Parenting - November 2007

Do you/Would you let your kids drink sugary caffeinated drinks like coca cola every day? Or do you think this is wrong? Explain??

2007-11-22 16:29:14 · 49 answers · asked by Anonymous

too many video games, too little one on one parenting?

Do you think parents are too busy working nowadays to properly parent their children?

2007-11-22 14:40:34 · 10 answers · asked by Adeline 2

I was wondering how hard (or easy) people find it bringing up their kid(s) on their own. Mums and dads please.

2007-11-22 09:45:08 · 12 answers · asked by Natz 6

My boys are wearing a dress shirt, sweater, dress pants, black dress shoes and black socks. I love dressing them up!

2007-11-22 07:43:11 · 6 answers · asked by tomcat123 1

I've always had grandparents babysit for my 10 and 7 year old. However due to illness, they can't babysit anymore.

I have 2 sisters coming on Saturday night. I don't know them personally but have met and interviewed them and they come highly recommended by a friend.

Thing is, as I've never had a 'proper' babysitter before. How do I make them welcome ? What do you do ? Do you provide snacks / treats ? Obviously I'll have drinks for them should they want them.

Sounds daft, but I'm unsure. Thanks.

2007-11-22 06:42:49 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

my mum doesn' t let me shower before school, becuase she thinks i'll catch a cold, is this another wives tale?

2007-11-22 05:07:30 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Come on! You know you've thought about this. I mean these are 4 very suspiciously-looking, homogenaicly-dressed dudes prancing around to pseudo-pop kiddie rhythms like Spock and Captain Kirk just discovered the Universe's secret cache of Happy Juice!

If your son recruited his neighborhood mates to come dress up and perform one of these Wiggles song and dance routines for you in your living room, wouldn't YOU be just a LITTLE BIT concerned?

2007-11-22 04:46:46 · 11 answers · asked by John S. 5

hi i have a 16 month old son who drinks all the time juice,milk and water,the problem is how do i stop him drinking so much at night?he has 4 bottles a night if i dont put them in his cot he wakes up screaming and doesnt stop i tried just giving him water but he still wants that and more,the other problem is that he is soaked through even tho i change him again at 12 midnight.
the other thing is we all share a room and his new brother is in with me as only got 1 bedroom and everyone wakes,if i put 4 bottles in he sleeps right through til 8,he doesnt have any medical problems as been to drs or does he have a dummy/pacifier
any advice greatly appreciated

2007-11-22 02:20:41 · 8 answers · asked by indiechic77 3

2007-11-21 22:23:10 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm having a tough time keeping my cool with him, thank god for nicotine and no I don't smoke iside the house! When he was 13 mo. if not sooner, he minded, he knew what NO meant now, he's testing me non stop and his screams for no reason is killing my ear drum. He gets into everything that he knows he's not supose to. When he does and I catch him at it, he will go to the other side of where he is at, sit down, and try to give me a kiss with his puppy eyes. How do I disipline him when he does this?

2007-11-21 19:27:34 · 7 answers · asked by COutlaw 2

my son is now 15 months old and my daughter is 2 months old. Ever since my son was little i have never been able to leave them with anyone. Til this day no one has ever babysat them except for my mom like twice. But for some reason i am so scared about letting anyone watch them. I think my mom kinda gets upset and i feel bad but for some reason i cant seem to detatch myself from them. Is this a bad thing?? I need advice please!

2007-11-21 18:27:25 · 5 answers · asked by chickalips11 1

My teenage son has a broken leg, he is in a wheelchair and is having a really hard time making it to the bathroom on time! What can i do to help him?

2007-11-21 17:07:59 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

if its the parents job to teach sex ed ... how many should be sacked from parenthood for not doing their job

Judging by the opathetic level of sex ed in the UK and US.

Everyone says its their job only .00000000000000000001% of the uk parents actually does a good job unlike virtually all Dutch parents

2007-11-21 17:02:56 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

now be honest do u smoke around your kids? If so how old are they. If you don't where do you smoke? Just curious.

2007-11-21 13:14:25 · 23 answers · asked by ilovewigglesandgiggles 3

If you were angry at your teen and we always getting into arguments, would you threaten to call one of their friends and tell that friends the teens bad habits and everything you didnt like about the teen, so that friend wouldnt want to ever talk to the teen ever again?

Im 18 and my friend is 23 and I also really like him alot.

2007-11-21 12:07:29 · 17 answers · asked by RebelPrincess 6

It sounds silly, but I envy people who have kids that look a lot like them. I think it's cute when someone says "Wow, you look just like your mom" My daughter doesn't look like myself or my husband, except that she has his curly hair and my legs. She's only 3 so maybe she'll look more like me over time. Can anyone relate to this? Happy Thanksgiving by the way!

2007-11-21 11:25:10 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm really concerned about whether to raise a child with full access to computers or not.

I was not raised with a computer and I feel like that was a good thing, especially given that computers change so much. I look back 20 years and think to myself, what if I had been raised on computers as kids seem to be now? Knowledge of computers 20 years ago would be of absolutely no use today. The time spent learning them would have been wasted.

So then the question is, do you think that the same thing will happen in the future? What if a child today spends most of its time learning computers, learning math on the computer, learning spelling on the computer, learning to write on the computer, etc., and then in 20 years the knowledge is useless and the child would have wasted much of its youth learning them? I know computers are so commonplace today, but I have seen them come and go over the years and I am worried about what might happen in the future.

2007-11-21 10:47:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-21 10:45:39 · 28 answers · asked by angel 6

I have tried everywhere I can think of, even the Nickelodeon website but no hope yet.... any suggestions?

2007-11-21 10:26:37 · 12 answers · asked by bagpusstail 3

I read this article yesterday. What are your thoughts?


NEW YORK, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Volumes 1 and 2 of "Sesame Street: Old School" come with a warning stating the first episodes of the beloved U.S. series may not be appropriate for children.

"These early 'Sesame Street' episodes are intended for grown-ups and may not suit the needs of today's preschool child," the statement said.

The long-running series began in 1969.

Asked by The New York Times why the warning was necessary, Carol-Lynn Parente, the show's executive producer, mentioned one installment that depicted Cookie Monster chewing on, then eating a pipe during the parody "Monsterpiece Theater."

"That modeled the wrong behavior, so we reshot those scenes without the pipe and then we dropped the parody altogether," Parente told the Times.

She noted that Oscar the Grouch's extreme grouchiness in early episodes doesn't set a great example, either.

"We might not be able to create a character like Oscar now,"

2007-11-21 10:24:05 · 12 answers · asked by LadyMagick 5

Mum to one lovely little 3 year old girl. Anyway, she has a severe skin condition and so is registered as disabled and is on an intensive evening/day treatment programme. I am her registered carer.

Since she was born my sister has never be of any pragmatic help - no-one has. I don't expect any medals, as any good parent knows you adore your kids and so get on with it.

The problem is my sister is so snippy at me - she thinks that being a stay at home Mum, without a partner and help is easy. She for example tonight when I said I had not had a great weekend as I was really ill (not that you can call in sick being a Mum! Just meant really long days...) and I said that I feel tired as I have not had a day off for 3 years.

At this comment she said that you don't get a day off having a child (I know that I just mean that since all the sleepless nights etc etc I have never had an evening/night/day break so feel worn out) that children are a lifestyle choice and that paid work

2007-11-21 08:01:38 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-21 07:30:41 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-21 07:07:39 · 13 answers · asked by lil1 2

I have a 10 year old boy and an 8 year old girl. As a child I had to learn the facts of life from my great grandmother b/c she saw the signs of change in me and couldn't convince my mother to talk to me. So thankfully, she talked to me when I was 8 and I got my first period before my 9th birthday (and before my mother ever approached me with the subject). I don't want it do be like that for my children. I want the facts to come from their father and I. Also, how much to you tell a boy, since they will not have to go through as much as a girl does. And also, take into consideration that we are all under the same roof, therefore at some point my son will see and know the changes happening in his sister.

Serious responses, thoughts, and opinions only please! I am struggling with what, when, and how much to tell them.

Thanks! And God Bless!

2007-11-21 05:38:36 · 15 answers · asked by hotmamaof3_1 4

I have a little girl aged 3 born when I was turning 23.
It was my own fault for getting pregnant but I decided to accept the consequences and I do not believe in killing unborn children.

I was very ill during the pregnancy with hyperemesis (excessive vomiting for 8 months) and went down in weight to 77lb/35kg (thats right) and had a very bad delivery with serious tear.

Throughout my pregnancy I was unable to work due to illness. but did have to do some work to make ends meet (care worker for disabled) and I really suffered.

My baby's father is basically not sure what he wants out of life. we have been in and out of a relationship but he has not been willing to commit and has cheated and been physically abusive but I tried to make it work so that my girl could grow up with a mom and dad.

I was also a Christian when I got pregnant and I got a lot of judgemental comments from church people as well as family because of being unmarried and pregnant.

My career has also

2007-11-21 05:30:44 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

when it comes to sex, most parents refuse to talk about it with their children. As children grow up, they get to know a few concepts about sex in natural way somehow but most of them prefer to know this information from their parents. Why are most parents not comfortable to talk about sex with their children?

2007-11-21 05:26:49 · 9 answers · asked by lincolngomes301 2

Hello, I recently founded an independent rap music label called "Super Kind Records" less than a year ago. To assist in the promotion of my label I legally changed my name from Earl Finklestein (which in my opinion was not gangsta enough) to Super King. Well, my daughter, who is 16, told me a few months ago that she though this was cool and was all of the sudden attracted to guys who have unique name. I figured this was just her being a rebellios teenager so I didn't take it seriously. Well anyway, yesterday she introduced me to her new boyfriend and his name is "Cash-Dog Murder!!" This is horrible because what if they get married and have kids! I don't want my grandchildren to have the last name Murder or have a father with the first name Cash-Dog!! On top of this, Cash-Dog Murder is a rapper for another rap label which is one of my major competitors.

This is just awful. Please help.

2007-11-21 04:46:20 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am a single mother. I make just enough money to keep my bills current and keep food in my home. I have nothing extra for Christmas. My son is 2 years old and it breaks my heart to think I won't be able to give him any gifts to unwrap. I don't know how to go about getting assistance like this. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

2007-11-21 03:53:17 · 17 answers · asked by calistacoffey 1

Well, me and my boyfriend have a beautiful baby girl that is 4 1/2 months old. I am 14 and he is 15. We haven't been getting along with his mom lately and I am not sure why she is mad at us. There is a lot more to the story but I will go on with my question. She called us on Monday and said that they were having Thanksgiving on Wednesday (today) because they knew my family had it on Thursday. Well, she wanted us to go. I am still not sure if I feel comfortable going or not. I am debating on whether to just let my boyfriend take our daughter or if I should go to. I have people telling me to go and other people saying its not worth it. I just need some opinions. Also, he wants to go so he is going. And his family rarely gets to see our daughter and I would hate to punish his family because of his mom but I don't think I am ready to face her yet.

2007-11-21 03:38:07 · 17 answers · asked by נєѕѕι¢α (ανα'ѕ мσмму) 5

I am a single and so I want my kids to know their grandpa, who is a man (obviously, lol). We live a long ways away and so I want my daughter to talk on the phone to him frequently. He comes to visit every year or so, but I want her to feel 'in touch' with him because he is the only family that I am comfortable letting around my kids. And because if something happens to me, he is the one that will take gaurdianship.

I make her talk on the phone but all she says is 'no' to evey question he asks. How can I motivate her to talk to grandpa on the phone? Is not like this in person unless she is feeling shy, which is not often. She is like this on the phone. How do I get her to talk to him? She seems comfortable with men (neighbors, her friends dads, and with my dad too after the intitial shyness wears off). How can I motivate her to talk to him on the phone. I feel this is an important relationship for her.

2007-11-21 03:35:20 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous