We live in a busy urban area of Oak Park, on one of the major streets. When I was growing up, I was 100% independent at this age, walking solo to school, the library,...
Okay...my housband take my daughter shopping for clothes regularly. So the other day he was in jc penny and he went to take her to the dressing room to try on her dre...
This is a basic curiosity question I have been thinking about. How old is old enough to leave you child alone in a car, at home, in the movies, at the park, to walk t...
I totally understand why nice well meaning strangers at the store or in an elevator ask "how old?" or "boy or girl?" or "are they twins?". I myself have never aske...
This morning she decided to get on her email without asking, and without an adult in the room with her. These were two rules that she must follow in order to have an ...
2 days ago we got a call from my sons school stating that he attacked a teacher aide (he is 6) by punching her and pulling her hair. He is autistic and behaves like t...
AAAHHHHH....so my question will probably be all over the place, but here goes nothing...
My friend has a six year old daughter and she is a single mother. The fathe...
Well, I am looking for a little advice and insight. I have an Eleven year old daughter that up until last week had never has anything more than a cold or flu. She was...
We have neighbors that have an 8 year old daughter, who is friends with our 9 year-old daughter. My husband and I are also “friends” with the parents. We have bee...
I have 3 kids ages 6, 4 and 22 months. I have realized recentely that most days I live in constant fear. Fear that one of them is going to get injured, we have had ou...
