Description : Raising our kids. Should government be involved, neighbors, schools?
Last Answer : It’s a case by case call. Everyone is so different, I think a parent has to evaluate their skills and their kids needs and make the call what they need. There is no good one size fits all rule.
Description : How to handle neighbors who let their kids freeload in your backyard without asking?
Last Answer : Lock all gates from the inside so kids can get out, but not in. Your kids, and invited guests, can come in and out though the house.
Description : In distance vector routing,each node periodically shares its routing table with_________ and whenever there is achange. A) every other node B) its immediate neighbors C) one neighbor D) none of the above
Last Answer : its immediate neighbors
Description : What is it like to have the same birthday (or close) as an immediate family member?
Last Answer : My ex-husband and I shared the same birthdate. It was fun having to celebrate the day with him. I always made sure that the day was more about him than me though. He needed more attention than I did.
Description : What is an example of something a child still living at home needs to ask permission to do?
Last Answer : Bring another person into the house, regardless of age.
Description : Is it okay to tell your child there is no Santa Claus?
Last Answer : answer:I think the child will be more hurt if you raised him on myths. I personally grew up knowing Santa Claus was fake, and I don’t think my future was hurt ;) In my personal opinion, as long as you don’t give the child false hope, he should be fine.
Description : At what age is it no longer appropriate for a child to hang around the house naked?
Last Answer : answer:This is a tough question. In a perfect world – never. There’s no shame in the human body. But – in the real world…I’d probably go with school age. As a proxy. But for me, that would only be when guests were around.
Description : A child in Canada is in a terrible car wreck. All family members die, his parents wrote no will, and he is left in a coma. What happens to him and who pays medical bills/holds custody of him?
Last Answer : First and formost..find a good lawyer. That's a truely sad story. I would definitely look into Canada's laws regarding destitute and/or abandoned children. If an organization or charity has money to ... they should also have funds to hire a good lawyer to help with all the legal mumbo-jumbo.
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 : Have you had any experience with parents in public doing things with their kids that they think makes them look like good parents, but just the opposite impression is actually given?
Last Answer : I’m pretty sure when I lived in the south and I saw a parent whack their kid on the ass for misbehaving that parent thought people around them would think well of the parent for doing something to discipline their kid.
Description : What do you expect your experience of being a partner will be?
Last Answer : She means in a relationship and she's assuming (as am I) that you will be partners with a man. It's a women's studies course so it's about exploring how you're a woman in ... we're concerned in women's studies, all genders are social constructs and exist in relationship to other genders.
Description : Does anyone on Fluther have experience as a foster parent?
Last Answer : answer:I have experience as a foster parent of two beautiful girls. I have to say the screening is well worth it to care for the kids and its required so to weed out those that have issues ... of the background checks and everything you go through is well worth making a difference in a childs life.
Description : So, my girlfriend and I were looking into invitro, last night (we're thinking a few years from now). Any else ever been through this, and feel comfortable sharing your experience?
Last Answer : answer:It's a long, scary (in the sense that it is expensive and invasive and has uncertain success), and difficult. Why are you using in vitro? Unless one of both of you have fertility problems, all you need ... and sperm. Ok. It's not quite that simple, but it's a lot more simple than in vitro.
Description : In your experience, do abused people become abusers?
Last Answer : answer:My sister is just like my abusive father. My nephew is turning into his mother. I will never have children due to the fact that I see so much of my father in myself. I don’t want to continue the cycle. I think those who don’t repeat the process are the rarity.
Description : Little kids sometimes say the cutest things or blurt out their opinions at the most inconvenient times. Have you enjoyed such an experience?
Last Answer : Someone should make a TV show about this. Bill Cosby would be a good host.
Description : Anyone had experience or seriously looked into freezing a reproductive egg (ovum)?
Last Answer : You may want to look at this article. It does not sound promising. Only two in 100 ova are viable on thawing, and they haven't even been fertilized or implanted yet. You can maybe produce as many as 20 eggs ... to find out about them. I wish you the best of luck. I hope you have the child you want.
Description : What is your experience with The Total Transformation Program?
Last Answer : Some parent reviews say it's very complicated, difficult to use, not very effective, and basically, more of a retirement plan for James Lehman than a way to build a better relationship with your child ... bound to owe more money than what you planned. Read all fine print carefully. Regards to you
Description : Where do you draw the line between protecting your children and allowing them to experience things?
Last Answer : What?
Description : A retired zookeeper owned a huge house with a very large and beautifully landscaped yard. The neighbors of the man drove past his home daily, and admired his arrangement of all the large trees and ... from them. Amazingly, not one person who lived in that area ever expressed any fe -Riddles
Last Answer : The retired zookeeper was also a professional topiary expert. Mixing together the best of his two worlds, he sculpted zoo animals from his fully-grown, healthy, living bushes in his front yard, much to the delight of his neighbors.
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 : Can a landlord be forced to evict a tenant if the tenant's child has intentionally destroyed a neighbor's property?
Last Answer : answer:No, you can't force the landlord of a neighboring house to evict his tenants. The rental agreement is between the owner and the tenant. The neighbors have very few rights regarding ... he enforce the agreement. However, you can insist the police address the trespassing and property damage.
Description : Should the child be given back to birth parents?
Last Answer : If I was the child I wouldn't want to be with the parents who abandoned me and only called me on my birthday. It shows that they don't care for me as much as they think they do. I would ... so he hired a babysitter to take care of the child. And then suddenly he formed a relationship with the child?
Description : What would you do if you found that your child had removed the brakes from his/her bicycle?
Last Answer : What? Why would a kid do that? I'd ask why they did it and explain to him or her that it's very dangerous and make them put the brakes back. If they seemed to comprehend why it was wrong ... to be some sort of punishment I'm not sure though. It really depends on the kids reaction and explanation.
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 : If you and your spouse were going to have a child, would having one during the pandemic matter?
Last Answer : I would have held off at the beginning of the pandemic. Going into the hospital seemed very risky. Just going to the doctor was risky. If I wanted a baby, at this point I would go ahead and ... is over ⅓ fully vaccinated. I think we will see a surge in Christmas time births and through 2022.
Description : Have you ever had a child of yours, parrot something you told them when they were growing up?
Last Answer : I got onto my grand sons today, for whispering in front of their friend. And my wife quickly reminded me of an episode last year, when she and I, and our daughter and grand son and his wife were ... was kind of angry with her at the time, but she was correct. Anyone ever had a similar experience?
Description : How does a child, under age eight, say that they accept an apology when someone did them wrong?
Last Answer : Thank you for apologizing or I forgive you . They can also add, I hope that you do not [fill in with specifics] to me again. That was very hurtful. I also coach children (and ... say that's OK . Some self reflection and her own apology may be appropriate, depending on the circumstances.
Description : What age would a child have to be for you to let them use a sharp knife?
Last Answer : 8–10.
Description : If a child shoots himself or someone else because he got his hands on a gun, should the adults be charged with a crime?
Last Answer : Up here unless you're a cop, you very much can be. Several cases the parents or the owner of the firearm were charged with insecure storage. The cop was a bunch a years ago, and a friend of the ... REALLY ??? why is the cop exempt from safe storage laws the rest of law abiding gun owners must obey?
Description : Can you ignore a child who is screaming because they aren't getting their way?
Last Answer : Yes. You CAN adjust to it. The problem is that the average kid learns quickly that you cannot tolerate it in a public place—like a restaurant or the mall.
Description : If someone is convicted of animal cruelty, would that, or should that, be a flag for CPS (Child Protective Services) to get involved?
Last Answer : YES!!! 100000000000% yes!
Description : Have you ever had a hard time disciplining your child because you were laughing too hard?
Last Answer : Yeah. One of them, on a safari, jumped out of the car and started to harass the crocodiles with a stick. I probably should have said something, but I was too busy laughing when the little shit got ripped apart. HAHA!. It is OK though, I made some new ones.
Description : What is the worst thing that you have done as a child?
Last Answer : As a 2 year old I pushed my baby brother’s bassinet over, with him inside.
Description : Why does talking to a child loudly, as though they have a hearing problem, when they don't, seem to go hand in hand with baby talk?
Last Answer : I have never noticed raised voices with infants or toddlers, and I know that when I spoke to my own kids when they were under two years of age, I actually softened my tone and volume. I spoke baby ... trying to soothe them, and also when feeding them, but only up to the age of about eighteen months.
Description : The name of a child, when mother and father disagree... Who, by law gets the final say?
Last Answer : The mother.
Description : What can be done to help a child get over a fear of dogs?
Last Answer : Desensitization for kids with phobias.
Description : Does NASA really have a child slave colony on Mars?
Last Answer : NASA deals in fiction on a daily basis. I heard some things that even their fiction is fictional….
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 : What are some embarrassing/funny things you (as a child) or your children have said unknowingly?
Last Answer : Once on a visit to charleston we were visiting the slave market building and my parents told me that I asked if we could “buy a slave”, they explained to me why that was wrong. I was four or five.
Description : Can you help me deal with a neighbours child?
Last Answer : Have you spoken with the parents? One time my son was getting in trouble at the bus stop. I found out because one of the fathers was screaming at him when I went by. No one bothered to ... would surely prompt an investigation but I would only do that if the parents continued to neglect the child.
Description : Anyone here have a child that doesn't stop?
Last Answer : answer:I don't have children, but that doesn't sound too abnormal for her age. How constant is it? Every day? Does she never have calm moments? Is she getting enough attention? Enough of your attention ... likely they will be inclined to put some sort of label on her. Still, it might be helpful.
Description : Parents: Have you caught yourself encouraging your child to participate in something you wouldn't have been caught dead doing at their age?
Last Answer : answer:Nope! I only encouraged my children to participate in (a) things I thought they would enjoy, or (b) things I really enjoyed that I thought they would enjoy. I would never encourage them to do something I didn’t like unless they were interested.
Description : Do you know a strong willed or precocious child?
Last Answer : You were lucky-extremely lucky! My daughter was an absolute fireball. Whether I was up to the task of managing her or not is open to debate, but there are 2 things I can claim without ... to understand that both her and her mother would suffer mood swings bordering on psychosis if not properly fed.
Description : If your child told you that the way you were treating them made them want to kill themselves, how would you react?
Last Answer : I would take it as a huge call to action for both of us. Some very severe soul searching for me and immediate intervention and help for my child. I love my girls so much, it's really hard ... that way about me but I hope that our relationship is good enough that we could work things out together
Description : How do you control an agile, gifted ,child?
Last Answer : I wore a leash when I was young. My mom had a hard time keeping up with me when I was two or three.
Description : If you found out that the sperm-donor father of your child was a mentally ill felon, would you sue?
Last Answer : No . I would pay extra. WITH all the CRAP that he has been through , and he survived to be 39. I would congratulate him. It is nothing special getting a PH.D, and having an I.Q. of 160 isn' ... (hell I have an I.Q. of 165). Now living with disabilities and staying alive now that's something special.
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 : Do you have a very strong memory of feeling safe as a small child?
Last Answer : It was not so much a matter of feeling safe as never feeling unsafe. My small world at home was all that I knew as a small child. Because I grew up in a middle class home with loving ... came as naturally as breathing. I don't ever remember consciously thinking that this was a really safe place.
Description : At what age does the average child begin to comprehend such abstract concepts as "cities" or "countries"?
Last Answer : I would guess around 6, but the trick of distinguishing one from the other, or the capacity to define any of them is almost certainly not as common a talent as you might suppose in a class of high school sophomores.
Description : What's the funniest or most ridiculous thing an adult tried to teach you as a child?
Last Answer : - Everything that begins with “if you , will come and eat you” – If you get too cold you will turn into a stone.