Family Forum / Parenting / Parenting / May 2007

How would you have handled this scenario?
Child is 10 yrs old. Child had speech/paper due this morning. Child worked
on it and asked if mother would type the report. Mother typed report.
However, mom changed some wording around to make sense, helped with spelling

Are preschoolers intrinsically hard on pant's knees or is mine unique?
3 out of 7 days in the past week, my 4.5 year old has put holes in the
knees of her pants.  Now in the defense of the pants, most of them are
two years old (this is the second year of her wearing these pants).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CgvgjfwyPs
The video speaks for itself. Unbelievable, and just like you would
expect at a "Hitler Youth"
gathering or in a cult.

a relative told me that the dust parrot type birds shed can cause
breathing problems for my new baby(who is fine so far).is there any
truth to this?
is it a dust lung clogging problem or an allergy problem?in families

DS's birthday will be celebrated June 16.  I will send out invitations this
Wednesday (3 1/2 weeks early) or next Wednesday (2 1/2 weeks early).  Which
date would be better to hand them out and why?  Personally, when I get them
too early, I tend to put them away and forget about ...

I have a very close friend that I have known for close to twenty years. We
talk on the phone alot, however we don't see each other due to our
conflicting work scheduals. Now she asked me to be her new childs Godfather,
but I'm not sure if it's a good idea. She belongs to a church, ...

Anyone know what the weather is really like in November?  I've read some
stuff online, like it's hurricane season, but that hurricanes don't happen
often.  I know it's the rainy season, but does anyone know if the rains are
usually enough to spoil a vacation?  I don't mind if the ...

Hello, my name's Jimmy Verner, I'm an attorney practicing family law
in Dallas, Texas.  You can find out more about me at http://www.vernerbrumley.com
I've recently published a new website called The Child Support Web, at
http://www.childsupportweb.com  I'm always searching for new ...

If you have 3 kids (imagine 2x4 year olds, 1x1 year old), can you put
one of the 4-year-olds in the front seat (in a proper seat), and the
other two in the back? Does anyone have a link to somewhere where this
kind of stuff is properly spelled out?

http://cbs4.com/entertainment/local_story_137115622.html
May 17, 2007
Cute Cartoon Character Causes Controversy
Pingu Airs On PBS Sprout Kids

We were at brunch today with friends.  7 year old son was drawing
while we waited for our food to arrive.  He drew elephants and gave
them tits and dicks.  He thought it was a great joke.  One of our
friends said "that's not very nice is it?"  I've thought about that

DS - Dear/Darling Son
DD - Dear/Darling Daughter
DH - Dear/Darling Husband
DP - Dear/Darling Partner

My license is suspended because of child support,to get my liscense do you
usually have to pay up on all dues? My daughter is choosing to live with me
also does anyone know if its possible for the courts to forgive the
arrearages if her dad doesnt pay child support I guess to say ...

Some of you may recall my story of a somewhat wretched woman I work with
who argued with me that I should reconsider my stance on a presumption
of joint physical placement in child custody cases.  Her argument was
that the teenage fathers in our school, at 15 years of age or so, ...

We live at 2,000 feet and are planning to carry our one-month baby on
a day hike that begins at 7,000 feet and ends at 9,300 feet. We would
drive from 2,000 feet to 7,000 in three hours, and then the round-trip
hike from 7,000 to 9,300 would take about 5 hours. We plan to return