Grandchildren: Older Child
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I Am Raising My 8 Year Old Grand Son!
Asked by D.H. from Springfield
on February 17, 2008
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Ty has been with us for 6 months and comes from a background with little rules and little respect. We are trying to teach him respect and structure. He did real good...
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- I am a first grade teacher, and I have had many students who come from a background without much structure. It takes time and consistency for them to adapt to rules a...
- You are doing a great thing by raising your grandson! There may be several reasons why Ty has started acting out. Without knowing him, I can't tell you which one, bu...
- wow, that's a hard one. First off, Thank you, for being able to take your grandson in and raise him. Granted this isn't the most opportune time for you to have anoth...
Grand Daughter with Head Aches
Asked by D.G. from Dallas
on December 31, 2008
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My 10 year old Grand Daughter has suddenly developed daily head aches. They last any where from two hours to most of the day. My Daughter and I took her to the doctor ...
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- Thanks so much to all of you for the help I am still reading the responses and will let you know what each of the doctors say. I never would have dreamed there were so...
- Hi D., If you are interested in learning more about nutrition please contact me at ____@____.com. Sally
- Please, please, please have her drink more water. Pure, filtered water- you can buy it for 25 cents a gallon out of the culligan machine at Wal-Mart. Water is the ul...
Grandma Opening Savings Account for Grandkid?
Asked by C.M. from Chicago
on January 28, 2012
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My SD's grandma wants to open a saving's account for her. I know she's trying to be helpful.
I've been after my husband to do this for his daughter for a long time....
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- I'm not sure I understand why this is an issue. Grandma's account for SD and husband's account for SD are two different issues. SD can learn to save HER money through ...
- Ok, well first of all, you're out of this and you know that. Second, my sons grandparents have each opened savings accounts for my son, they are accounts that the ...
- My parents have not only opend a savings account at their bank for our son they have also started a 529 and taken out a life insurance policy. My DH and I are fine wit...
How to Tell the Grandparents About a New Grandchild
Asked by J.W. from St. Cloud
on June 15, 2011
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So we found out we are expecting baby #7. This one was an oops! We both figured we were done at 6. Our youngest had heart surgery, our insurance kept refusing differen...
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- Send her some flowers and congratulate her on grandbaby #7?? LOL. Then if she complains about you not being up front and telling her, you can tell her that you figure...
- My MIL is like that. She drives me crazy if I'm not careful. I email her now to announce our babies. Her responses in the past have lost her the privilege of a phon...
- My grandma had 13 kids, and when people would make remarks to her like that, she would ask them which one they thought she should not have had. She loved all of them,...
Are There Any Grandparents Here Who Are Raising a Grandchild?
Asked by J.D. from El Paso
on March 26, 2008
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Hi, was just wondering if there are any grandparents like my husband and myself who are raising grandchildren? We have our son's, son. He has been in our custody sin...
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- We are grandparents raising our now 4 year old grandaughter (she has been with us since she was 3 months old) while her mother now lives an hour away, attending school...
- I'm a Grandparent who has a 7yr old Grandson. His mother is in the picture but he stays with me, I make sure he goes to his Dr's app., School, I do everything for him ...
- Being a Grandmother is much better than being a Mother !!!
Anyone with a Child or Grandchild with ADD?
Asked by M.T. from Raleigh
on August 14, 2008
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Would like to connect with those who have a child/grandchild with ADD. My grandson, age 10, is mild ADD and is on medication. He is doing extremely well academically...
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- Hi M., This is my first time posting on this board, but I can relate to this and wanted to share what I know, and it sounds like your grandson's dose just needs low...
- Yes, my child experienced the same. He did not like the medicine because it made him feel funny. He started hiding the medicine. However, the medicine helps. We ev...
- M.,my daughter and my son are on meds for add my daughter also argues with me about takind my granddaughg her meds my son just takes granddaugher without concern but m...
Worried Grandma About Her 8 Year Old Granddaughter Still Messing Her Panties.
Asked by M.P. from Salt Lake City
on December 6, 2008
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I would love some comments on what others have done about this situation, and so does her mother.
Our granddaughter is the oldest of 3 in their family. She is 8; brot...
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- I would take this extremely seriously. The problem is, there's very little you can do unless the parents are on board. I'd take her directly to the special program at...
- My sister-in-law went through that. This sounds bad after a while of her kids being grounded the boys were 10 and didin't care at all. My husband went over and tease...
- What kind of diet does she have? Does she have autism/ADD/ADHD issues? Don't know much from your post but I would suggest googling probiotics (yogurt, kefir, fermente...
5-Year Old Granddaughter Constantly Crying
Asked by J.B. from Indianapolis
on June 24, 2011
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My soon-to-be 6 year old granddaughter cries anytime things don't go her way. She pouts, whines, and cries constantly. She is my daughter's stepdaughter (her father ...
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- i make my kids go to their rooms as soon as the behavior starts. they aren't allowed out until the behavior is fixed. i absolutely refuse to listen to it. i turn into ...
- my kids whine and cry when dads not around, mainly because they try me. he doesn't put up with it, so, they never try that stuff with him. I've found if I punish and ...
- I think, this Step-Daughter is not getting what she needs emotionally. I think the problem is Daughter (A). How old is Daughter (A)? She sounds... like a Bully. ...
Lack of Acceptance of Family /Only Want to See Grandchild-what Do You Do?
Asked by C.L. from Indianapolis
on February 12, 2008
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My husband and I have been married for almost 10 years and we are best of friends. We are from different cultures and relgion but we both mesh together well and belie...
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- Mia, I can relate to you and your child and husband. My in-laws have not accepted that I have married their son. They like me before but it was like "I took their b...
- It seems like you have a wonderful marriage and an amazing husband. I understand that you want your son to know his paternal family, but I say forget them! You don't w...
- My MIL is the same way only it isn't religion she thinks i'm to strict with the children or more properly that her grandaughter should have different rules than the ot...
