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Seeking Advice on 16-Year Prom Night
Asked by R.G. from San Francisco
on March 18, 2008
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Help!!! My 16-year old daughter is going to her Junior Prom which is great. The problem is that she is going with a group of friends and their dates, and they rented a...
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- If you trust her and she hasn't done anything to prove otherwise let the reigns go. Talk with the driver of the bus. Just make sure there is no alcohol or drugs. Let h...
- Patti, I haven't had to deal with this one yet -- my daughter's only 14 -- but it's around the corner for me. I agree that letting 16-year-olds stay out unsupervise...
- I've only been a mom for two years, but after reading the problem you are having with your daughter I came to a question. It is understandable that your daughter would...
16 Yaer Old Daughter Skipping School and Acting Out.
Asked by K.J. from Oklahoma City
on April 1, 2008
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My 16 year old daughter has been skipping school. So much so that she is on the verge of flunking. She has taken up smoking, even though her grandmother is on oxygen...
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- K., Can you "kidnap" her and take her away to the mountains for a weekend with just the 2 of you? It typically takes 4 or more hours for them to relax and appear a...
- Stop threatening military school and send her. This is not being a mean or bad parent, it's to save your daughter from the path she's taking. good luck!
- I'm wondering if you've considered having her see a professional counselor. Her problems seem significant. Sometimes, teenagers with depression exhibit extreme acting...
12 Month Old Needs Milk?
Asked by A.R. from Denver
on April 6, 2008
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My 12 month old is a pretty good eater. She still nurses 6-7 times in a 24 hour period. She is happy and healthy as far as I can tell. I give her water to drink durin...
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- Yes, it's time to switch over to regular milk. From my understanding, they get no more nutritional value from breast milk after 9 months old.
- As long as she is healthy and happy, and you are comfortable with nursing, I would recommend you continue. Some children have problems with regular milk. To nurse up...
- You are doing everything just right. Kids, adults, people, don't really need milk. It is great that you are still nursing her and that is the best milk she can have....
Help! I Need More breastmilk...fast
Asked by K.T. from Seattle
on June 21, 2008
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I have been breastfeeding my 5th child for 21 months. He nurses three times a day, once in the morning, once at naptime, and once before bed. Three days ago, a teen mo...
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- have you tried pumping after you feed your child? and i am not sure that the breast milk you are producing now has enough nutrients for a newborn but i am not certain ...
- I've never been in this situation, but do know lots of ways to help increase milk supply. 1. frequent nursing. It is supply and demand. Put the baby and your ch...
- Oh, how sweet of you to be helping this girl out. I used to watch my sisters daughter for her and we had infants the same age so we would just breastfeed each others ...
Support Group in the Oakland/emeryville Area
Asked by L.H. from San Francisco
on May 6, 2008
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My daughter is a 15 year old sexually exploited person and i need help for her.
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- Hello, Since your daughter is already sexually active, you should consider sitting her down and have a conversation with her about protectecting herself. Give her t...
- Hi L., There is a group in Oakland called the Mentoring Center. http://www.mentor.org/ They work with SEM and have a girls group. Hopefully they can help you. Good luc...
- Try calling Family Paths, a parenting hotline based in Oakland, for a referral. They are really great and have an amazing database for services in the Bay Area. It i...
Funeral Out of State
Asked by A.G. from Raleigh
on August 6, 2009
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Need a little help here....my grandmother is currently on 24 hour hospice care and not expected to make it through the weekend. Thankfully we were able to go see her t...
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- I am so sorry to hear about your grandmother. My grandmother died in hospice four months ago and I was blessed to be at her side when she passed. It's for this reason ...
- I think it depends on how close your kids were to her and if it bothers them not to go. Why would your mother care if they go anyway? Remind her that they did not at...
- A.~ you are not wrong. Gently tell your mom that you and your husband had a plan in motion so there would be less confusion to the children. While they do their activ...
Mother Feeling a Bit Down
Asked by J.M. from Tampa
on January 6, 2008
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Hello i am a mother of a 9 mth old and expecting another in july. I have a full time job and soon starting a p/t at home job....... I am tired..... I feel like sleepin...
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- I feel for you - bless your heart. It's a tough row to hoe! Hang in there. Iworked with my first and was sick all the way through her pregnancy ... I never felt good. ...
- I am due at the end of June so we are close to the same due date. I will be 17 weeks on Friday. Since the fourth week of my pregnancy I have been extremely ill. I ha...
- No wonder you are feeling tired! Not only are you pregnant but you have a baby at home and working full time. I think every mother should arrange time for themselves e...
Seeking Encouragement
Asked by J.H. from San Francisco
on April 24, 2008
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Hi Ladies~ I guess I don't have a specific request, but I'm just looking for a little encouragement. I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed these days. I feel like no matter...
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- Hello! I have some of the same problems you do. I think as women we expect to much of ourselves, but we can't just turn it off because someone tells us it's okay to ...
- J. -- are you by chance a perfectionist? You are putting WAY too much on your plate. Listen to your demands on yourself: "great mom, great wife, great teacher, grea...
- dear J.: i have learned to give from the heart, not "try to be the best" at anything, and be true to my self , be in constant harmony of my mind body and spirit... ...
What Do You Think Your Biggest "Mommy Flaw" Is?
Asked by L.L. from New York
on March 8, 2011
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If you could change anything about yourself as a mother, what would you change, and how? I am a self-proclaimed screamer, but trying like hell to recover. I don't li...
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- Yeah, I am also loud, but I am loud for many things, I was a very loud teen with a big temper but I have gotten a lot better and don't scream as I use to. I think is b...
- I'm not creative and have a hard time blocking out all the minutiae and tasks that need to be done and patiently sitting with the kids playing.
- I'm totally insecure. I parent by the seat of my pants/ trial & error/ what feels gut-right, and then analyze each and every single flaw in what I did at night, and th...
8 Month Old Refusing Bottles
Asked by C.S. from Hartford
on March 21, 2008
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I have two 8 month old twins. One has always been a good eater and the other has always been more of a fussy eater. The one who is more fussy now eats everything. H...
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- I'd try a sippy cup, our daughter never really loved the bottle, she never took more than 4 ounces from a bottle at any feeding, so i bought sippy cups to use during t...
- Have you tried another type nipple? With teeth, sucking may feel different and maybe he needs a change. A sippy may get in the liquids he needs, but the pacifier will...
- are you warming his bottles? When my twins started teething I had to give then thier bottles right out of the fridge. The cold nipple helped their gums. Do you go on t...
