Family Forum / Parenting / Parenting / June 2005

Long time no talk.  Is Roger still harassing you?  Tommy I have people
like Roger in my life as well (far more than you) but I can relate to
your experiences.  But it appears that Bev, Just Mark, and some of the
others have gotten tired of their harassment, so have moved onto ...

When do your kids need to (or don't need to) put it on?  Under what
circumstances, that is, such as duration outdoors, time of day, severity of
sun, or whatever.  Just curious, thanks.
P. Tierney

I just need a few sympathetic ears from the community. Are any of your
children extremely afraid of the vacuum cleaner, like to the point of
tantrums and you having to rework your schedule so you can come home and
clean before picking the kids up from school? Our Erika is ...

I've found a nice UK-based wooden toys site. They have an impressive
range of all the traditional wooden toys you can think of and on top of
that also some nice modern wooden toys. One wee downside: UK delivery
only.

My 32mo daughter often says "no" when she means "yes".  As a simple
example, my wife leaves in the morning before I do (I take DD to
daycare).  As my wife is leaving, she'll ask DD for good-bye hugs and
kisses.  DD sometimes says, no, she doesn't want any.  Maybe she's

15-Year-Old Sexually Assaulted During Robbery
http://kyw.com/Local%20News/local_story_180220417.html
PHILADELPHIA (KYW) Police are searching for two suspects who allegedly
sexually assaulted a young girl in her own home.

My ex husband and I have two kids. Our daughter who is five lives with
my fiance' and me, and our son who is four lives with him ( my ex).
However, while my ex is at work our son is with us from 6:30 in the
morning till 7:00 at night. I feed our son three times a day, while my

Our family has been going to a church camp in the summer for the last 20
years.  My daughter (who is 19) jokes that she has been going longer than
she's been alive, since my wife was 7 months pregnant with her first time
we went.  The camp is not about nudity, but many attendees are ...

We learn in school that people tamed animals for transportion before
the auto was invented.  We learn that Europens, cowboys, and American
Indians used horseys.  Desert people use camels.  Dotheads used
elephants.  Chineee people pull each other in little carts.

My employee (nanny) is, most likely, miscarrying a wanted pregnancy.   We'll
know for sure in a day or so, but my gut feeling is that this is it.    I've
told her to take as much time off as she needs, but what, other than "I'm so
very sorry." can I say to her when she returns to ...

I just found out back in Dec 04 that my oldest son isnt mines. The mother
admitted that he wasnt mines and asked me not to be upset with her. We was
not married when he was born but eventually got married couple years later.
The child father is my ex's first ex-husband. We got a ...

DH is building us a new deck out the back of our house. We live in a raised
ranch on a hill. So the deck is about 8' off the ground. To save money, DH
wants to use horizontal rails. What spacing would be safe to ensure little
toddleheads have no risk of getting through? While ...

    It was recently in the Wall Street Journal section.  Can
someone please post it for those of us who don't subscribe?
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111914164236563387,00.html?mod=pj%5Fcareers%5
Fhs%5Fcoll%5Fleft
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I have a couple of questions for you all.    Both relate to my 11 month old
son.
1) How do I transition him to one nap a day?  Right now he wakes at 5, naps
from 8:30-10:30, naps again from 1-3, and goes to bed at 7.    At some point

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/06/22/missing.scout/index.html
The boy scout in Utah that was missing for 4 days - it seems that he
was following his parents teachings to not talk to strangers - he hid
from rescuers. He'd get off the trail when someone came near, then get