Archive for the 'Parenting' Category

Healthy food choices

Monday, May 26th, 2008

I’m pregnant with my first child and have heard so much conflicting advice about what’s safe to eat. I understand the need for more foods with iron and calcium, and what’s a healthy alcohol and caffeine intake, but what should I cut out altogether?

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Yes, pregnancy can be a confusing time when you’re likely to be bombarded with advice from health professionals, well-meaning relatives and even strangers at the supermarket. Your diet is likely to change as you progress through your pregnancy and adjust to the stages of morning sickness, cravings, heartburn and hunger.

You have an increased risk of food poisoning from a bacteria, called listeria, which can be very harmful to unborn babies. It can grow on refrigerated foods that have been previously cooked and processed, so it’s not enough to just follow good hygiene practices. You also need to cut out high-risk food, such as cold processed meats, cold cooked barbecued chicken, pate, raw egg, soft-serve ice-cream, pre-prepared salads, raw and chilled pre-prepared seafood, and soft or semi-soft cheese such as brie, ricotta, fetta and blue vein.

Don’t like appearance

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Lately I’m back to my job in the society after gave birth to a baby gal and I realized that I’m having a very severe problems with my appearance. I get stares by ppl surrounding me that makes me feels inferior, temperamental, terrify, lack of self confident and low self-esteem.

Honestly, I don’t like my high cheekbones appearance, and I feel unattractive. At this time as age goes by, my cheekbones are getting more prominent than before. Getting those stares from ppl, I get frustrated easily and only wish to go home immediately after work.

Having difficulties to focus with my work, I will have to take care of my six month old baby, doing house-choirs, cook dinner, etc. I feel like ending my life and get free of all these problems.
Is there anything that I can do to help myself?

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Does getting married mean you’re a slave?

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Is all lasting marriage late in life like this? Having to continuously put the toilet seat down, place the new toilet paper on the spindle, stretch the damp wet towels out so they will dried out? Lift the lid to the laundry basket to place the dirty clothes inside of it instead of on it. Picking up dishes that never seem to make it to the sink, straightening and picking up the pillows that go on the furniture. Throwing away the hair clump that is always left on the bathroom counter instead of in the wastebasket. Pulling up the comforter half off into the floor and back up onto the bed where it belongs, picking up unclean socks and walking them to the clothes basket, untwisting the pillowcases around the bed pillows so they will lay flat on the bed, hanging up clean clothes so they look clean when they are put back on, turning off every light in the house after someone leaves the room and leaves them on, this includes multiple Television Sets! Do other normal people live this way?

Answer:
If you think like I do if you really love him you would be able to deal with it. And if not just ask him nicely and tell him that you don’t likes picking up after him all the time. And if he loves you then he will understand.

I suggest all of you sit down with your partner and talk about this. Maybe have set things each of you should do at a certain time of the week together so no one is neglected. Ask them how they would feel if they were constantly picking up after you! I did this when I lived with my ex and we both did chores at the same time on the same day every week.

How can I protect my kid from online sleaze?

Monday, April 21st, 2008

SHADOW HER WHEREVER SHE GOES, ALL DAY LONG. There are 412 million to 8 billion pages of porn on the Internet, depending on whom you talk to, and children can stumble across them at home, a friend’s house, a cyber cafe, even a library or school. All you can really do is encourage an open dialogue, explain why they should avoid such smut, and do your best to block the sites on your home computer. If your daughter is preteen, set your home page to Yahooligans.com or Jeeves for Kids (askforkids.com); they pull up only Grated material. Older kids are another story; they may actually seek out the dirty stuff. Use the parental controls in Mac OS X and Windows Vista (due out this fall) to limit their surfing to sites you deem okay. You can also buy filtering software, such as CyberPatrol ($40, cyberpatrol.com, for Windows) or Content Barrier ($70, content barrier.com, Macintosh).

My teenage daughter is embarrassed to be seen with me in public

Monday, April 21st, 2008

My teenage daughter is embarrassed to be seen with me in public. How can I get her to snap out of it?

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Don’t take her embarrassment personally. “This is very normal teenage behavior,” says Marc Zimmerman, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at the University of Michigan. “She’s in the process of forming her own identity and wants to appear independent.” Like most teenage girls, she’s probably overly self-conscious and under the distinct impression that the entire world is watching (and judging) her.

Unfortunately, there’s no cure for the terrible teens. We’ve all been there, and if you can remember back to your own teenage years, you’ll realize that the best course of action is no action at all. “Sympathize with her struggle and learn how to be invisible,” says Zimmerman. If that means walking a few steps behind her or dropping her off a few blocks from school, do it. The key is to make her feel comfortable while reinforcing the fact that you’ll be there for her when she needs you. In the meantime, avoid any behavior that you think will make you look cool, such as attempting to rap. It will save you and your daughter loads of embarrassment.

Bullies keep picking on my kid

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Should I get him boxing lessons?

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No, A study of 500 preteen boys in Norway found that those who took up boxing were five times more likely to fight, steal, and skip school than kids in less combative sports. But that doesn’t mean you should tell your kid to turn the other cheek. “Get him martial-arts lessons,” says Larry Koenig, Ph.D., author of Smart Discipline: Fast, Lasting Solutions for Your Child’s Self-Esteem and Your Peace of Mind.

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Husband asked if I would masturbate for him

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

The other night, my husband asked if I would masturbate for him. I thought this was an odd request, since the prospect of actual penetrative sex was on offer. Why would a man want this instead of sex?

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I think you may be missing the point here. He would want this as well as sex. You don’t say whether or not you complied with this request, but I can understand why you might view this as a private - and perhaps a little embarrassing - event. That said, the idea of watching a woman turn herself on is an intrinsic turn on to men, who are incredibly visual when it comes to sex. Moreover, this can be the gateway to him viewing and learning how you like to be touched. I’d consider his request if I were you.