Grandchildren: Tween
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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...
Need Photographer for Grandkid Photo!
Asked by D. from Minneapolis
on October 2, 2006
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We're looking to get photos done for Christmas with my kids and my sister's kids. We have 2 infants, a 2.5 year old, and a 12 year old. We're looking for a good phot...
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- Hi D.! I'm a photographer and do families like this, mostly outdoor/natural lighting...generally I come to your home, but we could also figure out a place to meet i...
- I have the BEST photographer. Her name is sarah.Company name is Agape photos AKA Your Moments By Sarah. Her website is yourmomentsbysarah.com. She has recently changed...
- We have the best photographer, you can see his work at www.michaelbkids.com, if you go to the blog, you can see my husband with our son, Graham. He is an amazing phot...
How Do I Get My Grand Daughter to Practice Better Hygiene???
Asked by D.F. from Sacramento
on February 5, 2009
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I am so frustrated and depressed at the same time. What am I doing wrong? My now 12 year old grand daughter came to live with me when she was 10 years old. When she...
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- Hi D.. I was a foster parent for 11 years. I saw this behavior frequently in kids who were molested. I also saw it in kids who were severely neglected as they never...
- Something else has to be going on. I would sit down and talk to her, not about her hygeine, but about her life. I would observe and ask questions. It is not you it i...
- Your granddaughter is lucky to have you. I agree that whatever her life was like before she came to you warrants counseling. It really sounds like she has some prett...
Death of My 12 Yr Old Grand Daughter's Friend's Dad
Asked by M.H. from Seattle
on February 20, 2012
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Saturday night my 12 year old grand daughter spent the night with her friend and her friend's dad in an RV at a local ski resort since they both had ski racing practic...
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- I seen this on the news this morning. I am so sorry! I would just try to be there as much as possible for your granddaughter and she is going to be dealing with he...
- Wow. I'm so sorry. Just be there. Let them talk. As for "what" to do--think about logistics--food, transportation, child stitting, other concrete things this fam...
- I saw this being reported on the Weather Channel, is it the same story??? How sad for this family. Sorry for their loss and the trauma your granddaughter experienc...
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...
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...
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...
