Family Forum / Parenting / Parenting / January 2006

I realize most people here have much younger kids but maybe some
of you have advice about my daughter, a high school senior.
DD turns 18 next month. She has already been accepted to a good
college.She seems to be slacking off a lot in her school work. All

I am a stay at home mom (part-time) but wish i could work fulltime.  I
don't know that being at home offers the whole kit and kaboodle.  Any
help to figure out should i be home or should i be at work? If i'm home
what should i be doing to challenge myself and my children.

Anyone had similar or can offer advice as to whether there is something
we can do?
Our little one, 2y 3m, decided he didnt want to wear nappies anymore (I
was hoping for summer training but he had other ideas!) and it has gone

My son is ten months old and he has been suffering from constipation for
about two months now.  He has been given Lactulose.  This has helped alittle
but I dont feel comfortable giving him this long term.  We have tried prunes
and orange juice with little success.  Has anyone been ...

Hey Hope You Can Help
My 4 y.o son is at that age where he is very curious about things and a
few nights ago i saw him touching his genitals and I told him that if
he wanted to do that he had to go up to his room and then a few days

Dh will be away for 5 working days. Professional (financial) office
attire expected when on location with a client. He will be with one
superior/manager from his office for the week, and I believe a partner
shows his face for a meet-and-greet one of the days. For daytime work

Porn 'tidal wave' puts parents to test
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2006-01-29-porn-protection_x.htm
By Janet Kornblum, USA TODAY
If your child surfs the Web, chances are he or she already has seen

We're not planning to do this, but someone asked this question on
another board and I was surprised how every single response was along
the lines of "How could one even think of such a thing?! That's no
place for a baby!""

I have 2 sons and both are fussy eaters. The eldest (6 years) is by far the
worst, all he will eat is hot dogs, wheetos and the usual crisps, biscuits,
sweets etc... He used to eat chicken nuggets, tomato soup with bread in,
beans on toast, sausages, burgers although I know this is ...

I am in Hunterdon County NJ and need a good fathers rights attorney. Does
anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.

When I lived in New York, I often saw older siblings riding on the backs
of strollers -- they stood on little boards, like mini skateboards, that
attached to the backs.
Does anyone know what those boards are called, and where to get one? I

we currently have a 3 door VW polo, we weren't really planning to change it,
but a problem we should have forseen has cropped up, Ada has grown out of
her rear facing baby car seat, however, she is only 7 months old, I dare not
face her forwards hence we need a convertible car ...

FYI I'm posting this to the divorce group as well.
My ex and I have been divorced for a year, separated for a year before
that. We have a 2 1/2 year old son who I have primary custody of with my
ex having visitation every other weekend.  

Is there anybody who want to trade pics (everything except hardcore),
of little girls(below 10 yerars)???
Contact me on hello (hello is a free and secure picture-trading
program) www.hello.com and download it then.

I'm looking for 20 sound-bite facts that could be e-mailed around to
spread awareness of what is actually going on in the USA regarding the
travesty of Justice that is the Family Court system, child custody, and
child support.  I know there are so many wrongs being done (and they ...