Parenting - December 2007

2007-12-14 02:24:58 · 19 answers · asked by wilbrod79 1

Dont you have children to take care of? Some of you have like 1,500 points already this week. lol

2007-12-14 01:39:31 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-14 01:34:45 · 19 answers · asked by mason41307 3

ok my husband and i differ here so i want the opinion from yall. what do you think is the appropriate bed times for children who are 11,8,6,4

2007-12-14 01:01:12 · 16 answers · asked by myourchisin 3

2007-12-14 01:00:15 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

the night before last I had forgoten the a class was up in our duaghter's room. I went out to rent some movies and left her with her dad and one of his friends. (she was in her room up stairs when I left and when I came back and they were down stairs and playing videogames). When I came in the door, I was informed that she had broken the glass and cut herself. I ran upstairs and checked on her, she was in her crib and trying to take off the bandage. I kissed her "ouchy", I picked up the remaining pieces of class on the floor and told her I was sorry. When I went back down stairs I told him I was sorry for forgetting about the glass as well. "I don't care" is all he said to me for the rest of the night. (I later yelled at him and his friend for talking and acting like they were twisting the actresses niples during the movies.)
I felt so bad for yelling at him and for what happened to my baby girl that I cried my self to that night.

2007-12-14 00:49:50 · 23 answers · asked by ? 2

If you or someone you know does it, what was your reason for doing so? Thanks in advance.

2007-12-14 00:31:15 · 21 answers · asked by ♥♥Mum to Superkids Baby on board♥♥ 6

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pressass/20071213/tuk-parents-discourage-local-accents-6323e80_2.html

2007-12-13 23:13:49 · 23 answers · asked by Wide Awake 7

Were they just really bad, or is that spanking is a poor parenting technique?

2007-12-13 19:55:57 · 25 answers · asked by knuckleheadmcspazmatron 4

2007-12-13 19:16:22 · 27 answers · asked by airforcewolf16 3

I am not a parent yet, but I am against boys playing with dolls ... period. Dolls are associated with feminine things and I just don't think boys should be combing hair and burping the baby like a little girl. However, I think a boy should be allowed to play with a stuffed animal as a baby and a toddler. But after 1 or 2 years old I think the stuffed animal should be stored away.

We were at a restaurant and this little boy (who appeared to be 5 or 6 at the most) had lost his teddy bear. His father drove him back to the restaurant to find this bear (we overhead the conversation). The waitresses searched high and low. The little boy was in tears. They finally found it and it was a sigh of relief for him.

Is it me or is he too old to be playing with stuffed animals? Before any of you parents get upset with me, I don't mean any harm. I am just stating my opinion.

2007-12-13 16:45:55 · 16 answers · asked by Hoping he will bless me with #1 4

If you a parent, do you expect your kids to buy you a house...even if they are not millionaires?

2007-12-13 16:32:10 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous

both r parents consent fully for anythying! what can or cannot be done?

2007-12-13 16:00:46 · 27 answers · asked by anonymous j 1

My child's father has been playing cat-and-mouse games with my daughter for 11yrs. He paid child support last month. The reason why he did this was to "buy time" until the next court. The most he's ever paid in support is $300.00. He promised to pay this month but every time I call him to discuss arrangements he doesn't answer his phone. I have been wanting to tell him how this has effected myself and my daughter. I want to get closure but I don't want to seem desperate. We are both represented by private attorneys but when my lawyer send his lawyer letters regarding my case, my child's father response is that his lawyer has a lot of personal problems going on. I'm sick of the games. I want to give up on this situation. I don't want to go on another year with the issue at hand. Does guys especially dead-beat dads get effected when they receive letters expressing how they should be grownups and not babies work? I need help. What should I do? Any sound advice would help. Thanks.

2007-12-13 15:54:09 · 13 answers · asked by wendy k 2

I am pregnant with my second child (a girl), and my son will be 2 when she is born. I was originally planning on quiting my job and staying home with both kids. My boss informed me today that he is going to nearly double my salary, and I'm sure it's because he wants me to come back after I have my daughter.

Right now, my dad (who is retired) watches my son while my husband and I are at work. He loves doing it and it's free! However, he just turned 60 and he has said that he is just not physically capable of watching a 2 year old and new born. My mother says it would really break his heart if he was not able to watch my son any longer. She suggests I find daycare (I would probably hire a nanny) for my daughter and continue to let my dad watch my son assuming I go back to work.

What do you guys think about seperating my kids? I am so torn, I really need some advice!

2007-12-13 12:57:19 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm a divorce parent and seems like my son is growing and spending no time with me anymore, He go with his friends as soon as he comes to my house and plans all his day going from friends to friends

2007-12-13 11:03:46 · 22 answers · asked by Juan o 1

My 13 year old son isnt doing too well in schol this year. I feel hes being lazy and only doing what he has to. He is going through that mouthy, stubborn stage thats welll known for kids at this age. When I was talking to him about his grades I told him that he was going to have to repeat the grade. He said NOOOO mom Im not, dad said that I could go to summer school. I dont feel that summer school is ok. I think that they give them work thats 2 grades below their education level to pass them by. I want him to be ready for the 8th grade before he gets in there. I told him that he either bringshis grades up or repeat the 7th grade. I also feel that my ex husband is too busy trying to be a friend instead of a parent. Its not a matter of me getting him more because we have joint custody so we both get him the same amount of time. Im tired of being the bad guy in every battle with my son, and my ex getting all glory. even his wife addmits that hes too permissive. what is your advice, Also

2007-12-13 10:17:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

funny or otherwise

2007-12-13 09:38:03 · 21 answers · asked by sammi 7

Do they tell you or do they say they don't know? What do you do if they say they don't know?

2007-12-13 08:46:25 · 9 answers · asked by crc00000 2

is it a religious ceremony? or more of an "honor" thing to the couple you extend the invitation to? do they get your kids if you die?

2007-12-13 08:21:49 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to travel, have fun and live a little, but I don't want to end up too old when I have a family, I want to live long enough to see them grow :) What are your own opinions for yourself?

2007-12-13 08:00:59 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous

What two life-lessons or pieces of wisdom would you want your child to know if you were only able to tell them two things?

2007-12-13 06:51:24 · 15 answers · asked by xoil1321321432423 4

My son was caught writing about an inappropriate topic in school last week, and so they called me in to meet with administrators and such. During the meeting I was told it was of a sexual nature and rather explicit. He was answering another student's question about "glueballing"?? I had never heard the term before and when it was explained to me I felt sick to my stomach. What now? Do I follow the standard punishment procedures or is my son a sexual deviant?

2007-12-13 04:41:37 · 12 answers · asked by Laura P 1

We are looking at moving my son into a much more structured daycare. I have found one that I really like that I would put him in to in a heart beat....however, his current daycare's director (she's leaving, that's why we're moving him) has told us that the daycare we like flick's a child's ear to get their attention (like when they misbehave and the teacher is trying to discipline). I know that daycare facilities aren't allowed to discipline past timeout, but I just don't know about flicking someone's ear. Anyone heard of anything like this?

2007-12-13 02:09:08 · 17 answers · asked by Jen-Jen 6

its raw and around his mouth is all chapped.

2007-12-13 02:06:15 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hello all - my 14 year old has asked to attend a foo fighter concert with his friends. It is on a Friday; however, the area where it is located is a popular bar scene where they close the streets on friday and sat night for people going out. I was wondering if 1) he is old enough for the concert, and 2) what kind of ground rules if he does go (for example, i pick up and drop him off, etc). Thanks in advance!

2007-12-13 02:02:13 · 15 answers · asked by scd1399 1

Now they are giving underaged girls protection from sex without parents permission!!! Whats this an inviation to all men to do what they like with these children? Lets have more women as MPs and get this sorted out once and for all.

2007-12-13 01:59:41 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

She got her first one in September and now she woke up with one again today. I feel so bad for her and was wondering is there some natural remedy or even something OTC that would help her? I've been putting Carmex on it. Thanks for answers.

BTW she is almost 4 years old.

2007-12-13 01:47:35 · 10 answers · asked by Janessa 4

"Parents supply that concentrated love for the individual child, that intimate cherishing which the most generous teacher, whose affections are necessarily distributed over many, can never give. The child needs this selective affection. The love of the parent is the warm nest for the fledgling spirit of the child. To be at home in this strange world, the young being with no claims as yet on the score of usefulness to society or of merit of any kind, must find somewhere a place where he or she is welcomed without regard to usefulness or merit. It is this love of the parents that makes the home, and it is his own home that makes the child at home in the world."

2007-12-13 00:47:14 · 5 answers · asked by auntb93 7

On this page I read something invidious:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk...
It says:
“According to research, attractive parents are 26% more likely to have a daughter than a son as their first child. It is an inexorable process that has resulted in women becoming increasingly more attractive than men”
“Beautiful parents have more daughters than ugly parents, because physical attractiveness is heritable and because daughters benefit from attractiveness more than sons.”
And on this page:
http://discovermagazine.com/2000/feb/cov...
“These are shifts of just a few millimeters, but experiments in this country and Scotland are suggesting that both males and females find "feminized" versions of averaged faces more beautiful.”

2007-12-12 23:38:02 · 14 answers · asked by Comboy 1