Parenting - November 2007

I can't buy christmas presents for my 6 children this year beacuse I'm sick I haven't been working since May and I'm facing financial difficulties. Please pray for me. ^-^ [:

2007-11-27 12:30:14 · 25 answers · asked by undertheconopyofgod 1

If your child did not live with you and you did not know if you were going to see them on Christmas would you still buy them some gifts?
Would you tell that child that you had not gotten them anything because you were not sure you were going to have them on Christmas?
I ask this question just because I belive this was said to my son this weekend and I am just curious how many people think this way.

Just to be clear I don't think this way!!There are just as many gifts under my tree for my boyfriends daughter in TX as there are for my own children.

2007-11-27 12:22:35 · 8 answers · asked by mickeybettyboop 3

my stepdaughter comes every friday to sleep over. she is 4. the thing is that she sleeps with my husband and me on the same bed. we use to put a little matres side my husband for her to sleep. but lately she is with us in the same bed. should i put up with it? how can i tell my husband i am not confortable with it.

2007-11-27 12:16:28 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

would you pay for you kids drivers training?

2007-11-27 12:07:56 · 9 answers · asked by Brittany 3

See my mom had surgery to remove an aneurysm off of her brain. She stayed in the hospital for 2 weeks for that then they transferred her to a Rehablitation Center to help her get her strength and balance back. She is going to be let out this friday.

However the nurses there say that she does not want to do the Physical therapy and that they cannot keep her there cause she does not seem to want to do the things she needs to be doing.
She told me 2 days ago that she would get better at home. She eats so much better now, looks better but she cannot get around on her own.
Someone has to help her to the bathroom and to walk.
We are going to be staying with her (She has 7 kids) but i am worried that her depression is making her not want to get better. She has been at that place for 2 weeks.

She has balance problems. Everything else about her is good.
Do you think it sounds like she just does not want to be in the hospital or does it sound like she does not want to get better?

2007-11-27 11:24:43 · 4 answers · asked by ஐ♥Julian'sMommy♥ஐ 7

Does anybody else agree/disagree that we censoring too many things for our children and by doing so making them more fascinating and alluring for young people. An example is sex some parents make sex out to be this huge deal that has all these boundaries and rules with it when actually it’s just a natural act that people urge to do when there hormones start telling them to reproduce it’s a basic instinct and by telling children it’s bad to do before getting married and telling them they can’t have sex when teenagers , it just makes it more fascinating to them and a way to rebel as we all know , all teenagers do and they will go out and do it anyway without the guidance of their parents which they should have been giving them resulting in teen pregnancy etc

2007-11-27 10:50:10 · 5 answers · asked by w j 4

I want my parents to be proud of me!! They help me ou A lOT and i constantly let myself down with my behaviour and my lack of direction in life!! How do parents get proud of their kids!! Id like parents to tell me their experiences and advice!

2007-11-27 10:28:00 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

An aquaintance i have in my life has a 2 yr old kid and suffers from depression ALOT. She is a single mother of her son and not physically able to do some things that you and i would be able to do, cause of her disability from birth. She will correct him and tell him "no" and he laughs at her and continues to do exactly what she told him not to do. She is at her whits end with him, but she doesnt want to spank him, she has never believed in it. Because she suffers from depression she gets aggravated alot easier than normal and she will sometimes at 5 o clock in the afternoon put him to bed, but he does go to sleep. But is it wrong in anyones eyes for her to put him to bed and basically just "get rid of him" when she is aggravted. I sometimes look at it as her putting her responsibility off and not wanting to deal with it and i feel you cant do that as a parent, other than that she is a great mother. What can she do about his behavioral problems?...Any one got any discipline techniques

2007-11-27 10:11:26 · 9 answers · asked by sweet_loveing_country_girl_2004 1

2007-11-27 10:07:40 · 3 answers · asked by Matteo 2

You can NOT hold the school responsible or chaparone responsible for your student on the field trip.

I do not feel comfrotable signing this and letting my child go on the trip with the school. WHat would you do ? Thanks so much!!

2007-11-27 09:35:57 · 21 answers · asked by Thallasa35 2

I had several bottles of prescription pain pills from various things that have happened over the past several years- I'm afraid to take pain pills, but they were always prescribed, so I always filled the prescriptions just in case I might need them, but I rarely did, leaving a basket on the top shelf in my bathroom with about 10 bottles all still full of pain medication.

I also keep bandaids and antibiotic ointment in the same basket because if I don't my kids get the bandaids out and waste them. They can't reach the basket, and that's a handy spot for me to remember where they are. I noticed when I went to get a bandaid a few weeks ago that some of the bottles had been opened- the pills spilled out into the bottom of the basket.

I didn't think much of it- figured they popped open when the basket got bumped or something. Today, I needed another bandaid- and the spilled out pills were all gone. I think my 16-year-old babysitter has been stealing them. I flushed the rest. Now what?

2007-11-27 09:27:03 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is everyone's view on a step-parent physically disciplining a child? I personally think it's not a step-parent's place. For example, a step parent slapped a child in their mouth.

2007-11-27 09:19:24 · 14 answers · asked by natmilolilly01 1

Or would it be more ethical to let kids decide their own religion once they're old enough? forcing your kid to go to church with you is exactly the same as brainwashing... I don't think you should choose a religion until you've studied them all and made an educated decision.

2007-11-27 09:08:56 · 49 answers · asked by Jesse 3

I just want a ball park number of how much one kid would cost on average throughout their life?

2007-11-27 09:02:46 · 12 answers · asked by H S 2

My son who is a few months shy of 4 years old is having problems with a bully at his daycare. The other boy is constantly ridiculing him and berating everything about him. From the color of his skin (my son is white the other boy is black) to the clothes on his back. We have talked to the daycare provider and the other child's parents and they basically told our son to suck it up. The daycare provider's hands are tied and she has taken privledges away from the other boy when he begins his taunts but there is only so much she can do. We've told our son to ignore the other child and tried to explain the other boy is jealous because he has nice things. But they are 4 and don't quite understand it all. Any advice?

2007-11-27 09:00:29 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am a 17 year old mother of a 2 month old daughter. I need advice on my situation. My boyfriends mother is so protective of him. (Hes also 17) She has said to me that she feels like I am taking her son away from her and that she has a problem with letting him go. She only lets him come over to my house when she says its ok to see his daughter. I let our daughter go to his house every other weekend and whatever days out of the week his parents would like to see her. But his mother is basically trying to keep a leash on her son. And I think it's a little ridiculous that shes taking her envy out on us. And I think its really ridiculous that he has to ask permission to come see his daughter at my house. He tells me he would rather be here than at his house because his house is crazy. And me and him like to have time together. And we like to have bonding time as a family.. But does anyone see where im coming from? Because his mother always makes me out to be the bad one.

2007-11-27 08:59:07 · 13 answers · asked by yummy♥mummy 4

When do you think the right age to get your child/teen a cell phone is?

2007-11-27 08:01:58 · 20 answers · asked by ♫♪♥♫♪♥♫♪♥ Emililily 4

I have a 17 yo who is disrespectful, manipulative, strong willed, and extremely oppositional. My husband and I are at our wits end with her. The more strict and the more we punish her, the more she punishes us. She has used school as a tool; she don't get her way, she don't go to school. Right now she is not going at all. Yes, we've been through every channel with that one. Her behaviour can be out of control at times which makes it miserable for our entire family (we have other children as well). We've tried counseling...we could barely get her there without a major fight, she was diagnosed with ADD and refuses meds. It has gotten to the point where we have thrown our hands up. We are worn out, we have tried to reach her but she won't meet us half way with anything. If we back off and cut her off financially (which we have somewhat), let things get worse before they get better kind of thing, do you think she'll snap out of it? Or, what I fear, fall further?

2007-11-27 07:51:09 · 18 answers · asked by tuffluv3 1

my dad is a single parent and i have only known him since i moved in at the age of 12. im now 15 almost 16. he grounds me over anything and its from everything. i just got grounded for 6 weeks. he believes that i make bad judge of who im friends with. i tried to listen to his side, but whenever i say something he says shut up.. im not alowed to have an individual opinion i supose. he doesnt seem to get that i am a very social teen and i do get very upset when i cant see my friends, who are just like family to me. please help me think of a way to tell him that grounding me for long periods of time is not the answer! i am at the point of wanting to run away, but i know that would mess up any future i would have. i cant wait until im 18 and can move out....please help!

2007-11-27 07:33:41 · 8 answers · asked by jamee981 2

i have no income what so ever and my land lord is kicking me out because my boyfriend got in some trouble and is in jail and i was wondering if theres any way i could get a house

2007-11-27 06:59:46 · 60 answers · asked by Nena L 1

I am with this guy and he is wanting kids sometime but I have been in this birthcontrol situation and now I don't know if I can have kids or not but most likely not, but how do you tell him that?

2007-11-27 06:57:08 · 13 answers · asked by alexandria w 1

As a Mom of four, including toddler twins, I cannot fathom doing what they did to Riley. When the media released an actual photo of what was thought to be the actual girl, sitting in front of her second birthday cake, I just wanted to bawl. Riley's mother and step-father should be allowed no trial and instead be hung, or repeat on them as they did to the little girl.

2007-11-27 06:37:37 · 10 answers · asked by Sheila 6

2007-11-27 06:25:39 · 4 answers · asked by debbie.sims 3

In this day and age, it seems that the children in society are becoming more rebellious against the parents. Children have always been rebellious, it's their nature. But now it seems like they have gone the extra step and are blaming parents for a lot of their problems. Do you think this is right?

I am not a parent yet, but I grew up in a disfunctional family that abused me. All my life I have been told to respect them. To love them. To honor them. But I can' t help feeling that they don't deserve it.

So my question is, do all children really need to respect and "love" their parents even if the parents don't deserve it? Also, is it okay for children to blame their parents for circumstances beyond their control? Or is doing this just a coverup that children use for their own insecurities?

2007-11-27 05:07:27 · 20 answers · asked by airforcewolf 4

I have a 4 year old daughter who, for the most part, is extremely well behaved. My problem is that I have a sister who constantly feels the need to discipline her for the most rediculous things constantly. For instance, my daughter is sitting at MY table and she's pretty short so she sits on her knees. As I am sitting right there my sister tells her to sit on her bottom. Not the greatest example, but the most recent. It's constantly going on. I only see my sister once every 2 weeks or so because of this. I would also like to mention that she has no children, no experience with children or anything. I have several friends that have children the same age and I have no problem with either of them correcting her, or telling her what or what not to do. My sister is the only one that seems annoyed with everything my daughter does and always feels the need to correct her even with me and my husband around. Any advice on how to deal with this without causing family drama?

2007-11-27 05:01:39 · 35 answers · asked by Christina 3

to run crazy in the library? I was in the library last night and this man was talking to some woman (flirting) at the time his small son (about 4-5) was literally screaming and acted like he was flying down the isles. Dad only laughed at him, this went on for a good 10 minutes until I had to leave. Anyone else think this is ok (yes I mentioned it to the librarian but she shrugged it off)?

They even have a childrens room on the other side of the library that children can play in

2007-11-27 04:58:40 · 7 answers · asked by Rina 5

Seriously, how can they legally let that happen? My friend's friend is a single male and he adopted a child ... and not just any child ... a female child. They usually don't let that happen, so I don't know how he got around the system. Its the most disgusting thing I've ever heard in my life. How can they legally let that happen? That sick bastard probably only wants it for one thing.

What's wrong with people these days?

2007-11-27 04:45:26 · 91 answers · asked by Ruby Girl 2

My four children are 11, 8, 6, and 4 years old. Their grandmother is ill and expected to pass on within the next few days. They've never had to face the death of a loved one until now. I will discuss with them what will happen and we talk about our feelings but I wondered if anyone had any ideas, based on their own experiences, for how I can help them to cope.

2007-11-27 04:39:49 · 15 answers · asked by keshequa87 6

2007-11-27 04:16:05 · 8 answers · asked by Mzbee 1

How did you react? How old were they? How did they react to seeing you having sex? Has it happened more than once to you?

2007-11-27 03:09:52 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous