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Daughter Showing Odd Frustration.
Asked by H.S. from Cincinnati
on September 24, 2006
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I have had an increase of moments where I lose control lately. I try to express myself in a way my daughter can understand, but I'm concerned that she may get sick of ...
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- H. - you started off by saying that you are having odd moments lately where you lose control. It may not be that Julia is hurting herself solely to express her frustr...
- Pulling hair is a way for a child to control a situation or to vent frustration. I would suggest not bribbing her to stop with a snack or something she likes, this wi...
- Although my daughter is not going through the hair-pulling, she does go through throwing herself down on the floor when she's frustrated. When you talk to her, valida...
Is Anyone Else Tired of Hearing About the "PERFECT" Lives of Celebrity Moms????
Asked by K.G. from St. Louis
on April 17, 2007
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Hi Moms! Is it just me, or is anyone else out there tired of being bombarded with information about the PERFECT lives of celebrity moms?! Every time I turn around we g...
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- K., Nope you're definitely not the only Mama that this bothers! The way I see it, a lot of them aren't truly experiencing Parenthood if they're hiring out a lot of ...
- Celebrities are paid huge sums of money to appear as if they have perfect lives. The more perfect their lives appear, the less likely they'll be on the front page of ...
- How many of those CELEBRITY moms do you think are actually taking care of their own kids? My life would be perfect too if I could get up in the morning whenever I wan...
Is It Appropriate to Take Our 5 Yr Old to the Ultra Sound?
Asked by A.N. from Appleton
on May 28, 2007
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Hi everyone we are all very excited about my upcoming ultra sound in June we have a five year old son who is really looking forward to going, but i heard that kids are...
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- we took our 5 year old son with us to our ultrasound a couple months ago it was a great experience he had lots of questions (more than us)and she was able to answer th...
- I would definitely take your son, my oldest was 3 when we took him to the ultrasound of our second child and he was great. He was much more excited about the baby afte...
- A., I took my son along but they made him stay in the waiting room for the ultrasound. He was not allowed in the room. Luckily my husband was along and could stay o...
Parenting Teen/ Divorce Issues
Asked by A.B. from Houston
on April 2, 2008
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Hiya,
I will be divorced 2yrs this June. I have 2 lovely children a girl 13 and a boy 9. Understandable after the divorce my daughter has started to act out. It first...
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- First of all A., be encouraged. God is with you and He's on your side if you are trully His child. The "born again" experience is a must in becoming a part of the fa...
- Someone has got to display discipline in this child's life, if not, she's headed down a road of distruction. Just give her dad a little more time, he's gonna realize ...
- You definitely need a lawyer if he goes to court. Unfortunately, family law practice is an expensive field and you will have to pay about $200 an hour if you're lucky...
Adopted Biracial Girl Child Wants to Be "White" Age 5
Asked by D.D. from Baton Rouge
on March 4, 2008
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(caucasion couple) adopted 2 biracial little girls from birth. (1)age 5 (2)age 2
my 5 year old is a lot darker than my 2 year old. She is around alot of white childr...
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- you just keep telling that baby she is beautiful no matter what color she is... god doesn't make mistakes, he only makes beautiful... you tell her God made her special...
- I have read what others had to say and all was great. However, I really do not have any advice, but want to tell you it is wonderful that you have adopted 2 children t...
- D. it is not unusual for a child to want to look like the people that they are around and to fit in. I have friends who have children from a different marriage and wit...
But Why
Asked by B.J. from Phoenix
on March 13, 2008
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Please tell me what I can do to get my children to stop asking why when ever I say no.I find myself always having to explain my reasoning. I always hated the response ...
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- When our kids were young, I learned a technique that served me well. (Still does with my college students...) That is, to "grant in fantasy what you cannot grant in r...
- shoutouts to the mums who said we're starting to realize our mothers were wiser than we thought and that when it's a game of "wearing mom down" the best thing is not t...
- Sometimes when my children ask "why" when I say just said no I turn around and say "well why do you think?". It stops them in their tracks and sometimes they look at ...
Oldest Daughter Graduating and Moving out-I Am Soooo Sad!!!
Asked by M.C. from Sherman
on May 7, 2007
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Hi everyone!
My oldest daughter graduates on May 11th and turns 18 on May 25th.She was our foster daughter and came to live with us when she was 14...we adopted her w...
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- I moved in with my boyfriend when I was 18, almost 19, but it was just to see what it was like...we too had broken up once already and had many relationship problems. ...
- Her moving out with this "BOY" is a bad idea, but shes 18 and theres nothing you can do but be there for her if things go under. This relationship will not last and sh...
- My sister went through this same thing. She got married right at 18. Her husband cheated on her, time after time. Finally she got fed up with it all. Now 3 years later...
Parenting a Pregnant Teen
Asked by E.P. from Philadelphia
on December 6, 2007
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I have an adopted 17 year old who is due to have a baby in Feb. She plans on parenting. She came to us with an attachment disorder that has been very challenging. We n...
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- One of the best things you can do to get her started off on the right foot is to get her in a good childbirth class that will teach her things to do to "attach" to the...
- I am a midwife and have worked a lot with pregnant teens... I would suggest you really encourage and support your daughter to breastfeed her child. There is some wond...
- I would definately recommend having her attend a good childbirth education class with the baby's father (if possible, if not, with you or someone else very close to he...
Good Friend Lied
Asked by J.L. from Chicago
on August 28, 2009
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Hi Moms,
My good friend "Becky" threw a birthday party for her 2 year old daughter at an offsite location just for kids and provided cake, pop, ice cream etc...It w...
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- Sadly people are not mature enough to be straight up about things and so we become victims to some painful hurts. And like you I have been placed in situations where i...
- You sound like you thought you had a nice friendship in Becky. You are hurt by this and I would be too. Your "friend" did not handle this well. She lied and I am no...
- Hi there- I am sorry that this happened to you. I guess all I can do to help is to ask YOU what you want at the end of the day. Is "Becky" a good friend to you? ...
I Need IDEAS !
Asked by M.T. from Nashville
on November 6, 2008
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My mother is so partial to my younger sister and to her children. She doesn't have anything to do with me unless my sister gets mad at her. She usually gets mad becau...
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- First, the only person that we can fix, is ourselves. I grew up in an alcoholic home, dated some bad guys, and finally realized that I had to fix me. I had to decide...
- M., I agree that you will never be able to change your mother. Are you involved in a church or any other social setting? I would find a surrogate mother. Befriend s...
- Wow....You said a lot. First things first. It sounds to me that what you could be going through is sibling rilvary. I'm not sure if you and your other sisters all ha...
