Description : Is it "racist" to say mixed kids are the best looking?
Last Answer : answer:All babies are the best-looking. Everything else is silly and unprovable. However, that said, my babies were clearly the cutest on the planet. Everyone will attest to that.
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 : Should you give your kids whatever they want?
Last Answer : answer:No. Children need to learn that they cannot and should not expect to get everything they want in life. They need to be told No sometimes. A person should know how to deal with disappointment, and what ... one to teach his or her child to earn the things he or she wants, but does not need.
Description : What kinds of questions by kids do you not give the answer to, no matter what?
Last Answer : “What is your credit card number?”
Description : Is it offensive for kids to give used toys as presents?
Last Answer : answer:Every year we would take the toys we outgrew and donate them to Good Will or the Salvation Army when we were children. My mother insisted. Maybe you can have your daughter help you ... to Toys for Tots or some other local charity that repairs and redistributes toys for the less fortunate.
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 : What do you say if someone looks at your adorable mixed-race child and says, "What IS she?"?
Last Answer : You tell them, “She’s a girl! Duhh!”. It shouldn’t matter what race she is. If it’s that important, just say she’s bi-racial.
Description : Is it strange that they buy my kids presents?
Last Answer : Maybe your sister in law shows her a lot of pictures and talks a great deal about them. She may be building them up to be the best thing to happen to man kind and she doesn't have any kids to buy ... thank you note. Could also be she's heard great things about you and is hoping to meet you some day.
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 think of the Jimmy Kimmel challenge, where parents tell their kids they ate all of their Halloween candy?
Last Answer : At first I found it funny and posted it on Facebook. But after that I began to think it was mean and not funny. Strange.
Description : Parents: Do your kids have pierced ears, and how old were they when you got them pierced?
Last Answer : Yes, 18 months. Cultural.
Description : In regards to your kids / grandkids, are you more likely to back up school rules or tell the kids they can just disrgard a rule because it's stupid or whatever?
Last Answer : answer:Basic rule in @cookieman’s world: If you’re in somebody else’s “house” you follow their rules. Whether it’s school, grandparent’s, aunt’s, friend’s – whatever. Now, if I hear of a “rule” I really don’t agree with, I will speak with whiever’s in charge and decide if she should return there.
Description : When kids are caught misbehaving why does the first reaction tend to be to think they need to be hit more?
Last Answer : Because it seems like a simple, easy answer to the problem. Rather than having to get at the root of the problem, why not go with the easiest answer? Also because when people read “shocking” stories like that, their reaction is knee-jerk.
Description : What do you think kids born in 2000 will do with their Facebook friends when they get older?
Last Answer : answer:I think Facebook is a bad thing. However, I can't seem to get rid of it. Facebook for young kids is horrible. Kids start posting everything about themselves on there believing that their ... communicate. Instead, they are on a website using text-speak. The opportunity cost is very high.
Description : Do you think that the way people treat their pets or other animals is a good indicator of how they treat their kids or will treat their kids if they have any?
Last Answer : I don’t know if there’s any data, but I wouldn’t trust a person that couldn’t make responsible decisions with any life to be a parent.
Description : Parents : What quirky things do you sometimes say to your kids on those occasions when they may misbehave?
Last Answer : I say something like ‘Oh, look at my grumpy fish’ and he gets angry and says ‘No! I’m grumpyshark!’ and we all start to laugh.
Description : When parents are blogging, at what age do you think they should cut back on the details to preserve the privacy and/or dignity of their kids?
Last Answer : If it was completely anonymous, I wouldn’t think it would be a problem. However, if everyone knows who the writer is… I have to agree with you, there. I wouldn’t want to expose my childrens’ lives in such detail.
Description : Do you really notice fat kids or because there are so many they don't seem out of place?
Last Answer : It’s rather more like a SEP field. Fat people are, for the most part (and ironically) generally ignored unless you’re talking about fat people.
Description : Atheists, what do you tell your kids when they ask "What happens when you die"?
Last Answer : answer:You cease to exist. Wait, that ^ is what I believe. I’d tell my kids this: “What do you think happens?”
Description : Do you ever spank your kids in front of other people when they have bad behavior?
Last Answer : I think you should take him to the bathroom or car to get onto him. Don’t make it a public thing. Disciplining your kids is private.
Description : Mommy's, when your kids are sick, who do they want to be or cuddle with?
Last Answer : You really have much on your plate, Mom! To be pregnant with a four month and two year old is quite an undertaking. You know how important you are to your children-and how wonderful that you respond ... relate to being needed when their children are sick. They just need us. Keep up the good work!
Description : Would you ever instruct your little girl not to use the word "vagina"--because it's "not ladylike"? Have you ever known anyone who was so ignorant it made you shudder that they had influence over kids?
Last Answer : I have vagina soap And yea, it is ridiculous not to use the correct words for anatomy.
Description : Do your kids take music lessons that they do not want?
Last Answer : It's not the best idea. I was forced into taking music lessons when I was younger and it made me not want to play the instrument at all. I picked it up on my own will a few years later and have ... become very proficient. Basically, if your kids want to, encourage it. If not, don't force it on them.
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 : What delightful things have your kids (or grandkids) done recently?
Last Answer : Well, I told a few stories about my younger son in that thread so I won't repeat them. My latest amusement is that my 4 year old granddaughter is showing great resourcefulness during the lockdown and was playing ... that would be at night and he'd miss us too much if he was away during the day!
Description : What are some really creative things you've had kids have come up with?
Last Answer : OK. I'll start. I don't know if this is creative or just strange! My almost 4 year old Grandson, who is a clone of his dad, almost in looks but especially in personality, has developed an ... around it for an extended hug, then kissed it before he left. Yeah. He acts exactly like his father.
Description : Should kids and/or dogs be allowed in an office?
Last Answer : I am okay with occasional kids in the office, when school is closed and a parent has no alternative. But they can’t be disruptive. Since I live in an area with a lot of startups= “dog friendly” workspaces are popular, but I am not a fan of them.
Description : How do kids bounce back like this, and why don't adults?
Last Answer : My grandfather explained it to me after my brother was sick, it went like this, “they’re closer to the ground.”
Description : Do Youtube parents abuse their kids?
Last Answer : Some of those parents need to be investigated.
Description : Parents: how to teach kids not to be selfish with money?
Last Answer : I’m not a parent, but my mom would literally take my money away from me if I ever even let her see me think about being selfish, while growing up. In your situation, my mother probably would teach me a lesson about being charitable and make me donate the toys to a local charity.
Description : Parents: Do/did you consciously create quiet spaces for your kids?
Last Answer : Yes. Calm music. Also, does it happen when they’re tired? In which case, plug in some good movie that doesn’t have a lot of action and adventure. How old are they?
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 : Do parents still pull out kids' loose teeth?
Last Answer : I’d have to ask my son in Paris; don’t know.
Description : In your opinion, what are the worst and best kid's books of all time?
Last Answer : I do not know any kids’ books. But “Faust” by Goethe is pretty good.
Description : Why have thirteen kids you don't want?
Last Answer : always fresh meat in the pantry?
Description : Do you know what year your kids were born?
Last Answer : Note: I am not a parent. But I have noticed that most men I know, including my brothers, do not know when their kids' birth year is. I know when all of their kids were born and I know when ... Pure laziness. They can remember episode 6 of King of the Hill but other things are not important to them.
Description : Have you ever known any kids who you thought were bad seeds?
Last Answer : I don't think I could actually say, bad seeds , as in natural born sociopaths but I have known several that were completely out of control due to wussy parenting non-skills. There was one ... guess he has kept his gun obsessions and desire to shoot things under the canopy of military service. LOL
Description : Do you like playing and spending time with kids?
Last Answer : Yes, I love seeing kids smile! I have a nephew who I love to spend time with because he is so fun and adorable. Plus, you can learn a lot from kids :)
Description : When you took your kids to visit other people, did you always make a point of having your kids clean up after themselves before you left, or did you feel it was their job, as a host, to do it?
Last Answer : When other people bring their dogs over to visit my dog, they pull all of her toys out but never put them back.
Description : Are there ever times your kids behave so obnoxiously and rudely that even you as a parent want to hit them?
Last Answer : What is this “wants to” crap?
Description : Did you teach your kids to clean up after themselves?
Last Answer : answer:Not well enough. My kids are college age now and will both be moving out in the next few months. Tidying up has been a source of friction lately.
Description : Do ALL 20 year old kids know EVERYTHING?
Last Answer : answer:I definitely knew more when I was younger. ~ My late teens and very early 20's I felt like I knew so much and other older adults just didn't or couldn't understand. As I get older I realize ... to me. Now, I would take classes I know nothing about, and be the first to admit I know nothing.
Description : How far do you agree with the article inside? Remember it's not about not loving your kids!
Last Answer : Well, gosh. All I can say is I’m glad I never had those kinds of feelings.
Description : Do you share embarrassing photos of your kids online?
Last Answer : No. I don't share photographs of my children online, but I definitely wouldn't share embarrassing photographs of them. I wouldn't want embarrassing photographs of me on the Internet so why would one of my ... what we do doesn't mean they don't have any rights in terms of ethical and fair treatment.
Description : Do you think the pictures that kids draw of themselves and of family members can be telling?
Last Answer : answer:I have a picture on my fridge that my oldest drew of the family when she was little. Jellyfish. She sees us all as jellyfish. Prophetic, no?
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 : What kind of weird non-toy did your kids like to play with?
Last Answer : Aden, who is 8 now, used to constantly need to have something in his hand. His favorite was an old eyelash curler. Not only could he hold it easily, it MOVED!
Description : Do you ever wonder how in the world the people who lived on the cliffs of the Mesa Verde kept their kids alive?
Last Answer : I wondered about that at Gila. Even adults. Perhaps they tethered the small children, or maybe there was some sort of barrier made from vegetation at the time they lived there. I imagine there had to have been some form of reminder that one more step, and you’re a splat.
Description : What types of indoor things do kids do today that don't involve any electronics?
Last Answer : answer:Aged 6 – 10? How about role play? I mean, you act like a certain character with your friends, maybe with the assistance of dolls. Or you play alone and your dolls are the characters.
Description : What are the potential negative impacts of the ubiquitous nature of digital photography, particularly the cultural aspect and for kids growing up with it?
Last Answer : Long response was just lost and wrists too tired to rewrite. Will post at some point. Shit!