Description : Would you allow your children to be left alone with someone you haven't met? (See details)
Last Answer : Yes I think you are just right in wanting to meet these boys. Anyone who will have close contact with your children and be able to exert an influence on them, you have every right to meet ... something with them. Your children, especially the eleven year old will be easily influenced by older boys.
Description : Kids are curious and often cruel, we know this. If you had a child of mixed ethnicity, a non-anglo looking child, would you counsel them in ways to answer questions others have about, "what are you- where are you from?"?
Last Answer : My mom had me say, “I’m human. What are you?” when I was too little to think of my own answer.
Description : Why do we often see black / interracial children with white parents/grandparents/folks, but rarely see white children with black adults?
Last Answer : There are way more black children that are homeless in my neck of the woods. So it will make perfectly sense to see black children with white parents. There is a long waiting list for adopting white ... a strict process to get adoption clearance. Many people don't want to go through such a process.
Description : Parents of multiple children- How often do you get to enjoy one-on-one time with your kids?
Last Answer : I try and make this happen at least 3 times a week. Going right now to the auto bone yard with just my oldest to pick some parts for his car and will jam with my youngest when I get back. I take each out to the restaurant of their choice once a month…those are the best conversations too!
Description : Parents, do you often feel anxiety over your children (especially daughters) growing up so quickly?
Last Answer : answer:I am not a mom but I can relate to raising a child. I have helped raise my sister since she was age 10 after I graduated from college. It's really awkward to have to explain ... taboo to talk about. I would appreciate your daughter's maturity and effort to try and communicate with you.
Description : For those of you who have children or grandchildren in sports. Have you ever gotten aggravated because the parents stick their nose into a game, or argue with the coach?
Last Answer : We were on the verge of winning community league playoffs, so we could move on to district championships. After two episodes of stupid parents yelling at the coach, the official stepped on the field, blew ... though we were actually wining. Luckily they shut the F up after that, and we did win.
Description : For those who belive in corporal punishment towards children do you think the reverse is the same (Details inside)
Last Answer : It isn’t comparable.
Description : For those who have children, do any of these pictures and explanations of why the kids are crying surprise you?
Last Answer : Kids are funny, sometimes they like you sometimes they’re scared, sometimes they’re cranky and other times they laugh hysterically. I love them. As long as they’re someone else’s. I’ll stick with my dog and birds. :)
Description : For those of you who don't have children or don't plan on having children, who's going to look after you when you're old?
Last Answer : Even if you have children, you can’t count on them living close enough to really look after you.
Description : For those of you who have decided not to have children, what are your reasons?
Last Answer : Because my husband already has children, and financially, having one of our own might not really ever be an option. It isn’t set in concrete or anything, but at the moment that is why I’ve made the decision that I have.
Description : For those of you with kids when did you or when do you plan on ending the large "invite many kids" birthday parties for your children?
Last Answer : My siblings and I never had big parties because it was not our cup of tea, but my cousin ceased having big parties around middle school. By then only his closest friends and family were invited (they ... on big parties, more money spent on gifts - I think he enjoyed this trade off a good deal.
Description : What does society need to do to stop the incidence of a biological parent's SO killing the non-biological children.
Last Answer : This question is a subset of the eternal and persistent question involving children at risk: Is there any hope for reducing the staggering numbers of unfit parents?
Description : Do you believe that the children of non-English speaking parents relish or cringe at the job of being the family interpreter?
Last Answer : answer:It depends on several things I think. Is the child naturally shy? Does the family live in a place that is very diverse? Are the people in the community understanding? Some children who grow up in homes where ... I didn't have to do it often, and it didn't involve me having to speak for him.
Description : Do you believe non gender-conforming children risk major problems?
Last Answer : From my research (and my PhD work expressly deals with this topic, among others), they are at risk for abuse by those closest to them and by other agents in society. I read the study in question ... the magic out of them and continue to do so with horrendous results. Thank you for sharing that link.
Description : Would you allow your 4 year old child to go on a playdate to a school friend's house alone for the first time if you do not know the other parents?
Last Answer : I think you should only do what you are comfortable with. I think I would want to meet the parents if my child was that young, but I would likely not feel I had to stay for the whole date. Although, ... her being offended, she shouldn't be if she is. Maybe invite the boy to your house and the mom.
Description : Mothers...Would you allow your adult son to crawl in bed with you for the night?
Last Answer : It seems odd but I don’t think we have enough information to judge (and I don’t have a need to.) Perhaps he has been suicidal and this prevents that.
Description : Why does Great Britian still allow child brides? What will it take to get this to stop (See Links in Details)
Last Answer : Espiritus_Corvus put this up for me because I can’t post questions. Thanks EC! The sources in this link are pretty old. Can anyone bring us up to date on this subject?
Description : Could you allow your teen to go without lunches if he bought these?
Last Answer : I would not give him more money and tell him to make and bring his own lunches. It’s his fault for blowing $250 on a freaking pair of headphones. How much better can they sound than from a $10 pair?
Description : Should i allow my exwife to have sole custody of my kids?
Last Answer : I suppose you can allow it as long as she agrees in court to let them go visit and anything else you might want with the kids. All I would really know.
Description : If your 9 or 12 year old child just wanted to change their gender (assume for this question that there is no underlying medical need for it, the kid just wants to do it,) would you allow it?
Last Answer : Three conditions would have to be fulfilled first. 1. A psychatric evaluation must come to the conclusion that it really is a mind-in-the-body-of-the-wrong-gender case. 2. The condition must be severe ... . lead to depression and/or a higher suicide risk. 3. I need to have enough money for this.
Description : Should we allow our 15 year old daughter to get a job?
Last Answer : I would, my mom told me that when im 16 I have to get a job. So her dad doesn’t want her to work yet because she is a girl?Or is it because he’s afraid of her walking by herself? I would let her get a job if she really wanted one.
Description : If your child is the product of a date rape, do you find and allow the raper to be a parent?
Last Answer : No. He should pay for the child. And at one point in time it will ask “who’s my daddy”. It is inevitable.
Description : To those who agree with spanking a child then Is it OK for them to spank you when you are a senior citizen?
Last Answer : Previous Question sorry I forgot that I had asked it before on December 22nd, 2014. So it is longer than a year so it should be ok
Description : Help! Damaged iTunes library, so apps I bought disappeared, and iTunes won't let me re-download them?
Last Answer : (The apps are not listed in iTunes at all—in other words, there is now nothing inside the Applications area of iTunes on my desktop. Before the damaged library there were dozens there, including my two paid apps.)
Description : How do I download my DVDs into iTunes and convert them to play on iPod touch?
Last Answer : Handbrake
Description : What are some "kid culture" songs that you remember?
Last Answer : answer:The mutated Girl Scout song: She wears a G for chewing bubble gum; She wears an I for ignorance; She wears an R for reading comic books; She wears and L for laziness (for laziness!); She wears an S ... : She wears an O U T for out with boys (out with boys!) And that Girl Scout is me!
Description : Do you, or did you, treat your children differently in public than you did when you were home alone with them?
Last Answer : Regarding people treating their kids in public differently; I can tell because the kids are invariably brats and the parents know they can't slap or punch or yank whatever they normally do (which is why the kids ... they do nothing beyond a timid, No Joey. Don't do that. and Joey does that anyway.
Description : If you could have more children than the number you have now, and there were no obstacles to having and raising them, how many more would you like to have?
Last Answer : answer:If i had the money and the stamina, I would have considered up to six. That would have been through adoption, though. I had my first when I was 40, my second when I was 42. Now ... am relieved to not be involved with the elementary/jr high stuff, but I miss having high school kids around.
Description : Do you censor books or put them out of reach of children?
Last Answer : answer:I followed my parents' example. Anyone was free to read any book in the house; but my mother guided my choices a little bit with such comments as You might be ready for this and If you ... not in the picture. You don't mention the ages of your children. That seems like a relevant point.
Description : Unaccompanied children are crossing the US southern border in record numbers. Is this a US immigration crisis, making them undocumented immigrants, or is this a bigger international humanitarian crisis, making these kids refugees?
Last Answer : answer:They expect 90,000 in the 2014 fiscal year. That's a lot of people, in my opinion. According to the article, and common sense, word will spread and more will come. ... ?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3As%2C%5B%22RI%3A8%22% I am not thrilled that we're going to be supporting all these people.
Description : To actually prepare them for the real world, would it not be better to raise children to be liars?
Last Answer : answer:But then you would have to put up with result of such indoctrination for the rest of your life. Many people don’t want a sociopath in their home. Just a minor flaw. I am sure you’ll devise a way to over come it.
Description : Did you raise you children consciously thinking about them becoming eventually becoming adults?
Last Answer : She said, Please and No, thank you. What more do you want. LOL Of course, @Dutchess_III. Isn't that the point of having boundaries, setting rules and teaching your children? You want to give them ... of us has a promise of tomorrow, so enjoy them today for what they are and that is children.
Description : If you have step children, is that how you introduce them to others?
Last Answer : answer:I was adopted as an infant but never referred to as such, at least when I was present. I can’t imagine a positive reason for publicly making the distinction.
Description : The children living next door are being horribly abused by their parents. The only way to stop the abuse is to adopt the children and care for them in your home. Would you?
Last Answer : answer:Absolutely. edited for poor spelling Oh, and also - I'm a survivor myself, and I can't stand seeing other kids suffering. I know I can't save everyone, but in this hypothetical situation, there's ... adopt a few children at some point in the future. My husband and I both want a large family.
Description : Having just learned I have a 22 yr old daughter and 2 grand children, how do I get to know them for the first time?
Last Answer : jusst be there, available on messenger anytime, and make arrangements to go see them right away. my son found me online when he was 12!
Description : Parents/Caretakers: How do you walk the fine line between wanting your children to explore vs. not wanting them to touch things that are too dirty, germy, disgusting, repulsive to you?
Last Answer : you said it yourself 1. public bathroom with the danger of catching something deadly - stay away. why would I even let my daughter play in a public bathroom? I'd just help her pee and take her out ... co-ordination, and is generally very careful. But of course you always need to keep an eye on them.
Description : Where do you draw the line between protecting your children and allowing them to experience things?
Last Answer : What?
Description : I am working in a day care center that has some kids that give me trouble. how can i get them to cooperate with me?
Last Answer : Understand them better. http://www.nncc.org/Child.Dev/ages.stages.2y.html
Description : ITunes deleted all my songs, how do I get them back?
Last Answer : Are the songs still on your computer? Or did you send them to your iPhone and delete them?
Description : How do I change the location of all of my songs in my music folder, and locate all of them using my iTunes? So I won't have to do it, one by one?
Last Answer : answer:If you currently have an iTunes library on your laptop, open iTunes, click file then export library and export to your external HD. Next, close iTunes and hold the alt/option key (on ... paste all files to a folder in your external HD. Do the same thing with the iTunes library selection.
Description : i am looking to play hindi songs in my car but unable to fine where can i download them. please suggest me?
Last Answer : if i am right you are looking songs in mp3 format, because you can download songs in only mp3 format, so to download songs you can go to downloadming . well u can also play songs by online streaming apps like gaana and saavn. so choice is yours.
Description : How often did you bathe your kids?
Last Answer : Pre-teen kids don't need a shower every day unless they got really dirty. Our obsession work cleanliness is certainly not health-related. I bathed my babies when they got really dirty. Then as they got ... necessary. Once puberty hit, I had to remind my boys to hit the shower more than they wanted.
Description : How often were you taken to the ER when you were growing up?
Last Answer : Only once when for some reason I decided to get into my sister’s Darvon.
Description : Are home schooled adults sick more often?
Last Answer : A lot of home-schooled kids are exposed to lots of pathogens. They still play with other kids, all the neighborhood kids have all the school germs and expose the other kids. Homeschooled kids also ... . (I did the homeschooling thing for awhile. There wasn't extra sickness from being in school)
Description : How often should I intervene when my toddler daughter is on the playground?
Last Answer : answer:17 months is a little young to just turn her loose. At that age I was taking my kids down the slide on my lap, and pushing them in the swings and helping them learn to grab ... their kids run, but suddenly they're feeling stressed and responsible for this baby out there on the playground.
Description : When you find a child annoying is it more often the parent's fault or the child's?
Last Answer : I completely agree with you. My niece and nephew are polite and well-behaved and it makes me nuts when other parent’s don’t bother to teach manners to their kids!
Description : Do you often worry about criminals or killers harming you or your family?
Last Answer : It doesn’t happen nearly often enough to worry about. We hear about EVERY random large scale killing, and we see them probably less than once a year. Thats just too small of a chance to even worry me.
Description : Why are Babysitters often paid less than min. wage? Is this acceptable?
Last Answer : It depends on your age and relation to the person you are babysitting for. The younger you are or the better you know the person, the less you get paid. And yes, this can and often does mean below minimum wage.
Description : What happens to those kids we see trapped in strollers for hours during prolonged bouts of parental wandering in shopping malls?
Last Answer : Some children are just naturally quiet and enjoy sitting there watching the world go by. Unless you have actually followed the parents for hours, you can’t be sure the children aren’t let out occasionally. My grandsons loved their strollers for up to an hour or so, then insisted on getting out.
Description : To those who see their pets as family, would you take the same measures or spend the same money as you would for a human relative in regards to medical treatment for your pet?
Last Answer : answer:A friend of mine sold her house and moved back to an apartment so she'd have the $35,000 she needed for surgery and treatment of her dog. They both died within ábout three years. She felt it ... support. Without Scout there wasn't much in life for her. She only outlived him by a few months.