Parenting - December 2007

I have a 10 year old daughter who is going to senior school next September and she still believes in Santa (I think her friends do too). I think that after Christmas she should be told. At what age were you (or your child) told?

2007-12-03 20:37:10 · 46 answers · asked by Chucksey 4

when my dad was younger he had to move about 9times due to his mom's decions. teen yrs he was depress,angry,& lonely.18 he left and haven't spoken to his mom since. he's now 42 has a great healthy happy family, great career that he likes, BMW, etc.
i tried to convince him to talk to her but he wouldn't and gets upset when i bring it up. i'm 17 btw.

2007-12-03 18:00:39 · 9 answers · asked by Jak 1

I did today.

I tell my kids no running in the house, especially when I mop, incase they fall over!! Today I moped my hallway (which is tiled) then I heard a scream!! I ran across the floor and fell over and landed on my bum!!
It hurt so much! But I can't stop laughing at the faces of my boys!! The looks said it all!! Mummy is an idiot!!

Have you lovely people ever done something as stupid as me??

(the scream actually came from the Teletubies!! They had just flicked on television!! How embarrassing!!)

2007-12-03 17:30:43 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

My 9 yr old daughter has been out of diapers since she was 3, for the past few weeks she has mentioned to me that she wants to start wearing diapers again and she wants to be treated like a baby. When i asked her why, she said it will make her feel better. I wasnt so sure about it at first, but now i am starting to get to the point where im thinking about her happiness. I dont feel it would be child abuse, she wants this. Too many parents out there dont let their kids do things, cause they are afraid of how they will look. Any advice?

2007-12-03 17:19:30 · 14 answers · asked by mom r 1

i just had a miscarriage w/ my gf and i was sad but not like devastated or anything and i think her son is a brat and really annoying has anyone ever felt that way or what could be my issue?is this normal?

2007-12-03 17:18:55 · 14 answers · asked by wizzpack 2

Should children have more control on how their parents should raise them?

Can it bridge the communication gap between children and parents?

Can it stop children from going into rebellion?

2007-12-03 17:11:14 · 7 answers · asked by Razor 5

She was mad at me. I want to teach her that she has to find other ways to express her anger. I also want her to think twice before running away again. ideas?

2007-12-03 16:47:18 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Should parenting be treated as a full-time job?

2007-12-03 16:18:24 · 12 answers · asked by Razor 5

After watching an old western movie together, my young daughter looked at me, scrunched her little face up in the most serious look a 3-year old possibly could, and asked, "Were people still alive back in the old days?"
I had to muster all the energy I had to resist busting out laughing, and give her a seemingly well thought-out tidbit of Daddy wisdom, which I cannot seem to recall........!

2007-12-03 13:46:40 · 12 answers · asked by Kentucky Dave 6

My son and his girlfriend have let their children get out of hand by letting them get away with screaming at the top of their lungs if they don't get their way. Is there any thing I can do to stop this?

2007-12-03 13:20:21 · 8 answers · asked by mary e 1

2007-12-03 13:13:54 · 7 answers · asked by   4

I am a mother of a 7 month old boy. My friend has a boy that is 13 months old. We are closer than ever before since we now both have boys around the same age. We do a lot of things together and we bring our boys with us everywhere we go. My friend is a pretty mellow woman and I have always known her to be that way. However, I've noticed her talking a lot about her son's "manhood" lately and it's starting to bother me. She tells pretty much anyone who asks about her son that he is very well endowed. She's not modest about it at all. She always says things like "when my son was born the nurses said that we won't have any problems with the ladies" and "I was shocked when I first saw it, I thought it was the umbilical cord." I'm pretty liberal but I think she needs to give this a rest. If you talk about how chubby his butt is or how big his head is then that's another story. My son was not blessed the way her son was and I don't want my son growing up listening to her inappropriate comment

2007-12-03 13:08:01 · 15 answers · asked by swmg123 1

Describe your kids in 5 words or less. Make me laugh lol

2007-12-03 13:01:09 · 14 answers · asked by SpoiledPrincess 2

My husband and I are getting a divorce, and are splitting physical custody with our kids right now. I know that may not seem like the best situation for the kids, but for now, the boys seem to be handling it quite well. That's not what the question is about.

He was never much for the holiday season, and I am. But we didn't really have much in the way of traditions and stuff.

I need ideas about traditions I can do with my kids to help make this holiday season special for them, despite the family issues going on right now. In the past three weeks, my husband has moved out into his own place, has a girlfriend (who my kids adore) who is there a lot, and money is incredibly tight on both ends.

We're working together as much as we can to be supportive for the boys, so we will both be at Christmas programs (probably the girlfriend will be, too) and we're all coming together when it comes to the boys and their activities.

Anyway -- traditions I could start with them?

2007-12-03 12:29:40 · 8 answers · asked by CrazyChick 7

2007-12-03 12:09:12 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Should we not tell children that they are smart? I mean i don't want them getting it over their heads and start talking back at grown ups or treating everybody else like they're stupid. I got no problem with kids getting really smart for their age but it is bothersome when they get the whole, "I'm so smart!" over their heads. What do you think?

2007-12-03 10:42:47 · 25 answers · asked by mystic_lonewolf22 5

im currently pregnant with my third child.at home i have a 3yo and 16mo.wen i have this baby my daughters will be 21mos and almost 4.im also in the middle of a messy divorce.do you have any ideas on how to minimize stress

2007-12-03 09:22:32 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Where do you draw the line of abuse? I can't tell you how many times I have seen REDICULOUS questions on here about abuse... asking if things like watching tv, letting a 2 year old stay up late, teaching religion, letting kids play outside, mommy not letting a kid go out at night are ABUSE!

Come ON people! What do you think about this? Is there danger in crying abuse at every little thing? And if you have been abused what do you think of this? I feel like I would be really insulted and angry if I had been through hell and someone was comparing it to a mother feeding her child too many carrot sticks!

2007-12-03 08:56:53 · 13 answers · asked by ! 5

I know a family that has 3 kids, 7yo, 5yo and a 15 mo....
ok, the two older children of this family are not allowed to eat Much..... they are both very healthy, not at all over weight or anything, if anything, they are even on the skinny side.... the mom has had eating disorders, and even though she is skinny, she thinks she is fat..... so, she warns her kids all the time that if they eat much, they'll be fat! this goes overboard at times, for example, at breakfast, if they have cereals and they ask for more, the answer is NO, you've had enough, you can't have more, or if the girl (7yo) wants to have a piece of cake, the mother will yell:"eat the cake if you want to be like that fat girl from your class"
is it my imagination or is it really strange.... i mean i don't think kids at this age should be aware of danges of eating..... we should trust them to eat the amount their body needs.....
will this behavior lead to eating disorders later on in life??? what are your thoughts??

2007-12-03 08:28:54 · 21 answers · asked by jupiter 5

2007-12-03 08:09:58 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

That just doesn't seem right to me!

2007-12-03 08:01:42 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-03 07:20:55 · 9 answers · asked by luvmybabies 3

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2007-12-03 06:50:21 · 17 answers · asked by Janessa 4

When is it neccessary to spank or (whoop as we call it in the hood). See, where I'm from alot of parents will discipline their children with whoopings, verbal punishments and spankings. But, to be honest I rarely ever see caucasians or some other races doing it. Now, I don't believe in child abuse but I do believe that you can spank your child every now and than if the punishments are not helping at all. There is line between beating and spanking. When I was as a child my siblings and myself received spankings and we all turned out to be very responsible, respectable adults. If your child was out of control what would you do? Again, this is just a hypothetical question to see how people respond. Gimme some feedback. holla

2007-12-03 06:40:20 · 19 answers · asked by divadolldimepc 2

She will be 1 in 6 days. She is on the 70th percentile for weight (she weighs 21 pounds) so I am afraid she is getting too heavy for her age. My husband & I are both 5'5 so she is short, just like our other daughter, at 1 our other daughter weighed 18 pounds. Which was a little underweight. I feed her a serving of food at breakfast lunch and dinner and then also snacks, but she cries all day long and sucks her thumb like she is starving. And I don't starve her I will give her things to snack on. She also is drinking milk and juice during the day too. (she is off formula). When we go out anywhere we bring snacks and 2 drinks and she eats them and drinks them and still cries. Please help me what is going on with her? Maybe she is using food as a comfort and that is NOT a good thing is it??! Our other daughter (almost 4) does pretty much the same thing, just wants to eat allllll day long! But she is only 30 pounds so she is a little under average. Help please!?

2007-12-03 06:09:30 · 19 answers · asked by Janessa 4

Should a parent be allowed to teach their children that homosexuality is wrong? If not, what should the penalty be to the parents who do?

Should a parent be allowed to teach their children their faith? If not, what should the penalty be to the parents who do?


My opinion is that parents should be free to teach their morals and faith to their children and they should be free to associate with people with like morals and faith, and they should be free to not associate with people with radically different morals and faith.

2007-12-03 05:55:45 · 15 answers · asked by Bill W 【ツ】 6

How do you handle all the Santa Claus hype that is in TV shows, commercials, stores, daycare/school, etc.? How do you explain it to a 3 year old when others talk about Santa coming to their house but he is not "coming" to her house? Do you just explain he is not real and hope she doesnt ruin the surprise for others?

I dont need answers bashing me for not doing Santa. If you do Santa with your kids, I promise not to say anything unless you ask a question or for my opinion. I am NOT asking for your opinion about doing Santa so dont give it!

2007-12-03 03:19:57 · 22 answers · asked by MrMyers 5

Why do some women listen to the boyfriends desire for them to have their baby when the father advises his grown daughter to not do it
The boyfriend refuses to work
Why do some mothers dont care if their grown child has many babies from different men. They say their child is grown and it not their business anymore if gets overheated by the arduous men who only want the pleasure
I say the child is grown and all the parent can do is advise. No more no less.
As far as the parent who dont care She should still care and try to give good advise to the adult child who gives baby after baby to these men who think women are made fore pleasure,

2007-12-03 03:05:25 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why parents spend hundreds of dollars on their childs 1st, 2nd, 3rd birthdays? Or their 4th for that matter? Why spend all that money on a birthday party they aren't going to remember? I know a woman who spent hundreds on her kids 1st birthday and even hired a dj?!! Thoughts?

2007-12-03 02:42:00 · 8 answers · asked by Notagain 6

I wouldn't since I think it sends the wrong message. I was considering maybe if she was old enough to understand adoption, but at that point, she whould be old enough to understand inducing lactation too.

What are your thoughts?

2007-12-03 02:41:18 · 23 answers · asked by mom2jjorion 4