Family Forum / Parenting / Parenting / January 2006

I am dating a girl that has two children, and two different fathers.
She is wonderful, but one of the fathers is not.  I love her and I love
the boys and want to be there for them, but I cannot stand the father
and need some advice.

My almost 3 yo is a very shy kid in public. She's more reticent than
shy actually. She doesn't like to go to new people or answer to
greetings or simple questions like what's her name etc. She's also
quite content in her own comfort zone. She doesn't usually try anything

The new national drivers license database has a provision for blocking
access to your personal information.  You can use the link below to check to
see if your drivers license is included in the database.  If it is, you
should block access to your personal information immediately.

My almost 3  yo wakes up every day wanting to go back to sleep. She
goes to bed at 8pm. She's not a very good sleeper but stays in bed all
night. DH, I and the baby wake up at 6am but to wake up the 3yo is a
pain. She whines and cries that she doesn't want to get up, doesn't

I'm a mom of two young kids and I am currently looking for a book that
teaches parents on how to raise kids with self-confidence /
self-esteem.  I know there are tons available out there but before I
buy one, I'd like to know what a good book on self-esteem for kids

You want it, you got it.  As long as I identify myself, I can annoy as much
as I want.
I have 2 birth certificates, both issued upon the registration of my birth.
I'll end this post with the duly registerered name on my birth certificate,

who needs used car seats?
During Katrina, we gathered many used, worn, clean and never wrecked car
sets for those in need.
Red cross was thrilled, and we got to deliver several ourselves.

   With girls starting to menstruate early these days I am wondering what
to do about my daughter.
She is 8, and I have read/heard that some girls start at 9 or 10, this seems
so young to me,  she will be 9 in May)

I have a question and I can't find a very good answer.What rights do
step-parents have for visitation when their husband or wife passes
away?And for that matter do grandparents,aunts or half brothers have
visitation rights if the biological mother doesn't want the child to

We recently had a dinner party, one couple, and four guests who were single.
After the party, one of my husband's comments was how much everyone there
travels. One of the guests left the party early because she was flying out
to Hawaii early the next morning. People talked about ...

When the harrassers stop harrassing

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/255724_childsupport14.html
Saturday, January 14, 2006
Child-support payments criteria called outdated
State-sponsored panel urges revision of law

My husband is going to court at the end of January to have "arrearages set."
He has complained for the last year-and-a-half that Oregon grabs our income
tax refund, but Ca never subtracts it from the arrearages.  Ca. has been
$5000 off in their total due!  Quite a chunk of change ...

Back when I was a child it was not considered appropriate to show too much
of a females body although hot pants became a fad and tight jeans were in.
Nowadays, it seems teen fashion has changed dramatically with skimpy little
shirts showing the midriff and any clevage there may ...