Family Forum / Parenting / Parenting / November 2005

I couldn't find any groups for "step parents" so I chose this group in
hopes someone can give me some advise.
I'm 46, been married to my husband for 14 months, been with him 16
months. I met his two younger children the first week I was here, they

I'm researching a piece on men's experiences with WIC and would like to
hear from any men who sought help from that agency.  Are you put off by
the title?
Did you receive help?

   As winter approaches, I wanted to visit a craft store soon
to grab some supplies for myself and my nearly-four year old to
make things with. However, I'm not particularly crafty myself so
I don't really know what to get.   Drawing/Painting things we

I know there was a thread recently about Ferber changing his
postion a tad on his sleep training.  This article discusses that
and also talks about Sears changing his advice a bit too...
http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB113202093371197166-lMyQjAxMDE1MzEyNjAxMjYw
Wj.html

So here's a potty training question for any experienced parents out
there reading this. How do I get the kid to pee in the toilet when he's
dressed?
He loves peeing in the toilet when he's naked. He'll even go get the

My 5th grade daughter just started private middle school (5th through
8th), and the teacher is assigning what she calls a "weekly." It comes
out every Thursday and the work on it needs to be done by the following
Thursday. There's probably up to an hour of work a day, if it were

I have a question that will lead to other questions.  How do I handle
this situation?
My exwife (we are not completely divorced as of yet. Papaerwork issue
more than 8 years old.). have been reunited a couple of times in the

Can a child's body (or any mammal) both sustain a fever and sweat at the
same time?
Kind of a debate.

Ok, I'm a little unclear on how US family law works.
In Oct 2003, my wife kidnapped my son from the family residence abroad
and brought him to the US (to Pennsylvania).
In my absence, the hon. Judge K Albright awarded her:

My three-year-old has a difficult time entertaining himself, which
doesn't mesh well with my need to have a little break from time to time
during the day. Any suggestions for encouraging independent play? I'll
get him set up with an activity, but it lasts only a few minutes ...

I got this from someone, and thought it was funny enough to share:
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The Twenty Things That Parents Never Say
by Gervase Phinn

I'm not familiar enough with the method to know if this
is a change, a clarification, or nothing much at all in
the Ferber approach.
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Health/story?id=1317690

My son, 12yo, is showing an interest in, and some talent for, computer
animation. Like a lot of kids, he enjoys comic strips and classic
comics and also draws his own comics (his writing is better than his
artwork). He's also familiar with a lot of styles of cartoons, from

One of the many issues I'm dealing with right now, as we try to figure
out why my three-year-old has ADHD-type behavior, is other parents. I'm
really, really, really tired of disapproving glares and unsolicited
advice from strangers. I try to let it roll off my back, but ...