Parenting - December 2007

2007-12-22 11:18:03 · 12 answers · asked by Steven R 6

2007-12-22 11:00:17 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Okay, first and foremost...yes, I am against spanking. Does that mean that I think everyone who has ever tapped their child on the bottom is an evil child abuser? No, of course not. So this is my disclaimer: I am not trying to attack anyone's opinion, so spankers, please do not write nasty and rude replies telling me what an idiot I am for being against spanking. That certainly does not change my outlook on spanking when people in favor of it act so rude and disrespectful. My main question is, why do people seem to think that spanking is the only possible way to raise children? Why do so many people think that all kids who aren't spanked become criminals? That isn't true at all! There are a lot of kids now who are spoiled because their parents don't want to have to deal with them so they basically just don't discipline at all. But my parents didn't spank me, yet they still disciplined me. We have a wonderful relationship now and I respect others.

2007-12-22 10:41:08 · 11 answers · asked by *HM* 6

I kow its still 2 days away (were I am) I just wanted to wish everyone a merry xmas. :-) hope santa brings you everything you want.

2007-12-22 10:20:10 · 13 answers · asked by Working Mum 4

2007-12-22 10:03:11 · 35 answers · asked by Cheese G 1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michaelmas

2007-12-22 08:32:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-22 07:41:31 · 14 answers · asked by Kay C 1

We got our 10 year old daughter Hannah Montana Tickets for christmas, I was just wondring if anybody had any good ideas on how we can give them to her. Something that would just really catch her off guard

2007-12-22 07:41:02 · 12 answers · asked by ? 4

my son still belives in santa but kids in his class or teasing him about it what shall I do

2007-12-22 06:58:28 · 45 answers · asked by Anonymous

wouldn't it be shameful for someone whos parents were born in a french speaking country and they know how to speak french, but the child was born in america and only knows how to speak english??

whos fault would it be that the child doesn't know french?

would it be the parents fault, or the childs fault?

2007-12-22 06:33:19 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Seen a documentry Dispatches on Channel 4 Monday. (so many with Digital TV will still be able to see it.

it pointed out that whilst we all know kids swallow small items and poop them out... Strong magnets if more then one are swallowed which feature in many curretn toys in marticualr Magnetix...


Will attract to join up and punch straight through the intestinal wall doing similar damage to a gunshot wound yet are currently legal in uk shops.

http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/dispatches/how+safe+are+your+christmas+toys/1185352

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=640081

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5548a3.htm


How many parents have purchased any such toys? and it was not just young kids doing this.

Also things like magnetic jewelley where a young teen may have magnetic nose studs or how about a magnetic tougue stud?

One toy that poped up whas the magnetix contruction kit

2007-12-22 06:03:56 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

what do you think is worse parenting spanking or not punishing?

2007-12-22 03:11:07 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

Last night i watch a 8-year old and a 3- year old and im only 11. i watch the kids for 7 hours 9pm to 4 am i only got $$24 but te same baby sitter gives a 13 $45 for a bout 5 hours do u think i got payed a little too low???

2007-12-22 02:14:06 · 8 answers · asked by kaylla t 2

2007-12-22 02:04:41 · 10 answers · asked by yahoo user 3

surely the social services at least should be investigating them, lets say i would of never done that, and now the mcganns are using everyones cash to live and get moralistic on tv. Whos fault!! Victim- always the children eh.

2007-12-21 22:42:12 · 30 answers · asked by zeenme 1

I have five children aged 11, 10, 9, 7 and 3. Up to now we never gave them pocket money but they always were bought what they needed and if they went out they were given money. I feel we need to teach them now how to handle their own money therefore we are going to start to give them pocket money. What would be a reasonable amount for the different age groups.

2007-12-21 19:15:21 · 16 answers · asked by Fiona M 2

I have read so many answers trying to hit the nail on the head.

“They don’t use birth control.”

“Bad parenting.”

“Boys peer pressure them.”

“We don’t have quality sexual education.”

“There is no father in the home.”

I’ve read and heard so many answers to that question it’s not even funny. Has anyone ever thought that maybe they had the best two parent family in the world, went through a great quality sexual education course, they were on birth control, and were willing to have sex? Has anyone ever thought that there is an age where every young person is going to make their own decisions regardless of what they’ve been taught? For the others with the birth control excuse--have you ever realized that birth control is not 100% effective?

So, when did you start having sex? 16? 17? 18? Was it your parents’ fault? Was having sex a choice you were pressured into? Did you not understand what sex was? Was your father in the home? If you didn’t get pregnant as a teen but had sex--do you realize you could just be another ‘statistic?’

Teen pregnancy happens no matter if the kid is in a two parent home, they had quality sex education, or their parents got an A+ in parenting. What do you think?

2007-12-21 17:12:08 · 10 answers · asked by Karma Lucille 1

When I was younger (a baby- to-8 years old) --I was addicted to my little green blanket--- I carried it with me and smell it all day long. Finally, my parents hided it from me. It was a big loss :(

I am now 22. I still love to smell clothes. For example, I still smell my blacket while I sleep. Before I go to work and school --I often say good bye to my blacket and smell it. Sometimes, my friends notices I smell my clothes after I wash and dry them.

What do you think? Do you have this issue? Please advice. Thank you.

2007-12-21 16:58:04 · 16 answers · asked by Hope 4

2007-12-21 16:45:09 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

i got a call from dhs this morning say an investigateing is in process, a staff had turned another staff in for shakeing my 14 year old son and slapping him hard on the hand,i asked my son of this & he said it did happen,what should i do i want to bring him home cause i'd feel safer and put a lawsuit against the facility that hes in,cause no one from there informed on what was going on until i called and asked the only way i found out is has dhs child protective called me this morning.

2007-12-21 16:22:29 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is in the DNA of cousins that will cause their kids to have birth defects? Is this just an old wive's tale? I'm sorry I just don't understand how it works. I thought human beings all pretty much have the same DNA so what difference does it make whether you marry your cousin or someone who isn't related to you? Isn't DNA or genetic material all the same?

2007-12-21 16:06:48 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

There have been some posts here recently regarding the legality of sharing bedrooms. Is there any page that specifically states the "law" and its implications? There isn't a law here in the US, but I have heard there is one in the UK. I think kids (same or mixed sex) can share a room at any age, granted it would be more difficult as the kids get older. I shared a small (110 sq ft) room with my sister until I was 8, she was 10. It was just what we could afford at the time. What do you think about this?

2007-12-21 15:12:07 · 13 answers · asked by That Gay Guy for Da Ben Dan 5

Yesterday, I posted a question about a friend who is 29 & single, but wants to be a mom before she is too old. Though she is considering artificial insemination, because she is on meds for mild to moderate mental illness (ADHD, depression & BPD) she's been told adoption is safer.

But even though her illness has been under control and even her doctors/psychiatrist/therapist have certified she's been stable & symptom-free for almost a decade & that she is fully capable & ready to parent, when I posted a question on here http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ApuBjn4Xzhi0woMrZdpaGLTsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20071220161233AAtuGaW
I was SHOCKED & DISGUSTED by all the callous and insensitive answers!

Why do they act this way? Is it cuz there is still a stigma attached to mental illness despite the circumstances, or whether & for how long it has been under control?

Or is it cuz people on here are scared of what they know NOTHING about?

Why are the people on here so cruel & heartless?

2007-12-21 15:02:39 · 42 answers · asked by Anonymous

please my cusions are really

2007-12-21 14:46:48 · 54 answers · asked by Anonymous

i work part-time yet i always get the evil look outside the school gate , why?

2007-12-21 13:55:27 · 23 answers · asked by ♥BEX♥ 7

Do you think this might cause parents to prevent their teen from being in a relationship with a boy/girl?

2007-12-21 13:54:10 · 10 answers · asked by Andrea<3 5

Are there any mothers who are being forced to circumcise your boy? Whether it be because the husband wants it done or it has to be done for medical reasons? My husband and I did not have our son circumcised at birth. We did not feel the procedure was necessary. My son is now 4 years old and we recently discovered that he has a condition that may inhibit the way his penis functions. The pediatricians suggested a circumcision will likely alleviate the condition. I really don't want my boy to be circumcised, yet I am worried for him in the future if it is not done. I am in a tough situation. What should I do? Any similar experiences?

2007-12-21 13:44:09 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

We've a little girl of 3 and a boy of 17mnths, they are sharing a bedroom in 2 bedroomed house...hoping to put house on market next year to buy a 3 or maybe 4 bed house... how long can mixed sexed siblings share a room legally?

2007-12-21 13:10:07 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

i was at the store today and this women kept yelling at her crying son he was maybe (3 yrs old) she kept telling him to shut up then she started hitting him on the head. she hit him like 4 times in a row. i was wondering if a police officer saw this can they arrest the mother? i understand maybe a little smack but she pounded him with a closed fist on top of his little head and why 4 times?

2007-12-21 11:54:47 · 7 answers · asked by brutalhonesty 2

2007-12-21 11:44:04 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous