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Should Parents Help Kids Decide How to Spend Their Money?
Read all 10 responses: "My 7-year old stepdaughter received $100 for a birthday gift last year. She kept it in her wallet and instead of working with her to ...
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- I agree that as a parent, step or not, we have the job to make sure a child is guided to the best of our abilities. My kids never got to hold thier money in thier wal...
- If it was just $5, that would be fine, but $100 is alot of money, especially for a young child! I would open a savings account for her, any money she recieves goes di...
- my parents always made us bank half of any money gifts as a child. i hated it at the time on occasion, but now i see what they were up to -- teaching me about managing...
Adoptive Parents
Read all 9 responses: "My husband and I adopted two children at birth from Social Services (full siblings born 16 months apart). We have limited information ...
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- Hi N.. I don't know what parents are doing now, I can share with you that my parents adopted me when I was 3 months old. My mother always told me the truth that I was ...
- Hi N., We adopted two children also. Our children's favorite bedtime story when they were young was their own story. I would tell each child the story of a couple w...
- Hi - I am adopted and my parents told me a bed time story that they made up about how two parents wanted a children so badly and they waited... and they waited.... and...
To Baptize or Not
Parents make decisions for children and you need to do the things Jesus would .... I believe the rule of thumb for when parents absolutely cannot agree on a ...
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- Contrary to what some may believe, you do not NEED to be baptized to live eternally with God when you die. You only need to invite him into your heart and your life a...
- I believe the rule of thumb for when parents absolutely cannot agree on a parenting issue is that the parent who feels most strongly about that issue "wins." It would...
- In our church we dedicate children to God. This is an open confussion as a parent & congregation that as a church will watch over and help parents if they want help to...
Looking to Connect with Other Parents in Olympia
Read all 6 responses: "Our family is getting ready to move from Salt Lake to Olympia. I'm a stay-at-home mom and my husband works from home, ...
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- Hello J.! It will be great to have you in our area. We have a Lacey Olympia Mom's Group with Meet-up.com. Join that and you will be set! I would love to hear from ...
- If you are looking for activities where you can meet other moms while still being with your children, I would suggest a MOMS Club. There are currently 3 in our area. ...
- I just joined Sensaria as an idependent rep to have more me time with other fabulous women...not only do I get to use and enjoy fabulous spa products that are absolute...
Advice on Possible Divorce
I guess my question is is it worth staying in a bad marriage and trying to survive emotionally to give my son a chace to be with both parents Or do I decide ...
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- Hi A., What does your husband want to do? Obviously, you can't stay in a marriage where there is violence. Sounds to me that your husband needs anger management. I u...
- Get out fast before he kills you or you son. Happiness will come when you least expect it. Love, B. v. O.
- Think of this way: Your putting your son first by not staying in an unhealthy relationship which will eventually (if not already) affect him. Do you really want...
Creative Ways to Tell Parents "We're Pregnant"
Read all 38 responses: "My husband and I are pregnant for the first time and we' re looking for a creative way to share the news with our parents that 'we're ...
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- If you or your hubby's bday is coming up I had my local grocery store make a cake with my ultrasound pic on it (it was my hubby's 40th bday party) and has them put Bab...
- I would give them somthing that says grandma & grandpa on it, like a coffee mug or something like that.
- We gave my MIL a frame that said something like "a baby is a blessing" and stuck a picture of our first ultrasound in it. When she opened her gift, she thanked me for...
Easing Child Out of Parents' Bed
Oct 22, 2009 ... Read all 8 responses: "My son is 10 months old and has been sleeping with my husband and me since he was 3 weeks old.
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- I have an 11 month old that I just moved out of our bed. The first night was kinda rough but the rest have been ok. The first night I put her in her crib, she was so...
- I read that after about 4 months of age babies will remember where they fell asleep and if they wake up somewhere else it throws them off. Our ped. advised putting th...
- We went through this with my first son. Definately worked to work on naps during the day first, then later bed time. That way if he cries all through nap, at least y...
Smart Child That Says He Doesn't like to Learn
Oct 15, 2009 ... especially in a time when parents are holding their kids, ... When she was about to enter school, they told my parents that she was ready ...
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- Your son has skipped a very important foundation grade. First grade is where they learn about discipline in learning. He may say it is boring, but he may be having dif...
- A lot of times the smarter ones are the 'boreder' ones. My DSS came home after Kindergarten one day and had announced he already learned everything, so he didn't have...
- You mention the terms "gifted" AND "autistic". Have both terms been used to describe his behavior and manner in school and social situations? These are HUGELY differen...
Right Handed Parents Tring to Teach a Left Handed Child to Write
Read all 12 responses: "My son is 3 years old is trying to learn to write. My husband and I have came to the conclusion that he is probably going to be ...
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- J. Everyone in my family is right handed except for one cousin who is left handed...everytime her mom and dad or any of us tried to teach her something we had to do...
- You have some great responses here. I'm a right handed mom of 2 Leftys (ages 20 and 9) and having your child trace letters as well as placing your right hand over his...
- My mom is a lefty and so are 2 of my other siblings and myself. Left handed scissors are great!!! Just make sure your son does indeed cut with his left hand and make ...
2 Year Old Son Getting Bit by 18Month Old at Daycare. HELP!!
It is just irresponsible of providers/parents to "throw away" a child, .... I love it when parents take action for their kids best interest even when it is ...
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- Hi! It is your providers responsibility to see that ALL the kids are safe. If a child is biting and expecially breaking skin and repeats this behaviour then that is ...
- I believe its your daycare provider's responsibility to keep your child safe and bring this matter to all parents involved, especially the parent of the child biting. ...
- I, quite strongly, disagree with Charlotte. Human bites can be very dangerous due to all the bacteria in our mouths. If this child is biting other children and...
