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Parenting Books and Guides
Asked by R.G. from Los Angeles
on October 26, 2008
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Which parenting books do you enjoy? I am just starting the toddler phase.
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- Parenting with Love and Logic is a great one and many schools offer free parenting classes to the public based on that book. James Dobson has some good ones too, Da...
- The Mother of All Toddler books.
- I really love all the Dr. Sears books with its very positive and nurturing approach to everything. All the best.
Good Book About Parenting
Asked by A.D. from Dallas
on January 12, 2010
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One of my friend is pregnant of her first child. I would like to offer her a good parenting book. I am thinking about some kind of "bible" which focus on the baby's fi...
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- BabyWise is a must!! BabyWise and What to Expect are all she needs
- Baby 411 and Toddler 411. These are what I refer to all the time. I wish there was a Kid 411.
- Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child was a saving grace to my husband and me as we tried to figure out the whole sleep dilemma! The writing style is a little redundant, b...
Parenting Advise
Asked by M.P. from San Diego
on January 11, 2009
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Hi , I did not complete my question - sorry . I am just curious to know if you are raising a 10 year old or teenager after the age of 50 . What kind of drawbacks do yo...
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- Well, I'll be 51 next month and my 4.5 year old daughter ACTS like a teenager...does that count? - LOL! I'm also pregnant with twins, due late March/early April....so...
- I'm 47 with a six year old and we're still talking about another baby. Our only hesitation is me carrying the baby (our first was premature and I've had a number of m...
- I think it's all in how you feel, not how old you are. My husband and I just had our first child 13 months ago and he (my husband) is 54. We are contemplating having a...
Good Fiction About Motherhood
Asked by T.A. from Providence
on January 21, 2009
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I am looking for suggestions of good fictional books about motherhood. I'm not looking for parenting guides, just some humorous fiction about life as a mom.
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- Jenny McCarthy's Belly Laughs AND Baby Laughs (the first year with baby)....HILARIOUS. There's a part in Baby Laughs where she is talking about how other moms make st...
- The absolute best book of all is by Anne Lamott: Lamott, Anne (1993). Operating Instructions: A Journal Of My Son’s First Year. Pantheon Books. ISBN ###-###-####....
- Try "Dirty Little Secrets" I think the author is Trisha Ashworth - the author of "I was a really great mom until I had kids". It's a book with a bunch of one liners t...
Husbands Family Is Always Questioning My Parenting methods...HELP!
Asked by T.T. from Dallas
on April 17, 2008
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I need some advice on this...this is LONG (two year build up)
My husbands side (his mother, grandmother and sister-in-law) are constantly giving me their opinion on...
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- It sounds like you're doing a great job raising your child. I have a MIL that is overbearing with her opinions on child raising. I just ignore her. Literally. But ...
- Wow, I want you to know that I could not have been as nice as you have been. You need a purple heart lol. You are up against a wall and having stones thrown at you. I ...
- HI Trish, It sounds like you are a great hands on kind of mom.. I dont let my kids eat fast foods either. I do allow them treats like ice dream on Fridays if they g...
Seeking Parenting & Marital Advice
Asked by C.C. from Atlanta
on December 11, 2007
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I am trying to decide whether or not to end my mariage. My husband has left again. He was only home 2 days. (long enough to ask me not to discuss our probs until la...
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- Wow.. I am so sorry for you. Of course she loves her daddy... all little girls do. I come from divorced parents and it was tough on me, so I don't take divorce light...
- I would ask him to go to a marriage counselor with you. Maybe that will help to communicate. If he refuses to go or to even discuss the issues at hand, I would conside...
- Marriage is definitely a partnership. From what I've read, you are doing the work of both the partners. His leaving for weeks at a time is hurting your marriage. D...
Am I the Only One Married to a Sabateur?
Asked by E.M. from Boston
on February 3, 2008
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I really feel like my husband sabotages my parenting. I try to maintain a routine during the week and when the weekend comes, he just tosses it to the wind. Our kids...
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- A) Make sure you have communicated this to him ALONE and make him understand that it is for the good of the children and family time that structure is GREAT. B) A lov...
- I feel you...men have no clue! Try giving yourself a day or more off and let him deal with ALL the catastrophies he creates. It may wise him up for a little while. Goo...
- OMG! You are not alone! Some of it is normal give-and-take of parenting and some goes over the top. Eleven years of this and I finally woke up that we need outside hel...
Need Help Weaning My 16 Month Old Son
Asked by J.D. from Los Angeles
on March 26, 2009
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I am all about attachment parenting but now feel I should help my son become a little more independent. I would like to wean him and put him in his own bed. He has alw...
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- Hi J.. I'm also an attachment parenting, nurse-on-demand, co-sleeping mom. Just wanted to offer a few things because my son is almost 2.5. At about 15 months (seems li...
- You have some great advise!! I say that consistency is the key. I got my child to go down to nap and bedtime with crying. It took about a week of a very strict routin...
- Hi J., Marla gave you some great advice. Be consistant is the best advice, develop a solid routine that's not too long and don't give up. Make sure bed time is early...
Chores/Allowance/Discipline Ideas
Asked by M.G. from Denver
on March 24, 2008
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** I appreciate everyone's responses so far- just to be clear too, her dad and I do have 50/50 parenting and he and his wife work from home so she has lots of personal...
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- my sister uses the housefairy (www.housefairy.com) and it motivates her kids to keep things clean because they never know when the house fairy is going to come. We've...
- As parents we never gave our kids allowances. We are self-employed so they've always had to do some kind of work. It builds character, we were fond of telling them. ...
- Hi, M.! I raised seven children and found the books "On Becoming Childwise" and "On Becoming Toddlerwise" excellent guides for instilling obedience in my children. Th...
Teacher Sends Child to Cry in Restroom
Asked by E.P. from Los Angeles
on July 11, 2010
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My daughter will be 3 this month and just started Montessori pre-school. Its been 3 weeks and even though she cries for a few minutes in the begining, it seems as tho...
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- I'm not sure if they have them there, but we LOVE Primrose. They make it fun and educational. The kids are always all together... and not sent a way to cry. Many times...
- If you have a Primrose near you, check it out. My grandaugher goes there and we couldn't be happier. I don't think you'll be disappointed.
- I work in a school and I do not like how the teacher handles the discipline, but she is the teacher. I would suggest you approach the teacher and tell her you do not l...
