Babysitting the Grand Kids
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Sad for My Granddaughter Vent/question Long Sorry
Asked by S.S. from Chicago
on November 5, 2011
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This is a question wrapped in a Sad for my granddaughter vent. I am going to give some background first.
My daughter is 29 she has 3 children. The oldest is 11 (Ha...
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- My boys and I have never done birthday parties. We beleive that birthdays are for family. So, since her mother is doing a crappy job of being a mother at the momen...
- Take her out for some Grandma time. Make it her special day. Take her and get a manicure or something fun and a nice dinner, lunch. If it falls on a weekday, make...
- You can have a one on one day with your g-child. Say that you wanted to celebrate the fact that you have such a special one of a kind g-daughter born to your family. A...
11 Month Old Not Doing Well in Child Care.
Asked by S.R. from Washington DC
on April 17, 2007
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Hello,
My 11 month old just started going to a new day care provider. This is our 3rd provider since August. The other two felt he was too needy. I don't know what...
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- Hello my name is K.! I live in sandston. I am a sahm of 3 boys... 5, 3, and 4 months. I love children and cant stand for them to be mistreated. If im not too late plea...
- I do agree with Alan. I am also an In Home Care provider, and I have a set schedule with the children. The parents and I are on the same page when it comes to eating, ...
- Hello! My name is J.. I was wondering where your located at? J.
3 Year Old Grandson Kicking
Asked by V.P. from Jonesboro
on June 12, 2011
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I think I've had enough answers, thank you. A few suggestions were helpful, but obvuously it is difficult for people who do not know the children to really give advi...
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- I am sure there is so much more to the story, but there are a few points here that I am questioning...first is, if they are around, how concerned is your daughter/son...
- A barrier can be a temporary solution, but the big thing is to teach him it's not okay. I would institute a consequence for every time it happens (for example, loss of...
- If it were mine, and I'm sure I had to spin in the seat before and do it, I'd give a nice swat and tell him to knock it off. Kids fighting in the car is far TOO dange...
Mean Inlaws Won't Visit Us to See Their Grandson
Asked by I.M. from Los Angeles
on September 16, 2010
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They've never liked me from day 1. They are very judgmental people who tend to look down on people. People like me who come from a broken family and have been divorc...
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- Hi, I understand your situation~ I am sorry to say that I have a similar one. What I had to do is be thankful and grateful for the loving people in our lives and le...
- I love, Love, Love Lisa's response. I can only add this... What are you hoping your child would learn from these family members? If you can't identify a good trait ...
- Don't feel bad for your son. Not every child grows up being close to their grands...in the end what really matters is how secure the child feels in his own home, with ...
Raising Granddaughter
Asked by J.M. from Harrisburg
on January 29, 2007
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my husband and i are raising our 3 yr old granddaughter. Her mother gave birth to her while incarcerated, that is how we got her. my husband has court order custody...
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- Wow! I just wanna say that what you guys are doing is amazing and you should be applauded for your care and concern. I understand. My 68 yr old grandmother has adop...
- 1st - my prayers are with you. Please find the correct lawyor and don't give up. You are totally and completely right - your daughter will always have an opportunity f...
- J., First of all you are quite a remarkable woman to take in this child. I use to be casework and it would be very difficult for me to find relatives placements. I ...
Do You Trust Your Parents to Take Care of Your Toddler?
Asked by M.U. from Tampa
on October 21, 2011
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I ask because I'm wondering how many people feel the way we do. We live away from family and don't have anyone to help with our 2 year old on a regular basis. My paren...
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- Haha. No, I wouldn't trust my dad to watch my seven year old. It's not that he's not capable per say, he just doesn't think of things in relation to how kids think o...
- My mom watches my 20 month old about once a week (but I am home working - I work from home) She doesn't do things exactly how I like, but if I tell her not to do somet...
- To answer your question, YES, I trust my parents 100% to take care of my children.
Our Granddaughter
Asked by L.W. from Los Angeles
on August 28, 2012
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is 18 months old. I take care of her every Monday and when my husband comes home she cries if he even speaks to us. He doesn't get to see her very often so this is ve...
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- Aww! poor Grandpa....he just wants some loving from the baby and she is too scared of strangers at this age........What if Grandpa comes home as usual and has his dinn...
- It could be the tone in his voice. I would suggest having him come home and just go about his business. Don't talk, don't approach her immediately, definitely don't ...
- as long as he doesnt get resentful and still tries but doesnt push himself on her it will pass with time and she'll probably go through a phase where shes pop pops gir...
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...
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'...
Sick Child Care
Asked by L.E. from Los Angeles
on June 11, 2010
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Hi, All,
What do you do if you work or attend school full-time, spouse is not around and your young children are mildly ill (with a slight fever, runny nose, cough,...
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- Find a Babysitter that you trust (retained ahead of time)... and have her care for your child if sick. Some babysitters/Nannys will do this. Of course nothing is free...
- Well after they are done being sick, I would look at weening your 3 year old, then getting him to sleep in his own bed. Back to being sick... I would look at gettin...
- Wow 17 hours in 1 week. Thats enough to make anyone insane (no pun intended towards your psych background LOL). I just wanted to suggest taking a multi-vitamin to help...
