My Question of the Day: Children grow up extremely fast these days. Before they’re in high school, they’re talking about dating. Should teens be discouraged from dating one person exclusively?

My 2 Cents: Yes, teens should be discouraged from dating one person exclusively, because they need to experience different people with different personalities. It’s the exclusivity of dating one person that gives them the idea to “play house,” per se. They think they’re safe with this one person to explore their sexuality, and it’s hard to get them to understand that a guy/girl they “love” in high school probably won’t even be someone they would consider dating when they’re in their twenties or thirties, because they and the other person is going to change so much.

Teens should be encouraged to know who they are before they invest extensive amounts of time trying to get to know someone else who likely doesn’t know themselves, either.

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My Question of the Day: You have two children, and they have two different personalities. One child, we’ll call him/her Sydney, does what you ask him/her to do when you ask it to be done and without delay. The other child, we’ll call him/her Shelby, waits until the last minute and/or right before your last straw to do what you ask him/her to do and/or to get things done.

One Saturday, you leave your two children home with a list of things for each child to accomplish during the day, and when you come home you see that both children have done everything they were supposed to do. Both children ask if they can go out with friends, and you tell them they can. However, you notice that Sydney isn’t happy about your decision. When you ask him/her what’s wrong, he/she explains to you that Shelby waited until about 30 minutes before you came home to do everything on the list while he/she (Sydney) did his/her part of the list immediately after you assigned the tasks. Sydney doesn’t think it’s fair that Shelby should get the same reward?

What do you think?

My 2 Cents: I can understand Sydney’s frustration with Shelby, but mom/dad didn’t give any directive about how much time had to be devoted to accomplishing the tasks.

Both children should get the same reward. Apologies, Sydney.

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My Question of the Day: Creshelle comes home from the doctor with good news for her husband, Thaddeus. After several years of trying, she lets Thad know they are going to have twins. Thad is elated and wants to call their parents and tell them the good news, especially his father who so badly wants a grandchild. Creshelle grabs Thad’s arm and asks him to wait. Creshelle says they should wait to tell anyone else until she starts to show signs of being pregnant, but Thad thinks they should tell everyone right now.

Who do you think is right?

My 2 Cents: Even though this is one of the questions I thought up, I still have a hard time answering it. I want to say Creshelle is right that they should wait, but I can appreciate the excitement of Thaddeus. I mean, this is their first child, and they’ve been trying for a long time. This is definitely one of those times when Creshelle and Thaddeus have to work together and come up with a solution they’ll both be happy with. I think, however, I’d have to say it’s best to wait until the first trimester has passed, but you all know I’m not a parent so it’s still hard for me to be certain about that.

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My Question of the Day: It’s been said that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” With that thought in mind, when you’re presented with pictures by a proud parent of his/her child, and the child doesn’t necessarily appeal to your sense of beauty, what do you say?

My 2 Cents: I try not to comment on looks, since looks are relative. I usually ask how old the child was when the picture was taken, or I comment on a particular feature that I find attractive. If all else fails, I may ask something like, “Who does the family say s/he looks like?” or “Aw, look at him/her. Children are such a blessing, aren’t they?”.

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My Question of the Day: Parents of a five-year-old are in a heated debate about how to handle an on-going situation with their daughter. Since birth, Dad has enjoyed sharing a bath with his baby girl. He liked the idea of being able to hold her and keep a watchful eye on her so that she didn’t slip in the water and drown. Mom was pleased to see Dad taking such an active role in the care of their daughter and sometimes all three would bathe together. It was fun family time.

About the age of three, Mom begin dropping the bug in Dad’s ear that he was going to have to stop bathing with their daughter next year because the little girl would be at the age where she would be curious about “boy parts” and “girl parts.” Dad scoffed and thought it was absurd to think he’d have to stop sharing this special bonding time in the bubbles with his daughter.

Age four came and went and still Dad and daughter were sharing a bath. Mom would hear them sharing their day and Dad would take this time to lovingly correct his daughter about different things that needed to be addressed. Still, Mom thinks it’s time for father and daughter to stop the shared baths.

What do you think?

My 2 Cents: I can appreciate that Dad wants to share some special time with his daughter, but it’s time to stop the co-bathing.

There are other ways to bond with your child(ren), and Dad needs to discover a new way to do so. His daughter is growing up and he’s messing with her age of innocence here.

He’s also messing with his own innocence. All he needs to happen is for his little girl to go to school and talk about how she shares a bath with her daddy and she’s seen his boy parts, etc.

Mom is going to have to be more proactive. Maybe she should bathe the little girl before Dad gets home, and eventually the daughter will get accustomed to bathing alone. Even if she puts up a fuss to begin with, if Mom sticks with it her daughter will eventually understand that this is the new system.

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