Family Forum / Parenting / Parenting / August 2005

Ontario's top court has cancelled more than $500,000 in spousal support
awarded retroactively to an impoverished woman who saw her ex-husband's
fortunes soar after their divorce.
http://www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=87c2f995-c018-
484f-a3da-f01fdcabcb12

I'm checking out two different preschools, both are good places, etc.,
but one is developmental and the other is traditional montessori. I
don't really know much about the different philosophies - It seems like
developmental is more "in" right now than montessori - but I'm not sure

The fact that in your eyes I have an unusual condiction is not reason
to be dismissive of it. I and people like me have the right to have out
condiction treated with respect. THe problem comes becuause society at
large is not understanding enought.

For the last two weeks, my ex-wife has been claiming that my 4 year old
son is complaining about his mouth hurting.  She says that his "4 year
old molars" are coming in.
Is there such a thing?  He hasn't lost any baby teeth yet - why would

Summer vacation is nearly over and the little ones are going back in
school at last.  Thank Goodness for that!  Sending the kids back to
school is more of a mixed blessing than ever this year, since even more
severe budget cuts have changed the face of education more than ever.

are Nike and Reebok getting their act together re sweatshop reform?
Any ratings on brands' relative level of 'corporate social
responsibility'?
I would imagine what with bad publicity in the the 90's that Nike and

Q: What is "Choice for Men"?
A: Choice for Men is a proposal to improve the law so it protects men's
right to plan their families.
Q: Would Choice for Men force women to have abortions?

DD (1yo) sleeps on the floor on a comforter. When she wakes up from
sleep middle of the night, she cries and crawls over, sits up etc. I
want to buy a twin bed and start getting her to sleep in it instead of
on the floor. What worries me is.. she's so mobile when she wakes up in

DH and DS1 were going across the railway station on their way to DS1's day
care, when they heard an announcement for an all stations train to Richmond.
DS1:  Daddy, where's Richmond?
DH:  [pointing north-west] A long way over there.

     http://www.glennsacks.com/persecuting_low_income.htm
           Persecuting Low Income Parents
           By Jeffery M. Leving and Glenn Sacks
           In a highly-publicized move, Jefferson County, Kentucky Attorney

http://childsupportunfair.com
I am not OPPOSING child support, what I am saying is, lets support the child(ren) but not at
the expense of your own life, Justice was to be equal under our  constitution, the ability to make
something of your life! $1300.00 a month of CURRENT ...

 The verdict is that Alli's definitely behind on motor
 skills, but since she's developing so fast language and
 social skills wise, the current plan is to do a follow up
 in 6 weeks. Apparently it's not at all unusual for babies

My son is almost 23 months old.  He currently sleeps about 10 hours
total at night (waking once) and takes a 1.5-2 hour nap.  This is a
fairly recent reduction in sleep, as he used to sleep 12 hours at
night.  

Why is it that the most important part of the order I placed with ELC didn't
turn up? It's the one thing that DS has been asking for for ages (spiderman
suit). Just hope it gets here in time for his birthday next week. Phoned and
they promised it would. Otherwise I'll have to ...

Howdy! I'm looking for a bit of legal advice regarding child support.  
My ex and I agreed to split the kids' secondary school related expenses
(such as year books, sports uniforms, and class trips) and I got an e-
mail today telling me that she HEARD that school supples were also