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I Would like to Home School My Kids but Need Help Starting
Asked by M.H. from Seattle
on January 6, 2008
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I have lots of questions. First of all this is something I've always thought about but never thought I could actually do. Right now my kids are in a private school, my...
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- First off, I was homeschooled from the 6th grade on. My mother pulled me out of public school when she did her student teaching to become a teacher. She realized the...
- In our school district there is something called Homelink. See if your school district offers that-they can be of some assistance. As far as your decision to home sc...
- I started homeschooling my kids last year thru Washington Virtual Academy. Thru this program my girls, Melody (14 and in 8th grade) and Cherokee (5 and in Kindergarte...
11 Yr Old with Trichotillomania (Pulls Hair Out)
Asked by B.M. from Portland
on October 11, 2010
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I'm going crazy! My son is ADD... he's been on meds since 2nd grade and does pretty well as long as he's on them. The problem is, every time he is on them he pulls o...
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- So it sounds like the UNDERLYING problem isn't the hair pulling, or the add, it's school. Have you considered homeschooling? Or is there an alternative school that w...
- If u can home school do it. Other than that I would try a specialist
- My daughter 13 years old and has Aspberger's syndrome, she also pulled out patched of hair, eyelashes and eyebrows and swearing she didn't do it, she does has a few pe...
Help from Moms Who Successfully Navigate the Terrible Twos
Asked by A.Z. from Los Angeles
on November 6, 2009
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Hi Moms. I am the Mom of an intensely "spirited" 2 1/2 year old. And I'm really struggling with discipline issues. My child fights me on seemingly everything, espec...
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- Raising Your Spirited Child is a good- Playful Parenting by Lawrence Coehn is even better! It has helped me a lot with my spirited one.
- I am the mom of a strong-willed 3 1/2 year-old. Her behavior was escalating and nothing we were doing seemed to be working. I started reading Parenting With Love and...
- Your daughter wants to have a voice...let her have her voice. I love the book "How to Talk So Kids Will Listen, and Listen So Kids Will Talk". It is really about letti...
Sad over Not Having a Girl
Asked by A.D. from Portland
on May 2, 2008
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I have one boy and just found out that I’m having another. My limit is two kids—I don’t have the stamina or money for more. And I A. bereft that I don’t get to...
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- I'm sure you have realized this by now, but you are not alone in your feelings! I was CONVINCED I was "meant" to have a girl for our second..I had a girl name all pic...
- I kind of know how you feel. I too only wanted girls, but what we want and what God gives us I found out are not always the same. My second child was a boy and I too w...
- I recommend that you check out the forums at http://www.in-gender.com where there are many many mamas who mourn not having their preferred gender. Talking about it in ...
HELP****Adoption/Home*******
Asked by R.V. from St. Louis
on May 28, 2008
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My BFF since high school has an older sister (in her 30's) who’s IQ is literally right at 70. I would consider her pretty high functioning.
Her older sister ha...
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- First of all, how old is the child with Asbergers? I think that is horrible for the grandparents to suggest putting that child in a home. He needs his mother regardles...
- I'm trying to find information for you. What state are you in? I can see what I can for you.
- Wow! What a big problem this seems to be. I would say. possibly see what Missouri Baptist Childrens home www.mbch.org could do for them. There is also Christian Fam...
Pls Help, My 11 Yr Old Is Too Embarassed to Talk to Me About Her Period.
Asked by M.Q. from Los Angeles
on April 26, 2012
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So my 11 yr old started her period about 6 months ago. My mom never took the time to explain to me what would be happening to my body and I was so consufed and embaras...
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- I only have a 3 year old daughter....but I grew up the same way and hope to have open communication too. The only suggestion I have is to buy her books on the subje...
- First - congrats on being so open with your daughter - what a good mom you are!!! :-) When I was her age I was the only girl I knew that had a period - it was morti...
- I agree with the tampons. I have a 17 year old daughter and here's some pointers that I gave to her. Get some antibacterial body wash such as Dial for her. Use it i...
Teaching Children to Be Self-sufficient
Asked by N.S. from Lynchburg
on February 16, 2010
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Hello all, I am new here and have a question. How did you teach your children to do certain self-sufficient things? I have two daughters (ages 7 and 4), and a son (age...
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- I give my daughter (age 6) "challenges" and "missions" to do. I encourage her to do her best in them. For example, she may have a challenge to get all her toys put i...
- Great advice from everyone one. I'll simply add that initially, you'll have to help them and/or accept some imperfections. Encouragement at this point is important s...
- I see you have gotten a lot of responses, but wanted to chime in as well :). My 6 year old loads the dishwasher, and empties it of everything but the silverware. She m...
Custody/visitation-continued
Asked by T.F. from Philadelphia
on March 19, 2010
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Ok so met with my lawyer to sign paperwork. The agreement will not change because she says, going in front of a judge with no "proof" or "leverage" to work with is not...
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- kids need both parents in their life. you owe it to them to make that possible for them. at least, in this case, the father wants time with kids. in a lot of cases it'...
- I've never been in your exact situation but I'm a stepmom so I know how it is! The best thing you can do is not try to appear to control things with the dad. And on...
- Is there anything in there saying what will happen if the kids are sick or if there is no school? Who is going to take the time off it that happens? Make sure that is ...
Kpotty Training
Asked by F.L. from Bakersfield
on March 15, 2012
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I am proud to say that i have officially tamed the beast of potty training with my 2 1/2 year old....minus one last hurdle. i have spent the past 2 weeks doing every ...
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- Let her pick some thing that she likes and tell her it's her big girl underwear and then she will like it better maybe. As soon as you can I would get the potty in th...
- I suggest her body isn't mature enough to be trained. Wait until she shows an interest. by forcing her to do this now you're most likely setting a negative atmospher...
- This is my pet peeve about bottomless training, and if I ever potty train another child i will not have them go naked for longer than a day, once they know they're not...
My Mother Is Disgusting... Who Should I Call
Asked by B.B. from Dallas
on December 1, 2010
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Sorry this will be so long, but growing up we didn’t know what hoarders were. Now I am grown, and have my own house, husband, and kids and I know what a hoarder is, ...
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- I agree, I would not allow them to live with you. But as a nice holiday season gesture, you could buy and schedule a housekeeper for a one time cleaning and also take ...
- I am curious what has CPS done? My 1st ex had a family like that huge fat and watched tv all day. The dad some time just did not pay bills and no heat or lights. They ...
- Your mom needs to have a case manager from a community mental health center to come in and help her make lifestyle changes. Most times people who hoard cannot keep th...
