While every city has numerous public and private schools to choose from, many parents have found that homeschooling is the best way to provide their child or children with a good education. While many parents homeschool their child or children for religious reasons, not all do. In fact, numerous parents choose to homeschool because it allows a child to learn at his or her individual pace. Furthermore, many schools are plagued with serious problems such as drugs, bullying and negative peer pressure. A homeschooled child will be able to avoid all of these problems and concentrate fully on getting a good education.

There are many companies and websites that provide homeschool help in the form of worksheets, curriculums, additional materials, activity ideas and more. A parent who does not feel that he or can create a well rounded home school curriculum can purchase such a curriculum from a home school company such as ABeka and Christian Light Education. There are also homeschool help websites that offer free printable worksheets, educational games, curriculum ideas, activity ideas and more.

Joining a homeschool web forum can also be a good idea. Such a forum allows a parent to get help and advice from other parents. All parents run into problems and challenges when homeschooling a child or children and thus could use a listening ear and helpful advice. Being able to speak with experienced home school parents will help a parent who is new to homeschooling to deal with various issues as they arise and even learn how to prevent different problems from cropping up.

Choosing the Right Resources

A parent can find what he or she is looking for quickly by doing a specific online search. For instance, a person who searches for “online educational games for grade school students” will come up with thousands of sites offering a wide range of different types of games. On the other hand, a specific search such as “multiplication worksheets fourth grade” will yield more accurate results.

A person looking for homeschooling resources online will find thousands of good, well made, relevant resources to work with. In fact, most of the time a parent will find many more resources than he or she  actually needs. If a child has understood the subject matter well, then move on to a new topic. On the other hand, a child that is having a hard time learning a particular subject may need more practice worksheets and other resources that will help him or her to grasp the subject in question. A wise parent will sift through the multitudes of resources that can be purchased or downloaded for free and only use that which will benefit the child the most.

Homeschooling a child or group of children is always a challenge. However, most parents find it to be more than worth it. A parent will not only gain the satisfaction of providing his or her offspring with a good education but will also enjoy spending more time with the child or children. Parents who homeschool their children will find that there are many sites that specialize in providing homeschooling worksheets, ideas, activities, games, videos and other resources free of charge. Help for homeschooling is not hard to obtain; a parent will simply need to look over the resources available and choose the ones that are needed at the moment. Irrespective of how much experienced trainers are in your children’s school are, parents should go for  help with homeschooling.

You should have a look at homeschooling worksheets before opting for any homeschooling.

Your Questions About Girlfriend Wears Diapers To Bed

Daniel asks…

im scared to stay at my brothers house?

Ok so I’ve got the most amazing brother ever Jayme (28)
Im staying at his house next week because my parents are going away he lives in PEI i live in Ontario!
Anyways my problem is im 13 and i still wet the bed sometimes! I’ve gone to the doctor about it and she said i would grow out of it.
But im staying at my brothers house and i don’t want to wet the while im there!! I would tell his girlfriend but she’s in Japan teaching till October so she can’t really help me!
What am i supposed to do???
I definetly don’t want my mom or dad telling him!
and i definetly don’t want to wear diapers!
What can i do????
What happens if i do i wet the bed and it gets on the sheets?? What do i tell him? How do i tell him??
Thanks

admin answers:

Firstly make sure you go pee right before you go to bed.
Next, ask him for some spare sheets because you are worried you might get your period (or get your mum to ask him).
Get your mum to give you a plastic uindersheet you can put on the bed.
Wear your ordinary knickers with an incontinence pad inside – one brand is called Tena. They are like giant sanitary towels.

Find out where the cloths and cleaning stuff are.

Then if you wet the bed you can change it all yourself and not have to tell anyone.

John asks…

im scared to stay at my brothers house?

Ok so I’ve got the most amazing brother ever Jayme (28)
Im staying at his house next week because my parents are going away he lives in PEI i live in Ontario!
Anyways my problem is im 13 and i still wet the bed sometimes! I’ve gone to the doctor about it and she said i would grow out of it.
But im staying at my brothers house and i don’t want to wet the while im there!! I would tell his girlfriend but she’s in Japan teaching till October so she can’t really help me!
What am i supposed to do???
I definetly don’t want my mom or dad telling him!
and i definetly don’t want to wear diapers!
What can i do????
Thanks

admin answers:

Incontinence pads, also known as Chux pads are commonly used to prevent accidents from getting on the mattress. They are a thin sheet of poly plastic with a cotton liner and are disposable. The color of the poly is different depending on the size of the pad. They can be purchased at medical supply stores, but the same basic smaller sized pad can even be purchased in pet stores (puppy pads) much cheaper. This is a good option if just wearing a regular sanitary pad might not provide enough protection for your peace of mind. They won’t interfere with your sleep, and they will certainly help keep the sheets clean. Bring an extra plastic bag with you to place them in when used. Tell your parents about your concern, and that you would much rather prepare to deal with this issue yourself by getting the pads, than to unnecessarily bringing your brother into it. It is entirely appropriate for you to want privacy about this.

Avoid caffeine, and try to get most of your hydration early in the day so you can have a relatively empty bladder at bedtime.

William asks…

My girlfriend is making me where a diaper.please help?

I live with my girlfriend because im broke and i have no job.and last night was sleeping with my girlfriend in her room.and then i wet the bed.she was very angry.she slapped me and yelled at me saying “whats wrong with you are you a child.because only children wet the bed“she left and told me not to go anywhere.she came back with diapers and told me if i want to stay in her house i have to wear them 24/7.she said i cannot take them off or use the restroom.she made me clean her bed and wash the sheets.then i took them off to use the bathroom and she gave me a spanking.please help.it hurt.she said i cannot take them off.she said she’ll change me but only once a day.just an hour ago i pooped and peed on myself and she changed me.it was the most degrading momment of my life.please help me.how do i solve this problem.

admin answers:

Go back to your momma and let her do it for you.

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    Steven asks…

    toddler & nightmares?

    My 18 month old has begun to wake up very upset and agitated once every few weeks. It is always happens about two hours after she goes down for the night. Never during a daytime nap. When this happens she has to have a majority of the lights on in the house and the only thing we have found to calm her completely is a bath. So I figured she is having nightmares. I don’t know what they could be about, but we are careful what we have playing on the television and what we discuss in front of her. Her mother and I don’t fight – we have a good relationship.
    The thing that bothers me is that the last two times out of probably 4 or 5, I have noticed she pulls at her diaper. Then, when we take the diaper off to put her in the bath, she pulls at her genitals. The first time I noticed this activity, see had a diaper rash and I assumed we got too much medicine on her and it was bothering her, but tonight the rash is cleared and nothing was on her.

    My wife is a stay-at-home mom so we know the baby is taken care of during the day and what she experiences during the day. She is not running fever, or giving any other indications of a medical problem.

    My education tells me to watch who and what she is around on the days this happens. I have and got it narrowed to two people. But the last two times with her pulling at herself, could she be having nightmares concerning something with this? Or could it simply be a phase of her discovering herself? She does not touch herself in this way during the day, only during these episodes.

    admin answers:

    I would get her checked just to make sure she doesnt have a little infection. Little girls are like little boys in that way with their genitals, little boys pull and play with their weenies when they figure out they have one and little girls do the same. But just to be sure I would get her checked bc she might be getting a slight yeast infection ( yes little girls get them too). My son is 2 and has nightmares which he has had them off and on since he was about 18 months old but they seem like they are getting worse. I was told that it is a huge surge of hormones that get into the body from them changing from baby to toddler and their brains are growing so much and so fast they are figuring out that things are now scary. Like my son the other day woke up crying, I asked him what was wrong he said a guy knocked knocked on the door and gun….I dont know where he got that from he is monitored with tv and what not, but he was serious and it still bothers him all week he has talked about it. Good luck and I hope this sorta helps

    Thomas asks…

    Why are supporters of illegals blaming this toddler for the actions of illegal Mexican?

    On Wednesday, after six days of testimony, a Dakota County jury found De Jesus Melisio-Camacho, 30, guilty of murdering 3-year-old Evelyn Verdugo Paniagua in her family’s South Sioux City home.

    The jury recommended the illegal alien be executed for his crime. A three judge panel will decide whether or not the state will accept the recommendation.

    Through their consulate office in Omaha, the Mexican government filed a petition to delay the trial indefinitely. However, Judge William Binkard rejected the request and the trial began on Monday.

    The toddler’s parents were present throughout the week’s proceedings, but left the courtroom in tears, several times, when the details of their daughter’s brutal murder were discussed.

    On May 23, 2009, police received a call from Mercy Medical Center that a 3-year-old girl had just been pronounced dead. Her parents brought her to the emergency room after finding her lifeless body, obviously the tiny victim of a vicious, deadly attack.

    According to South Sioux City police, Melisio-Camacho and the girl’s parents were friends in Mexico. He entered the girl’s home through a malfunctioning window on the family’s mobile home, while her parents slept. The little girl was sodomized, raped, and murdered in her room.

    The toddler had a brother and an infant sister. The girl’s body was discovered by her mother, when she awoke to care for her newborn daughter.

    Police arrested Melisio-Camacho very quickly after the crime was reported, because a South Sioux City police officer stopped him on the street earlier, to ask why the Mexican national had blood on his shirt.

    Melisio-Camacho told the officer that he had been in a fight with some friends earlier in the night. While the officer did not yet know of the little girl’s murder, he did take Melisio-Camacho’s information, before releasing him.

    Once the bulletin was put on the radio, it was only 80 minutes until police took Melisio-Camacho into custody.

    Asked by reporters about the suspect’s motivation behind the ghastly crime, South Sioux City Police Chief Scot Ford said: “What kind of motive can you have for that kind of crime other than mental depravity, predatory activity?”

    Chief Ford also acknowledged the fact that there had not been such a crime against a child in his town in 50 years.

    *Reporter’s note: Unfortunately, the aforementioned shocking crime is becoming all too familiar in this country. Despite the lies spilling from the mouths of our spineless elected officials, until we deport all illegal aliens, and actually defend our borders…This nation will continue to serve as a hunting ground for foreign sexual predators, with our children as their quarry.

    How many more children must be raped and murdered before we no longer tolerate the presence of criminal aliens in this country?

    admin answers:

    Supporters of illegals showed more compassion for that 15 year old drug smugglers shot at the border and here they do not say anything about a young helpless child. I believe Mexicans all stick together.

    Paul asks…

    what do i say?

    i’m a member of my local freecycle (a group that exchanges free unused/unwanted items). i gave away a vacuum on there yesterday. i told whoever wanted the item that i would like them to come get it that same day and to please not respond unless they can meet those terms. i had someone ask for it. i told them that they could have it but to please come get it. well, the lady responded THE NEXT DAY and asked me to bring it to her. she gave me a guilt trip and told me that she was on oxygen cuz of 2nd hand smoke. i’m not doubting her, and i’m sorry that this is her situation. i’m just a little ticked that she did this. i thought it was completely rude. she took her time to respond back to to me, then asks me to bring it to her not taking any of my daily activities into concideration. i’m a mother of 2 toddlers less than a year apart. all day i take care off errands, homework, cooking, cleaning, kids, etc. then i go to school full-time at night. what would you do?

    admin answers:

    I would apologize and say I can’t bring it or ask her to arrange for someone else to pick it up.

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      Your Questions About Middle Childhood Health Issues

      Mary asks…

      Ok critical thinking developmental psychology ultimate frustration question?

      How do you think changes in the frontal lobes during middle childhood affect their ability to manage health issues such as injuries, asthma, and over wieght? What do these changes suggest about the need for parental monitoring with regard to these concerns >>>>———–>?
      Oh too hard to correctally answer ok heres an easier one >>>>———-> An experimental study could answer cause-and-affect questions about the affects of nonparental care, but why would such a study be unethical >>>>———–>?

      admin answers:

      Maybe you should ask this in the psychology section if you want an answer.

      Tell you what, I’ll do your homework for you and you can solve some Hamiltionians for me. Oh don’t understand quantum mechanics? OK, then just normalize some wave functions for me…

      Kids…

      Michael asks…

      do anyone know how to do a powerpoint prentation?

      for class aed/202 early childhood and middle groups that addresses health issues

      admin answers:

      To make a presentation right click on desktop, click new select power point. Prepare ur presentation by typing. Putting animation, insert pictures/videos. Press F5 to start slide show.

      William asks…

      Should I have been born? (Long, but please don’t answer unless you read the whole story!)?

      Okay, don’t take this as I am suicidal because its not like that. I am not about to go kill myself. I just believe from a logical standpoint that I probably should not have been born. My parents married at the ages of 35 and 47 respectively. This was a first marriage for both of them. My mother had been a spinster up until then and her one dream at that point was to give birth because all of her friends and family already had children I suppose and knowing her I guess she felt left out. Plus I think she thought that babies and children were “so cute” and she did not take into consideration that the baby would grow to an adolescent and then an adult later and would not care to bow to her every whim anymore. Basically she wanted a “pet kid” as I put it. So as the story goes they discussed and decided to start trying for children on the way home from the wedding. So, ten months later out I came. My parents were now 36 and 48 and first time parents of a newborn. We all know that it is not recommended for women over the age of 35 to have children and I am proof of that. I do not have Down’s Syndrome or any other genetic diseases but I do have a bizarre condition with my eyes that can be tricky to treat and inhibits me from performing certain activities well. I also seem to have some sort of deformity in my foot that causes me to walk with a duck like gait, I have a multitude of skin disorders and I am just overall physically weak. So I have medical issues as well as let’s face it my family is not the most attractive bunch and they passed on their crappy genes to me. And so I was bullied mercilessly in school because I was an ugly girl and little girls are supposed to be pretty and I had these physical abnormalities that caused me to not be proficient in sports at a school where that was important. I was intelligent but, hell, no one cares about that at that age. Not only was it hell for me at school but also at home. My mother had no clue how to be a parent. She had a very childlike mentality herself and would throw tantrums if she did not get her way. She would try to control me, manipulate me and hit me if I disagreed with her or even was just depressed and not listening to her cliches and she also was obsessively overprotective. She wanted a baby but was not prepared for a teenager or even an adult child. So I had a godawful childhood. There were no friends, boyfriends, parties, school dances, roller rinks or any of the other normal childhood stuff for me. I was the ugly, weird girl who walked funny and lived in a crappy trailer that no one wanted around except to throw rocks at. I did get a boyfriend as a senior in high school, someone who was hated almost as much as me, and we got married and are still married seven years later. He is probably one of the only reasons I am still alive. Yet the future bothers me. I am having more and more complications with my eyes and I fear I will one day be legally blind and be a burden on my husband or someone else. However, I have trouble getting close to people so if not my husband I will probably have no one. I also have a lot of mental health issues stemming from my bad childhood and I fall into deep depressions and I know it bothers him but the sadness just continues to overtake me. So to make a long story short. Two middle aged people, who just considered themselves “good friends” when they married mind you, made a spur of the moment decision to have a baby and gave birth to an ugly, awkward, physically and mentally unhealthy creature that they had no clue how to raise, whom everyone hated and who grew up to be a burden on the few that are around her and will probably never amount to much in this world. Congratulations on furthering the already surplus population of useless individuals mom and dad! Now don’t think I am going to go slit my wrists right now I am not saying that. I am just saying there are certain individuals who should never have come into existence and I believe I am one of them. I suppose all I can do is try to make the best of the mistake that is my life. But from a logical standpoint, given how my life has been and where I came from should I have been born? I know what the religious people are going to say already but i am looking for more neutral answers. Also, sorry I stuck this in social science because I did not know where else to put it. hehe.

      admin answers:

      You’re life is yours. It sounds to me as though you don’t think so. Lots of people are born into crummy situations to less than ideal parents. I was physically, emotionally, and sexually abused through my childhood by my father, and as a result I am untrusting and my nose is broken several times and ugly. But that doesn’t at all define who I am. My life and my future are mine. I have, as do you, people in my life who love me and support me. I want no pity because I choose to be happy and so I am. You are the one who decides what matters to you. I decided that my father and his poor choices, and my less that perfect looks don’t matter to me. I decided that the people I love, and the things that make me happy, and the fact that I’m a good person matter to me. You are choosing to let your parent’s choices, your less than stellar childhood, and your looks matter to you so much that you don’t even see the person you are and the person you could be. You are a wife. You are an intelligent woman. You have to decide what matters to you. Should you have been born? Are you of any relevance in this world? I’m sure you are of great worth to your husband, and probably others you didn’t name or you don’t know about. And by choosing to be whoever you want, you will be relevant to even more others. I can tell you that I am grateful for you. I needed to be reasurred that I am becoming the person I want to be, and by answering you I have been. These little things are enough. They add up. If you don’t believe you are relevant, kiss your husband tonight and look in his eyes. Do you matter to him?

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        Chris asks…

        Does my 2yr old daughter need to go to day care now?

        I am from South Korea and I moved to US 1yrs ago. My daughter turned to 2years old in last month and now I am worried about her society activity. She has been playing usually alone at home but recently she wants to go out more often and get along with friends whom she met in public places. So I thought this should be the time to go to daycare for my daughter.
        In my country, usually mothers are very eager in their children’s education so, it ‘s pretty common to send kids to development center when they are very young like 1yr old. My cousin’s baby went to a development center when she was 14months old.
        My husband who is an American said in US, they don’t send kids to daycare or development center at that early age like Korea and he still doesn’t want my daughter to be sent to daycare. He thinks I can do a role as my daughter’s private daycare teacher at home. But I am not professional at toddler‘s development.
        What is the best for my 2yr old angel?

        admin answers:

        Sadly, many American day care centers are just glorified babysitting services. Yes, they tell you and show you that they provide ‘educational’ opportunities. However, the day is usually rushed. Many studies show that kids under the age four (4) actually are more aggressive than there stay-at-home peers. There is alot of competition for attention in an American preschool. Many teachers have little more than a high school diploma and some in-service trainings. If social interaction is your goal, try a parents group like MOPS. Kindermusic, MusikGarten, and the like get you and your child out.

        Joseph asks…

        Struggling to cope with two under 2?

        I have a 22 month old and a 6 month old. My partner works away and is home for around 4 days a month. I don’t really have any support close by (My mother lives close by but she is very ill and cannot look after the children) and I am a stay at home Mother, so am with the children 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. I am really struggling to cope at the moment.Every day is a slog and I am not enjoying it at all. I try so hard to fill our days with activities/baby groups/play dates etc, but still find myself losing patience and getting cross with them, particularly my toddler. I feel like a horrible mother and go to bed every night vowing that tomorrow will be better. Is anyone else in the same boat? Or does anyone have any advice?

        admin answers:

        I wish I had advice for you because I’ve been there, done that! My two oldest are 17 months apart and then I had two more a couple years later that are 13 months apart. I had four children who were four years old and younger for a while. My husband was gone a lot–not out of town working away from home, but he puts in 12-15 hour shifts and works often 6 days a week and when he’s home, he just wants to veg. I never lived near family either.

        I can tell you this–it IS hard for a while, but it ends up flying by and you really will miss those days of how sweet and innocent and little they are. They grow so quickly and these days are so fleeting. It is hard to find enjoyment in the “slog”, but if you can, it will go by even faster. My kids are a little older now, so it’s not as difficult, but I miss holding their little hands and kissing their sweet faces (my boys won’t let me kiss them anymore). It really goes by faster than you think it will, but it’s hard to see while you’re in it.

        Just keep doing what you’re doing, try to find some time for yourself, whether that be reading a good book while they’re napping or down at night or finding a hobby you can do while they play on the floor beside you, and try to focus on how much good you’re doing by being such a good mom to your little ones!

        Donna asks…

        Spoiled, Lazy 13-Month-Old!!!!!!!!!!!! Need HELP?

        Ok so I’m a nanny who has been taking care of this little boy for the past 10 months, and recently he has begun exhibiting very bratty, whiny behavior- he throws temper tantrums when he can’t have his way or is forced to do something he doesn’t want, and screams, cries, throws things and locks his body (when I’m trying to put him in his high chair or car seat, for example). He has also begun crying whenever I put him on the floor or couch and don’t pick him immediately up afterward, even though he is an amazing crawler and climber. Monday’s are always the worst day of my week because he’s been with his parents the entire weekend and I feel like they spoil him rotten.

        He also doesn’t walk, talk, feed himself, or hold his bottle. I know all babies develop differently, but the reason why I think he’s acting out of sheer laziness/being spoiled is because he makes tons of stream of consciousness sounds, says short words when he WANTS to (hi, bye, wave, kiss, etc), understands direct commands, can climb up and down stairs or on and off the couch, can pick up a spoon, dip it in his food, and put it to his mouth (just not IN his mouth), can reach in and take food OUT of his mouth (just won’t pick it up and put it in), can push a walker, ‘coast’ along furniture… you get the point.

        When his parents are home, they try to get him to do things but become easily frustrated and give in when he cries. Even though they might hold off from picking him up when he throws these tantrums, if he cries long enough they’ll still go up to him and comfort him by rubbing his back, giving him a toy, speaking to him soothingly- in other words, they still show him enough attention to feel like crying is the way to get what he wants. They also still hand feed him his first bottle of the day before I get to work, and they do it on their laps while watching tv… all big no nos when I’m there.( I ALWAYS feed him in the high chair in the kitchen.)

        His mother also wants me to develop ‘curriculum’ for him to study every day to try to improve in these areas, but his attention span is so short he won’t sit still for anything, and, anyway, I don’t think the problem is that he’s slow or needs to be more focused, just that he wants to do what he wants to do all the time. I also give him tons of activities every day like reading, walking, practicing words, sounds, and commands, free play, play dates, etc, based on his developmental needs so I don’t see how a set ‘curriculum’ will help.

        I feel like his mom is too focused on what other children are doing and wants him to be ‘ahead,’ rather than focusing on his behavior, and that she also can’t relate to him as a baby or even early toddler so she’s trying to speed the process along (his walking, talking, etc) so she can understand him better. It’s reaching a point where I want to say something to the parents about acceptable discipline techniques (he’s always been a sweet, good-natured baby, so we never had that talk) but I don’t know how to broach the subject without feeling like I’m overstepping my boundaries.

        Please help! Do you think I’m wrong and this is just a normal stage? Any advice would be appreciated.
        Mitchell: What do you mean, ‘get real?’ I’m being serious, do you think he’s spoiled or not? How should I address it with the parents? If you’re not going to give advice then I prefer you say nothing at all.
        @Mama of Zee: He was initially with me a LOT, but recently has been spending much more time with his parents, and, like I said, the problems are recent and always the worst on Mondays. I don’t think that’s just a coincidence. I know that changes in behavior, clinginess, moodiness, and tantrums are usual for 13-month-olds, but I do NOT think it’s usual that it turns on towards the beginning of the week and off by midweek. The tears and tantrums have usually all but disappeared by Wednesday, but are back in full effect by Monday.

        Perfect example: he loves having pillow fights and energetic playing on the couch, and climbing on and off by himself. LOVES it. But his mother doesn’t let him do it on the weekends because she’s terrified he’ll fall off and she freaks out and runs over to him when he tries to get off the couch alone. It’s the same thing with climbing up and down stairs; they don’t have baby gates and actually put two dinner chairs in front of the stairs to prevent him climbin
        *climbing the stairs. So when I come back and try to get him to practice going up and down stairs, playing or climbing on and off the couch, or even just to take a few steps with me holding his hands to practice walking, he’ll go limp like a noodle and just cry hysterically. But by Wednesday he’s back to his exuberant, fun-loving, fearless self again.
        @babydoll: Thanks so much for your advice!!!! That’s basically what I was trying to say, I feel like we’re sending him very different messages as caregivers and they’re undermining my authority… yes, they’re his parents, but I am with him Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm. They definitely just want to coddle him when they finally do see him (they call the morning feeding/television time his ‘am cuddle’) but it makes it hard for me because then I’m the ‘mean’ one that makes him sit in his highchair, walk/crawl as opposed to being carried, etc. I’ll definitely try your suggestion and let you know how it goes.

        admin answers:

        Ok…..”get real lady” is not an answer. First of all all kids are different. Sounds like his parents are spoiling him by letting him get his all the time. No that’s not how it should be done especially if it’s coming from the parents. I have a 1 1/2 year old son and I nanny another the same age. I am very strict when it comes to behavior. The main problem is that after 12 months mainly they will push your buttons and know what they can get away with. It’s human nature but babies are just learning that and lets face it the number one goal for a toddler is to rule the universe because they think it should evolve around them. They don’t know any better. The number ONE rule is keep a set schedule! Keeping him eating/drinking in his high chair is good, don’t let him think that he can get whatever he wants when he cries throws or gets stiff etc, and the best way to the tantrums is to ignore them. I know that sounds harsh but it works. It will take a few tries but after while they’ll understand that they can’t have their way.

        My question is how long and often do you watch this child? Seems like for 10 months the parents don’t know how to deal with him because when they get home they want to show love and affection because they have’t seen him all day. You do need to explain to them that you have a schedule and behavior rules. Tell them that children who are spoiled this way will exhibit this behavior for a long time. Say that it lacks stability and if they ever take him out just the 3 of them, and he does throw a tantrum they will not be able to control/stop it because they themselves have enforced any rules. Then you can tell them what you do rather than tell them what to do. That way it does’t sounds like you’re telling them how to raise their child. Let me know if this works or if it helped. Good luck!

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          Why do parents of toddlers think that their 1 and 2 year olds (and heck, even some 3 year olds) throw fits and have tantrums and collapse screaming and crying on the floor because they are manipulative and want to make Mom miserable? Where did this "toddlers are just out to get you so don’t show them you care about how they feel" idea come from?


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            I have a 17 month old daughter who we have admittedly spoiled to a point. I don’t mean that we’ve got a monster to tame. She is a normal 17 month old but recently she has started acting out physically when she gets angry. When she’s told ‘no’, she throws tantrums like many kids her age do. We generally ignore it or tell her ‘I’m sorry, but we are not going outside right now’ etc… and if she continues, we walk away from her and let her do her thing until she stops. Lately though, she has been getting aggressive. She will pinch our faces or pull hair, and if that doesn’t work she pulls her own hair. Now…I am not so worried about her pulling her own hair. She will figure out that it hurts and stop doing it, but I would like to know what you think about how we handle it when she is aggressive toward us. We are older parents but we both have grown children. None of them ever acted like this, so even though we have done this before, we don’t know if we’re handling the tantrum thing in the right way.
            She IS only 17 months old, so…we have tried to analyze it and we think she does this because she doesn’t have the language skills to express what she really wants. She can be a very affectionate kid, and usually is…but she understands when we tell her no. So…when she does this, we usually peel her hands off of our faces or hair and tell her something like ‘No! You do NOT pinch daddy!’ and if she does it again, we treat it like any other tantrum and put her down and walk away. Recently though, she will follow us and continue to try to pinch our legs, and she will even find something on a shelf or basically anything in her reach, and throw it. She isn’t always a little tyrant, but this behaviour really isn’t acceptable. Two days ago, we started giving her a short ‘time out’. The first time, she sat for about 20 seconds and got up. My husband put her back and said ‘No, you sit there until daddy tells you to get up.’ I don’t know that she really understood the words, but she stayed there until he went to her and said ‘Are you ready to be nice?’ and allowed her to get up. I think she know’s about time out because her babysitter has a boy slightly older than her, who gets the occasional time out and she has seen it. She has had 3 time outs in the past two days and she seems to understand the threat to a point. If she starts being mean and we tell her she needs to stop or she will have a time out, she has actually been responding. What I want to know is…do you think she is too young for time out? We have been making her sit for probably close to a minute before we let her get up. Do you think she is actually ready for this, or are we deluding ourselves into thinking she is getting it? Any other suggestions for these tantrums that get ugly? And please don’t say spanking because we never spanked/hit our grown children and we aren’t going to start now (and for the record, they are all very responsible, productive, well rounded adults who did well in school and were never in trouble as teenagers.) Sorry, I felt I had to say that for those who think you can’t raise a decent person without hitting them. So…any thoughts?

            Thanks in advance for your input!
            Hi Grannie! The little boy does do the same things, but I’m not sure who taught it to whom. They’re close in age (he is 4 months older) so they’re both in the little power struggle stage. They fight over toys on occasion, and who gets to sit in what chair etc… and if they get frustrated with each other, they do pinch or pull each other’s hair until the babysitter has to intervene. They never really hurt each other, but the sitter has her hands full with two of them this age!
            Hi Grannie! The little boy does do the same things, but I’m not sure who taught it to whom. They’re close in age (he is 4 months older) so they’re both in the little power struggle stage. They fight over toys on occasion, and who gets to sit in what chair etc… and if they get frustrated with each other, they do pinch or pull each other’s hair until the babysitter has to intervene. They never really hurt each other, but the sitter has her hands full with two of them this age!


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              nutrition for toddlers?

              To all of the parents out there who might be able to give me some advice. My baby boy just turned one and I know that I can start introducing him now to other foods, such as dairy, etc. Iv’e been giving him baby food from the jars, one veg and one fruit a day while nursing. sometimes jarred meat. I looked up the nutrition guide, and it’s so overwhelming. I was wondering if anyone could tell me how you handled your childs nutrition, making sure they get what they’re supposed to, and not having to worry about measuring everything and having the guide in front of your face everytime. Thanks! Guess this means I’ll really have to start cooking:) Oh also if anyone could tell me some healthy on the go snacks and drinks. Thanks


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                Potty training a toddler?

                I’m going to start potty training my little one she’s almost three. I tried in the past but she’s old enough now. I wanted to ask is it better using training diapers or just buying plastic or regular underwear? I heard its a waste to buy training diapers since they soak all the urine and they don’t do much help. Regular underwear is risky because of the mess, but I’m a stay at home mom we’re always home. Any parents out there that mastered in training their kids your advice would be appreciated. Thanks!


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                  Also, which one do you think is easier to potty train, girls or boys?
                  He’s 18 months old. I have bought him a potty chair and sat it by the big toilet. He likes to sit on it with his diaper still on, that’s why i’m thinking he MIGHT be ready soon. I have tried putting him on it awhile ago and he wasn’t having it so i didn’t force him, I’m just wanting to know some tips that worked for other parents =]


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