Ernie

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I have spent the past 8 years working at a small ISP, where I manage E-mail, DNS, Web, and Voip servers for a couple thousand clients.

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May 19	answered	How do I reduce the time my child spends playing computer games?
May 19	awarded	Commentator
May 19	comment	How does one formally educate a gifted child without wrecking childhood? Oh yes, this. I was a somewhat gifted child and I felt held back by school, but there was also an "enrichment" program in Elementary school that I was part of. I eventually got bored of that too (after two, maybe three years), because while it allowed me to study stuff I wanted to study, it was all about making book reports. I also gave it up because it took time away from my favourite class: creative writing.
May 19	comment	How do you moderate a teenager's obsessive or excessive behavior? +1. Oh yes, please watch "October Sky" for historical reference to teenagers who "spend too much time" on "useless hobbies".
May 18	comment	How do you know if you're ready to be a parent? @torbengb: That causes regular screaming and throwing things too, doesn't it?
May 18	answered	When is it safe to start letting our children go into relationships?
May 18	answered	How do you know if you're ready to be a parent?
May 18	comment	How can I stop my two year old from taking off his diaper in bed? Actually, it sounds like he's trying to tell his parents something - namely, that his diaper needs to be changed. Forcing the kid to wear the diaper anyway isn't cool, don'tchathink?
May 18	answered	At what age should a child be introduced to the Television?
May 18	awarded	Teacher
May 18	answered	What can be done to help bright children stuck in a boring school?
May 18	answered	How do you decide when it is time to change schools?
May 17	comment	How do you decide when it is time to change schools? Please define "not a good fit for him".
May 17	comment	Can a school prevent a child from walking home? Yes, I was about to say. Unless you're divorced or about to be divorced (or that your parents are crazy that way), the likelihood that your child will be snatched off the street is next to nothing. Far more likely is that your spouse will kidnap your child and cut off all contact. Whether or not that happens more after school is another thing.
May 17	comment	How do you know if you're ready to be a parent? I propose that nature takes the "choice" of having a baby pretty darn lightly. In our society that makes it increasingly difficult to support children (through real estate costs, for example) however, the more successful parents are typically those with fewer children.
May 17	comment	How do you know if you're ready to be a parent? @Rex Kerr: Considering that item 1 in this list is what happens at least 50% of the time anyway, even in our western culture with birth control and other methods of actually making the bearing of children a choice at all, I would say that the advice isn't necessarily immoral, and that doing a horrible disservice to your children happens anyway.
May 17	comment	How do you know if you're ready to be a parent? Also, not included in that list is "can you afford to pay $Y hundred/thousand per month for daycare?" Find out how much daycare costs, and try to fit that into your budget. If you want more than one child, multiply that by two - by the time the 3rd kid is ready for daycare, your first is likely to be in school.
May 17	awarded	Supporter
May 17	comment	How to calm a toddler before bedtime? Oy. This actually totally backfired on me. I've always sung a song or hummed a tune I know really well (or practiced learning the song ;) to put him to sleep. With our first son, by the age of two, as soon as he heard the first strains of one of those songs, he'd start to cry and complain that he didn't want to go to sleep! I've found that a consistent bedtime routine at a consistent time helps the most. It doesn't hurt to have a big brother, either, but those are a bit of a tall order. ;)
May 17	answered	Why does my infant wake crying the instant we put him in his bed?