Babysitting the Grand Kids
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A Dad Who Doesnt Care :(
Asked by M.E. from Chicago
on May 7, 2010
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well when i first got on this blog was just for this reason that my now 1 year old baby girls dad my boyfriend doesn't show barely any care at all for our daughter. we...
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- I agree that his acting distant doesn't fall into the "boys will be boys category", There IS definetively a problem with him not fullfiling his daughter's emotional n...
- Couples counseling definitely. Sure, it's true some men have a hard time showing emotions or helping out with babies or whatever, but really, that is a lazy excuse for...
- Hey M., I don't have any advice, but I'm in the same boat as you. My DD is 7 months old and my boyfriend has never made her a bottle since she was born. He changes ...
Baby Tooth Care
Asked by J.B. from Houston
on March 30, 2008
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My little guy is nearly nine months and has four teeth. Everyone I have talked to including his pediatrician say that simply wiping his teeth with a washcloth during ...
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- I think dental care is super important. and I suspect, that if the gums are healthy it will minimize the discomfort of teething. My daughter got teeth early... Yeah,...
- I think what you are doing is good enough, but if you would feel better, you could get a soft child tooth brush and using water only, very lightly brush the four teeth.
- My baby is almost 17 months. Since she started to sprout tetth we have used the baby gell adn a tooth brush. She loves brushing her own teeth. Plus, we do it three ...
Not Getting Child Support
Asked by J.M. from Portland
on January 13, 2007
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I am divorced and remarried. I have not recieved child support from my ex in over a year. I am in need of the money he owes even if I only get a little of it, anythi...
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- Honey I know what you are going through. This is what I did. Get a hold of the child support enforcement where he is in CO. Give them all of the info how much he is to...
- You can get his wages garnished. It doesn't matter if he's in Maine! If he's working under the table, then threaten to report him and his emploter to the IRS unless ...
- Hi J., this sounds like what my sister went through. She turned him in as a "Dead beat Dad" he could not get a fishing or hunting lience, and lost his driver;s lien...
Child with Delayed Speech
Asked by J.H. from Dubuque
on November 24, 2010
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I have a 3 year old that has delayed speech, He does have a speech teacher and goes to preschool. He has improved but is having a lot of trouble with sounds and stil...
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- does he have tubes? does he need tubes? is he hard of hearing? mine took speech but you should have been taught how to reinforce at home and should be doing it. if not...
- A good friend of mine works for Fraser (http://www.fraser.org/) in Minnesota. Fraser School offers inclusive child care, Ready 4K and a play-based preschool curriculu...
- My son had developmental apraxia of speech which has pretty much resolved at this point. His speech therapist used the Kaufman Speech Praxis method with him and it se...
Leaving Child Home Alone
Asked by J.M. from San Diego
on December 9, 2011
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Since there is no actual "law" regarding this in CA... I am curious, how many people have left their child home alone and for what time duration? Or at what age to th...
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- Testy is our weekend troll. About 90% of his/her answers get pulled. ------------ I started last year when my son was 8. 5-10 minutes. It's practice for both of...
- Probably 7-8th grade and not alone, with each other. I wouldn't leave my 7 year old alone. With an older sibling yes, but not alone.
- I started leaving my son home alone for no more than 1/2 hour at a time when he was 10. Now that he's 14, he stays home alone a lot more and a lot longer. I've, just...
5 Days on Zithromax and My Grandson Is Worse
Asked by L._. from San Diego
on January 17, 2012
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My grandson has had a pretty typical head/chest cold. But my daughter took him to urgent care because he coughs very bad at night. They put him on 5 days of the zith...
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- I would call the doctor and ask him about this. It may be a virus that has to run it's course. In the meantime there are home treatments, such as using a vaporizer w...
- Did they say what he has? A doctor would not prescribe antibiotics for a common cold/virus because antibiotics simply do not work on the common cold/virus. However i...
- Take him back. If one family of antibiotics does not work, then another family of antibiotics will usually be used. The z-pack, is usually effective. And will stil...
Daughter Just Doesn't Care!
Asked by R.T. from Dallas
on February 9, 2009
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Hi Moms,
I've asked for help before on here and have gotten some wonderful responses so I thought I would ask for your help again. My 11 year old daughter is in 6th...
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- I think the teacher is telling you something. Who we are or become has a lot to do with who we hang with. Sounds like she is getting into some undesireables. encourage...
- Part of this is normal... i went through this myself from 7th-9th grade... thankfully I snapped out of it and began to really care-- I made straight A's from the 2nd h...
- I have walked this path before. I tried all kinds of rewards and punishments to no avail. There might be a temporary improvement, but that's it. Then I found a ...
Do You Correct a Neighbor's Child?
Asked by A.S. from St. Louis
on June 14, 2009
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We have a neighbor friend that my son likes to play with. She is a recent sahm so the kids are playing together more now than in the past. The other little boy “h...
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- As a SAHM myself my children get to be outside most of the time.We live in a neighborhood where there is alot of children I don't have a problem with telling these chi...
- If the neighbor's child is at your house, its your house, your rules. Tell the child, even if his mother is present, that we do not behave that way in this house. If ...
- I see you have a lot of responses and I didn't read them all, but I found a way to speak with children and offer them guidance and draw my boundaries clearly in a lang...
Feeling Regret over New Child
Asked by A.D. from Chicago
on August 5, 2010
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Please no responses telling me how awful a person I am for saying what I'm about to say. I'm looking for constructive feedback. Also, I'm the father, not the mother,...
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- It seems to me that your worries are showing how much of a caring father you are. You want your new son to have everything and the best life growing up. I can tell you...
- Sounds like you have postpartum depression. I would think that some therapy and medicine might help you start to think more clearly about this. Whenever I feel "ic...
- It sounds like you are depressed. Good job with taking the first step by making an appointment with a counselor. I would try talking to the counselor before you start ...
Wanting a Third Child
Asked by J.K. from Tulsa
on July 30, 2008
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I am ready to start trying for a third child. My husband doesn't want a third child due to money and he says he's too old now. He says when is it "his" turn to start s...
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- Hi J., I understand that you want a 3rd kiddo but if your husband does not, then I don't feel like tricking him is fair. What if the shoe was on the other foot? I t...
- Dear J., I remember my first husband didn't want children but I begged & begged. He said yes. Our son turned 3 and one year later we divorced. I was a single parent fo...
- I say just keep seducing him so he can get you knocked up before his procedure. Sexy lingerie never hurt anyone.
