Well then she won't be able to do it.

Lol.

I thought this wasn't about a transgender child.

I don't understand this. If she's a girl, under her clothes, she can do girls gymnastics, no?

I would scoff at being asked to follow these guidelines. Even in a public park, or a preschool, I don't see the need to make a rule that everyone plays with everyone. If someone did something that merits 'being in trouble,' in my own yard, my children are free to tell me, even if they don't need help settling a conflict.

My kids went to a cheap swim camp last summer. It was lousy. Don't pick based on price alone. You've got to get camp reviews from parents who have good judgement.

OP: I'm hoping it's something really simple, like a bad case of swimmers ear and all you need is one part vinegar and one part rubbing alcohol dropped into your ears a couple times a day for 10 days. Floradix Iron + Herbs has iron, B6 and B12 It's the best stuff in the world.

No, SIDS is unexplained death of a children under one year old.

My kids won't be getting private internet access either.

Yes, gradually, I must let them have more independence. But when they're 16 I will still have some rules. I expect them to dislike some of them. When I won't buy my girls shorts as big as underwear, they can think I am so mean. They can fantasize about wearing booty shorts every day when they are grown up. Causing drama will get them nowhere. Their best bet is to pick something else to wear and then we can hit the soft pretzels in the food court. I don't plan on needing formal mediation for our head butting until after they get jobs and move out. *joking* My own mother had a backbone, but wasn't overbearing. I was not scarred for life because she wouldn't buy me the rubber mini-dress I wanted. I think my relationship with my future teens will be similar. I don't have teens yet, though. Time will tell.

This post sounds like it's talking about two people who have equal authority and power. "Clashing, butting heads, having conflicting ideas, possibly needing formal mediation in order to resolve hurt feelings and know they have my empathy." I'm more of a traditional parent. If our rule is no bikinis, then our daughter can't wear one. Back talk won't frazzle us, nor will it get her what she wants. If we decide to allow her to wear sweat pants to her uncles funeral, we might tell her one time that it is up to her but we think it's a bad idea, and why. Then we'd keep our mouths shut and let it go. We either allow something, or we don't.

Maybe you care too much. What would happen if you acted like you don't care whether she walks or not?

Make them put all the clean clothes away...indefinitely...for free. Works for me.

I forgot to add 5 points per child. What is 47 + 25? Am I a very good wife? :laugh:

I'm scored Just Average. Dh scored Very Poor. Accurate results.

Wake the children up early and make sure they get lots of exercise so they'll go to sleep early.

An ample coat of baby powder is great for lounging around the house sans bra.

Try cutting slits in the bra and sliding out the wires.

No! :sad: I thought that ended right after the honeymoon.

I'd want to lose weight Small group A man leader is okay I'd prefer a ladies only group, but could deal with a co-ed I like that the coach lost weight I'd think calls from the leader would be weird. Too much. Spouse would never come to a meeting. I don't like that idea, anyway. I don't really like the phrase 'Free Healthy Living Support Coach.' The group needs a cute name, similar to Weight Watchers. Your husband could be called leader.

While it's good for kids to know why we do things, telling them why is not much help in establishing habits. Every day at, oh, say, 7:30, tell her to eat, and see that she does. Then move to hinting at 7:30, "What should you do now?" Then make sure she eats. She'll go along with it because she's not opposed to eating, she just forgets to do it on her own, right? Be scrupulously consistent. No letting things slide, skipping a day, giving a break, or forgetting. See her eat. See her dirty dishes. Ask her if she ate. Do something. Do it daily. There's a saying, "Don't expect what you don't inspect." "I shouldn't have to do this!" you might say. I agree. But you have the child you have. She needs to eat on a schedule, automatically, out of habit. And she needs help to get into the habit.

Wear belts with your jeans? Shapeless tops are frumpy. Most stylish tops are too low cut, especially for short people. You can 'wholesome-up" stylish tops with Cami Secrets. They are false-front camisoles. They are better than wearing real camisoles under your clothes because real camisoles show the tops of bOOks almost as much as stylish tops. Cami Secrets keep 'the girls' covered, even when you bend over. I got mine at Kmart in the As Seen On TV section. They're modestly priced, and worth every penny.

Make 'Get Your Own Breakfast And Eat It' a required part of her morning routine. Just like she can't forget to brush her teeth and use deodorant, she must learn to make this a habit.

Meal times are a part of our daily routine. Breakfast is at 8:00 before brushing our teeth. Getting food whenever you feel like it doesn't work for us. Too much mess in the kitchen, and one of my kids would starve. She could set an alarm to remind her to eat lunch when you're gone. Call and check if she is eating.

It's not working. Set his schedule. Make sure he does his work every day. Sit with him as much as he needs you to. Don't let him have "freedom" to get behind and scramble to get it all done on Friday afternoon. We, homeschoolers, need to know it is OK for our children to NOT work independently. Do you know of any schools that make a list of assignments on Mondays, let the children do as they wish, and then check the work on Fridays? I don't.