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suddenly parent of a teenager

I'm a 29 year old, living 200 miles away from family. I've just found out that my Mum has decided to send my 14 year old sister to live with me. I have no problem with this. They've had major issues...

GrantA

Father wont put his name on birth certificate - what rights do i have?

My baby father wont put his name on the birth certificate, what rights do I have? We already have a child together and i am expecting our second child, the problem is, that he had an affair with my...

langara

Childs Toy

I,m a Nanny looking for a music player disc/cassette player preferably Vtech or similar for my music mad 3 yr (coming on 30yrs). Can't seem to find anything where she can choose the music and its not...

Hart70

Can an 8 year old decide which parent to live with?

My son is 8 and has told the Social Worker, Guardian, Doctor and his teachers he wants to live with me. But they make it 50/50. He feels his wish to live with me is being ignored and often gets very...

Suetheramble

Is there ant such thing as a spoilt child

I have just met a child from school. After a comment it would appear there is now no such thing as a spoilt child a thick child an attention seeking child and plain nasty child. Do the parents go...

joko

lending your offspring money and getting it back...?

just curious really, but for the parents, if your adult children borrow money from you...not massive amounts, say from £30-50...do you expect it back? would you loan it knowing you wouldnt get...

carliex

My daughter whines constantly

My daughter is nearly 3, she's alway been abit of a whiny child but it's seriously getting worse! Iv always been strict and not given in when she whines for something so I just don't understand why...

ladybirder

Would Any Parent on Here Admit to having a Favourite Child?

A new book claims 95 percent of the parents in the world have a favourite child, and the other five percent are lying. Do you have a favourite child? http://www.dailymail....rents-favourites.html...

numnum

Discipline for a 17 month old

can anyone advise on how they discipline their 17 month olds? my little lad is a bit of a monkey. he climbs, throws food about, pulls hair, throws toys from one side of the room to the other... the...

flump1

Tattoo on child.

My boyfriend has told his children no body art or piercings until they are over the age of consent as he doesn't like either of them. He has 3 children and the older one has not felt the need ,...

Le Chat

My son's work experience Year 10.

This school year, pupils at my son's school spend 2 weeks in Feb on work placement. My son wants to spend his work experience at my workplace. I am quite agreeable, for 1 week, as I think it would be...

boxtops

Baby with MP3 player?

How old would your child have to be before you plugged an MP3 player into its ears? there was a little girl of about 10 months on the bus this morning, mum plugged her earpieces in - I hope it was...

kate_

2 year old bedtime trouble!

I hope someone can help, my daughter will be 2 in a month and recently she will not lie down and go to sleep in her bed and will cry when i iie her down. she wakes up at 630 every morning and had an...

annie0000

Why do the council have to make everything quite so difficult?

More of a rant than a question. Eldest son has had an issue with being bullied going back nearly 3 years now. Thankfully it seems that the bullying has stopped as his current teacher doesn't pussy...

nellypope

Toilet training and Toddler tummy ache!

My daughter is 23 months (so possibly a little early for toilet training) I have tried a couple of times with no success so I just left it, and would leave it a month or so inbetween goes. Tried again...

samritchie

my daughter seems to be displaying sexual behaviour at 6?!

My daughter is almost 7, and i found her with her cousin who is 4, a few months ago, naked, with him on top 'cuddling'.. I told them both calmly to stop, and then explained that that was something...

leanne_1987

i feel awful...

my daughter is 3 and half but an extemely fussy eater, today i did rice and chicken for tea and sat at the table to eat it with her, she sat and refused out right crying in the end after 45 mins i...

numnum

Lazy 3 year old eater, any tips

Does anyone have any tips for my fussy and lazy 3 year old at the table Shes started to not want to use her fork, knife and spoon which is then leading to her not eating her meal. If i pick up the...