Babysitting the Grand Kids: The First Years
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Worried -Care of My Girls
Asked by T.I. from Sacramento
on September 24, 2009
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My daughters' grandfather has been taking care of them (I have two girls) while I work full time. He was great for the first few years but now I am having alot of con...
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- I would think your Middle-school child is old enough to take care of herself at this point and its simple really, if dad cant take care anymore then, find a sitter or ...
- I've worked by telecommute and you really still need daycare, even when working from home, to be able to get your work done. Even though the oldest is old enough to t...
- Maybe you can find a mom at the middle school or someone else to take your daughter to and from school. There has to be another arrangement -- it sounds like grandpa'...
My Grandson Was Adopted Outside Our family....anyone Else Go Through This?
Asked by S.P. from Florence
on March 13, 2008
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I would love to talk to another grandmother in this position.....or maybe even a mom who has adopted. I kept my grandson for 11 mths. before he was adopted....so he w...
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- Hi S., well mine a little different but it all hurts like heck. My son fathered a child whom, we all love and adore. Well the relationship between my son and his girl...
- I am not in this position, but I am an adoptee. I was adopted when I was two days old. I found out when I was 9 that I was adopted. I have met and am in contact with ...
- Hello! I am not a grandmother in your position, but I can offer you another view point that I hope will help. I am an adoptive mom. We adopted my son (who is now 4 1/2...
What Made You Decide to Have a Third Child?
Asked by J.H. from Seattle
on July 14, 2008
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I am a mother of 2 daughters and am contemplating adding a third and final child to our family. We would be extremely happy to welcome another child into our life. I k...
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- Three is over the top! I had a 6 year old and a 2 and a half year old when my third son was born. I have to say that my work load and stress grew exponentially when my...
- I've got three (now grownJ) children, and if I recall, it wasn't much of a stretch to think that another child would be wonderful. I think I said to my husband -- "we...
- Hi J., Ultimately it is you and your husband's decision, you cannot base your decision on what others think, as long as you think that you can handle a third child ...
Grandson Being Fed Once a Day
Asked by J.H. from Greenville
on April 19, 2007
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my daughter in law feeds my grandson supper only (solid foods) and 5 bottles a day of juice and milk. hes 20 lbs and im concerned. shes very clean and has made comme...
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- Jennifer, I think you are on the right track of talking to your son. My question there is is he fully aware of what his wife is doing? I am sure the peditrican is ...
- my son will be 5 months on Sunday the 29th and he eats 3 times a day with 4 milk bottles and 1 juice bottle during the day also. He also weighed 16.8 lbs at his 4mo a...
- I think your grandson is at a good weight. I don't know if I would get into it with them if I were you. He is prob eating more in the way of snacking all day. Some ...
Needing Ways to Handle Child with ADD?
Asked by A.W. from Killeen
on May 8, 2008
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My sister adopted a foster child a year ago and when she got him, she was informed that he had ADD and was on medication. Both my sister and her husband don't like the...
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- Hi A., Haven't check my email lately. I got my son off all his ADD meds by give him 3 oz of Xango everyday. It also got rid of his asthma....nice side effect. Thi...
- Please have your sister put the kid back on his meds. She is really doing him a misjustice by not keeping him on his meds. He will not be able to concentrate at scho...
- I was an education major at SHSU and thought the same as your sister.....we should not medicate our kids. However, I had a very intelligent professor put it to me like...
Child Possibly Diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder.
Asked by B.D. from Seattle
on June 9, 2008
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I have have been having some difficulty with my son's behavior. This behavior is way beyond the norm...and he's only 5. This problem with his behavior has been occurr...
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- It's hard enough dealing with tantrums when it's at your home, but in public is even harder. When my son had tantrums and we were at home I tried putting him in hi...
- From the things I've read, medicating is not a solution...and if you can get him to take it now but then he becomes defiant about taking it later you'll have the same...
- B., It sounds like you received a lot of encouragement and advice and it sounds too like a blessing the diagnoses is a sensory integration issue not ODD. I just want...
Autistic Child
Asked by M.O. from Los Angeles
on March 12, 2008
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Hi, I am the proud gramma of a 5 1/2 year old grandson who is autistic and has mild CP. He is the joy of my life, but as he grows, he is a bit of a handful for me. I j...
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- I have an 8 year old Autistic grandson. He is the joy in EVERYONE'S life. If you are absolutely consistent he will respond. My daughter and her whole family went to CS...
- Dear M., My heart goes out to you. I am a proud mother of a healthy 5 year old and in working in the Chiropractic field now for 20 years I have experienced first h...
- Hi, I don't have an autistic child but my very good friend does. I know that it is very demanding for her and I keep my eye out for any info relating to autism. I wa...
14 Month Old Grandson Not Talking Yet
Asked by E.J. from Houston
on October 9, 2010
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My grown daughter started talking around 8 months old. She has a 14 month old son who is simply beautiful and very smart but he has not started talking yet.. He has ...
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- At this age, it can go either way. Non of mine were talking until 2 1/2 except my daughter, who was talking at 18 months old. It was unusual to hear an 18 month old ...
- I am reminded of an old story about a kid who wasn't speakiing . . . 4 years old, 5 years old, 6 years old. When he was around 6 or 7, one evening at dinner, he as...
- I think it is funny. I posted on this with my 20 month old...now 21 months. The only responses I got were send her to a speach therapist. LOL. In the last month, she h...
Do You Volunteer in Your Child's Class? Debate with My Friend. Weigh in Please
Asked by L.D. from Los Angeles
on March 30, 2011
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My friend and I are having a small debate. It is in my opinion that volunteering at your child’s school is essential. She believes a parent’s presence at school...
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- There hasn't been an opportunity to volunteer in the classroom this year (although in years past, I have volunteered a LOT in their classrooms!), so I volunteer in th...
- My perspective: Last year, I had my son in my preschool group for a six month session. It was probably the most conflicted 6 months in our relationship. Many childr...
- I havent read all the responses so I apologize if my opinion has already been said. I volunteer in my sons kindergarten classroom every Thursday and wouldnt have it...
Should You Make Your Child Take Band If He Says He Does Not Want to Anymore?
Asked by J.W. from San Francisco
on August 11, 2009
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My son is starting highschool in just a few weeks. He has been playing saxaphone for the last two years in middle school and has some natural talent, but now he says h...
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- Fine arts is a requirement in school. If he doesnt want to play music, perhaps he can study the great masters and composers. Or he may wish to go toward some other cre...
- That is so tough...I don't have a teenager...so it's hard to try and give advice, so I thought I'd just share my thoughts and experience. I was in the orchestra all t...
- The question is why does he REALLY want to quit? From what you have already said, it sounds like there might be some underlying reason that you need to address more & ...
