Parenting - August 2007

Lets say your physically fit son/daughter fell in love with a person who was on the plus side of weight? In other words if your son came to the door with a full figured young woman or your daughter with a bigger young man?

2007-08-21 14:55:16 · 23 answers · asked by MadMike 3

2007-08-21 14:52:09 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is a serious quesion. I am not talking about once or twice, my 22 mth old always poops at night and every time he seems to wake up and smear it everywhere. If he does happen to poop during the day he reaches in his diaper and does the same thing. This has been going on for 6 months now and I am desperate for help. I have talked to his docter, I have told him everytime that poo-poo is nasty and this is bad. I even make him help clean it up. If anyone has had a similar problem please give me some ideas on how to make my child stop playing with his poo. Thanks in advance!!!!

2007-08-21 14:41:29 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

How do you deal with getting your kids to school, home from school...etc? Especially the small kids. I have been a stay at home mom for 4 yrs now. My oldest two kids are only in preschool, 3X a week, 3 hours a day. I realize that if I go back to work, that means daycare, 35-40 hours a week for my kids. Did your kids go to preschool? Was your daycare equipped to teach preschool/kindergarten? Or did you have some kind of help at home for picking up, bringing to school...etc? The company I am considering has childcare on site--but I don't know how extensive it is. My oldest has learned a lot last year from her preschool, so I would hate to hold her back with "child care" if it is not a teaching environment. Thanks in advance for your feedback. Also, I have tried to find a legit work from hom, or a good PT job, or even something flexible, it's been hard.

2007-08-21 14:28:02 · 12 answers · asked by crazymom 4

Use details! My baby has been pretty healthy but is worst was brochitis, he had it so bad he had to use a nebulizer. I think he was 13months at the time. He's 19mo now.

2007-08-21 14:08:12 · 13 answers · asked by Baby Julie due 5/12 3

ok so here is the thing my husband and I have been talkin gabotu having another child...we already have a daughter who just turned two :) we figure if we go ahead and start now then the new baby would be born close to when she turns three so then they would be three years apart..I personaly dont care to have any more children but my husband really wants to try for a boy...I mean I would love second child just as much as ever but one is so hard right now and so I am just not sure my husband is in the military and so I feel like there I will be with two kids by myself they only other reason I would consider another child is maybe for my daughter as well i see how lonley she is she loves to have other kids around and with us moving all the time and all well anyways is really that much harder to have two and so what you think? should I go for it?

2007-08-21 14:00:52 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

everything I do is wrong in her eyes and today she told me she didn't want me to give my baby a bath because i might accidently let him drawn. I am 19 and i do accept some advice but its going to far.

2007-08-21 13:43:23 · 47 answers · asked by Anonymous

i think if they do somen really bad like started the car (kids under 7) when you wasnt around or somthing like that!! idk what do you think ? do u think that is abuse or justs teaching your kids right from wrong (sorry if afended anyone in any way)

2007-08-21 13:22:16 · 21 answers · asked by :-) love_like_theres_no_2morrow 1

2007-08-21 13:18:48 · 17 answers · asked by Go 24! JG is Awesome! 4

i need a really good really fast home remedy for ringworm. My 1yr old got it and i tried using antifungal cream but it only made it worse.. yesterday it was the size of a dime and this morning it was bigger than a quarter. HELP please!!!

2007-08-21 13:17:28 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

lets say you and your 16 yr old got into a fight. she forgot to do her chorse one day, and had food in her bedroom another time. you ground her from going on a trip out of state to stay with her best friend for a weekend.

what if: she went on the trip anyway. she left one night, got the money from her account, bought a plane ticket for the next morning, jumped the plane, and left. and she stayed there the whole weekend.

what would you do?

and...
1)if she called while she was gone would you yell at her, thereby encouraging her not to come back
2)if you think you could stop her, how?
3)what would you do when she eventually came back?

2007-08-21 11:56:04 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Her child is very misbehaved and I have a new baby and am only taking well behaved children. This child does many things that are unacceptable in my house, the 3 worst are lying, hitting, and swearing. He is acutally a pretty cute kid and not defiant, but I cannot deal with such continual disipline needs at this point, especially when the parents say 'good luck' and drop him off. I told her once that he was hitting and she didn't even say anything to him that I know of or follow through at home. She didn't even seem suprised. How do I tell her in 20 minutes that I will continue to the end of next week only?

2007-08-21 11:37:46 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

I actually like this little boy, but I want the one day off that he comes. I would consider keeping him inspite of having him that day I want off, expect he is causing me some stress as he has only been here for 3 days and he has hit and sworn, and lied to me. He is not defient, but he does not seem to understand what he does wrong. He is in trouble almost contantly. His mother just says 'good luck' and drops him off and doesn't get him in trouble when he acts up here. I could get him to behave if I stuck with it as he is not defient, but he comes twice a week and I want that one day off. Plus it is causing me stress and I dont' want stress right now about things as I have alot on my plate. So today I am going to tell her that September is a no go because he swore today and lied and is still hitting or something. The main thing is that I REALLY want that one day off.

2007-08-21 10:59:57 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

my daughters nineyrs.whats the best way approach the hows and whys of the menstrual cycle.i have 4 brothers and cant remember my mother telling me anything.

2007-08-21 10:06:36 · 29 answers · asked by boro lass 2

some of you are going to think I am absolutely ridiculous and that may be the case. let me give you the low down real quick and I would love some feed back. I am 20, I am from Nashville, TN. I live in San Fran going to beauty school until December. My boyfriend and I have been together for 6 years. I have been going through these really weird moods of wanting to have a kid. My mother was a young mom and sometimes I think its great and I really hope that I will be. Other times I know its crazy to think about. I don't know what to do.

2007-08-21 09:35:28 · 11 answers · asked by theblee 1

I'm 16 and even though I'm not a parent I kind of feel strongly about this. I go to the store or walk down the street and see unruly kids all over the place and their parents saying "No!" a million times and the kids don't listen. Then the parents say "Do you want a time out?" and their kids laugh at them. I can't help but think "That kid needs a swift swat on the butt."

I was spanked. I've never done drugs, never been to jail, and never have been in any major trouble. By the time I was 9 or 10 my parents didn't even discipline me anymore because I didn't need it. It's been so long since I've been in trouble it actually scared me a few weeks ago when I did get corrected (I talked back to my mom...it was P.M.S. lol).

So what's the big deal with spanking?

2007-08-21 09:11:10 · 13 answers · asked by adrian♥ 6

You like your own and no one else's. True?

2007-08-21 09:07:59 · 18 answers · asked by ƒtƒt54 5

My daughter wears training bras and was happy with that but now she wants padded bras... should I let her have them (she is 10 and is a size 32-34 A)

2007-08-21 08:39:45 · 8 answers · asked by miss_victoria 1

I saw something similar once and his father asked "Why did you flinch?". Shouldn't he go look in the mirror to find out why? He had a history of face-slapping. I think face-slapping is WRONG!

2007-08-21 08:32:52 · 17 answers · asked by Sherry 1

My boyfriend was adopted at a young age so we decided to adopt a child even though we are capable of having our own child and we have. A little girl called Jadie is going to be my adoptive daughter she is 7, but I have another daughter called Lila who is 3 and I want them to get along but I don't know how they will get along. I am also expecting a child so It could become complicated. I am really glad that Jadie is coming to live with us and I will regard her as my own but will they all get on because I can't deal with arguments as I grew up in them. Please Advise.
xx

2007-08-21 07:54:18 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have 2 teens a 16 and 14 yr old. Since a young age, I have taught them to be well behaved and respectful. My SIL has 2 kids. Her 5 year old boy is a terror, he has no consequences . She threatens him with punishment such as taking away a toy, etc. but never follows through because he throws a fit, so she gives in. She makes the excuse " he's only 5" so everyone is expected to tolerate his bad behavior. My issue is when she tells me how I should be handling issues with my teens. She has never parented a teen. She thinks she knows the "right" way to handle issues, because she has an education in childhood development. I could care less how she wants to raise her son, I don't have to live with him.How do I let her know that she isn't exactly qualified to give me advice and that it's an insult? Her brother (my husband) is not the kids father) the kids were from my previous relationship. They do however consider him their dad since their real father abused them.

2007-08-21 07:44:36 · 14 answers · asked by Kelly M 3

At what age did you start putting your child down for bed at a regular time? Our son is 3 1/2 months and sleeps through the night. We're putting him to bed around 8:30 and I'm not sure if it's working or not. What are some tricks you used to get your child to sleep?

2007-08-21 07:14:18 · 12 answers · asked by bananabug 2

i think its mad that people moan about a woman breastfeeding in public when 99% of them fully cover up yet no body moans that my kids can go in a shop and open a newspaper and see woman with boobs out of even worse look to the top shelf and see porn mags just the covers are more indecent than a breastfeeding mother

2007-08-21 07:02:41 · 29 answers · asked by lilly 2

Weather you trusted them or not?

Like going through drawers, closets, looking under the bed/mattress, and ever their diaries, etc,. Just to keep up with whats going on in their lives and making sure they are making the right decisions and not having sex, doing drugs or drinking.

And if you would search their room and found something, what would you do?

2007-08-21 06:18:51 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

... with a bottle of Johnson's 'No more tears', would it create beautiful irony?

2007-08-21 06:11:25 · 38 answers · asked by .... 2

He is a great kid but doesn't seem to connect with those around him. He meets kids at the park or at activities (he is not shy) but leaves it there. I'll ask him the name of the child he was playing with but he never bothers to ask. I've put him in a hundred programs (sports, science, et cetera) but the little guy is always by himself. It hurts so much to see.

2007-08-21 05:50:03 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hello. I am 19, hubby-2-be is 21. Hopefully getting married sometime in the next year. My whole life I never knew what I wanted to do when I "grew-up" besides be a wife and a mother. I have always had the "mother-hen" lifestyle, probley from being the oldest of five siblings, from ages 3-12. My heart breaks when I see babies and now that we are stable in our careers and we we could afford a child, I am wondering what the advantages of having children young are? I want to be able to enjoy my grandchildren, unlike my father who is 46 and has a 3year old. I am scared, of course. But, I want to know what you think. And is there anything I can say to my hubby2b to make him see that having children young is a smart choice? He wants a child, sometimes I think more than anything, but, he too is scared. I am not interested in the disadvantages or negative feedback. We know we are young, get over it! Positive feedback only please! Thanks! Have a great day

2007-08-21 05:47:46 · 13 answers · asked by ***Expecting My First Child*** 1

Can they view it on their mobile phones? How can you ensure that their playmates parents have controls on their computers etc - is it socially acceptable to ask.

2007-08-21 05:45:49 · 46 answers · asked by Anonymous

I feel like I am on my last nerve! Is this normal? I don't remember my older daughter going thru the terrible twos. Is this what it is all about. I really need help understanding this.
Please any good words of wisdom and advise would be great!

2007-08-21 05:40:46 · 24 answers · asked by m0mmy0f3 1

I can tell my older children but how do I explain it to my 4, 2, and possibly my 7 year old? Keep in mind that he was my grandfather so it will be hard for me to tell them. he passed away around 11am (Eastern time)

2007-08-21 05:39:02 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous