Posts by mamazee

I have an 11-year-old daughter too, and yes she is moody. That whole puberty time is hard on kids that age, and maybe especially girls. I remember how I was at that age and I think I was worse than my daughter is, but I'm not positive....

Welcome to Mothering! I have lived in the Chicago area on and off my whole life! Off right now, but I love Chicago. Yes, I think you're in the right place here! Look around our forums and jump into some conversations, or start some of...

I have two kids with wildly different temperaments. The older one had terrible tantrums, and it was hard to get through but she did outgrow them, but the second one never had tantrums. So yes, tantrums are normal for some kids, and they...

I have always thought it would be awesome to go on a cruise. They're very family friend, right, with stuff for various aged kids? But then I've read some horror stories about stranded cruise ships too, and it worries me. But summer...

Quote:Originally Posted by MamasMayhem Wow--I hadn't thought about someone interpreting this article in this way. I actually decided to join this forum upon reading it, because its message touched me in a very different way than it...

It sounds like you're in the right place here! There should be lots of forums at Mothering where you could jump right into some conversations! You've been through a lot so far, too. I hope things get easier for you. Welcome!

It does seem like a long time. I'd be more worried about parties and the house being kept taken care of than anything else, honestly, but I would also worry about a barely-16-year-old getting scared at night alone and not sleeping well,...

I don't think I ever travelled when I had a tiny baby, but with a toddler or young child, I'd put pillows behind them in the bed so they hopefully wouldn't fall out, but it worried me all night. And the pillows would pose a suffocation...

There are so many things that can cause sleep troubles. You have really good suggestions here, but if nothing works, he could have a sleep disorder or something else physical like an allergy or food sensitivity or reflux or something....

This is an interesting subject! I have one child of each temperament. One is up and down, up and down, and intense and passionate; the other is always happy and relaxed and smiling. The biggest challenge for me with the moody one is...