Parenting - December 2007

I tell him do his homework over and over, I ground him, I talk to his teacher and so much more and he just wont do his homework!! What should I do??

2007-12-19 13:15:32 · 22 answers · asked by ng18 5

I ask this because usually when someone voices an opinion that punishing a child by spanking is wrong for any reason, that person is accused of being a childless liberal who just happened to stumble upon a few of the latest parenting books. In short, when someone opposes corporal punishment, people make the assumption that said person doesn't have children (that's been MY observation, anyway).

So, I'm wondering if any parents out there take issue with spankings, and for what reason(s).

Thanks.

2007-12-19 13:09:30 · 14 answers · asked by I'm Still Here 5

Would you let your 14 year old son watch a movie with the rating:
Answer yes or no, explain if you want
-Strong Violence, language, drug content and brief nudity?

-strong language, violence and disturbing content

-perverse drug content and some language

-language and sexuallity

-Violence and brief language

I'm not naming the movies, so just by your best judgement.

2007-12-19 13:08:35 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

at 25.. hard working, good job, great income... but never wants to marry, from good home.. great role models?

2007-12-19 10:24:49 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Did you consider the meaning(s) of the names you chose for your children? I am just asking b/c I was looking through a baby names book and saw some interesting meanings for typical names.

2007-12-19 09:51:09 · 11 answers · asked by Sylvia 4

2007-12-19 09:03:22 · 9 answers · asked by nmw121781 1

My name is Amera and im 16 i had sex with a 18 yr old boy round my area he told me all sorts of things like he loved me and stuff but then when i left him he started getting mad i never knew until the day i started getting morning sickness my mother was getting curious but i told her my tummy hurt then i went to the clinic to ask for some pregenant tests and the they helped me with it. My mother soon catched on and told my father i was in trouble but they where mad and kicked me out i now live with my boyyfriend and my 2 kids i got back with my 18 yr old boyfriend but now they is a dark side to him he abuses me and doesnt love me as much as he used to i think he's hurt form what i had done to him before because now he doesnt seem so friendly. He beat me with a whip once on my back and told everyone it was a accident and everyone thought i was crazy because he was making up sotries about me cutting myself and falling down the stairs i now am pregenant again anyway this time its not his

2007-12-19 08:31:15 · 16 answers · asked by MissyAngel 2

being abusive towards your HANDICAPPED child ?

I was just watching Dr. Phil and they were talking about kids wtih autism and they interviewed a lady who walked in on a care taker jerking her kid by his arm and she also found out the caretaker was abusing the child as well.

What would you do if you walked in on something like this ?

I would most likely get arrested, whether my child was handicapped or not.

I think it is dispicable that someone would do something like that to a helpless child.

2007-12-19 08:21:43 · 12 answers · asked by question asker 4

My grandmother had 10 children for one man. She was 13 years old when she got pregnant. At the age of 16 she was married. She had her children in jamaica where they do not offer government aid. by the time she was 30 she had all 10 of her children. She got a divorce after 25 years of marriage. Now her children are adults and have kids of their own. None of my grandmothers children have ended up in prision and none of then have did poorly in school. 6 of them went to college and graduated and the other 4 are working and living very decent lives.

2007-12-19 08:10:17 · 37 answers · asked by Slim 2

2007-12-19 07:32:51 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous

Now that 16 year-old Jamie Lynn is pregnant? I think the book would be great - sort of a "what not to do" when raising daughters.

2007-12-19 07:09:41 · 19 answers · asked by monicanena 5

ok,

step-mom: outside rain gauge
dad: tv remote locator

step-sibs:

Rilee (23): teamed up w/ Jade to get her Hairspray DVD
Derek (20): 3 beanies
Jayden (16): Fallout Boy: Infinity on High Deluxe Edition CD

my brothers:

Blake/Cole (15): teamed up with all other sibs and parents to get them Rock Band
Alec (12)/Kyler (11): teamed up with Jade to get them both new skateboard knee pads
Reese (8)/Cooper(7)/Isaac (6): teamed with Jade to get them the Dangerous book for Boys
Simon (3): Diego play set
Kaden (1): "trouble is my middle name" t-shirt

my sisters:

Zoe (13): "eat well, stay fit, die anyway" t-shirt (she loves that saying)
Sylvie/Bridget (9): teamed with Jade to get them HSM Mystery Date game and Hannah Montana Plug N Play tv game
Maddy (4): Princess Pajama set
Jaymee (2): cute jean skirt

i know it's a big family, but we're a step-half of us are adopted/foster kids family. anyway, do you think this is enough for everyone? if not, who needs more?

2007-12-19 06:36:21 · 19 answers · asked by ...... 2

When I was very young I got pregnant by a much older boy well my step dad was a mean man and treated me and my brothers badly my mom didnt know when I was 15 i told my school and they came and took my daughter and prooved my family unfit but it was just my step dad they said b/c I was inancipated there was nothing else they could so they just took my daughter and put her with her fathers mother ( her father was in jail) well at the time I couldnt really do anything so I got supervised weekend visitations well I am older now and married and have a home and I have full weekends with her but when I get her I have three other kids and she bullys them and wont do anything nice and gets mad when she dont get anything form the store or get to go somewere I would be happy to buy her the world but I really dont have the money and when she gets in trouble for being mean to her siblings or dont get something she wants she want come back or talk to me for weeks what should I do?

2007-12-19 05:51:15 · 14 answers · asked by Nish 2

How can I help keep a kid quiet? I'm babysitting again tomorrow night and the kid shrieks a lot. I was babysitting him last night and he didn't scream but he did the previous time I babysat. He mainly shrieks when I step out of the room for a minute or two (to use the restroom) or even if I'm just there. If I'm sitting next to him he'll start screaming and shrieking. He's 7, he's not trying to tell me anything, he's just screeching for the joy of it. How can I save my ears from the wretched screaming?

2007-12-19 05:37:23 · 44 answers · asked by That Gay Guy for Da Ben Dan 5

I was verbally and emotionly abused growin up by my mom.Now im 25 and have a better relationship growin up,but sometimes my husband says i'm just like my mom,the way i get mad at my kids i dont want to be that way with my kids i wouldnt want to put them what i went through what can I do so i can control myself to stop having these outbursts like my mom did on me.

2007-12-19 05:19:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-19 05:17:46 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Which is worse?:

A. A single, stay at home mother -- who's never had a job in her life, is leeching off the government, but is obviously home with her kids.

B. A married, working, working-class mother -- who doesn't see her kids but for a couple hours a day because of her crazy work schedule, and who's family depends on her income (along with her husband's).

Please state if you believe that being a SAHM is the "only" and/or "right" way that women should go.

Please give a reason for your choice of A or B!

2007-12-19 05:13:18 · 25 answers · asked by Thinking 5

We have a daughter who is 2 and I am almost 12 weeks pregnant. I wanted to stay home with our daughter after she was born but my husband insisted I go back to work so I did. I know we could afford it with me not working but he says it's not fair to him. Our house is always dirty because working full time and being pregnant has taken all of my energy that I have left...I swear this may sound gross but i'm sure our dishes havent been done in weeks....he works swing shift so he even gets days off during the week but doesnt want to help around the house and expects me to do it all. So I told him that if I could stay home I would make sure the house was always clean and there was always dinner on the table every night...but he still refuses?!?!?! What am I susposed to do?? Please help...

2007-12-19 05:05:44 · 18 answers · asked by It's a Girl!!! 5

2007-12-19 04:42:48 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous

"Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged." Colossians 3:21. Could this include favoritism and abusive punishment ?

2007-12-19 04:06:09 · 8 answers · asked by Grandma 1

2007-12-19 03:07:40 · 3 answers · asked by Warren Ferguson 1

or is there a age limit?

2007-12-19 02:59:02 · 20 answers · asked by Chris l 1

I had a divorce from a bad relationship. My three year old girl has not got into saying that she wants to be a baby. It goes from wanting to drink from a bottle, trying to put on old baby clothes and even talking baby talk. I asked her why and eventually it came out that 'mummy and daddy like babies not big girls' - it seems to be that somehow she thinks the divorce and upheaval has something to do with her and the fact she is not a baby anymore!!!! I do not know where she got that and we both try to reassure her that we like 'big girls' etc but she still persists in pretending to be a baby. She only does this some times, not all the time and her language skills are pretty advanced for her age.

Please advise, thanks

2007-12-19 02:42:29 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

My daughter is about to be 13 and last night she confessed to me that she's embarassed that I had her when I was 16 yrs. old & she feels that she prevented me from "being a regular teen". NEVER! I tried to explain to her that getting pregnant with her was the best thing that has ever happened to me. I have NEVER had the thought "I wish I wasn't a mom". I was blessed with 2 parents who were and still are there for me and my daughter. My parents didn't kick me out of the house, and would watch my child when I went out, worked or whatever! In doing that my mother let me be a "regular teen/young adult" and still be a mom. Someone please help me, I don't want my daughter to be embarassed of me and I definitely don't want her to feel ANYTHING is her fault or that she has hindered me in any way. I'm doing very well financially for her, everything I do is to make her happy. She's my world. Please help.

2007-12-19 01:57:40 · 48 answers · asked by felicious621 1

I teach second grade and have a TAG student in my class. His father always comes to observe me when I am teaching Math and none of the other subjects (ie: reading, writing, science, social studies, etc.). I don't think its' his schedule because the Dad told me at the beginning of the year that he runs his own business and would be stopping in to visit.

I'm paranoid that Dad thinks I'm doing a bad job with Math instruction, so that's why he only comes at that time.

I don't know how to ask without sounding rude or insecure.

2007-12-19 00:00:38 · 12 answers · asked by Original_Syn 6

im not aiming this at all men but why do they do it ive been wrecking my brains to figure out why. children are a gift and i couldnt be parted from them but why do some dads when the relationship turns bad and parents split up the dad does a runner and wont contact his children or even send a damn christmas card most men say the kids will know the truth when they are older but the truth is this. " yes us mothers use the kids agaisnt the dads but if u was told to jump of a cliff would you do it? and the kids will grow up to resent the parent who they feel has abandoned them not look for them and expect a hug they will want to know why? please help me out here and answer the question " why do dads abandon their kids ?"

2007-12-18 23:40:31 · 22 answers · asked by duskess 2

I had to get a GED because of child abuse problems. I had to move out, and yes I made mistakes, but I got my GED. Since I have gone to a communtiy college and got a degree in history education. I want to teach high school so that I can maked sure kids dont make the mistakes I did. Will the fact that I dont have a highschool diploma myself hinder me in my search for a job in education?

2007-12-18 21:36:43 · 7 answers · asked by Me 1

2007-12-18 19:59:49 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-18 18:19:21 · 12 answers · asked by EZMZ 7

she won though

2007-12-18 16:15:35 · 9 answers · asked by Mi-Mi U Koe 1