January 16th, 2009
Healthy Person asked: Why is it that the law requires people to take parenting classes before they become a foster parent, but..
When a couple is expecting a biological child, the law doesn’t require them to take any classes.
That sounds one-sided to me; shouldn’t all soon-to-be-parents be held to the same standards?
Ronald
Tags: Parenting Classes, Sounds, Why Are People
Posted in Parenting | 6 Comments »
January 16th, 2009
fox_maple asked: My father-in-law was an emotionally absent father, and now my husband is having a hard time being close with our son. He loves our son to death, but he expects him to act like a little adult, is harsh with him when he doesn’t behave the way he wants, and is withdrawn from showing him affection. I understand why it is hard for him to open up and be close to people and that he shows affection in his own ways, but it’s killing me to watch this happen between him and our son. Our son idolizes him, and I’ve talked to my husband about the need to show him affection and not expect the world out of him (our son is only 2), but he only tries for a short period of time, or ignores what I said completely. Counseling is out of the question (he barely talks to me about this, he is NOT going to set foot in a counselors office) What can I do to get through to him, that being a father mean more than just being a disciplinarian?
Eugene
Tags: Adult, Being A Father, Counselors Office
Posted in Toddler & Preschooler | 5 Comments »
January 15th, 2009
Bubbybaby asked: Here’s the situation. My husband and I are very close to his grandmother. She lives alone, and we visit her often. The problem is she is kind of paranoid when it comes to our daughter. It’s annoying to have answer the same old questions over and over..”When will her teeth come in?” (My baby is 7 months. She has been asking us since she was 4 months old) Is she sick? (After my daughter sneezes once at her house. His grandmother smokes in her garage which may be the problem, but I don’t want to be rude and bring this up.) And, countless other things. Sometimes it seems like she is putting down are parenting skills.
How do I tell her to butt out in a nice way. I’m afraid that one day I’m going to blow up on her, and I don’t want that to happen.
Juan
Tags: 7 Months, Butt, Parenting Skills
Posted in Parenting | 10 Comments »
January 13th, 2009
push_pin_2000 asked: What benefits whould this have? I am writing a Thesis on getting a program started through the government requiring parents to have a parenting lecture or class during their hospital stay. Any comments are appreciated. Thanks!
Cathy
Tags: Parenting Class, Writing A Thesis, Writing Thesis
Posted in Parenting | 12 Comments »
January 12th, 2009
the_conquer asked: does anyone want to give some good tips to a guy that is seeing someone with a nine month old baby?
Jared
Tags: Month Old Baby, Parenting
Posted in Parenting | 5 Comments »
January 12th, 2009
Hmmmmmm asked: if a mother and father is not married.and they have a child together and the mother yakes the child and skips the country without telling the father is that kidnapping? how can it not be concidered kidnapping?how can it be kidnapping? kidnapping is when someone who isn’t the parent takes the kid. if it is your child and you were never married to the person
she took her from england to spain it may not be the same as in USA.
Kathryn
Tags: England, Parenting, Spain
Posted in Parenting | 4 Comments »
January 11th, 2009
asked: i need help i’m not sure what to do. some one i know never lets her child do anything. he his a 1year and a half. she bought him a swing set and build a sandbox for him but she wont let him play with them because “he’ll get drity” as she puts it. he can barley speak english and she’s bringing him to classes to learn to speak spanish. no one in her family knows spanish including her. she’s only doing it because her nighbors kid is about 6months older than her son and he can count to 15in spanish and she’s jelous. what can i do to make her understand that not letting him play and get dirty is wrong? i think that the child is going to grow up and hate her because of this and i don’t want that to happen. so please tell me if you have any ideas.
Darryl
Tags: Jelous, Sandbox, Swing Set
Posted in Toddler & Preschooler | 4 Comments »
January 1st, 2009
Hmmmmmm asked: if a father and mother divorces ad they both share custody of a child. but the mother leaves and takes the child with out the father knowing and no longer has contact with the father is that kidnapping?if she skips the country with the child.
but you don’t live in america. what if she takes the child from england to spain!!!!!!
Charles
Tags: Custody Of A Child, Father And Mother, Parenting
Posted in Parenting | 7 Comments »
January 1st, 2009
~Proud Mami~ asked: Does anyone know where I can order a Parenting/Baby Book online…FREE?
Doris
Tags: Baby Book, Parenting
Posted in Other - Pregnancy & Parenting | 4 Comments »
January 1st, 2009
mle asked: I’m a 19 year old girl, who just moved back home from college for about a month. As a teenager i always argued with my parents, because they never backed up any of their decisions (i personally think that their decisions were based purely on emotions…as my dad has depression and my mom is bipolar). anywho, my mom and i were watching nanny 911 and she was talking about one of the girls, and how she always negotiated, and how the mom needed to just lay down the law. she then applied it to me, and told me i need to stop negotiating, even though we haven’t had a “spat” while i’ve been home. do you think thats legit, even though i’m 19 and moving out in a month?
Delores
Tags: Depression, Mom, Teenager
Posted in Family | 3 Comments »
