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My Oldest Son Broke a Serious Rule - Are Consequences Too Strict?
Asked by S.S. from Dallas
on September 2, 2008
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Hi Moms,
I've enjoyed reading the advice on this site. This is my first post. I have a pretty serious problem and I'm wanting some objective opinions.
I have a 9...
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- Your house, your rules. He's a big boy and it's time to grow up. If he doesn't want to follow the rules then he's out...he knew the rules coming into the situation s...
- Kudos to you and hubby for enforcing respect! Kicking your child out has got to be one of the hardest things to do. Be careful about the entire month - chances are, on...
- House rules are one thing controlling someone's behaviors and habits are another. When you laid out the house rules on never smoking did he have any other option than...
Pregnancy Induced Eye Stys???
Asked by R.Y. from Detroit
on July 28, 2009
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I recently have gotten eye stys!! They switch from eye to eye and are gettin really annoying!!! Are they pregnancy related because I have never had them before? I know...
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- I used to get stys all the time. Oily skin, make up on my allergy sensitive eyes. I once had to have a really deep, really large one drained <shudder>. When they are t...
- This really works, roll a penny over the stye. I forget the scientific reason why this works, something with the copper in the penny. I've done this and by the next da...
- It could be because of the hormones. I used to get them often when I was a teenager. There is an oitment you can buy at any drug store that just goes over the stye. I ...
Father Worried About Age Gaps Between Children
Asked by A.D. from Chicago
on July 26, 2010
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We have 10 1/2 and 7 year boys and just had our third boy a few weeks ago. Since that time, I've found myself starting to obsess about the age gap between our new ba...
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- Yes, he may be more like an only child, but if you get him involved in things like play groups and extra-curricular activities, he'll be just fine. He probably won't ...
- My husband is the eldest of 4. There is 16 years difference between him and his youngest brother. They couldn't be closer. The youngest is more like and only child now...
- Yep..my brother and sister wanted nothing to do with me when they reached the teen age years. I pretty much was an only child when I was growing up. As I approached...
The Question of the Day :)
Asked by S.H. from St. Louis
on February 15, 2012
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a 4yo came up to me & said: "what color is the outer part of the circle?"
I was putting away dishes, & I had no freakin' idea what she was talking about. So I ask...
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- My daughter is in a bilingual pre-k and has always been in a spanish speaking home while I work. The girl can really roll her Rs. She was trying to tell me about the...
- Not often, but sometimes you just go, "huh?" My DD kept asking me about a "betetif" or something (I can't even describe it accurately). It made NO sense to me. She...
- When my daughter was 5 she made something for me at day care. When I asked her what it was, she it's a ReeveTiv. I had to ask her what a Reevetiv was and she rolled he...
How to Teach an Autistic Child to Focus on Me and What I'm Saying
Asked by M.P. from Portland
on January 4, 2010
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My grandson has been diagnosed with a speech learning disorder and is likely somewhere on the autism spectrum disorder continuum. He is extremely high energy and I f...
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- I sometimes interact with a seriously autistic boy in my religious community, and watch closely how his parents work with him. You're on the right track with the holdi...
- I agree with the pp in saying don't expect a child with autism to give you eye contact. It's not a sign that he is not paying attention. It is often very uncomforta...
- Hi M., I personally don't know anything about autistic children but I do know that Jenny Mccarthy wrote an amazing book about autistic children, on how to deal with a...
5 Year Old Gifted - Behavioral Issues
Asked by A.S. from Dallas
on May 22, 2012
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Hi Mommas, Long post! I'm sorry!
I have a question about my 5 y.o. DS (Kinder in fall). He was diagnosed as expressive speech delayed a little over a year ago an...
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- Just because he is gifted doesn't mean he should be without discipline. As a matter of fact, I think discipline is more imperative because kids more advanced in any ar...
- I'm not all wrapped up in all that gifted labeling. Leave that at the bottom of your list and make sure you are raising a well rounded child that will be an asset to ...
- Looks like you've gotten a lot of good responses and have been studying up on what it means to be the parent of a gifted student. It isn't easy! My oldest (now 17) is...
Unhappily Pregnant
Asked by B.R. from Cincinnati
on February 27, 2008
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This is my first time posting. I am 18 weeks pregnant and this is my first. I am happily married for 2 and half years. Since I found out I was pregnant (unplanned),...
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- Sometimes you start to get more attached when you have an ultrasound or feel the baby kick. Also I have had a few friends start antidepressants while pregnant and it ...
- I can tell you that your feelings are normal especially if you didn't plan on being pregnant. Even if you did some women are still unhappy when they are pregnant. Your...
- I can tell you when I was pregnant I was not a happy woman. Some ladies are so excited and so joyful I was not one of them my husband called me the devil woman. My emo...
Moms/Dads Of College Kids - Help!
Asked by J.C. from Rockford
on August 21, 2012
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Wow, how long does the sadness last??? I dropped my oldest off at college yesterday and I just feel so heavy in my heart. I'm really happy for him and he's going to do...
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- Oh J. I absolutely understand. My oldest started college in 2007. I was a mess. She was the first and my daughter so I missed my mini-me for about a second. Sh...
- My oldest is in college, but it is local and he still lives at home. My second born, however, went into the military a year ago, is stationed on the opposite coast an...
- Hi, J.. I love that you can separate your sadness from your son's needs. What a great mom! Like you, I had a hard time when our daughter went to college. Heavy heart d...
Daughter Scared of the Dark
Asked by H.P. from Oklahoma City
on January 12, 2007
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my 4yo is acting scared of the dark. this has been going on about 4 months. She doesn't like it dark in her room. there is a nightlight and i let her leave her lamp on...
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- As odd as it sounds, and maybe being a former teacher you can appreciate this, I got the book "Go Away Big Green Monster" and we read it religiously. So she knew what ...
- Vision troubles can make the chasm of darkness more frightening. Noises that can't be immediately identified can also play on her imagination. She's only 4 and will ...
- I know parents who have done all the stuff you've done, some with good results and some not. I think I'm with Becca, who says by trying stuff to get rid of the monste...
Would You Go?
Asked by J.K. from Sacramento
on July 20, 2012
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So every summer my husband's family rents a house a few hours from where we live. Usually it's for about a week, and we have gone up for a couple of days. This is a fa...
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- Your kids really want you to go, I'd go for their (and hubby's) sake only. Plan it like it's YOUR trip, and do things that your family will have fun doing. Let the i...
- I would stay at home and let hubby and kids go. They won't starve if you are not there to cook for them. When they get hungry they'll find something to eat or tell dad...
- i feel for you. i would either go but only for a day or two, or have my husband take the kids. you can show your love and respect for his family in other ways. tak...
