Parenting - September 2007

I am 31 my wife is 32 and I don't want kids until I finish school 4 more years 1 year undergrad 3 years of masters

2007-09-05 16:21:03 · 28 answers · asked by bornwith3nuts 2

right diagnose for their child medically (more so in mental health) . Do you think that doctors give the more readily known diagnose then going deeper to look for other problems? I mean like adhd is given to almost any hyper kid today, but do they look harder or deeper for a bigger issue like autism or other mental health issues first. Would love to hear from parents that may have been through this and what they did to make sure their child had the right diagnose.

2007-09-05 15:36:55 · 5 answers · asked by diane33michigan 4

I went ot Walmart and bought laxatives, and accidently left the shopping bag in the bathroom, my mom finds the unopened box, and starts giving me "the eyes" while shes asking me what their for, and telling me to throw them away, because their "dangerous."

Now, i WAS going to use them for intentions different than constipation, but im 20 and its none of her buisness. I only do it SUPER RARELY. I kept the box. should she butt out?!

2007-09-05 15:24:13 · 22 answers · asked by woah 2

My neighbor is a wonderful parent she buys all organic food all politically correct book allows the little 6 and 4 year olds to express opinions and gives them the freedom to grow she is a great parent and protective. but she allows her children to talk and play with the shadiest characters in the neighborhood people that most adults find scary why is she doing this?

2007-09-05 14:26:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-05 14:08:12 · 8 answers · asked by PRETTYSLEEPY 1

Should a 7 1/2 year old be able to go upstairs and get into bed on their own without the parent having to take time out to "get them in bed"? What age is old enough?

2007-09-05 13:35:09 · 21 answers · asked by sports4540 1

well my mother lives with us, my husband is a truckdriver so he's gone about 4 to 5 days at a time, and my mother is living with us and she's been such a great help with my 3 1/2 month old baby, I work as a waitress and do one shift a day( 5-6 hours) so he spend that time with her and she's very very great to him, but lately I started to notice that he's happier to see her than me, he's smiles at her more than he does at me, and that's realy upsetting to me because I'm very attached to my son, his crib is in my bedroom, and when I get back from work I rush to carry him and spend the rest of the day with him, I don't know what else to do, I 'm affraid that it may affect my relationship with my mother, do you think that my son thinks that his grand mother is his mommy? is he going to grow out of it? is there anything else that I can do to let him realize that I'm his mommy? please help me?

2007-09-05 13:30:54 · 4 answers · asked by Shaima 3

Yes this was an issue on CNN headline news today.
Some fathers are outraged by this.
It seems lots of mothers do not trust men on relations with children. I actually think this is discriminant against men. It makes us feel isolated and unfit to be a parent or aquainted with children.
The child sexual abuse rate is increasing and many people claim that men are the primary suspect of sexual abuse on minors. This is not true for all.
A lot of women are misjudging men for being pedophiles or sex offenders and especially men who look different(facial hair, long hair, etc.)
I bet many mothers would think I am one myself cuz I have long hair and I am single. That is not true either. I like children but not in any sexual way. And it's making it very tough on men like me. Someone commented on this topic on the news site and involved Hillary into the whole hatred of men.

In summary, Are we teaching kids to fear all men?
To fear 48% of the United States population?

2007-09-05 12:49:48 · 22 answers · asked by I hate Hillary Clinton 6

I have been with my bf for about a year now and i interact with his two daughters, aged 9 and 5, like a step parent would (i assume). In a nutshell, life is like this: My bf has two worlds. One is of him with his kids. The other is of him with me. The world with his kids is bigger and more important than the world with me and i fear that the two worlds will never be intertwined the way that i'd hoped they would be. When his kids are around, it's like i'm a third wheel that doesn't really matter and he says it's "because they are kids and they demand all of the attention." I know that i am the adult and i should just deal with it, but i don't know how. I want this relationship to work out. Any insight, from people who have been in this kind of a position or step-parents who are never number one, is much appreciated. How do you deal with never being number one? What makes it okay for you?

2007-09-05 12:37:07 · 11 answers · asked by ? 1

i get angry a lot and i have a 3 year old son. i dont want him to learn from my anger. so how do i controll it?

2007-09-05 11:55:50 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

My daughter should not be dating until she is 35; she does not understand this. She is 21 and she thinks it's okay for her to date right now. I do not want her dating or having sex until she is 35 because I feel she will be smart enough to know the consequences by then. How do I get her to listen to me?

2007-09-05 10:41:39 · 118 answers · asked by Anonymous

My daughter is 8 and I can't even begin to know how or when I should talk to her about sex and periods and all that stuff.

2007-09-05 10:36:32 · 20 answers · asked by mrsmartin2001 1

from when the babies are born until there 2...when do they get there shots every what?? thanx!!

2007-09-05 09:18:48 · 6 answers · asked by janet m 1

Just wanted to let you know that I think you missed a post about yourself. I know I just lost 5 points, but I thought it was a cute post, and I think you missed it. Keep up the good work on Y/A!

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AnE9945BbZF4zXZyx3zTxCnsy6IX?qid=20070905103314AA2768G&show=7#profile-info-R0FKCusPaa

I hope the link worked... I answered it, so you can see it in my answers section

2007-09-05 09:02:40 · 9 answers · asked by Amy B 3

here is my previous question:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AngQ8ppLrt8x_Gu2OCRwPxTty6IX?qid=20070817132707AAWizjG

i know i said what i would do, but that was before it happened. i still thought in the back of my mind that he wouldn't actually abandon his own flesh and blood, but he did. it's been a week since he said he would pick him up, and he's still not here. it's time for me to take action, and i don't know what i should do. i'm stuck. and i'm gonna pray about it and talk it over with my pastor and older brother and kids first, but some outside advice would also be welcome.thanks.

2007-09-05 08:58:30 · 24 answers · asked by Trace 2

My sister has a 3 year and a 7 month old... Now, I have no children, but I think this is wrong.... She will take and no matter wear we are she will change these kids' diapers everywhere.... She has changed them outside during a parade.... She has changed them at Burger King while other people were around eating.... She has changed them in a shoe store..... Do you think this is wrong?

Also she does not buckle the 3 year old in his car seat, she will just let him sit in there and hse don't think there is nothing wrong with this....

With the 7 month old, that poor child lives in his car seat.... Even has a flat head from it... The kid doesn't even no how to roll over yet, or lift his head.... why doesn't she see that this is all wrong, or is it just me beings I don't understand cause I am not a parent...?

2007-09-05 08:20:46 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son if like this, he never wants to be barefoot!

2007-09-05 07:50:11 · 15 answers · asked by mytwoboys 2

Just wondering.Have a great day everyone:)

2007-09-05 07:17:26 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Crrently involved in CPS case, which all began because my ex & his mother have been coaching my sons to call CPS whenever I do/do not do something out of revenge, all because my ex has to pay child support. He cannot prove I'm a bad parent. He would rather have my sons live with him - have me pay child support. One of my sons recently became angry w/ me because I took his cell phone- away as punishment. A week later, he & his brother got into a fight. My son ended up w/ a bruise under his eye. He went to see the school nurse. The nurse asked how he got the bruise, he told her I did it. She reported it to CPS. CPS has been on my back since then, (approx 6 months now). There's no evidence/proof that I struck my child. They never closed the case. 6 different workers were assigned, includ'g a supervisor. There's no sign of abuse. I'm not a violent person, nor do I drink/drugs-never been arrested. I filed a complaint & now they are retaliating. What can I do to get them off my back!!!

2007-09-05 07:07:11 · 10 answers · asked by ooww07 2

I don't want my daughter to be a scared woman. Meaning, I don't want her to be afraid of spiders. I want her to be able to punch a man in his mouth if he ever lays hands on her. I want her to expect a certain level of treatment from men in her life. I don;t want her in the kitchen while the men are outside discussing "important stuff." But she has a mother who won't take out the trash, is scared of everything manmade. How do I counter that influence?

2007-09-05 07:03:46 · 6 answers · asked by Blade_III 4

I am having problems with my daughter in Kindergarten. She has already been kicked out of pre-k once for her attitude. She acts as if she is 30 years old and instead she is only 5.

She has been sent to Principal's office today and I want to nip the problem in the bud. We discipline her with groundings, mouth wash out, spankings, etc. But, nothing works. We have seen counselor for a little while but all they tell me is that she is smart for her age.

I don't know what to do and I am looking for ALTERNATIVE DISCIPLINES. Anyone out there know any additional ideas or tips on discipline or how to get your child to behave.

2007-09-05 06:18:33 · 27 answers · asked by Dee 2

when it comes to their room?

2007-09-05 05:58:33 · 54 answers · asked by ,,,,,,, 2

want to know if i can put my baby in a waker yet (she is 4 M) sep 10 she will be 5m

2007-09-05 05:01:56 · 12 answers · asked by Laura 3

so me n boyfriend just broke up but we have a baby and he will not help me the baby is a month old!! dang what can i do about this

2007-09-05 04:52:26 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-05 04:50:43 · 22 answers · asked by cupidsbow b 1

My niece who is 18 year old turning 19 years old in the upcoming weeks wants to get pregnant so her 15 year old boyfriend he turns 16 i think at the end of the school year will have to marry her?I am very concerned her parents are divorced have been since she was 10 yrs old .Since then she has gotten kicked out of 3 different boarding schools and caused so much trouble failing classes,getting arrested for assulting her step mother, and a DUI neither of her parents want to deal with her.I was asked by her mom (my sister) to take her in for her senior year of highschool.Its been a year and half since she's been living with me. I got her to graduate HS through a lot of nagging and even got her to sign up for classes at the local community college.She seemed to be turning around till i found the ovulation kit and when i confronted her she said she wanted to ensure her bf would have to marry her?Saying he was a good catch and already promised to marry her when he turns 18.

2007-09-05 04:50:11 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

when will parents feel satisfaction in graduating parenthood?

2007-09-05 04:28:50 · 7 answers · asked by jjmor 1

at what age?

2007-09-05 04:27:54 · 13 answers · asked by Cole Marie' 3

We are teaching absolute honesty to our child; however, he is very aware of thins and asks difficult questions. For instance, if we are not under the speed limit at any time, he will ask why it is not considered dishonest to break the law in this instance.

Another example: I nearly fell off the roof while working one day and luckily I was fine; however when my wife asked me how everything went I told her it was fine because it did not make sense to concern her with the fact that I nearly got seriously injured. My child is not aware of this, but this brings up the questions about selective honestly which we all know we all do.

So, when trying to teach lessons of honesty to children, how do you handle these situations (or explain them) without seeming like a hypocrite?

2007-09-05 04:18:25 · 9 answers · asked by Marcello 2

2007-09-05 04:00:54 · 14 answers · asked by Tom B 1