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February 22, 2012, 1:56 pm

I am in the process of divorce. I have already file initial paperwork. My husband and I have agreed that he will not pay child support and I will have 100% custody with visitation only at my discretion. I have no idea what to put on the forms though. Do I put on there exactly what we have agreed...

February 22, 2012, 1:33 pm

My husband and I have been raising our newly placed pre-adoptive kids for two months now- our son (age 11) and a daughter (age 10). They are our only children. Our daughter came with more psychiatric diagnoses that you can count on one hand; She had no honeymoon period at all, and had tantrums for...

February 22, 2012, 11:03 am

Well, I have the school district coming out to observe him on Tuesday. But I feel like they're going to laugh in my face. Because, once again, it's not impacting his development. I will concentrate on giving easier and more direct instructions. I tried walking him in the house the other day...

February 22, 2012, 10:25 am

Nancy, You have the right to obtain all the details of your adoption and original birth record providing a veto has not been filed. Access to Adoption Records Act - Ontario.ca Kind regards, Dickons

February 22, 2012, 9:55 am

4 quarters meant the world to my five year old. 4 teeth later, still giving 4 quarters each.

February 22, 2012, 8:52 am

YEAH!! Another little step. Now back to the whole waiting for your next update thing. Sigh. I'm not a good wait-er.

February 22, 2012, 8:47 am

Sigh. BIG sigh. YES, our kids DO NEED TO LEARN TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY for their actions. They really do. Having a problem of some sort is not a free pass for bad behaviors. The process of learning responsibility may be long and look very different than that of a 'typical' person though.

February 22, 2012, 7:56 am

Bumping this up to the daytime queue At 6, J had some pretty horrible ptsd-related nightmares. Therapy helped. In the interim, I'm not proud of this, but antihistamines helped her get through some difficult sleepless periods. Good luck

February 22, 2012, 6:46 am

Hello and congratulations! It has been only 4 months for us and our little boy who is 3 nearly 4. I found that routine is as important for ourselves as it is the child. Making plans and having routines really reduces any anxieties or stresses felt by the parents which of course helps the child. ...

February 21, 2012, 9:46 pm

You mentioned that he does better in some classes than others. My son is ADHD, but he also has CAPD. He was just re-evaluated for CAPD. The audiologist made a great suggestion that I never thought of. He should be seated in the 2nd or 3rd row because he needs the visual cues from his fellow...

February 21, 2012, 7:50 pm

We have one on Focalin XR, one on Metadate CD 20 mg and one on Procentra . The one on Focalin XR also takes a follow up dose of Dexmethylph 2.5mg at lunchtime. If "E" does not take that it wears off too soon. Good luck on getting the meds right, it really makes a difference.

February 21, 2012, 7:15 pm

werner719 -- about the same game here. Mine is "I'll bet you can't_____" "...can't get your shoes on before I count to 10." "...can't finish your toast in 2 minutes." Bedtime variation: "I'll bet you can't get your pajamas on by the time I count to ten."...

February 21, 2012, 6:38 pm

Quote: Originally Posted by SweetLilyBugs Wow I am so sorry you went through all that. I have always wondered something...if you were to meet your birth-parents today would you tell them the full truth of your childhood? Would you try to gloss it over a little bit so that they...

February 21, 2012, 4:28 pm

I'm waiting to adopt, so this is all hypothetical for us right now. I would like to learn some from people who are parents. I am wondering about children with prenatal drug and alcohol exposures and how that has translated into their learning at school. Specifically, I would love first hand...

February 21, 2012, 12:42 pm

I had been with my husband for over fourteen years before finding out he had a daughter from a previous marriage. I had been wanting to have children with my husband for several years and he was very against having children. When he found out about his daughter four years ago, he and his family...