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Bed Time for 10 Year Old

I am the mother of 3 healthy, active children. Recently, my husband and I have been in disagreement about what time my oldest (10 years old) should be allowed to stay up at night. I feel 8:45 for the 10 yr old is good since he must be up at 6:45am to get the bus at 7:30 am for school. I am the one who gets the kids ready for bed, reads to them, makes sure teeth are brushed, etc and my husband travels for work often so he is not home. When he is home he is usually watching TV, especially sports in the evening. But, my husband thinks the...

Summer for a 12 and 10 Year Old - Leave Them Home Alone?

So my friend has 2 kids - a 12 year old girl and a 10 year old boy. As a...

14 Year Old Thinks Rules Too Strict - NO MORE RESPONSES PLEASE. THANKS for ALL!

My 14 year old daughter seems to think a few of my rules are too strict. So...

14 Year Old That Has a Lot of Headaches

I have a 14 year old son that has headaches quite often. He wears glasses,...

Sports on TV

Do you count sports towards kids TV time? I'm leaning towards no. My...

Baseball

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Summer for a 12 and 10 Year Old - Leave Them Home Alone?

So my friend has 2 kids - a 12 year old girl and a 10 year old boy. As a family, they take two weeks off during the summer. For the other 6 plus weeks, she plans to leave them home alone while she and her husbad work 9-5 Monday - Friday. There are camps they can send them to that are not expensive (money is not an issue). They will likely go to a one week camp (for sports) for a week or two but that's it. Would you leave you 12 and 10 year old at home for 4+ weeks over the summer? I think they are insane. I think it's insane...

How Can I Get My 14 Year Old to Enjoy School?

I have a 14 year old son who has dislike school since second grade. It has...

Heart Guards for Baseball

how many of you make your kids wear heart guards for baseball (or anyother...

Playing Baseball W/grown Ups

My husband family and friends get togther on the weekend to play baseball....

Baseball for a Child

Ladies, we just signed my son up for baseball and he just turned 5 in...

Martial Arts & Karate

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Martial Arts---what Are the Differences?

I want to get my 4 year old son involved in some sort of martial arts, but I don't know the difference between all of the different ones. I want him to develop self-discipline and get out all of his physical aggession in an appropriate manner (I think they all do that), but want to know what each of the different disciplines (ie: karate, tae kwon do, etc.) focus on and what their general techniques are. Have you had better experiences with any certain one? I know the basic info is online, but I also want some real world mom feedback! Also,...