Recent content by EHB

I don't think a way to get close to a child is by hating its other parent. Your child sounds stressed by the bickering and fighting between the two of you and frankly were I him, I wouldn't want to be with either of you. This is not a popularity contest. Do you have any idea how a child feels...

Have her sit on the aisle seat, so she can leave when the baby starts to cry. I am quite certain, I would not even think of taking a child as young as 16 months to a live show, much less a three month old, but at least sit where you can leave if the kids become restless and start to cry.

Coach, I definitely do not mean this as a mean response to your post, but may I suggest that you kick in additional child support for your daughter to cover this deficit. As children get older, they become more expensive to keep in food, clothing and the like. I also do not agree with your...

You're still tired doing Mommy things. Don't overstress yourself by doing what you think everyone else is expecting. Most 1 year olds are overwhelmed and get cranky with lots of people around after more than about an hour, so if you decide to invite people over, don't make it a three hour...

I will repeat here what a very good psychiatrist friend of mine once said: "If you don't like being in the middle, step out of it." It's a lot easier for his family to focus on you as the problem so that they don't have to deal with their very obvious family dysfunction. They have someone to...

One of my daughters has a male elementary school teacher and she has had one of the best learning experiences in her life. In high school all of my older daughters had male teachers and they all connected with them and felt that they had positive experiences. My sons have also never pointed...

In his first attempt! I am so proud of my 18 yo. I feel so old though. He made the decision to wait till he was 18, but soon as he was, he went right down to the DMV and got his permit. Now starts the scary part. That's the part I'm probably going to need you guys for. :D

Beth makes valid points here. Most courts will modify or restrict a parent's movements, so let's at least hope that if the mother decides to move again, the father will go into court and prevent her from moving further away. On the point of the little one being the step kid in the future step...

I'm so sorry to hear this. I wish you and your family all the best. You have each other and that's the most important thing in life.

Jen, you have quite a mess here. I am a bonus mom to four children, have one of my own and two with my second husband. If anyone knows the difficulty integrating a blended family, I do. First, I really do think you need to stop focusing on the four year old as an interloper. The only way...

Wow, I'm lucky then, I suppose. My mother always worked and we always had a maid. :D

Well all we can do is respond the best way we know how and then it is up to the person whom we have armed with the information to either do something with it, or to ignore/discard it. Either way, it's completely outside of anyone else's control. I am constantly amazed at how many people...

What worked with my kids was to simply ask them to describe what they had drawn. I got sucked into describing what I saw, but got it wrong so many times, it would upset the children. Now I simply say, "Thanks for making me that. Would you like to describe what you have drawn for me?"

It might be best if you simply ask him to draw something for you, instead of suggesting what to draw. We all have things we prefer to draw that we feel competent drawing. If the goal is to encourage him to draw, perhaps just asking him to draw something for you would be better?

Actually, what you describe sounds more like Aspergers (on the Autism spectrum) than it does ADHD. You should immediately request an IEP (Individualized Education Plan) from the school. It's a simple letter you can even hand write and give in at the school office and they are legally required...