Do you believe that raising your kids more on the strict side is better than more to the lax side?

March 16, 2009

Native Texas Momma! asked: Why or why not?
(When I say strict, I don’t mean the stereo typical idea of putting them in an over sheltered bubble)
Emoja- Right on. That’s pretty much my thoughts exactly.
SURFERG- I have no interest in being the “fun” parent. I have an interest in being a [...]

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Can anyone help me deal with the stress of raising 5 kids? My nerves are going nuts?

March 16, 2009

christy19782002 asked: Any suggestions on what I can do to relieve some of the stress?Edwin

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Fast forward your life 10,15 20 years.however many years into the future when you will be done raising kids?

March 15, 2009

~Carrie~ has 5 asked: and living a life hat doesn’t involve snotty nose, homework, crayon on the walls and play dates . Where you you rather be having you life? In the fast paced city with theaters fine dining and fancy clothes? Or on your country road where you can hear the [...]

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Okay religous question about raising kids(kinda long)?

March 14, 2009

Jeramie M asked: Okay I have a two beautiful twin girls (who are 6) there mother is a non denominational open minded christian and I’m a pagan. We are not together but get along fine, I have custody of the girls. We both agreed not to force our kids into our beliefs rather instead let [...]

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Anyone raising little kids of drug addict moms,if so are there are there behavior problems with kids ?

March 12, 2009

countrygirl asked: we have a 5 year old we’ve raised since 6months old ,she acts terrible sometimes,she very smart,she can be so mean sometimes.She has not been around mom in 4 yearsIda

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We are planning on raising our kids to be bilingual (Italian and English). Would you say this is a good idea?

March 12, 2009

Nico, Marco & Isabella 17/01/09 asked: Well we’re having triplets and because both of our families are Italian we feel we should raise them to be bilingual. Is this a bad idea? Would they get teased (we live in the UK)? Or would you say go for it?
Me and my husband usually talk in Italian [...]

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What’s the best place to raise kids and get the most for your money?

March 11, 2009

mbhdz04 asked: I’m looking for quality of life, warm weather and a good place to raise kids. We live in metro D.C. and it’s so expensive and cold in the winter (although this has been a warm one).Johnny

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are kids bad because there parents do a bad job raising them?

March 10, 2009

Masha asked: Today in class the teacher says she believes the reason kids are bad if they are is because , there parents do a bad job raising them. I agree with her but only because of personal experience. Do you agree or disagree and why?Minnie

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Will Obama take over the job of raising kids if his speech about “being a good dad” lands on deaf ears?

March 10, 2009

B. Fwank Wuined Your Moms 401k asked: We we just have lots of large bunk rooms with beds for about 200 kids and a few adults to feed and raise the kids?Ruby

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Is there any way of raising kids well that won’t make me some godawful suburban soccer mom?

March 9, 2009

Cybele asked: I really love kids, watching them learn and grow. I’m the eldest of three kids. However, like my Mom I **** all the boring parent-teacher interview, bake sale, after school activities stuff that is demanded by modern life. I mean, when my parents were kids, they went outside to play all day [...]

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