Comments for raising4boys.com http://www.raising4boys.com parenting tips, tricks and commentary Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:47:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 Comment on The Number One Reason Boys are Better Than Girls by A Mom to 3 and one on the way http://www.raising4boys.com/2007/05/30/the-number-one-reason-boys-are-better-than-girls/#comment-25791 A Mom to 3 and one on the way Sat, 03 Jan 2009 01:38:25 +0000 http://www.raising4boys.com/2007/05/30/the-number-one-reason-boys-are-better-than-girls/#comment-25791 OK I have 3 girls and I am dead happy I am a girl, I think that why is it so horrible being a girl cause in my personal veiw I think there more important and you need more of them in the world( but of corse you need boys too) I think what the people did along time ago was horrible( in the bible) They basically said yea women are useless, rape them kill them they don't matter, oh yeah I would like to go up to them and say Hey Bitches you all wanna die cause that the way it is, In my personal view Woman are more important then men and we need more of them, but of corse we need boys too I have 3 girls and I have a baby on the way witch I hope is a boy, But still what they did in the old days was horrible, Screw them OK I have 3 girls and I am dead happy I am a girl, I think that why is it so horrible being a girl cause in my personal veiw I think there more important and you need more of them in the world( but of corse you need boys too) I think what the people did along time ago was horrible( in the bible) They basically said yea women are useless, rape them kill them they don’t matter, oh yeah I would like to go up to them and say Hey Bitches you all wanna die cause that the way it is, In my personal view Woman are more important then men and we need more of them, but of corse we need boys too I have 3 girls and I have a baby on the way witch I hope is a boy, But still what they did in the old days was horrible, Screw them

]]> Comment on Nervous Tics in a Ten Year Old - They’re Back by Jen http://www.raising4boys.com/2008/04/17/nervous-tics-in-a-ten-year-old-theyre-back/#comment-25789 Jen Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:35:53 +0000 http://www.raising4boys.com/2008/04/17/nervous-tics-in-a-ten-year-old-theyre-back/#comment-25789 Our son developed a head tic about a week ago..it started with a head thing (kind of a backwards nod like he was stretching his neck)..then as Christmas approached, he started popping his jaw a little. It has been a stressful 6 months (my husband lost his job in July) for us and he is definately a nervous child (he is very, very bright and tends to always be concerned that others are following the rules, etc.) We notice as he gets nervous or there is a lot going on, its getting worse. When things are calm, we don't see him doing it as much. We have asked him if he's worried about something or if his neck is bothering him, but we are not sure what to do. Do we take him to the doctor?? I know he often hears my husband and I talking - regardless of how hard we try to limit conversations. He's a very inquisitive child. Any thoughs...we are really nervous about him going back to school with these tics. Our son developed a head tic about a week ago..it started with a head thing (kind of a backwards nod like he was stretching his neck)..then as Christmas approached, he started popping his jaw a little. It has been a stressful 6 months (my husband lost his job in July) for us and he is definately a nervous child (he is very, very bright and tends to always be concerned that others are following the rules, etc.) We notice as he gets nervous or there is a lot going on, its getting worse. When things are calm, we don’t see him doing it as much. We have asked him if he’s worried about something or if his neck is bothering him, but we are not sure what to do. Do we take him to the doctor?? I know he often hears my husband and I talking - regardless of how hard we try to limit conversations. He’s a very inquisitive child. Any thoughs…we are really nervous about him going back to school with these tics.

]]> Comment on How to Deal With a Bully at School by Deb Young http://www.raising4boys.com/2008/09/11/how-to-deal-with-a-bully-at-school/#comment-25786 Deb Young Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:13:17 +0000 http://www.raising4boys.com/?p=609#comment-25786 Wow. This brought back many memories of myself at school when I was 12. I was beat up regularily in the area I lived in just for having white skin and my parent never intervened so it never stopped. Looking back now my choice then was only to fight back but I never did, oddly enough tho I was passive all through school I am the opposite as an adult lol. I guess I got walloped to a breaking point between then and now. I have to say fighting back usually will resolve bullying tho. It did for my own son. keep us posted! Wow. This brought back many memories of myself at school when I was 12. I was beat up regularily in the area I lived in just for having white skin and my parent never intervened so it never stopped. Looking back now my choice then was only to fight back but I never did, oddly enough tho I was passive all through school I am the opposite as an adult lol. I guess I got walloped to a breaking point between then and now. I have to say fighting back usually will resolve bullying tho. It did for my own son.
keep us posted!

]]> Comment on How to Deal With a Bully at School by Emily http://www.raising4boys.com/2008/09/11/how-to-deal-with-a-bully-at-school/#comment-25785 Emily Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:53:04 +0000 http://www.raising4boys.com/?p=609#comment-25785 This is a critical part of growing up and these things affect a child's psyche in a major way. Asking your child to stand up against bullying is always a good lesson for them to learn for now and for future so they don't become pushovers. I love this saying I read somewhere- "Never fight with a pig- he likes it, and you get dirty!" This is a critical part of growing up and these things affect a child’s psyche in a major way. Asking your child to stand up against bullying is always a good lesson for them to learn for now and for future so they don’t become pushovers. I love this saying I read somewhere- “Never fight with a pig- he likes it, and you get dirty!”

]]> Comment on How to Deal With a Bully at School by jay http://www.raising4boys.com/2008/09/11/how-to-deal-with-a-bully-at-school/#comment-25784 jay Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:47:07 +0000 http://www.raising4boys.com/?p=609#comment-25784 Please follow up on this story and let us know how things go. This is exactly the type of thing I hope parenting blogs will discuss. My kids haven't started school yet, and I'm in Japan where bullying has a somewhat different nature from bullying in the U.S.z Though I suspect that similar methods can be used to address it. I hope it works out, and maybe the bully in question can get some help as well! Please follow up on this story and let us know how things go. This is exactly the type of thing I hope parenting blogs will discuss.

My kids haven’t started school yet, and I’m in Japan where bullying has a somewhat different nature from bullying in the U.S.z Though I suspect that similar methods can be used to address it.

I hope it works out, and maybe the bully in question can get some help as well!

]]> Comment on Top 5 Reasons Boys are Better Than Girls by me http://www.raising4boys.com/2007/05/07/top-5-reasons-boys-are-better-than-girls/#comment-25783 me Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:19:23 +0000 http://www.raising4boys.com/2007/05/07/top-5-reasons-boys-are-better-than-girls/#comment-25783 lzzy, I am sure that if you had boys, they would have been rats as you have so accurately predicted. Rats ALWAYS give birth to rats. lzzy, I am sure that if you had boys, they would have been rats as you have so accurately predicted. Rats ALWAYS give birth to rats.

]]> Comment on School Pictures are a Scam by justine http://www.raising4boys.com/2008/05/02/school-pictures-are-a-scam/#comment-25782 justine Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:14:21 +0000 http://www.raising4boys.com/2008/05/02/school-pictures-are-a-scam/#comment-25782 I am the owner of a small school picture business. My packages are very resonable. Yes the school gets 50% of the sales. School Pictures are a Fund Raising event for your school. The school makes more than I do. When my chldren were in school (they are 4o now) I bought something of every picture that was sent home. I kept a book for each child with their pictures and when they were grown I gave it to them and they loved it. So I think school pictures are a treasure. I am the owner of a small school picture business. My packages are very resonable. Yes the school gets 50% of the sales. School Pictures are a Fund Raising event for your school. The school makes more than I do.
When my chldren were in school (they are 4o now) I bought something of every picture that was sent home.
I kept a book for each child with their pictures and when they were grown I gave it to them and they loved it. So I think school pictures are a treasure.

]]> Comment on How to Deal With a Bully at School by Trevor http://www.raising4boys.com/2008/09/11/how-to-deal-with-a-bully-at-school/#comment-25780 Trevor Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:12:36 +0000 http://www.raising4boys.com/?p=609#comment-25780 I like what you say about having him stand up to the bully first. He'll learn from it! If you were to just sort out his problems yourself, what does he learn, right? I like what you have to say! I'll be back! :) I like what you say about having him stand up to the bully first. He’ll learn from it! If you were to just sort out his problems yourself, what does he learn, right?

I like what you have to say! I’ll be back! :)

]]> Comment on Parenting Quote - Theresa Bloomingdale by patricia fox-fleck http://www.raising4boys.com/2006/03/22/parenting-quote-theresa-bloomingdale/#comment-25777 patricia fox-fleck Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:22:06 +0000 http://www.raising4boys.com/2006/03/22/parenting-quote-theresa-bloomingdale/#comment-25777 Back in the seventies when I wrote for either Annals of St. Anne or Family Digest, I don't remember which you also wrote articles for them. Enjoyed reading your then, and immensely enjoyed your book. Loved the quote at the top of this page. Am also a grandmother now, too. Thanks for your humor. Pat Back in the seventies when I wrote for either Annals of St. Anne or Family Digest, I don’t remember which you also wrote articles for them. Enjoyed reading your then, and immensely enjoyed your book. Loved the quote at the top of this page. Am also a grandmother now, too. Thanks for your humor. Pat

]]> Comment on Tonsilectomy and Adenoidectomy for Our Six Year Old by Stephanie http://www.raising4boys.com/2008/04/03/tonsilectomy-and-adenoidectomy-for-our-six-year-old/#comment-25776 Stephanie Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:57:44 +0000 http://www.raising4boys.com/2008/04/03/tonsilectomy-and-adenoidectomy-for-our-six-year-old/#comment-25776 I was 5 when I had mine out. I hate chocolate pudding to this day. Was told ice cream and only served choco pudding at the hospital. LOL I had to stay extra days because I refused to eat anything, but all in all. I'm glad my parents made the discision to have them out. I remember before the surgery I always was sick alot with a sore throat, but after recovery I hardly ever had a sore throat and felt much better over all. I rarily have a sore throat now in comparrison to ppl that I know that still have their tonsils. Oh a slight draw back is that you can still get tonsillitus in the spot the tonsils were but its much less dangerous and rare. Glad mine are gone. I was 5 when I had mine out. I hate chocolate pudding to this day. Was told ice cream and only served choco pudding at the hospital. LOL I had to stay extra days because I refused to eat anything, but all in all. I’m glad my parents made the discision to have them out. I remember before the surgery I always was sick alot with a sore throat, but after recovery I hardly ever had a sore throat and felt much better over all. I rarily have a sore throat now in comparrison to ppl that I know that still have their tonsils. Oh a slight draw back is that you can still get tonsillitus in the spot the tonsils were but its much less dangerous and rare.

Glad mine are gone.

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