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Seeking Advice on What to Bring Friend in Hospital
Epic movies (Gone with the Wind, Dances with Wolves, Titanic, etc.) 4. An entire season of a show she likes or a new show you think she might like ...
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- How about a little journal so she can journal her bed rest days (: Or some kind of craft? Onsies with some puffy paint, she can do that laying down. Or something el...
- Just visit her often and bring her yummy food! You can bring her movies that you love. Most hospitals have VCR or DVD players. With the hospital stays with my daughter...
- Hi - I was in the same situation your friend was in. When I was in the hospital, I was just happy to have my family and friends come and visit. And they would bring ...
Mothers' Intuiton Gone Wrong???
People are much more complicated, more highly evolved, and also more needy of companionship, more like wolves (who have gotten a bad rap). ...
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- be blunt, tell them YOU are the mom, and to butt out, and mind their own business. houses will be dirty now and then, and kids will get sick. beubg a youbg mom at ...
- 1. She needs to step off. 2. Kids get sick. 3. A sterile environment where a kid is not exposed to anything, is more likely to get sicker since the immune system ...
- You have got to be kidding me S., you'r MIL really said that?? It seems that you are in the same boat that I was in until about 3 years ago - First of all, your MIL wa...
Help with 6 Y/o Who Is Lying & Not Applying Herself in School
That kid got eaten by wolves because he was bored and wanted attention. Lying is not a good way to entertain yourself. 1 mom found this helpful. Helpful? ...
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- i think the crux of the matter is that she thinks there is always a "right answer" to a question. sometimes there is, but some situations you just want an explanation ...
- Relax Mom!! She is not doing anything unlike the typical little 6yr old girl...she is normal..you are normal. I have experienced this with my older boy and my curren...
- Try to not ask her questions if you know what the answer is - instead of asking "have you brushed your teeth?" say, "Please brush your teeth now." Only ask questions ...
Would You Let Your 9 Year Old Walk Home from School?
They have got to grow up sometimes and letting them be exposed to the real world little by little is better than throwing them to the wolves when they are ...
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- You need to trust your inner voice. Do not let other people's opinion sway you from what you are comfortable with. You are not over protective. You are realistic ab...
- Trust your instincts. Who cares what the other parents think about you, this is your son. When friends come to our house we honor their parents request and keep the...
- Hi C., If you are not comfortable with it, then don't do it. Don't let your son's friends/parents decide what is best for you. Maybe they are too carefree? And tha...
Handling Unsolicited Advice
We could have been raising our children in the forest with a pack of wolves. You don't have to agree with this woman, but you will feel horrible later if ...
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- Wow. My in-laws did that a little too-- saying I was too close to my daughter- but never took the step to tell me what to do. I would politely but clearly tell her t...
- That sounds like a very irritating situation. Hopefully your husband is on the same page with you and supports you and your dicisions. It isn't unusual for babies 6m...
- A.: When it comes to family, we almost have to be careful not to upset anyone; however, I would simply say that you appreciate her advice and you and your husband wil...
5 Year Old Being Bullied at School and Not Liking the Kindergarten School.
4 Sep 2009 ... The worst thing you can do for your child is to continue to try to comfort her every night, but throw her back to the wolves every morning. ...
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- I just wanted to chime in. Our son's school is also not like this. We are in Fort Bend County and they are very strict on being respectful to each other and they hav...
- I'm sorry. My sister went through a similar situation with her daughter when she was in school last year. In the end, she DID end up having to homeschool her. I rea...
- I'm very sorry for how your daughter is feeling right now. I don't have a lot of advice for you, except to say that your daughter's experience sounds very typical. W...
Help Monster-In-Law Trouble
I too have a freak for a MIL but her brand of craziness has more to do with religion and emotional baggage than leaving your kids to the wolves. ...
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- Hi J., Congrats on the addition to your family. We had our first (a boy!) in mid-October of last year. It sounds like we've had similar experiences with folks crit...
- My advice is to get your husband on board with drawing some boundaries! Your mother-in-law needs to have it spelled out to her that you are the child's mother, not he...
- I went to a Mom's group that talked about this. Your mother in law is just pulling from her experience as to the way parenting was done when she had her children many...
Mother-in-law
Asked by S.P. from Great Falls
on December 10, 2006
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My mother-in-law recently told my husband that she's going to do this favor for us. she's going to help us redecorate. Now, I really like her. She's good to us and I'v...
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- hello i have personal exsperience with mother-in laws i dis own mine and my husband well he dis owns her too but this is what i can say just tell her till we buy a hou...
- Guess I subscribe to the age old philosophy don't burn your bridges. If you can't manipulate her into not doing it. Agree to go with her and pick it out with her. Make...
- Try being honest with her and tell her that as a rental, the landlord doesn't like the house to be re-decorated. Perhaps you can in return work on a mutual project tog...
Less than Desirable Classmates
Asked by A.H. from Davenport
on August 15, 2008
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Well, I'm not sure how to seek this advice without sounding like one of those moms who think their child is perfect...I of course know that my son is not, but I do thi...
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- I used to work in the schools and as a former educator, I can tell you that the teachers generally get a say in what children are in their classrooms. They trade off ...
- I had a terrible time last school year with a girl in my daughter's class. I learned just to keep talking! I would speak with the principal and his teacher and let t...
- Address your concerns with the teacher and the principal before the school year starts. Know that as a parent, you are your child's best advocate, and if you feel very...
Age Cut off for Kindergarten
Asked by R.J. from Boston
on April 17, 2008
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My son's birthday is October 5th, which means that he will miss the age cut off for the Westborough kindergarten by about a month. For a while this wasn't too much of...
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- I have read a lot of the replies and people have a lot of insight for you! I am going to give you my opinion as a Kindergarten teacher AND a mom. Let him be a kid. ...
- Hi R., we will face the same quandary, our daughters birthday is Sept 29. What has helped me is thinking about where do we want her to be in high school. I have no d...
- Many private kindergartens won't let them start unless they meet the cutoff. One thing that I have talked extensively with teachers about (because my daughter was in ...
