Parenting - October 2007

I have a 5 yr old and an almost 2yr old and suddenly I am feeling all I want to do is get away from my kids. It seems lately they are noisier and naughtier than usual. They are whingy and never tidy up after themselves, my 5yr old has come home from daycare violent and trash-mouthed and now I am at my wits end. Mostly they are both really good kids with terrific manners. It's just lately I don't want them. I can't stand the noise and the mess. No matter what I do I just can't be calm and patient. we have recently shifted house after living with my parents for over a year, I know the change is hard on us all, but I thought it was for the best, have I made a mistake? How can I get back to be a loving patient mother, cause this just isn't me.

2007-10-12 16:49:50 · 8 answers · asked by cheeky_lil_pixiegirl 3

2007-10-12 16:12:30 · 21 answers · asked by kristiW 4

How to explain the concept of death with honesty but without inducing a needless trauma?

2007-10-12 14:02:21 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is this normal? Shouldn't he be over this stage? It doesn't work so I'm not sure why he does it. He always ends up in worse trouble then when he started out but it continues. What is going on?

2007-10-12 12:52:05 · 16 answers · asked by sweetbeesma 5

If so, what action would you take?

2007-10-12 12:49:07 · 12 answers · asked by Holy Macaroni! 6

ok I like to go to these with my ex husband because then I feel that were both getting the same information at the same time but, first off, he embarasses me, hes bipolar and his mood swings go up and down . example: one of my sons teachers were explaining something and my ex is like wow and going on and on and on and laughing. now I really dont want the teacher to think im like that too. Also we really disagree on some things, like there is a teacher an I thought he was a little too passive giving my son a choice of which day he wanted to hand in a make up assignent. of course hes going to choose the later day. but then there was anouther teacher who seemed to hold the kids more accountable for having all of their materials ready when they need to be. I really liked that teacher, my ex diddnt. how do we deal with our differences when we go to these conferences.

2007-10-12 11:36:34 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

currently, my fiance and i dont have any children, but when we do, i will continue working. right now, i work and go to school...soon i will be a physical therapist assistant. my reasons to continue working is that i dont know what the future holds. i want to be prepared for anything that may come up. i see so many times where the man is the bread winner, and the wife chooses to stay home with the kids, but when the marriage is over, the wife is left with nothing but a broken heart and to raise kids. the wife, then, has to get back on her feet and hopefully find a job, so that she can support her family. she may luck out on getting a job if her age is a factor. im always thinking about situations like that. i just couldnt let my husband be the bread winner. he may want me to stay home with the kids, but i rather make money too, so that i dont feel like im spending his money. daycare wouldnt be an issue...yes, daycare is expensive, but thats why we have family.

2007-10-12 10:16:24 · 49 answers · asked by datchik 4

The boy's mother of the "friend" of yesterday's incident of touching, has informed her child that he is no longer allowed to play with this child. It was one incident, the child apologized to both his friend, and child's parent, and now knows what he did was inappropriate. Yet, the mother has banned her child from playing with this boy from now on. Is this unreasonable? Is she being overprotective to immediately assume that this behaviour will occur again?

2007-10-12 10:03:59 · 10 answers · asked by Queen B 1

2007-10-12 09:49:49 · 39 answers · asked by Amanda M 5

Ive been reading that there are apparent guidlines you must follow in order to minimise the risks

Im not sure how you are able to follow these 'guidlines' when you are asleep?

Is it not a huge risk to take just for a more settled nights sleep?

2007-10-12 09:24:20 · 52 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am currently pregnant with my first child, but we don't make enough money to pay for childcare which is about 900 dollars a month in this area. Is there any way that anyone knows of making about 2K a month at home? I can quit my job and stay home if I can do this!

2007-10-12 09:01:22 · 19 answers · asked by lissachck 3

I realize that most full time jobs are going to be from 8-5, 9-5 M-F. My baby is almost 3 months and Im ready to start going back to work. In order for me to bring home any income and pay for daycare, I will have to work full time. But I feel so bad to have to leave my baby in daycare for 9 to 10 hrs a day. How do parents cope with this?

2007-10-12 08:53:13 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

im doing a paper on child abuse, so if anyone has any stories that they would feel comfortable about sharing please tell. or even if you have any say in what you think. please and thank you!!

2007-10-12 08:26:52 · 22 answers · asked by Emily Heineman 1

As a parent do you believe in spanking? Why? Why not?

2007-10-12 08:00:38 · 42 answers · asked by beauty_tells_all 3

why does he shovel food into his mouth? He eats as though he has never had food before or that someone may take his food from him? We also are having problems with him licking other kids food at lunchtime at school! I am so embarressed by this! How do I fix this and stop him from eating like that as well as licking other kids food?

2007-10-12 07:31:19 · 7 answers · asked by evil_lyn77 3

just curious.....

2007-10-12 05:23:26 · 21 answers · asked by :) 3

I was in ikea with my 2 year old daughter earlier today and she started having a tantrum by the till because I wouldn't buy her chocolates. The lady in the queue in front of me turned and said to her friend "What a spoilt brat" I told her to mind her own business and the reason my daughter was crying was because I didn't give into her demands not because she's spoilt. I'm normally not rude and I would never answer someone back (I haven't got the guts) did I do the right thing and defend myself ?

What do you think ?

2007-10-12 04:42:11 · 84 answers · asked by Anonymous

the early birth of your child/ren?

My sweet baby nephew was born this May at 2 lbs, 14 oz. and I'm just wondering about the future... He is up to over 13 lbs now!

2007-10-12 04:30:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

If so, why? Do you feel public schools are good enough? If you wouldn't want your child to do home schooling, why?

2007-10-12 04:08:44 · 20 answers · asked by LoveBeingAMum 5

I really think eating together at the dinner table is becoming a rarity. Do you think it is important or do you think just being together is all that matters?

2007-10-12 04:05:25 · 21 answers · asked by Holy Macaroni! 6

I am a regular babysitter and agreed two weeks in advance to babysitt a large group of children for tomorrow.

In the past couple days my whole immediate family has come down with some virus(high fever, nausea, vomitting). It is obviously very contagious but I feel fine on the medication.

They have no one else to watch the kids and I feel so bad that this is so short notice.

Should I cancel because of the risk of getting them sick? How would I tell them?

Wouldn't it be irresponsible to go because I'm feeling fine now?

2007-10-12 04:02:23 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 9 year old son who has not seen or spoke to his real father since he was 4. It's been 5 years since his mother and I have been married and he still shows resentment towards myself and others. He has few friends b/c of it I think. Last week my 4 year old daughter was invited to one of the new neighbors house for a b-day party. While I was in the driveway with most of the other parants and children watching my 2 and 4 year old, I hear one of the parants in the backyard yelling. Come to find out my son apparently stepped on the air flow to the moon bounce so it deflated on top of other children including hers. After that he went in the neighbors home and filled a baloon with soda, and let it shoot out the open end onto their new carpet. I tried to express my concern regarding his actions to my wife b/c it happens a lot, but as usual she took up for him. My wife and her mother coddle him too much b/c they feel sorry fo& get angry with me when I try to express my concern.

2007-10-12 02:51:27 · 18 answers · asked by Chris K 1

We went to florida for vacation and I left him at disney land. Then I flew back to California. Should I head back and get him?

2007-10-12 02:31:00 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am good friends with a woman who has a son the same age as mine--almost two. She seems to be pushing the feminist role on her son which is fine for her but I just don’t understand it.

She has bought her son dolls, feminine dress up clothes, and all of the little princess movies. I feel would be okay had he wanted them but he doesn’t even play with them. She seems to think that the more she pushing the ‘nurturing feminine’ role on to her son the more kind he will be.

Maybe I’m stuck in one set of mind but unless my son asked for a doll or a girly toy I wouldn’t get it for him. I doubt he will because he’s very much into ‘boy’ things. The older they get the further they drift apart because of this difference in play preferences.

If you try to make your son a bit more feminine why do you do it?

What do you think of doing this? Could it cause problems?

Thanks!

2007-10-12 01:45:21 · 17 answers · asked by .vato. 6

I have 3 little boys... my oldest is 11, and the 2 younger ones are 4. One of the four year olds is in a wheel chair. Last year I dressed them all as pirates. It was the cutest thing. I made a boat out of cardboard for the wheelchair, I went out of my way! The year I have no ideas what to do, any ideas? I want a theme....

2007-10-12 01:37:39 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

im a nurse and i see kids that are after been abused day in and day out there is a big big difference in spanking a child and abussing one i soank my chils when she is been bold and she knows she only gets spanked when sge is bold

2007-10-12 01:37:25 · 26 answers · asked by nicholacti 3

like if a mum or dad was shouting and swearing at another adult.do you think that there kids will be the same ?

2007-10-12 00:18:42 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

my son is in high school,kinda on the quiet side.has a group of friends,plays sports,but does not leave the house much.is there a problem or is that just the way kids are today with their video games and computer.when asked if there is anything wrong,the response is always the same..."i'm okay"am i over reacting?

2007-10-11 22:56:29 · 15 answers · asked by mojo569 4

My fiance has a 1 year old daughter with a woman who has little to no respect for either of us, and makes it a habit to make comments on a recent miscarriage... I am a little worried that as the baby gets older, she will resent me and think that I might have taken her father away from her mother when that is not the situation at all. They had split up even before my fiance's ex found out she was pregnant. I just fear her mother might tell her things, I see that happen all the time with my nieces mother, always making rude comments to a little girl about her father... I respect her mother for being a single mother and I love his daughter as if she were my own but does any one have any suggestions as to showing her as she gets older that she shouldn't resent me or dislike me for anything? I know it sounds silly because she's so young now, but it still worries me all the same.

2007-10-11 22:04:48 · 13 answers · asked by Emygm 1

2007-10-11 20:27:53 · 188 answers · asked by Anonymous