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Daughter Caught Reading Sex Web Iste - Desperately Need Advice
Asked by M.B. from Houston
on November 22, 2008
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Hi moms,
I am totally devasted, at least I feel as if I am. I caught my 13 year old daughter reading an explicit sex webite story. No pictures on this site just stori...
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- I understand your dilemma religiously. Your daughter has a natural curiousity though and this is an opportunity to work through it with her. Try to find out what was...
- I think you did the right thing with taking the computer away. She needs to learn what is the right kind of sex ( between a husband and wife) and what is disrespectful...
- First off, you are not a failure. Your daughter is being a normal teenager. Your parenting skills did not cause her to do this. She is naturally curious about sex. G...
Chores for 3 Year Old
Asked by B.G. from Houston
on January 11, 2010
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My son is 3 years and 4 months old. He is a very independent little guy plus he loves to help. I wanted to start giving his some chores to help out with. I don’t wan...
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- This is an ideal age for introducing chores. From what I have learned, some reading ("Money Doesn't Grow on Trees" I think) and some advice from friends. With my th...
- My older kids and 3 and 4 and do the same chores plus emptying the dryer and pushing the basket to the living room where I fold the clothes. They also help put thier c...
- One that I did was to have them pick the waste baskets up and put all garbage in one bag. But as a mother and wife I know that you are going to help his wife one of th...
Behavior Tracking/rewards
Asked by D.T. from Dallas
on June 2, 2011
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Hi Mommas! I have two girls, ages 6 and 9, and will have two extras all summer- a boy age 9 and a girl turning 5. I am looking for a way to recognize good choices- som...
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- In my daughter's class (3rd grade) the teacher gives them play money at the beginning of each week. If they misbehave, they have to pay the teacher. If they go out of ...
- This is how we do it and how we teach our clients. http://heyyougetreal.com/momblog/how-can-my-family-budget-for-the-things-we-want/ B. Family Success Coach
- I bought a jar for each kid and different collie stones(like the ones used for vases/plants). I made a chart what everything was worth. Example: picking up you toys-2 ...
Chores!
Asked by B.K. from Albuquerque
on April 28, 2012
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How on earth do you manage to get your kids to do their chores? Our kids (11 and 12) have three small chores a day and three that need to be done once a week. For exam...
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- I have younger kids so this may not work for you but I have "patrols". Kitchen, Dog, entryway, and bedroom. Everyone (including Daddy! :) ) must do bedroom patrol, ...
- 30 minutes sounds like a lot for that age child but if it works for you then it must be fine. I think that you are doing a good job with the rewards and stuff. They of...
- When you figure this out, let me know! In our house I write the chores for the day on a dry erase board. I gave up on chore charts because the chores vary from day ...
What Age to Start Buying Their Own Things?
Asked by S.C. from Milwaukee
on April 16, 2011
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My daughter is 5. And I buy too much for her. I know I do. I'm a shopper. I want her to apreciate the things she does have and start to get an understanding on how...
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- In my family, we had chores we were expected to do... helping with dishes, gardening, laundry, etc. We did NOT get paid for that... but if we did something 'extra' we ...
- My allowance came from my chores.... I think giving kids an allowance for "nothing" will just teach them that money comes free... which obviously it doesn't. In the...
- Nope, I do not believe in allowances for children. Why? Because children need to learn to be helpful and responsible and to contribute to the home they live in with ...
My Son Has a Sense of Entitlement
Asked by A.G. from South Bend
on January 8, 2011
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My 2 girls are the most generous, thoughtful people I know. My 2 boys, on the other hand, are all about what they want and expect everyone to give it to them. One of...
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- One concrete way to teach gratitude is thank you notes. Your kids are hopefully writing them for those great Christmas presents Grandma and Grandpa are showering on th...
- You said that you and hubby volunteer, you donate to goodwill, you put money in the offering plate BUT how about your son, you never mentioned him doing these things. ...
- I have 11 grandchildren and I know what you are talking about....I listen to my children and they are concerned as you are. This Christmas I cut back drastically on gi...
Clothes Budget for a 10 Year Old?
Asked by C.M. from Chicago
on March 24, 2012
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My daughter is 10 going on 11 in a few months. Recently we've had a problem with her not taking care of her clothes. She just shoves clothes in her drawers in a ball s...
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- Like Victoria said, it's time to do some serious spring cleaning. Involve her in every step of that, so one day she knows how to do it on her own. Hopefully she'll g...
- I just wanted to chime in that I am going through the same thing with both my girls, 16 and (almost) 13. I hardly EVER buy them clothes because they are so bad about ...
- I find for my daughter (and son)--my daughter is the same age as yours--that this problem seems to always be worse when she has too many clothes to fit the space to st...
Advice - No Help Around the House
Asked by ❤.M. from Los Angeles
on May 14, 2012
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Used to have chores but no longer does.
SD doesn't fulfill her chores but still gets an allowance.
I have to do everything.
If my husb does have her do things arou...
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- It can be difficult because she is clearly able to manipulate the situation and is quite confident there will be no consequences. For sure, without a doubt, if she is...
- I think that even if she complains to her mom (I bet that Mom gives her attention when she does so - and she is lacking in maternal attention) that DH should continue ...
- You have a husband that needs to step in or he would be doing ALL the chores ! I do not know how old she is but I would not give her an allowance if she did not help. ...
Need Nanny Advice and Input
Asked by B.B. from New York
on November 25, 2008
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I am emailing after a frustrating week with my nanny, over which she came to work late most days, making me late for work, and took no responsibility for this upon my ...
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- I'm sure this is not the easiest solution, but I would start looking for someone new. She doesn't sound like someone I would want with my kids. She sounds like she is ...
- If her job requirements are clearly outlined in her contract, then she needs to comply with them or have repercussions - like decreased pay per quarter hour that she's...
- As a former Nanny myself I would say that, in my opinion, your nanny is giving signals of "job-burn". She doesn't seem interested in the job anymore. Only some extra p...
Have I Gone to Far?
Asked by L.B. from Biloxi
on August 14, 2011
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So, I just took away all of my 15 year old son's electronics - PS3, phone, computer privileges, TV - all of it.
Why? Because I have been asking him to mow the lawn...
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- You could let him know that if he hasnt mowed by dark tonight, that first thing in the morning you will be taking all his stuff to a thrift store to donate. He might c...
- I know the situation is handled at this point, but I would like to suggest that if you get to the point again where the lawn is not in need of mowing then you do not p...
- I think you did the best thing. Would a future boss let him get away with not doing his job for three weeks? Would he be paid for doing nothing? No. You are the "b...
