Obama is not my president asked:


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!

sarg asked:


Okay, so I am just became a foster parent to a 16 year old girl who was abused by her mother. I can’t think of good meal ideas. If you were going to a strangers house what kind of things would you like to eat? I am planning on having chips, pizza & stuff like that but what else? Thanks in advance!

Tiffany asked:


Not online, but I need suggestions of places to look in my community. I am looking for participants for a survey.

AriesAlways asked:


Just wrote a question about this more…But have to ask something along the same lines…
I know i **** it when kids cry and are upset…4 and 2..But I know I have to **** it up and they will be ok.
Im thinking this is a problem for my sister and her teen. Since I dont see how shes hasnt been grounded for longer period of times for attitude, disrespect, back talk, ect…
Also this 14 yr old..About 2 yrs ago – attemped to drink bleach cuz she got caught skipping school and was in trouble…More orless a cry for help, IMO. She had meds and meetgins for awhile, Dont think anymore. But Im thinking is this a fear in some teenagers parents – Afraid to disapline the teens in fear they will hurt themselves…

youngwoman asked:


Their teenagers are under 16.

hdrunaway asked:


I’m 22 and I’m married with a two year old son. Recently my mom passed away. I’m going to be taking in my little brothers who are 15 and 16. I will have temp “kinship” custody.

I’m just really nervous because I’ve never cared for teens before. Can anyone offer any advice? How can I help them adjust?

Jay C asked:


Parents always seem to think teenagers are bad…

why is that…?
i didnt mean to say all parents. I meant “quite a few”

LifeIsGrand asked:


I mostly referring to crimes like shoplifting, truancy, simple assault, vandalism. I already know what people would say if it is a really serious crime like murder or manslaughter. What’s your opinion? Punish the parent AND teenager? Or just the teen?

hollyistraveling asked:


i’m just trying to see what my parents might think.
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??Wabby?? asked:


My friend was builmic and she would do everything and anything to stop her mum finding out. After a year she told her mum. (We were going to tell her mother, but she told us after a month she had stopped, when really she hadn’t, when we found out she hadn’t stopped, we treatened to tell her mother if she didn’t)

A lot of my other friends sneak around behind their parents backs to go to counselling and etc.

But if it was a physical illness they would tell their parents and go to a doctor.

Why are teenagers so determined to hide their mental illnesses from the parents?
BMAC- I went straight to our school counsellor and told her that very hour my friend told me. We didn’t just stand back and watch her hurt herself. I did all I could. Our school counsellor didn’t even tell her mum.