How to explain giving up a baby for adoption to a child?
Dear Grandma,
I have a 17 year old (Amanda) who is going to have a baby in a few weeks. I also have a 4 year old (Hannah). Amanda is going to be giving her baby up for adoption. Read More
Parenting advice by Peggy “Grandma Maggie” Moss
Dear Grandma,
I have a 17 year old (Amanda) who is going to have a baby in a few weeks. I also have a 4 year old (Hannah). Amanda is going to be giving her baby up for adoption. Read More
Hi Grandma Maggie,
I’ve loved the name Lily since I was a little girl. My husband and I were set on the name if our third child turned out to be a girl, but we had a boy. Read More
Hi!
My husband and I are expecting our first child in September. After my 6 weeks of maternity leave I will have to go back to work. Neither of us have family members to watch our baby; therefore we will be in search of a place for childcare. Read More
Dear Grandma,
I have been divorced for 4 years, and have a 14 year old daughter and a 19 year old son. I recently began dating a nice man – my first date after divorce – and my daughter is not taking this well at all. Read More
Hi Grandma Maggie,
Is it ok to change the names of my sons who are 10 and 11? I recently got married to a man who is not their biological father and has been in my kids’ lives for 8 years now — they call him dad. Read More
Dear Grandma,
I am almost 20 years old and expecting my first child sometime around the end of January.
It has been the craziest time of my life already. The second I found out I was pregnant I was a little nervous and upset. Read More
I have a eleven year old daughter who has always been mature for her age but does not trust anyone. We went to see the dentist recently and the man working on her teeth started to lower the chair while she was laying down on it and she flipped! Read More
Dear Grandma Maggie,
I am a mother of a 22 month old daughter and a 3 month old son. I am currently in quite a difficult & stressful relationship with their father. I fear my children can sense my distress. Read More
I have 3 kids with 1 more on the way and I am 34, my oldest kid being 10. I have twin 5 year old girls and they are ALWAYS out of control — do I spank them or what? Read More
Dear Grandma Maggie,
I am 30 weeks pregnant. We told our daughter, Ava (5), that her new baby sister was going to be named Olivia. The only problem is that Ava does NOT like the name Olivia. Read More
Hi Grandma,
I have a 2 year old daughter and was just wondering if you could help me out with a little problem. We live in a two bedroom apartment and my daughter has her own room, but she won’t sleep in it. Read More
I’m 16 and my sister is 24. She’s twenty weeks into her pregnancy and the entire family is excited because we like the father very much and they both want to get married. However, I already feel like the baby and her father are becoming first in my sister’s life. Read More
Hi Grandma Maggie,
I am 18 and my fiance is 24 he just got joint custody of his 18 month old daughter. He is very excited and so am I, but I am also very scared. Read More
Grandma,
I had my first child right after I got married. My mother was not so happy as I dropped out of collage and got married and then became pregnant. My child is now 3 and my husband and I have been carefully saving and planning for our next child. Read More
Dear Grandma Maggie,
I need serious help! I had my daughter, Meip, when I was 17. She is now 6. I have since married (her father) and had my son, Oliver. I have also become a teacher. Read More