While it is true that your role as a parent begins before childbirth, you begin parenting the moment your child comes into the world. Should you breast-feed your baby or allow him to drink from the bottle? Should you bathe him twice a day or more? What kind of food should you give your baby? [...]
What part of becoming a new parent was hardest on your marriage?
Babies are bundles of joy, but their arrival changes everything completely. When you became a first time parent, what caused the biggest problem in your relationship with your spouse? Could be little, might be big.
What do you think of parenting classes that do a mechanical baby project?
I’m in a parent/child development class and in November, we’re doing a baby project. For this, we get a mechanical baby that cries every three to four hours and we have to hold a key in their back for about 10-15 minutes, to symbolize feeding them. We get the babies for five days, over night [...]
How to get husband to “plug in” to parenting?
For example, my husband has never fed a bottle to either of our children or stayed up with them when they were sick. I really haven’t slept in 3 years.He works a stressful job and sees my job as a stay-at-home mom to do the bulk of the parenting. My problem is that [...]
How do I track down a parenting class?
My son is going to be a daddy in 3 months and hasn’t been around babies much. He thinks it’s going to be easy so I’d like to find a class that will be a wake-up call so he won’t be so shocked. He’s agreed he could use the help. Any suggestions?
Young parents are usually beset with so many problems when it comes to rearing and caring for their children. Because of the ever-increasing cost of living in the country, both parents now need to earn a living to keep the family well provided for. Since both parents now have careers outside of the home, there [...]
Good books on Parenting preteens & teenagers?
Can anyone recommend any for this stage? They seem to make a lot of them for babies, toddlers, & children but not very many on preteens & teens. Also if you know any good books on Step-parenting that would be great too. Thanks!
How do you politely get your in-laws to **** out when it comes to parenting your child?
Here’s the situation. My husband and I are very close to his grandmother. She lives alone, and we visit her often. The problem is she is kind of paranoid when it comes to our daughter. It’s annoying to have answer the same old questions over and over..”When will her teeth come in?” (My baby is [...]
whats the deal with those fake babies you get in school for the parenting class?
i am signed up for the parenting class this year at school & we hafta ge those fake babies….can someone tell me how they work and like what you hafta do to care for them and such??
is there some type of key that you use for everything or what……
mommies out there, i need some tips on parenting my kids?
ive never really had to think of ways to get my babies to behave.
recently, however, i got criticised on spoiling them and not being a good parent.
I’m not so good at setting boundaries, parent-wise, so I’m looking on some tips and expectations that should apply to my kids.
some simple responsibility tips for my kids would [...]
