bottle feed could i actually jus get a breast pump and bottle feed breast milk? if i ever needed formula for a day would it be safe to switch? do people actually do that?

2007-04-16 05:19:16 · 14 answers · asked by Olivia B 3