is that better than waiting outside in the cold and wind. am i right or wrong. the child does want the parents there and he does not ride on a bus.
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It depends on the severity of the child's disability. I have spinal muscualr atrophy and was appointed an aide until I was in grade 3 or so. I didn't really NEED one, however the schoolboard felt it necessary to have one around. \n\nPersonally, I think it is good to NOT have the aide or parent around all the time. Let a kid be a kid. Sure being disabled is going to make things different, and kids might approach him/her differently... but all kids are going to find something different about someone. Adults do it too.\n\nBest thing to do, is ask the kid. Does he/she feel ok about being left alone for a while. Does the kid have any friends? Let the friends watch over him. Kids are suprisingly good at caring for others. I know I had lots of little girls who offered to help me get my jacket on and off , put my books in my bag/locker, and that kept me company waiting before school.\n\nDon't shelter the kid, unless it is absolutely necessary and because of some health issue. Alone time and exploration of normal socializing and experiences is necessary for everyone. Disabled or not.\n\nHe/She may grow up stronger for it.
45996
It is NOT against the law but there are education requirments that the child must meet later, many kids do not begin school until 6 so this is not terribly unusual but perhaps the child is going to be home educated.
524834
It depends on how old the child is.  If she is a teen they usually will wait 24 hours.  That's what they did when my son ran away.  But if it's a small child they'll look right away.  Small children can't survive on the street for too long.
508211
I think all parents involved need to sit down together and discuss this...it's a decision that could make or brake this boy. Make a list of pros and cons...hopefully you can come to a reasonable decision. I hope it works out for you.
199661
Having read you story, I don't think that these people are what I would call friends. If you know for a fact that their kid was stealing, and they back the kid up every time without even considering that you have no reason to lie about this, this indicated that your world to them is meaningless. The situation with the air conditioner is the back breaker. Friendship is a give and take situation, just like any good relationship. These people are very selfish. They could care less about you, all they care about is themselves. I would give the people the heave-ho, and good riddence.That just me. You asked for my opinion, and this is it. There is an old saying which goes, "you don't know someone, until you live under the same roof with them". You will be wiser in the future when it come to having others live under the same roof with your family.
540103
Doesn't sound to me that the parents should have any kind of custody and only supervised visits. You are doing what you know is right and the parents obviously don't care about the child. I'd go back to court as soon as possible and have things changed, for the child's sake. They are going to ruin him beyond repair if they keep doing what their doing. His health and welfare are in danger.
606053
The way young people are being brought up now is very different than when I was growing up. Parents now aren't near as strict as they use to be.  If the parents of the children now were to give their children the discipline they needed instead of just giving in because of , in some cases fear then the kids now would not be in the situations they are in.  Children would not be having children and morals would be a lot different.
626145
Glad you picked up on it. Because they want to be. Like water. Anyone can hang around the edge. It takes skill, development, to swim. Specially in deep water. Little children it's alright for. Some people take wanting to remain children in the negative aspect to a lifetime extreme. Some things of a child you should retain. Not all.
148893
Providing that the child has had no reason to be in home detention because of his parents then there are no reasons why you should not be able to visit.  Get legal advice.  You can sue.
390116
Safety of the children takes precedence.  This is not a question of religious freedom, but a question of child safety.\n\nNOBODY goes to an elementary school, where parents trust that "strangers" will be kept at bay, without an appointment.  All else shall be escorted.\n\nThis guy, though his intentions may be good, should learn and back down.  Want to preach to the teachers?  Make an appointment. Want to preach to the kids?  Become a guest speaker, if the school will allow it.  Else that, stay away.
259162
Not me.  I have kids, I am not allowed out in public without a leash and a keeper, preferably thoroughly sedated.  Looks like a good flick, though.  Maybe someday someone will forget and leave the asylum gates open.
494323
I would make sure each parent calls the school to excuse you.  Look at the attendance policy at your school to make sure of what an "excused" absence is and what the policy is on getting the work.  The other thing is that all the excuses cannot be the same for each of you, and the theme park excursion must be kept between those that attend.  :)
576465
I think it's cool that u want to go to Disney... don't pay attention to Jennifer B.. the B stands for b!tch!! I've read all her answers and she can't answer a question intelligently without insulting the asker. Anyway... I don't think there is anything wrong with you guys going... the mom is probably worried something might happen to you guys on the way. What you should all do is go over to ur friends house and sit down with her mother over a cup of coffee and explain exactly what ur planning to do, and all the reasons why she shouldn't worry, tell her the thing about the cells phones, that you will be responsible, you won't drink (even if later on you will hee hee) you won't pick up hitchhikers, that the daughter will call the mom every 2 hours to check in etc etc etc... try to put her mom at ease so she won't worry. Good luck!! tell me how it went ok??
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If you can't go for a walk, and can't do a video at home, looks like  a option would be going to a club, most of them have day care now, for pretty cheap too.  We have one at our club, and it's very reasonable, the girls bring all of their kids and work out for an hour or two.  Think  about it.
209403
The politics of this kind of things is a load of crap but you need to support your child. Any activity  that they go to keeps them off the streets. That doesn't mean you have to bake for their bake sale, though.
613569
There better be some more summer around here, at least for the weekend. The baby will be 1 year old on Sunday and he IS having a party and his friends WILL be outside and we WILL be able to chuck the kids in the paddling pool. It was nice this time last year only this time last year, I was 9 months pregnant and it was not enjoyable. It would be very rude if the weather was bad this weekend. Well I know summer oficially starts June 21st(solstice) but that's the longest day so that means the days will start to get shorter after that.\nBut because I am Evil, I will chuck the kids outside anyway even if it's thundery. I like thunder and storms and stuff, they can just bloody well like it too.
156710
Wow, where do you live?  Hehe.  Um, I don't know what you can tell your kids other than you really think they should find alternatives to hanging out in dark, secluded areas.  You should know that if they are old enough to go out and do things like that, that if you forbid them to do something, if they have a rebellious nature, they may do what they want - against your wishes and better judgement.  \n\nMaybe instead of trying to preach to them you could provide them with an alternative like your driveway, or backyard to hang out in and do whatever it is that they're doing in these spooky places.  It's never too late to teach your kids about entertaining people in the home.  That's something we don't do enough of in our culture anymore, as far as I'm concerned.  (That isn't to say bad things couldn't happen in the home either, but at least then they would be in a more controlled environment, and you [if you were there] could see who was coming and going...)\n\nOther than that, I don't know what else to tell you other than maybe to give them a curfew which doesn't permit these types of activities.  \n\nGood luck.