Parenting - December 2007

Does anyone here have a son or daughter around 14 years old? If so, could they really ever do anything sexually at that age? Because everyone i have asked questions about my son and his girlfriend, have brought up that they could do sexual things together. It would be great to have some other parents opinions on this. Thanks!

-Single mum of 3 =D

2007-12-14 21:13:17 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Other than the obvious stripper/hooker/porn star?

2007-12-14 20:23:21 · 10 answers · asked by munkees81 6

Ok I have an aunt who has 2 kids and she lets them see anything they want. I know they are not my kids and well she's not irresponsible and they live in a very good neighborhood. Is there something wrong with me worrying about them? The boy is 8 and the girl just turned 10. I mean is this the reason kids wana have sex at younger age with every generation? am 19 and am like.... Whats up with that? have you guys seen the first chucky movie, thats their favorite. Including fredy vs jason and a lot of any movie you can think of. most ofthem get very sexually graphic? well i know my english is bad i just wanted to know if you guys think am exaggerating, kids should be treated like kids right? she cares more about her furniture then her kids, she wouldnt even let me play monopoly on the living room table.

2007-12-14 19:31:39 · 15 answers · asked by Hgeek 1

would you take off your childs door if there were younger siblings in the house who wouldnt knock on the frame before entering?
And the older child used their room to change clothes and went after their shower to put clothes on.

Would you risk the younger child walking in on the older child?

Im only asking because this happened to me when I was younger. Im a girl and I have a younger brother who still doesnt like to knock.

2007-12-14 19:03:23 · 17 answers · asked by RebelPrincess 6

i wet the bed it a medical condition how many other are out thier??

2007-12-14 18:51:13 · 8 answers · asked by casper s 1

I was wondering how strict parents are with their teen(14-18) girls clothing choices.
What are your rules and what do you allow and not allow and why?
And how many of you still pick out their clothes, like everything they have is something YOU picked and approved?
Also any parents on here have kids that dress goth, punk, emo, skater and what are your feeling on how they dress?


If you are wondering, I AM bored. Humor me.

2007-12-14 18:31:15 · 7 answers · asked by RebelPrincess 6

im not to keen on it but i may just be a pansy or something. what do you think?

2007-12-14 17:12:45 · 7 answers · asked by *Sweet_Kisses* 3

i am trying to decide when to have another child or just have an only. my daughter is 2 and is quite the handful. i am 33 and don't no if i want to try to have one before 35. so ladies if you wanted intil your 35 or older was your pregnancy like the others or did you stop at one. also am thinking if i do decide to have one more spacing 3-4 years apart. so tell me why you waited od stopped at one or if you spaced your children between those years. what were the pros and cons and yes i no the choice is mine

2007-12-14 14:58:40 · 10 answers · asked by happygirl31 3

My daughter was sick last week and puked in the playpen. Its the pack and play kind with the mesh sides. We cleaned the puke up immediately with towels, wiped it with baby wipes, took it outside and let it air out then sprayed it down with Febreeze. It stills is wreaking of that puke smell though! Any help or tips from Mommies or Daddies? Thanks to answers.

2007-12-14 14:22:04 · 9 answers · asked by Janessa 4

my worst spanking i ever got was when i was 11 and i didnt do my sciencefair project and my dad became very and decide that my punishment would be a spanking so my dad and me walk in his room he lowerd my pants and placed me over his knee and began spanking me with his hand till my but was fire engine red

2007-12-14 14:11:02 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I never understand why some parents feel the need for their children to be so perfect in school. They make it seem like getting all "A's" is the only way to smart, and anyone who gets "B" will never be equal to them. There's always this craving to go to the elite colleges (Brown, Yale, Harvard, Pepperdine, etc.) I've always felt that a child can get a superior education at a school that isn't of the highest ranks. It's not just the school that gives them the best education. The best education also depends on how children approach it.

2007-12-14 13:22:48 · 13 answers · asked by djb32067433_1 4

very defensive???? Why is that?

2007-12-14 13:10:22 · 13 answers · asked by momotwins 5

I have restricted tv computer xbox nothing will get through to him any ideas

2007-12-14 12:37:07 · 16 answers · asked by timely 1

TO US OF A BEAUTIFUL LIFE?

2007-12-14 12:18:35 · 25 answers · asked by Birdman 7

My firends grandmother who is only 60. is way too protective. She also is doing most of the raising of these two grandsons of hers. The mother (her daughter) and father (they are divorced) are still very active but circumstnances too detailed to get into here keep them mostly with the grandma. Its not that I think for one minute that anything innappropriate is going on. She still thinks as them as little babies at 9 and 8!
I think its not right! I think they should have their own beds. She says they like it and its ok with her.
Am I wrong?

2007-12-14 11:39:59 · 15 answers · asked by purplewaterhorse 3

i have three kids ages 8, 6, and 4 and kids at school are telling my 8 and 6 year old that there not real.

2007-12-14 11:17:12 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

i wore this shirt to school 2day(http://www.tshirtoutlet.com/dd04.html) and everyone loved it! my algebra teacher who came into my spanish class 2day pointed it out to my teacher, and she just said "i wish you hadn't pointed that out 2 me". and everyone was crowding around to read it and laughing. then in my next block class my algebra teacher went in & told my psychology teacher about it, & she was shocked and every1 once again laughed. she joked about writting me up and sending me to the office. When i was walking in the hall and someone pulled me aside and said let me see your shirt, and a bunch of people started reading it, & my history teacher from last year overheard us & started telling all the other teachers around him.i was telling my parents about how everyone liked it and that i didn't get in trouble, & they got mad at me for wearing it to school. when they bought it they said i couldn't wera it 2 school, but they aren't strict so i was like watever. they said i couldn't

2007-12-14 10:27:54 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

which stroller do you think is better. i have 2 boys Aiden(4) and Casey(22 months). We have seperate strollers now for them but we want to get a double one. We have two picked out but we want ur opinions on them.

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2646209#prod_prodinfo

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2623489

2007-12-14 10:07:21 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

my mother said i was harder than my brothers (although i've never been in any trouble but i was very moody), but i have one of each , and i don't think one is harder than the other ,what are your views ? i'm just interested thats all thanx x

2007-12-14 10:04:11 · 23 answers · asked by ♥BEX♥ 7

Hi all,

wondering if anyone has any tips.. i have a 7 week old son.. ive established a wonderful night time routine.. bath, bottle, bed.. he falls asleep on his own in his moses basket at 7pm, sleeps through till 3.. feeds then straight back to sleep... so im pretty proud of myself for sticking to this... however, its during the day thats getting me down... he takes a feed.. sleeps for approx 20-30mins and then spends the rest of the time approx 3 hours crying till the next feed.. the only time he stops crying is when i take him outside, he falls asleep straight away and stays asleep for up to 3 hours, but obviously i have to stay indoors sometimes.. any tips on how to get a content baby during the day indoors ??... the constant crying is wearing me down

2007-12-14 07:28:00 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi i am 19 yrs old going to be 20 yrs old in march and a college student as a commuter.I am a extremley shy, low key person, who prefers to mind her own business,i always try to see the best in people,and i do not like trouble.In (catholic)high school i was an average to good student so about a B-student who only socialized while in school . I did little to no socializing after school with the exception of realatives(cousins my age)and with the cross country team because i was a member at the time for 2 yrs.I was made fun of constantly in HS for being too thin, pretty much flat chested,wearing glasses,any my hair as curly so it would frizz sometimes,and anything else possible.My first bf at 17 was total disaster i got labled a whore because he told a friend after i lost my viginity to him.My issues are now that i have no real friends,have trust issues and feel i cant relate to people?I have never had a real job except for my moms small business because of this.How do i fix this?

2007-12-14 07:18:24 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

He has done this before and dropped out of her live for 6 months then started to say he wanted parental rights and so on he was due to see her this sunday but has made other plans and has family commitments i dont want stop contact but he is upsetting her what do i do

2007-12-14 06:54:31 · 19 answers · asked by KIRSTY H 2

It's actually almost disgusting. This girl I know, she's my friend's friend, is 17, and she is still in highschool and she skipped class or something, and her dad spanked her! I think that's so wrong. I mean, I don't believe in spanking kids to begin with. I'm only 19, so I don't have kids, but I wouldn't ever spank my kids. It doesn't teach a lesson, and all you're really doing is taking your frustration out on them, and depending on how pissed you are, that could be reallybad. It's also teaching them that hitting someone is okay.But I mean really, 17 years old?! That's just wrong. Especially today, when spanking is seen as such a sexual thing. I think what he did was pretty disgusting. Do you agree?

2007-12-14 06:27:40 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

My daughter just turned 4. She is an only child (for now). When ever i go to the store, whether for groceries or whatever, i always buy my daughter something, a small toy, a snack, or a treat usually for being good at the store, sometimes just because i want to!
We are not rich, and i dont buy expensive toys, just something small, that she really likes, if something is to pricey, i'll say pick something else.
But sometimes she'll throw a fit if she doesnt get what she wants. And so i'm starting to wonder if i'm spoiling her. Its not that i give into every whim, i want to bless her with things, especially if shes been good.
The iceing on the cake was the other day when we were celebrating the holidays, and she got a gift (a tinkerbell costume) and she was very excited. But then started throwing a fit b/c there were no shoes with it, the wings kept falling off and she couldnt fly!! mind you, shes four.
My husband thought sh was ungrateful. Are we spoiling her?

2007-12-14 05:49:31 · 44 answers · asked by kellythetrainer 3

are women always broody forever, or does it disappear over time?

2007-12-14 04:40:07 · 60 answers · asked by ? 6

My husband hasn't seen his daughters in almost a year. The reason? He and his ex did not have a good split, and she has spent the last 10 years trying to turn his daughters against him. She has told them lies about him that were just outrageous. They split when the girls were really young and she got remarried(To the man she was cheating with) immediatly. They have been raised being told lies about my husband, and have been told to call their stepdad "dad" and my husband by his name. My youngest SD even thinks my husband isn't her real dad, and that her stepdad is. We saw them on a regular basis for a long time, but if we wern't spending tons of money on them, they didn't want to come over. Their mother would bribe them to want to stay home, by offering sleepovers, trips, and going shopping. My husband tried to undo the lies they had been told but it never worked. They believed their mom. He finally decided to leave it up to them to come over whenever they wanted to.......

2007-12-14 04:38:35 · 24 answers · asked by Pink Cowgirl 4

Does it benefit the child more if the mother goes back to work or stays home.

My son is year old. We have no family to help with childcare. I started a part time job when he was just 8 weeks old but I was so tired all time it just didn't work out, so I've been home looking after him since July.

My partner works full time but is on minimum wage. We have a mortgage and don't get any help with housing costs, council tax etc (so don't worry, you're not supporting us with your taxes!). We struggle really badly and can barely break even some months, its really hard.

I don't know what would be worse for my baby son - to live like this in pretty much poverty or to be left with strangers in a daycare creche if I can find a job. He's very clingy and I think we would both find it really hard (he's ever even been left with a babysitter as yet), but I know we can't go on living like this.

Do you think its better to cope with no money rather than leave a young child in daycare?

2007-12-14 03:32:42 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous

How do they bring you joy and make your heart swell?

2007-12-14 03:32:37 · 9 answers · asked by Sonja 2

2007-12-14 03:26:24 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

& how old are they?
Need to see if i can pinch a few ideas!

2007-12-14 02:38:45 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous