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My Fiance Is Smoking Pot While Taking Care of Our Baby.
If Child Protective Services found out that your baby was in a house where pot was being smoked even if it wasn't you he could be taken away since you are ...
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- Hi J., From one supportive mom to another... you already know what you should do, you just need to find the strength to DO IT. This is not a healthy situation for yo...
- You've gotten a lot of good advise about the danger your child is in, so I won't go there. But I was in a similar situation before I got married. My supposed recover...
- J., What you should do is look 10 years down the road, you will have a pot smoking husband, and a impressionable 11 year old son who will want to emulate your husba...
Minor Head Injury/Fell off the Bed
As a note to the mom who was upset when the ER staff questioned her about her child's injury--that is their job. I worked for child protective services and ...
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- First thing is not to panic. And forget guilt. Really. There is no way to avoid all accidents at this age. Probably, not his first bump, and (unfortunately)not his las...
- I am sorry you had to experience this accident. I have had children fall on their heads. The doctor told me to look at the pupil of their eyes and if they dialated the...
- Dear Y A, Hi, I am an older mom of 5 and now have 3 Grand children. You are not alone. When my 4th child was jusr a few months old I wanted to take a shower and decide...
Concerned About Weight Gain in My 9 Month Old
We had to deal with Child Protective Services and everything. It was a nightmare , but it turned out there was nothing wrong. ...
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- My son is 18 months old and 21 lbs. He has always been on the lower end of the weight scale, he goes to daycare where he is smaller than a 9 month old. Kids are diff...
- My son is also very small. He was 5 lbs 9 oz at birth and at a year he was only 16 lbs 2 oz. He fell off the growth chart for weight at 6 months but my Dr. never rec...
- I had one like that and his doctor got very worked up about it. She had him admitted to the hospital for "tests" to rule out things like cystic fibrosis and other bad...
9-Year-old Asking About Sex
... Arlyssa reads this--has someone reported this to child protective services? A 9 yr old does not get pregnant because she is seeking out sex with boys! ...
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- I was a Psych major in college and in 2 different classes, 2 very moral great professors advocated for teaching kids about sex pre-pubescent, so 9 is a great age. Oth...
- I just experience this with my 10 yr daughter. She had details because one of the girls googled sex and told them about it on playground. I had no option but to discus...
- some times honesty with out a lot of detail is enough to gross them out..sex= something married people do in the privacy of their bedroom with private parts EWE MOM B...
Mom May Need Other Living Arrangements
Aug 10, 2009 ... Most counties have a senior services office, kind of like child protective services. You might check and see if there's a social worker or someone like that ...
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- Call up some in your area. Make an appointment to meet with the director, or whoever. Take her with you so that she gets the tour as well. The director should be ab...
- You got some good tips on finding independent living for your mom. It is however expensive. I am writing to address the diabetes. The best thing for her is walking a...
- Treat looking for assisted living like looking for a daycare. Question everything. Go at an unscheduled time to check things are the same as when appointments are sche...
Possibly Deciding to Stop at One Child
I chose to have only one child ( It was mostly for selfish reasons for me, ...... rocket dog shoes · vacation contests · protective child services ...
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- I know I'm late in the game--I was on vacation when your post came up. Anyway, it's totally up to you. There are advantages of each. There are only children who ha...
- I have known many "only children" both family as well as friends. My dad being one of them. That is the very reason I did not want to have only one child. I have seen ...
- My first child was very difficult but I knew I would have more than one. Having two (actually have four now) made life so much easier. For me 2 was easier than 1. Sure...
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But anyway, I would suggest that you call child protective services or DSS and report your daughter. Maybe they can remove her custodial rights and give ...
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- I would talk to your daughter about taking custody of your granddaughter-- try a time when she is sick of the responsibility and maybe she will do it. Perhaps you can...
- as far as her lack of concern for her hygiene, i think it's normal for her age. you just have to set the rules about them and stick to them even if there is a fight. ...
- My heart goes out to her and you. Don't fight with her over the small stuff. Just offer her compassion and boundaries and consistency. Move to adopt her...have ...
Reverse Lock Method-revised
Please call your Local SRS (Child Protective Services) before you do this method . In some locations, a report of a reverse lock on the child's bedroom door ...
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- Wow, I bet you are frustrated beyond tears! No one wants to "lock" their child in their room. I have held the door shut on my kids a time or two. Letting the child ...
- At my child's school during fire safety week, the firefighters stated you should never use a reverse lock on a child's door. Find another way for your child's safety.
- E., you are the mom so I say you do what you feel you need to do. But having said that, the idea of locking a child in there room when they obviously have a fear or in...
Teen Mom on the Run
Aug 10, 2009 ... age mother also and also left home to raise my own child I am now 41 ... get in touch with child protective services and sue for custody ...
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- If you think you know who she might be in contact with and can let her know through this person that you would like to talk about her feelings, and that she can talk t...
- Lea her alone and her do whatever it is she is going to do. She will realize soon enough that she needs and misses you. My daughter did the same thing when she had he...
- I would apologize for being so controlling and back off. Tell her you know she is a good Mom and respect her judgment. Tell her the door always open if and when she wo...
Teen Pregnancy....
It might not hurt to call child protective services or a lawyer who deals in family law But since you are a bystander they may not be able to legally speak ...
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- Hi M., I see there are already a bunch who have answered this and I am not going to read them just give you my view. The mother is a BAD mother to put such ideas in ...
- She should contact a local Planned Parenthood office or if they have sometimes like Heartbeat. I would think they would be able to recommend someone to help her and s...
- This is a tough situation. THe mother of the daugther does not seem supportive. This does not seem like a situation where anyone will win. The girl needs an advocate t...
