Family Forum / Parenting / Parenting / November 2006

My daughter (now 4) was breastfed as a baby and slept with her mum as a
result. Since she was 2 mum and I have been going through a bad patch
(a long one, I know) and we sleep in seperate beds. I am trying to
patch things up but it is difficult (the reasons are complex) but I

We all know that the system as it stands sucks, that's a given. Still,
I don't know why it is that everytime someone comes to this group
looking for help there is always that group that wants to tell you "Oh
you're really f.cked now buddy!" You guys that are doing it are really

DS1 (10yo) hates all sports except soccer.  DH, DS2 (8yo), and I love
to watch sports.  In the fall, our Sundays are spent mostly watching
football while DS1 plays with the neighbor kids or entertains himself
in another room.  He likes playing alone and does it frequently when

Thinking of buying our daughter, four in December, a scooter.
Have looked at "Disney Princess Inline Scooter".  Appeals because it is
lightweight and could be picked up and taken just about anywhere.
Concerns are whether she will be balanced enough on two wheels - most other

I am trying to find a good educational toy for a 2-year-old girl.
Ideally, it would help with the numbers, letters, and shapes in a fun,
interactive way.
(Having said what I wish, though, my child has recently become very

having recently moved to the US, it seems like a good way for relatives to
buy presents is to order from a US site and have them delivered to us, but
I'm basically clueless as to the names of any good sites.
Cheers

We've all heard the horror stories about people splitting up and
losing their kids in a divorce where the laws favor the mother most of
the time.
I'm in a different group. I'm part of the growing group of unmarried

Shorly after our first child was born, one of our relatives gave us a
book about child rearing.  We leafed through it, and noticed that it
seemed a bit harsh.  So we stuck it on the shelf, and didnt' think
about it again until we had a second child, and both were becoming very

Generation 'In' gets a new nudge: Go out and play
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1011/p01s02-ussc.html
October 11, 2006 edition
By Ben Arnoldy | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor

A sociologist argues that a nanny state can't replace family and that
child-raising is not something that can be taught by so-called experts
http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/index.php?menuID=1&subID=918
Government ministers assume that most parents are too stupid and in

Last week we went a dinner.  Everybody was quiet with good behavior
except my sixteen-month-old son.   He not only dropped his cup many
times, but also screamed loudly when he was sitting on highchair.  My
DH and I were very upset.   My DH noticed a little girl who was about

Discussion elsewhere about when stairgates are appropriate.
Once a child can open them, is there any point in having one?

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About 8 months ago my daughter, then 14, joined a bad crowed and gave
us a hard time. A Saturday night she got home drunk and we got to know
she  was with that crowd. They broke a sloper and graffited a wall. We
paid for our share in the damages and got really scared, we didn't