Babysitting is 7th grade too young?
You should take a babysitters certification course if you havent already. When I was your age I babysat for two kids at the most. If you have really young kids you should have a friend with you to help you out. If the people you babysit for live on your block then make sure your own parents are home while you babysit that way if there is a problem then you can call them and they can get there quickly and help you if you need it. I started babysitting at about that age so I think you'll be okay. For most of those houses that you have listed it would probably be better to have a responsible friend with you because it can sometimes be difficult dealing with children those ages and when there is more than one it can add to the stress sometimes.
In desperate need of help from other Moms: Toddler lost 1 pound?
At my son's 15 month checkup yesterday, I was told that he had lost 1.2 pounds. At 12 months he weighed 23.10 and yesterday he weighed 22.80. He did however, grow 0.75 inches in height. In the past 3 months, my son has cut several teeth and started walking. He has not been ill in any way. He sleeps 11 hours straight at night and is very active during the day. His doctor said we need to watch this issue, but that he is not concerned. Then he said it may be a thyroid issue or a growth hormone problem. If it was a growth hormone issue he would not have gained any height as he did. I have no idea about the thyroid. I got a second opinion from another doctor who also said we should keep an eye on it. She was the one who ruled out the growth hormone potential. She told me to add more high calorie foods to his diet. Here is the problem: I am beside myself with worry. The doctors all agree that weight loss on a chart does not look good. But, there isn't any obvious sign of an underlying condition. I found myself trying to feed him every minute of the day today and I cried when he would not eat dinner. I feel like I have to feed him to save his life. If continues to eat the same way then he will lose more weight. None of the doctors said that this has happened to other kids and they have been fine. They did not even suggest that the weight loss may have been from his walking and he simply needs more calories. I don't know what to do with myself.
Do moms belong in the boys locker room helping thier son's undress after swimming?
I am a 17 year old guy and I go to a ymca that does not have a family locker room. Almost every time I am changing or showering there is mothers helping their young sons get dressed and undressed for swimming class in the mens locker room. Just yesterday I was standing by my locker butt naked and two mothers came in and smiled at me and said sorry we will change our sons in the corner we wont look. I know their sons need help changing and they are not allowed to change with the little girls there own age in the female locker room but it is kind of weird. I mean these women see naked men every time they take there sons to the ymca it just seems like a double standard. What do you think of this situation and if you have a young son what would you do ?
I want kids.... soon. age 19 almost 20. too soon?
Ever since I was little I wanted to be a mom. I love kids and I was practically a built in babysitter for my family. I have always thought I'd have kids young. But how young is to young .... I don't wanna think of having a kid as messing up my life but would it at my age? Plz help thank u
Jobs that work with young children or babies?
A speech pathologist works with young children. we provide speech and language therapy for children who have proven delays in language abilities.....not using words, not able to follow directions, not able to play. As children get a little older we also work on articulation issues...that is when they cannot pronounce certain letters. We can work "early intervention".....that's therapy on children aged birth - 3 years. The youngest child i worked with was 11 months old when we started. Most of these very young babies will be children who were born/diagnosed with some sort of developmental disorder. Most early intervention in NY is done in homes, so you travel to people's houses and work directly with the families. I currently work in a preschool....i work with children aged 3-5 years. My current caseload contains children with a variety of developmental delays and autism. I work with teachers, OT's, PT's, and a variety of other therapists (these are also people who work with very young children and may be worth researching). Some of the kids i work with are less delayed....they are in classrooms with typical children. It's a fun job. In NY, the girls who are starting out at the school i work at make about 40,000 per year (not very good). I make more b/c i have experience. BUt, we get all school holidays off, and 10 additional sick/personal days. I only work 7 hours a day. It's a good job for a working mom. Other schools, especially the school systems pay more. Other areas of the country pay differently. You need a master's degree to become a speech pathologist. You can go to ASHA.com for more info on what we do, where to go to school. ASHA is the American Speech and Hearing Association. Good luck
A mother’s age is four times as much as the sum of the ages of her three children, but after six years, her age will be only double the sum of their ages. What is the age of the mother?
Let, present age of mother be M year and her children’s be a years, b years, and c years.So, at present according to question,M = 4*(a+b+c) ___(1)After 6 years it will be,M+6 = 2*(a+b+c+18)2*(M+6) = 2*2*(a+b+c+18)2*M + 12 = 4*(a+b+c) + 4*182*M = M + 72 - 12 ___using (1)2*M - M = 60M = 60So, the age of the mother is 60 years.
My baby is 6 months old. I found out that I am pregnant again. I am not ready for this pregnancy. What can I do?
I don’t know your circumstances, financially or otherwise, and I do not know how old you are but I’d like to share my beginnings of motherhood with you.Babies used to scare me because they were so tiny and I was afraid of hurting them. I couldn’t even hold my niece or nephews when they were born and I had never changed a diaper. I did not want children at all until I met my husband. Something just clicked inside of me and before I knew it, I was pregnant. I was 30 at the time.In May of 1997 I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. She was perfect in every way. Pregnancy was perfect, labor and delivery were easy, she slept through the night after 3.5 weeks. She was healthy and happy and I was beyond being in love. When she was 6 months old I went back to work and within 2 weeks I found out I was pregnant again. A state of panic set in. I stared at the pregnancy test strip and cried. My husband told me everything would be ok but I didn’t believe him. How could I take care of 2 babies? That was all I could think and I cried for 2 days.My son was born in August 1998. I was lucky because he was much bigger but he was even easier to deliver. Once I got home and we all settled in life continued. He also slept through the night early on but he was colicky. That was the most difficult thing I had to deal with. Constant crying is enough to drive you crazy but with the help of our wonderful pediatrician, we finally found a formula that worked and before long everything was back to normal.Then came baby #3 in June 2000. Another perfect baby girl. She was the difficult labor that everyone had warned me about but she was healthy and that’s all that mattered. Having 3 babies barely under the age of 3 was difficult at times but we learned to manage. The best part of it all is that they grew up together and they were close. They were each other’s best friends and they learned from each other. They are still very close and I can only see that continuing throughout their lives.I wouldn’t change it for the world. I would actually go back and do it over, and over, and over again. I cannot imagine my life without them or any one of them. They would not be who they are today without each other and neither would I.