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A New Baby on the Way
Asked by D.S. from Asheville
on September 19, 2006
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I have a 20 year old daughter that has just announced to us that she is pregnant. She is unmarried and unemployed, how do I get her to understand how hard it is to be ...
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- Hey there! My name is C., and I was 20 when I became pregnant with my son, and the father was no where in sight. I had just graduated college with my associate's but...
- Hello D., I am also a single mama, with no daddy in sight. I now live on my own but when I was first pregnant I moved back in with my parents, it was wondederful for e...
- Hey D., I just want to say that I think it is a good decision for your daughter to be at home with you and your husband since this is her first child however I agree w...
Any Moms with There G.E.D?
Asked by K.J. from Eugene
on September 13, 2009
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I have this very mean woman at me school who repeatedly tells me that im not being a mother if i want to pursue to get my G.E.D. she says that my child deserves better...
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- I dropped out of high school in 9th grade and got my GED at age 16 and started community college at age 17. If you are on track with getting a high school diploma I w...
- See if you can get your "teacher" to get her/him to say that in front of someone, then report her/him to her/his supervisor. If she/he is not replaced, get a different...
- Dear K., Hi sweetie. Let me just tell you, the decisions you make now about your GED will impact you and your son for the rest of your lives. When you complete your G...
Schooling Poll...Please Take If You Would
Asked by H.J. from Minneapolis
on October 10, 2011
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1. Do you have a bachlors degree and if so do you make more then $50,000 with that degree a year?
2. Does your hubby have a bachlors degree and if so does he make mor...
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- My husband and I both have a Bachelor's degree and both make over 50,000/yr. That being said, I have been out of college for 10 years and I think my own work ethic ...
- I have a bachelor's degree but make less that $50,000/yr but I am sure that I make more than I would if I didn't, particularly in the small town I live in. My husb...
- I sent you my responses in a private message.
Kindergarten or Redshirt?
Asked by S.C. from Seattle
on May 16, 2010
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My son will turn five in late August and I am really struggling with this decision. Academically, I believe, he is on target. He knows all his letters, sounds, start...
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- Both my boys have fall birthdays, they were not allowed to begin K until the following year when they were almost 6. It was the best thing for them. Even though they...
- Does your son want to go? Is he excited to go? If he is and you think he's ready, then send him. But if he doesn't seem excited and you are unsure don't send him. If ...
- I wouldn't hold him back. I am a preschool teacher and a lot of what he will get in Kindergarten is academics, following directions and emotional and social developme...
2 Year Old Not Very Verbal
Asked by J.S. from Springfield
on October 24, 2006
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My youngest daughter turned 2 in July. I have had trouble getting her to talk. Right now her vocabulary consists of the following words: sissy, Shay Shay (older sister...
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- Request a specialist I would ask the pediatrician to set you up with an ear, nose, and throat specialist or an audiologist (depending on a history of ear infections)....
- J., Your daughter may not be talking because she has older siblings talking "for" her. This is often the case with younger children. This is so hard to avoid, but it...
- From a mother with a son who has autism: Does your child have any of the signs for autism? For example: *** Research now suggests that children as young as 1 yea...
Help from Homeschooling Moms on "Dinking Around" Wasting Time!
Asked by J.J. from Portland
on April 30, 2008
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Hi - I am some days more than others completely beside myself as to what to do to keep my daughter on track with school work. The second (and I do mean the second) I ...
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- Let me start by saying each child is different. Both my boys were very different in their learning styles, therefore I had to take different approaches. First I'd lo...
- Dear J., It sounds like you and your daughter are in a power struggle. Do you really want her memories of her childhood to be of you hawking over her, riding her to ...
- There could be a lot of medical reasons that your daughter attention span is lacking. You might surf the internet for possible reasons. I homeschool my 11 yr old...
Advice: Punishment That Fits the Crime?
Asked by J. from Provo
on February 12, 2008
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My oldest son will be 16 in May. Just this year he has realized that no one can MAKE HIM do anything. My husband and I keep to punishments that fit, if he doesn’t ...
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- I think this is a great idea!!! My parents would ground me form things that had nothing to do with what i did so I just got mad. I am totally aginst home schooling bu...
- Wow, you are lucky it took him until he was 16 to figure out you couldn't MAKE him do anything--my 3 1/2 year old is starting to figure it out already... Anyway, I th...
- I do not think it is too much if it is given in the right spirit. I'm a "Love and Logic" parent too. I love consequences and I feel that it is important for parents to...
Did You Get down Syndrome Test Done?
Asked by S.K. from Minneapolis
on December 8, 2009
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Hi mommies, need your opinions.How did you decide whether to get the down syndrome test done or not? Do you personally think it's better to get it done since we have o...
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- I never got the test done because it wouldn't matter...I would love the baby no matter what. And frequently the test is reported positive when it's not...as already m...
- I was 35 when I was pregnant with my second so they did do the blood screen and early ultrasound. Based on the results they give you a new probablility of down syndro...
- I am not having the test done. I don't care if my child has downs syndrome or not - it's my child and I will love it just the same. And just so that you are aware, t...
Is It Necessary to Do Preschool?
Asked by D.N. from Syracuse
on April 8, 2008
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My son is three now and it seems like times are a changing. There's such a big hubbub about kids needing to go to preschool and what not. I enrolled my son for presc...
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- For at-home mom's I can see both sides to the 3's program because of the socialization aspect. I work 4 days a week so my situation is a little different. My oldest ...
- My name is L.. I am an assistant director of a preschool in Little Ferry, NJ. I understand your concerns with not feeling he needs to go. But I also think it is ben...
- My oldest was 3 turning 4 the September I started him in preschool. My reasoning was for socialization as well. (I'm a SAHM too.) I felt the same way but now I'm glad ...
At Wits Endand Ready to Give Up.
Asked by R.L. from Dallas
on December 10, 2010
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I want to give me 21 month year old daughter up, either to her dad or up for adoption. I am not cut out for motherhood and I damn sure can't afford to give her a good...
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- I'm soooo sorry to hear of your struggles:( I appreciate what all the other mama's have said and agree with most of them. The only thing I might add is that you soun...
- R., I can tell that you love your daughter very much. You're having a hard time right now. I read in one of your previous posts that Ashlee's dad does drugs and can...
- If you are sure - and it sounds like you are really trying to consider Aslee's future - you could look into open and closed adoptions. Either process would likely be a...
