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Seeking Advise on How to Deal with a 16-Year Old
Asked by A.M. from Minneapolis
on April 11, 2008
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I have a 16 yr old daughter who has been an A+ student until she started high school. She has always taken advanced level classes and is now taking IB-Prep classes so...
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- Hi A. - I have a 15 yr old daughter who is an A student and taking IB prep classes/honor classes as a freshman and still getting straight A's. I have a 13yr old so...
- I want to commend you for doing such a great job as a single mother and putting her needs before your own. That is great of you. When I was 16 I was having sex w...
- For the most part, it sounds like you have a normal teenage girl. For what it's worth, from reading you post, it seems like she has way too much on her plate. I ...
Need Help Getting Bills Organized
Asked by S.B. from Austin
on May 1, 2009
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Hi Mamas!
Hubby wants to get away from automatic bill pay, so we decided that I should be in charge of the bills. I am definitely up for the responsibility, just no...
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- S., I use the computer program Quicken to help me with all my bills. You can set up the bills to appear on your calendar. You can make budgets, track the differ...
- Hi S., I bought a dry erase calendar board at Wal-mart. I pay all my bills online so as I get my statements I write down the amount due on the date that it's due.....
- I have one of those 31 numbered slot boxes for bills. When they arrive in the mail, the bill goes in the slot for the date its due. This way, I can view what's due wh...
Seeking TWEEN Guidance
Asked by K.K. from Houston
on October 1, 2008
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My daughter recently started 6th grade. Loves it!
However, she is having a "lazy" issue we have decieded and we are unsure of HOW to get it to pass! She is VERY sma...
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- 6th grade is fun, we don't want to spoil that. After School activities have pass to play rules. That may work. A's can also make her some "money" Real money and ...
- Hi K., Maybe she and my son are somehow related?! He is also a 6th grader and won't come in and get his homework done. LAZY! I think it's the hormones kicking in. I...
- My husband and I have the philosophy that if it impacts long term goals, we stay involved and did not quit. If it is something like staying up too late, too tired to ...
Where to Donate Baby Items?
Asked by A.K. from Chicago
on April 21, 2006
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I'm looking for a place to donate a few baby clothes and jar food. I thought there was a 'Crisis Pregnancy Center' type place in Bolingbrook, but I can't find any inf...
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- Hi, A. ~ I donate through my church. At least that way I know it is going to people who really need it. Hope this helps! L.
- I donated all my baby stuff to Morning star Mission in Joliet. It is a homeless sheltar that also has a food pantry. They feed about 60 families a day and it is the ...
- Hi A., There is a place called Carenet Pregnancy Crisis Center in Clarendon Hills (it's probably only about 15-20 minutes from you) on Holmes Road, near Rt. 83. It...
New Church Looking for Ways to Serve in Downers Grove
Asked by C.F. from Chicago
on July 28, 2009
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I am a part of a new evangelical christian church coming to Downers Grove in March. (nonamechurch.org) We are trying to learn more about the area and how we can serv...
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- Hi C., I am always amazed at how many people in DuPage county are homeless or hungry. (I am also located in Downers Grove, and you wouldn't think we'd have such a pr...
- C., my family goes to Southminster Presbyterian church in Glen Ellyn. PADS and People's resource center are two that have already been mentioned. Rebuilding Aurora i...
- LOVE Christian Clearinghouse Feed My Starving Children (in Naperville) Awanas
Dr. Weissbluths Sleep Method W/ Newborn When There Are Other Siblings
Asked by E.J. from Chicago
on October 15, 2008
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I have a four month old daughter who is trying to organize her naps. I used Dr. Weissbluth's method in the past and did find it helpful. The problem I am running into ...
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- I have three children age 14, 12 and 5 and I used Weissbluth's methods as well. First, I congratulate you for trying to keep up some semblance of a sleep schedule for ...
- Call Dr W: ###-###-#### He is amazing!!!
- Hi Elaine! I only have two kids, and they are quite close in age, so I don't have to worry much about taking one to school while another sleeps. That's got to be tou...
Pit Bulls and Children
Asked by P.C. from Portland
on July 25, 2009
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We are going through mediation to work out visitation and other issues, and one of the things that I wanted to agree on was to not expose our beautiful son to pit bull...
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- Hi P., I totally understand your concern, but having worked as a vet tech and as an employee of a humane society, you need to understand that "pit bulls" are not th...
- Dear P., You're asking for proof that isn't proof at all. If your son has been fine around the dog before there's no reason to suggest that it will turn around an...
- P., I will be ever so glad when at long last people accept that it's not the breed or even the dog but the person in charge of the dog. Any dog can attack your chi...
Brother in Need of Employment and a Place to Stay
Asked by K.D. from Detroit
on July 17, 2008
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Hi everyone, I am hoping someone can point me in the right direction.
My brother just moved back to Michigan because of some financial problems and is currently sta...
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- Check out the website www.uwsem.org...its supposed to be a website that helps people who are in need of basic necessities in the state of Michigan. Also, if he is in ...
- You need to check the resources for low-income people in your area that may be run by the govt, Catholic or Lutheran Social Services (they serve anybody), or your loca...
- Contact local churches in Richmond, see if they know of any places.
