Its Feeding time!

Time to feed the baby! I Hate this! please Arwa help me! I hate this part soooo much but I love my daughter and this is what I can do to keep her healthy!

-Eddy

Article: New Boyfriend

It was bound to happen someday. I just hoped she would be older when she started noticing boys. (Like 25, maybe?) No such luck! I was strict about my dating rules until a couple of weeks ago. I still keep a very close watch on her when he is around. They can't go to movies alone. I make absolutely no excuses for my constant presence. What's nice is, they don't seem bothered by it. Now I am faced with a 13-year-old who is completely and totally convinced that she is in love. And to be quite honest, I think the boy thinks he is in love with her also. From what she tells me, he writes her sweet notes and tells her his feelings. He stares at her while she talks and his eyes are so focused on her. I have to admit that it has been heartwarming watching them go from pushing and shoving each other around to holding hands and hugging goodbye. They sit close together and watch movies or do their homework. They always have huge smiles on their faces. It's nice to see their happiness.

http://www.soulcast.com/post/show/59671/My-daughter's-first-boyfriend...

Article: What is Authoritative Parents?

An authoritative parent is one who sets strong guidelines and rules. This parent properly disciplines their child and assures that the guidelines are being followed. Many people believe that this is the best technique in raising children.

All children need discipline to insure that they will behave and act accordingly. The task is the parents to decide which acts of the children should require a form of discipline. The knowledge and understanding of these things is one of the greatest qualities of authoritative parents who use rules and guidelines to ensure the proper education and behavior of their children.

http://www.syl.com/articles/beingauthoritativeparents.html

Article: What is Puberty?

What is puberty?
Between the ages of 10 and 14 most boys and girls begin to notice changes taking place in their bodies. These changes, which occur over a number of years, are generally referred to as puberty.
The changes take place in all boys and girls but they will start at different times and take place at different rates. Not everyone starts puberty between the ages of 10 and 14, some people start younger, and some much later. Similarly, in some people all the changes take place in two years, and in others they can take as long as four years. Generally they start between ages 7 and 13 in girls and ages 9 and 15 in boys.

http://www.avert.org/puberty-girls.htm

Oh no! boyfriend alert! 15 Years old!

The time that I mostly feared has come. A boyfriend has come. Now Isabelle Sofia is 15 and a boy is in love with Isabelle Sofia. We as parents do not know what to do. For us, she is too young to have a boyfriend. She does not have the maturity enough to handle a boyfriend. I do not want her to get hurt. I am so scared. Arwa and I need to talk about this and come to a desicion. If we want her to have a boyfriend or not because school is first. She is now liking boys and boys are liking her now that she is almost over with puberty. Lets all hope that everything goes okk I love my daughter so much.

Our worst fear is that she gets pregnant or get a disease because of having sex. We are afraid of she having to leave school and become a teen mom. Isabelle wouldn't handle all that. She should learn to handle the pressure from both sides, economic problems, time problems, and she should learn how to take care of the baby. She has to leave her life. We love her so much and we will take extremely care of her. No boy will put his hands on my baby!

Its changing time!

Time to change the diapers!

Isabelle wants to party all night long! 14 years!

This is a stage of her life were she wants to hang out with her friends instead of her parents. We are not completely sure of letting her go out yet but we think of ourselves as teenagers and we both loved going out. We are both trying to be authoriative parents because we think it is the best way to handle kids. We try to work things out that benefit her and us. For example we want her to know that she can go out but we have certain rules and if she does not follow those rules she will receive a punisment. When we don't give her permission to do something, we explain why, that is why we are athoritative parents.

She's doing really good on her school and getting all A's which lets us know she can balance her studies with her friendships! She is responding well for her age and Arwa and I are so happy. I love my daughter so much!