I have a 13 year old boy. What time is time to come in and bedtime on a school night? Weekened? Is is ok to have girlfriend? What about MSN (only talking with 10 friends from school on private page - no problems so far).\n\nHe's good - gets A/B's, into sports, obedient. overall good kid. But how much is too much. What are your rules for this age group?? Just curious.
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I have a 13 year old daughter and she goes to bed no later than 10pm during the school week; Friday & Saturday nights I really don't impose a "time per say" on her but because of the schedule she keeps during the week; by 11 or 11:30 she's out like a light. As far as coming inside time; before DARK! (and that's with the understanding that you are playing or hanging out with friends in our yard or someplace on our property) The girlfriend/boyfriend thing at 13 is not happening at my house! They're will be plenty time for that later, no reason to rush! MSN messenger I do not use but I will imagine its the same as any other messenger. My 13 year old uses yahoo messenger and is allowed to chat with school friends and or family only! No chat rooms or anything like it! I also use a program on her computer called Spector Pro.  It monitors and records everything and at 13, I as the parent, will know EVERYTHING that takes place over the internet!
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it would really help to know your age, or if you are still in school. As long as you live in your parent's house they make the rules. It's usually for the best.  Unless you are being abused in some way at home you must abide by house rules. The soccer thing is really extreme. Can your Mom do anything to help you? Or maybe the coach could call your Dad about you being on the team. Also do you have a counselor at school you can talk to, or a good teacher? They can be very helpful. Best wishes to you. I hope you have a great life!
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I feel for you.  I have 7 sisters and 1 brother.  I don't know how old you are, but when we were teenagers, I just kind of went along my own merry way.  Being considerate is a big thing, I was, they weren't, so I had to work around things sometimes.  I woke up earlier so I could hit the shower before they woke up.  I played sports and did other things I enjoyed, without any of them.  If they wanted to participate, they were welcome to, but I didn't *try* to get them involved in my life.  Now that we're older, we all have different things we enjoy, but also can get together and enjoy each other's company in a way that a lot of siblings can't.  Hope this helps, and good luck.
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First of all, way to go.  I'm a single parent of two and in school and I know how hard it is.  I find that time management is the most important as well as reading the material every chance you get.  I have a straight A average because I use the school's writing lab for all of my papers as well as having my friends read them and give me critical feedback.  This helps me get better grades and I make sure to always keep my eye on the goal.
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I volenteer at a Sunday School from 9:30-12:30 and i love it. I get payed well, and i love the kids!! I would really like to have twin girls/boy&girl- but so far no genes in the family have made me feel more confident about that! Anyway, i think i would like to have kids around ages 24-28. Hope i was helpful! ;)\nxxxooo
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More information is needed, please, before one can answer your question - for example - why do you wish to create this schedule for your son?  How young is he? can your son not make up his own schedule?  Or do you plan to be away for a week?  Please explain to us more about what it is you are trying to do - thanks!
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Me too! I'm 35 with 3 kids 12, 7 and 2.  but I don't feel like an adult most of the time. I tease my kids like an older sister I want them to have a good humor mom   best advice i can give is P L A Y   Play anything freeze tag takes me back and so does nighttime hiden seek  have fun make a mess Ask you older sib if they stole your "Heart" tape. or your Banarama tape.  if you have digital cable put on the 80's music channel.
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who marked it private?  And what would be dangerous about the site?  My kid isn't allowed on there anymore.  I'd be interested in finding out how to see some of her friends sites because I hear one girl has some pretty bad stuff on her site (such as announcing shes not a virgin, etc).  I don't think her mother really cares though.  She's 13 and her mom lets her date guys that drive.  My daughter isn't friends with her anymore and says she can't access her myspace thing.
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Well I'm in 6th grade. I'm 12, but I'll turn 13 soon. So, everyone on here was right... except for the person that asked if you were perverted... but anyway I'd say 11-13! Vote for me! lol =) By the way.. Where are you from. E-mail me the answer at monkeymonkeynumber1@yahoo.com
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Wow.  You take me back.  I had to handle school and four children from age 2 1/2 to 7.  It was a long time ago - 25 years.  And I was younger.  But I know how you feel.  I always thought "when I have the time, I'm going to have a nervous breakdown, because I deserve it."  Funny, huh.  \n\nTry to make sure you get enough sleep.  Without it, school is so much harder.  See if you can get help with babysitting.  I wasn't aware til my last year in school that the state would have paid for babysitting for me.  See if you can talk to a counselor there and find out all the programs you qualify for that might give you some help.  Enlist any friends or family and don't feel guilty about it.\n\nI felt a lot like I was not giving enough attention to my kids, and maybe I wasn't.  But now they have children of their own and they grew up ok.  \n\nTake some deep breaths.  Know you can do it.  And that it too will pass.  (I wondered at the time if that light at the end of the tunnel was really an oncoming train.  It just didn't seem to end.)\n\nGood luck to you.  And, in a funny way, thanks for reminding me of things I have been through.  I admire you greatly.  By comparison, the things that are going on in my life right now do not seem so bad at all.
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Hello,i am Halil from Turkey.\nWell,i am 17 years old and have a brother.He is 9 years old.We have an internet connection at our home.If i was a father i think i would check my children's mails.Because this internet life is not very trusted.There are lots of spy wares and viruses.Also my brother has been found guilty 2 times about this.For people who had found my brother guilty,he had said so bad speech to his friends' family on msn messenger.But he says"I did not do!!"Even his teacher was very angry about him.We could not do anything.\nBut then we found out that my brother can not log in his msn messenger.It was hacked by someone...\nSo this example maybe a bit far away from your question but i just wanted to tell that.\nIn the end,in MY opinion i would check their mails..Maybe i could ask my children about it before i do...\n                 ---goodbye---
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Well, Quiet,\n It seems to me that the majority of people here are 20's and below. Their lifestyle has always included instant, within-seconds types of responses. Everything happens at the speed of light, so they ask the question, give it a minute, check the answer then move on to IMing their friend or whatever electronic, flashy toy they're playing with.\n This is meant with no disrespect, its just that they do their thing, get the info they need, and move on. You can tell that they're in a rush, as half of the questions asked are in shortened form, or some kind of electro slang that's popular with the kids now. I mean, if you can't take 5 minutes to properly spell and grammatically check your question, do you really think that they'll be back to give you a rating?\nMy opinion on the issue.\nCheers !!
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yesssssssss talking too much is frustrating. Eventually you will ran out of things to say and you will become bored. That situation happened to me..I would see my bf during school after school and talk to him for 3-4 hours at night!!! It was a lot!!!!!! eventually we decided to give each other some space. Good luck!
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Pyrate has the right attitude. The others who spoke about kids under 18 needing to constantly be in the care of a parent are wrong. I know lots of 13 year olds who babysit babies and toddlers.\n\nIn this situation, you are speaking of a 13 year old and a 16 year old....both old enough to stay home alone while you go on a date with your spouse, why would they then not be able to stay at home alone while you go to work? \n\nIt can be done. There will always be those who think anything other than the norm is "illegal." These are not experts, and many experts are wrong anyway.\n\nWhat state are you in? The amount and type of work/hours put into a school day vary from state to state and whether or not testing is required also varies from state to state.\n\nThis can be done legally.\n\nAnd TINATURNER was wrong. Even Public Schools are only in session about 6 hours...why then would homeschools be required to be in session for 8 hours? Stop talking about subjects you know nothing about!
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I didn't necessarily have my children later in life, but honey, we had the same issue with our oldest son.  We have five, one girl, already in college and four boys.  All the other children are tiny, but my oldest son inherited the genes from my father's side of the family.  Which means he'll have a thicker build and be extremely tall (My brother is 6'4", cousins as tall as 6'7")  My son is only 15 and he's already 6'0" and 195 lbs.  Because the kids started teasing him at an early age, he developed this shyness about him and just didn't want to socialize with anyone.  Which meant, he didn't want to go into sports or any other activities, much less school.  THis was his first year in high school and over the summer, we had to force him to join something (we did it with all our children...our logic was get into something before you get into trouble) and he chose a summer football program.  He hated it at first because he didn't know anyone and was rather shy.  But within that first week, he had a ton of friends.  Because of his size, the coaches loved him, as did the quarterback in which he protected.  It's as if I have a different child.  All of a sudden, he became outgoing, the girls started calling and football is his life.  Before I knew it, he was begging to sign up for football when school started.  He already knew most of the kids from the summer program and because of his size, he knew he'd fair pretty well.  And as it was, he did.  He now loves school.  I can barely keep him home and for once...he's truly happy.  I felt horrible when this all started, so I feel your pain, but sometimes parents have to look outside the box, set our emotions aside and think about this logically.  If your son is tall, try signing him up for a basketball camp in your local area.  If anything, at least he'll meet other kids his own size who have the same issues...and  maybe it'll carry over.  The idea is to get him out there and sometimes that takes a little shove.  I know he's your baby and as a parent it's hard to do...but you have to ask yourself...what's harder?  Watching him so upset and depressed...or watching him smile while he relates with others that have gone through the same thing as him?  And if he's not sports enthused...find something else honey.  Kids today have so many options available to them.  But it is IMPERATIVE that you find something for him, and I do mean that.  Being a teenager is hard enough.  Being a teenager with no friends is suicidal.  I don't want to scare you, but not ony am I a mom...I'm a social worker and I see it alot.  It's the little things that make a difference to them and although I know you want to make him happy, he needs to find some happiness in himself too!\n\nI wish you luck!
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I will pass on some advice I was given just a few years ago when I went to nursing school and had children in aprox. the same grades:  Chef Boyardee and Franco American are fantastic cooks!!!  Believe me, my kids hate the stuff now but we existed on it for the 2 years I was in the program. You will NEED to set up some time for yourself to study. What I did was set a bedtime 7:30 and all the time up until that was for me and the kids. After they went to bed I cracked my books, sometimes I could crack them while they were up but I never retained what I read. Don't be afraid to ask for help is also very important. Kentucky had some childcare grants---FREE that allowed me to afford childcare for those times when school was cancelled or had a half day. You can get some tips by getting in contact with the nursing dept. at the school you plan on attending and find out if such a program exists in your state. You are also better off getting the basic req.s out of the way first. You won't have time if they throw in some community service or clinicals after class. The hours are never what they tell you they are going to be. I also used multi colored pens to rewrite my notes at the end of the day so that important info stuck out.
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Me! I'm in fifth grade! I live in Charleston, West Virginia. I read, skateboard, play tennis, play with my 7 year old brother and I take guitar lessons. I've been taking lessons for about 2 and a half years. I play a lot of sports, but I like soccer the best. I'm not as athletic as I used to be, because my mom and dad took me out to excercise more often then they do now. They are often very busy. So now if I want to excercise, I have to run on our treadmill or play in our backyard. I'm homeschooled, but when I finish all of my stuff, I pretty much just sit around the house and play video games, play with my younger brother, use the computer and read. We don't go out as much as we used to, so I have to excersice on our treadmill. Being homeschooled means you can hang out all day, but you can be lonely sometimes, because all of my friends are nowhere near me. We have a homeschool gym class twice a week at the YMCA with various activities that my friends and I go to. And we go out to see movies together, or play in a park or go to a museum. But even then I get lonely when I'm not with them for a while, so I have to go everywhere with my family. My email address is gintrisoc@yahoo.com