Adult Child: 24 Hour
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Soon to Be Adult Daughter Needs to Grow Up
Asked by V.M. from New York
on August 2, 2008
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I need help coming up with a way to explain to my daughter who will be 21 in a few days, that it is time for her to grow up. She is unemployed and while she says she ...
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- A tough transition I'm sure. I haven't been there yet with my kids, but I remember what my mom did with me. She told me that I couldn't live at home anymore, but tha...
- I was quite independant and moved out of my parents' house at 22. Though I said I would, it hit my mom like a brick. My younger sister is 31 and is on her second try a...
- I married a man with two children. We have them full-time - their mom is a "dead-beat". Anyway - whenever he feels guilty - I remind him that you can't raise a child...
18 Year Old Daughter Out of Control
Asked by T.P. from Parkersburg
on November 20, 2010
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My daughter has completely changed into a person I do not know. She has always been a hand full, but since turning 18 she has completely went down hill. She lies on me...
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- Mine was a boy, but the method is the same. We went to family therapy, and throwing her out isn't the answer, yet. She has to decide if she's an adult or not, because ...
- give her the options - she can stay at home on your rules or leave. And follow through, if you let her break rules and stay then she will continue to walk over you th...
- She would be out of my house . . . she's an adult and needs to make her own way, especially if she is not going to be respectful of you. Tough love may be in order.
Teanager Talking on Phone Too Long
Asked by B.W. from Springfield
on March 27, 2008
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My teenager has been talking on the phone too long. I found out from the phone bill that she has been talking on the phone way too long; until wee hours in the morning...
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- I was this kid! My opinion is if she isn't waking anyone else up, she gets up right and grades are good, and she isn't making the bill bigger let it go. I was always...
- This is typical, we all went through this as teenagers too. However since you and your husband work very hard, pay the bills for your house that your children liv...
- I remember when I was a teen and I did the same thing my mom took my phone out of my room and put me on punishment for 2 months after she gave me the 3rd degree questi...
What Age for Independence?
Asked by S.B. from Salt Lake City
on June 9, 2010
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This week, my almost 15 year old DSS seems to think he can go where he wants without telling us before hand. He has a cell phone, and the rule has been that he call a...
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- For me, it was about 17 with my daughter, 16 with my son, although I still check in with them here and there. At your son's age, my daughter kept "forgetting," or con...
- Ahhh to be young again... your parents are so dumb and they just don't get it LOL. As far as my parents were conserned if we were sleeping in there house they needed ...
- When they are no longer living in my home! My son is grown and on his own for many years, but I still appreciate it when he let's me know he's travelling and will be ...
Shocking Statistics
Asked by S.T. from Kansas City
on September 9, 2011
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regarding child abduction:
*every 40 SECONDS a child is abducted or reported missing in the US
*•In 80 percent of abductions by strangers, the first contact be...
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- I am questioning about the abduction child missing statistic included with the reported missing child to start with. The true number of children, not just percentages...
- Here is the problem with those statistics they are percentages of children who were abducted by stranger who....... It does not go into the percentage of children who...
- Short of chaining our kids to the dining table there's not much we can do to change these statistics. We can talk to them about this stuff and arm them with the right ...
Interested in VBAC Information
Asked by E.B. from Chicago
on May 1, 2007
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I'm not pregnant now, but the next time I am (hopefully this year), I will have to consider what sort of delivery I'll have. My first baby was born cesarian because ...
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- Hi E.. I am an OB nurse and happy mother of two boys. I think the key to having a successful vaginal birth is to allow your body to go into labor on its own and stay ...
- My water had leaked for two weeks and was almost gone when I went into labor. Leaking slowly is very uncommon so when I called the doctor and asked if that could be ha...
- I am 5.5 months pregnant with my 2nd and I had a c-section the 1st also, do to I only dialated to 2 cm......I am opting for a c-section the second time even though my ...
Am I Setting Abandoment Issues????
Asked by L.V. from Dallas
on April 27, 2008
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Okay Moms,
I started going back to the gym in January because babies have to be 6 months old for the daycare at the gym to watch them. I was thrilled because my bab...
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- I would definitely be wary and seek out another place or way to work out. All children have separation issues around her age, but this is extreme. She obviously does...
- Nine months is the time to expect separation anxiety. At that age the babies begin to realize that you are not permanently connected and you might go away. She may g...
- Hi L., so sorry to hear about your problem and with you being a first time mom I totally understand your concern. I definitely think first of all it is seperation anxi...
Seeking Advice on 16-Year Prom Night
Asked by R.G. from San Francisco
on March 18, 2008
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Help!!! My 16-year old daughter is going to her Junior Prom which is great. The problem is that she is going with a group of friends and their dates, and they rented a...
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- If you trust her and she hasn't done anything to prove otherwise let the reigns go. Talk with the driver of the bus. Just make sure there is no alcohol or drugs. Let h...
- Patti, I haven't had to deal with this one yet -- my daughter's only 14 -- but it's around the corner for me. I agree that letting 16-year-olds stay out unsupervise...
- I've only been a mom for two years, but after reading the problem you are having with your daughter I came to a question. It is understandable that your daughter would...
