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Safe Haven Laws: What's really going on with these parents abandoning their teens?

tony — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:09:05 -0800

Has anyone else been following this crazy Safe-Haven Law goof in Nebraska? Parents are actually abandoning their teenagers at the footsteps of Nebraskan hospitals. Starting today, it won't be legal anymore, but nonetheless, this really begs the question - what led these parents to do such a thing?

Kids room ideas

tony — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:45:16 -0800

I got the final okay from the wife to take our "dining room" and use it as a kids room for the next 5-10 years. Any ideas for what I could do to the room to make it a place for my kids to grow, discover, learn new things, etc?

Teething

sciguy75 — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:19:52 -0800

Our 5-month-old just cut his first tooth. We've tried cold toys, cold wash cloths, and even some ice in a mesh bag device made just for teething. These all provided some temporary relief, though he's stilling having a really tough time sleeping more than a few hours due to the pain. Oh experienced dads, what worked when it came to teething? (besides caffeine for you the following morning)

Big Brother not taking kindly to the arrival of new little sister!

bj1712 — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:17:27 -0700

I sure hope someone can offer some advice on this one other than what I'm already trying. Just this past week my 17mo. old son became "big brother" to the newest member of our family, "sissy". Because of his age, we aren't sure how much he really understood that we were going to have a new member of the family. We explained that there was a baby in mommy's belly and he would put his head on her belly and saw "awww, bebe". How cute right? We figured he would just eat her up. Quite the contrary.

White Dad, African-American Son

tobyalan82 — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:19:00 -0700

I am a "new dad" to our 5 year old foster son, Cameron. He just came last week but is adapting very well to our family. I am white and Cameron is African-American. I am wondering if anyone else has experience in this (any races) and if there is anything I should be doing differently. My wife & I aren't treating him any differently than our other children, but should we be? What should I be doing to help him stay in tune with his culture?

Emergency Preparedness

pwave13 — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:55:22 -0700

As the owner of an emergency preparedness company I wanted to start a forum topic on the issue where people can ask questions and/or leave comments.

How has the current market mess effected you?

tony — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:22:04 -0700

I'm curious to hear how folks have been effected by the current financial market downward spiral. Is there anything we need to do right now to stay on the safe side?

How do kids learn?

tony — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:12:38 -0700

After a week with my parents (and them coming to the conclusion that our tot is a genius), we had lots of discussions about how best to help our little 2-year-old develop/learn/grow/be stimulated heathily. Honestly, it seems to come down to thoughtful attention - playing with them and also watching them figure out how to play by themselves. But how do we really know if our kids are developing well? And I've heard lots of parents are getting into this "unschooling" concept?

Uncontrolled screaming

irab — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:40:05 -0700

I am a new dad and we have a 3 month old son, Abram. His witching hour is usually around 6:30 PM or so. He typically will get fussy and will usually fall asleep for a few minutes. When we wakes, especially when mommy isn't around, he seems to be startled and will start screaming. The screaming will not usually stop by any conventional method. Shusshing, swaddle, passy, rocking, fresh air outside, nothing. He will only calm down when mommy returns. For instance, this went on for 45 minutes last night until my wife got home from her tennis match.

Remembering 9/11

sciguy75 — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:47:56 -0700

A child who was an infant on 9/11 is seven years old today. Many kids are now reaching an age where they are old enough to be aware and inquisitive about that horrible day, yet are young enough to have no direct memory of the event, no personal frame of reference. For those savvy daddies who have children around that age, how have you discussed, or plan to discuss, the events of September 11th with your children?