Parenting - September 2007

she didnt have a date and only couples were allowed to have their photos professionally taken. I am not sure why this is but I am somewhat upset by it. My daughter specifically went to the Homecoming dance without a date because she wanted to enjoy the evening with friends and not (to use her words) be "stuck entertaining her date all night" (I had to laugh a little at that). I dont think it is right that single boys or girls cant get their photo taken at this event. What do you think?

2007-09-23 16:13:20 · 12 answers · asked by LadyLeatherneck 5

Sometimes I even have nightmares in which they are eaten alive by giant teflon-coated frypans!
Is it normal to do this, or is it just when you have a *selfish* daughter in law who doesn't know how to raise her children correctly because she won't listen to everything that *I* say?

2007-09-23 15:40:31 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

We were wondering because I want a job but I want to know my son is safe any suggestion about a good daycare or finding a good, affordable daycare? Thanks.

2007-09-23 15:31:24 · 4 answers · asked by PrettyLady26 5

Okay, I understand some people have no medical insurance, but even then you're better off doing a search on a respectable site like webmd than asking random people on the internet with no qualifications or accountability whatsoever. I can't help wondering how many kids have suffered some horrible consequence from a parent's following the advice of a well-meaning random person who doesn't know what they're talking about? Shouldn't we all refuse to answer any medical question with anything beyond "ask the pediatrician?" Does anybody else stress out about this???

2007-09-23 15:19:46 · 18 answers · asked by ... 6

Please explain and be honest! Thanks!

2007-09-23 14:42:45 · 17 answers · asked by .vato. 6

If a parent sends their child to catholic school, do they get tax money reimbursed from the tax they pay for public school? I talking about in New Jersey ! Please let me know asap

2007-09-23 14:36:31 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have noticed that children have a lot less freedom to go where they please unaccompanied nowadays. my entire childhood i spent wandering about town unsupervised with other children till at least dark. it helped me become independent. i don't think times were significantly less dangerous than they are now. i am not that old. but children nowadays have a lot of supervised play-dates, and i notice significantly less children playing outside unsupervised. why is this? i live in a very safe neighborhood, alot safer than the neighborhood i grew up in.

2007-09-23 14:16:09 · 8 answers · asked by pilar 3

... who's going to stay up all night me tonight so I don't sleep in tomorrow (ha ha)? - I lost the whole weekend and have to get back to normal somehow.

2007-09-23 14:06:38 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-23 13:15:07 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-23 13:12:35 · 16 answers · asked by NY 2

Any intersting stories? I always imagine being in the supermarket and boom. What poor guy has to clean that up? Fortunately last time I was just in the bathroom at home so it worked out great.

I'm just thinking I should put a couple pads in my purse just in case...

Where has it happened to you?

2007-09-23 11:29:39 · 15 answers · asked by xtra9009 2

We went out to eat, and i gave this guy the middle finger. maybe its kinda wrong, but COME ON. I AM 15 FREAKING YEARS OLD!!!! way to old for what he did next!! He screams my name, pulls my pants down and spanks me on his knee RIGHT IN FRONT OF EVERYONE!!! I obviously started screaming at him, and he threw me over his shoulder and carried me into the restroom. I had to sit there until my family was done eating. I KNEW people there. it was so embarrassing, WHAT THE HELL WAS GOING THROUGH THE MAN'S HEAD??

2007-09-23 11:04:27 · 20 answers · asked by Cutie Putie 2

I have a 7 month old son with an ex of mine (& yes I'm paying my child support). I've tried working with her on visitation outside of court because she said she wanted to keep things out of court as much as possible & I agreed. However, she's only let me see him about 5 times. She'll make agreement to meet with me but then won't show up or call to let me know she can't make it. Then she won't answer or return my calls for days or weeks if at all. Her reasons are that things are just too hectic at home or that she just forgot. At first I just thought she was just trying to be mean by not letting me see him. One of my friends is an ex co-worker of hers & told me that while talking to another worker the other day, was told that she is getting married to a guy she's been with for only 6 months & that she's been telling people at work that the only reason she's marrying this guy is because I'm trying to take her son away from her & marrying him will keep me from that.

2007-09-23 09:44:39 · 12 answers · asked by L 1

The hours I need childcare are very odd hours. I would need someone to either come to my house, or maybe I'd go there. The days I need are Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Each day I would need them 5 hours. Tuesday && Thursday- 11:30-4:30, and Friday 11-4. I may also need them an hour or two more a week but I would not know until a day or two ahead of time. I am wondering how much would be correct to pay them each week?
Thanks so much

2007-09-23 07:49:58 · 3 answers · asked by jenn a 1

I got two questions actually...one he has a big thing with unplugging things from the electrical outlet and putting them in his mouth and then trying to plug them back in. I put the child cover things on them but he knows how to take them out. What are some other idea's? I do timeout and he just laughs and does not listen.
Also I know you should not give them to much juice cause there teeth and and the sugar. I give him the sugar free juice, is that still bad?

2007-09-23 07:19:23 · 14 answers · asked by jennie 4

OK, I know there are many reasons that you chose to have it done to your baby. But how do you feel about the fact that it will take pleasure away from him? It was first done by the Egyptions to deny plesure, then the Romans for the same reason. So that slaves could get as much plesure out of it. Then brought to american in the 1800s to punish young boys for masturbating. In that case it was done with no drugs to be extreamly painful so the boy would know he is being punished. Other cultures do it for religous reasons. It removes what would become 15 square inches of sensitive skin that would pleasure the person when intimate. But they will never know that pleasure.

Here is my quesiton. How do you feel about taking this away from him?

2007-09-23 07:18:22 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

A lot of parents I know are not giving concequences to there children. The kids are aloud to hit, bite, anything and the parents do not give any response to them at all. The kids decide their bed times.

2007-09-23 03:17:23 · 12 answers · asked by meanmom 1

he is in primary 2, i have a 4 year old daughter, i am gled my son has come to me and asked but i dont know what to say!! i dont want to tell him more than i need to, what is appropriate?

2007-09-23 02:35:13 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am not sure what to call this, but my 14 year old son is allowed to play a game called starcraft, its online game. He was in the main lounge, and another player was talking to him. The player said, hey click on my URL, it shows you new strategys you can use. My son did not did not trust him, the player said its alright, and a few other players joined in and tried to persuade my son on clicking on the URL the other player posted.

It was actually a link to a picture called TUBGIRL, an extremely graphic disgusting picture, and when he clicked on it, it kept popping up until he had to restart the computer. The other players were laughing non stop at him.

How do I prevent this from happening again to my son? He almost started crying and felt very scared and sick.

2007-09-23 01:42:43 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Overage parents, especially fathers, pamper their kids as a living testimony of their virility, especially if born after he hit 50. These overage fathers pamper their trophy kids so much they fail to differentiate between public place and private space, and are a social nuisance in flights or train journeys. They also lack social, communicative and behavioural skills and are mostly bullys.
Should we bring a legislation stopping males to turn fathers after they hit 50??

2007-09-23 01:05:31 · 4 answers · asked by I, the Ocean 1

i am 21 i get drunk all the time i buy hookers and i dont know what to do? please explain

2007-09-23 00:07:39 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeLZ67874eQ

2007-09-22 23:49:56 · 9 answers · asked by 36 6

this very weird... she is in the puberty... shud i answer.. i think yes..?

2007-09-22 22:47:48 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am planning on doing home childcare, unlicensed. I will watch just 1 family of children as well as my own so it is perfectly legal. I am experienced, CPR certified etc. I have done this before, years ago and plan to again to help afford the cost of a bigger home.

If you were to place your child in this type of home care, what would you expect to pay weekly? What about sick days? vacations? Would you expect that food is included? What about taxes, would you claim this on your taxes? Would you expect the babysitter to claim it on hers?

What other opinions do you have on the matter?

2007-09-22 19:17:07 · 6 answers · asked by laketahoedragoness 3

hi im going on long flights to london from qld all together 4 flights just me with my near 2 yearold daughter, i have brought her her own travel bag and inside that ive brought new crayons a coulouring in book and plain paper as she loves to colour and draw, and a new small book she has no idea of the things that i have brought for her but id like a toy aswell that will not be too loud that may anoy others. she does not have a fave toy or comforter aprt from her dummy please help me with ideas thank you

2007-09-22 17:08:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

The baby I'm watching is ten months but quickly outgrowing the 18 month clothes I had for him, and with the weather getting colder needs some long sleeves anyways. Where is the best place to look? What is a normal price? How long can I expect him to stay in one size of clothes? Is all the baby clothes sized about the same or will I not know if it fits until he wears it? And what about shoes...is there somewhere that sizes baby feet? And what about the whole soft vs. hard shoe thing...he is almost walking (he took half a step then lunged) so which is better for him, or do I need some of both?
Sorry to ask so much but I am lost!

2007-09-22 16:40:42 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

this was in an email that was sent to me

Mr. Clean Magic Erasers........... Subject:
SUPER IMPORTANT! Pass on to people with kids!


MAGIC ERASER BURN INFORMATION
IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN, PLEASE TAKE NOTE!!
One of my five year old's favorite chores around the house is cleaning scuff marks off the walls, doors, and baseboards with either an Easy Eraser pad, or the real deal, a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. I purchased a package of Magic Erasers ages ago when they first came out. I remember reading the box, wondering what the "Magic" component was that cleaned crayon off my walls with ease. No ingredients were listed and absolutely no warnings were on the box, other than "Do not ingest."
My package of the Scotchbrite Easy Erasers didn't have a warning either and since my child knew not to eat the sponges and keep them out of reach of his little brother and sister, it was a chore I happily let him do.
If I had known that both brands (and others like them) contain a harmful alkaline or "base" chemical (opposite of acid on the pH scale) that can burn your skin, I never would have let my little boy handle them. As you can see from the picture, when the Scotchbrite Easy Eraser was rubbed against his face and chin, he received severe chemical burns.
At first, I thought he was being dramatic. I picked him up, put him on the counter top and washed his face with soap and water. He was screaming in pain. I put some lotion on his face - more agony. I had used a Magic Eraser to remove magic marker from my own knuckles a while back and I couldn't understand why he was suddenly in pain. Then, almost immediately, the large, shiny, blistering red marks started to spread across his cheeks and chin.
I quickly searched Google.com for "Magic Eraser Burn" and turned up several results. I was shocked. These completely innocent looking white foam sponges can burn you?
I called our pediatrician, and of course got sent to voice mail. I hung up and called the Hospital and spoke to an Emergency Room nurse. She told me to call Poison Control. The woman at Poison Control said she was surprised nobody had sued these companies yet and walked me through the process of neutralizing the alkaline to stop my son's face from continually burning more every second.
I had already, during my frantic phone calling, tried patting some numbing antibiotic cream on his cheeks, and later some Aloe Vera gel - both resulted in screams of pain. The Poison Control tech had me fill a bathtub with warm water, lay my son into it, cover him with a towel to keep him warm and then use a soft washcloth to rinse his face and chin with cool water for a continuous 20 minutes.
My son calmed down immediately. He told me how good it felt. I gave him a dose of Tylenol and after the twenty minutes was up, he got dressed in his Emergency Room doctor Halloween costume and off we went to the Hospital.
They needed to make sure the chemical burn had stopped burning, and examine his face to determine if the burn would need to be debrided (from my fuzzy recollection of hospital work, this means removing loose tissue from a burn location).
They sent us home with more Aloe Vera gel, Polysporin antibiotic cream, and some other numbing burn creams. By the time we got home, my son was crying again. I tried applying some of the creams but he cried out in pain. Water seemed to be what worked the best.
After a rough night, I took the above photo in the morning. He was swollen and wouldn't move his lips very much to avoid moving the skin on his taut cheeks.
Today he is doing much better. The burns have started to scab over, and in place of red, raw, angry, skin we have a deeper red, rough healing layer. I can touch his skin now, without it stinging.
So please be very careful with these sponges, you could save your child's life!

2007-09-22 16:17:51 · 25 answers · asked by confused by court order 4

i need as many answers as i can for my child studies assignment thank you

2007-09-22 14:37:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

My personal feeling is that having a sexual relationship between the same sex is against God's plan of salvation. (LDS)

However, I think I am at least tolerant of it. In the past I have had many wonderful friends who have choosen to live differently then how I believe we should.

I am a little nervous though because my teenager step daughter is dating a girl and I have mixed feelings on what I should be teaching my daughter.

I don't want to hurt my step daughters feelings (i don't want her to feel not welcome in our home or accpected) but I feel that it is my duty to teach my daughter God's teaching (including loving one another).

As of right now, I have asked my hubby to not allow his daughter to bring her girlfriend to our house until I figure out how I should handle this.

What do you think? How would you handle this...

2007-09-22 13:22:22 · 11 answers · asked by <3 3

My brother's child is 9 years old and rapidly becoming obese. They have taken him to doctors and have even put him a special diet for a year. What can the parents do to help the situation?
Please help!
Thank you,
Tom

2007-09-22 12:30:28 · 20 answers · asked by tjonc 1