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Welcome to ParentingwithSara.com
featuring Parenting Advice, Child
Care and Child Raising Advice. Sara
not only has children and grand
children, but also has a degree in
Psychology, a masters degree in
Family Counseling and was a family
specialist in Lousville, Ky for more
than 10 years.
featuring Parenting Advice, Child
Care and Child Raising Advice. Sara
not only has children and grand
children, but also has a degree in
Psychology, a masters degree in
Family Counseling and was a family
specialist in Lousville, Ky for more
than 10 years.
Dear Sara answers parenting and child raising
questions from readers, new columns are
posted on Mondays and Thursdays, this column
was published April 8, 2010
Dear Sara,
I have a 3 month old baby boy and I
love him so much. He is cuddly and
warm and I feel great when he is
not crying. When he cries and won’t
shut up, I want to do almost
anything to make him stop. It scares
me. I just turned 17 and I’m living
with my parents. They insist that I
stay home and take care of him and
be totally responsible for him while
they go to work every day.
I feel trapped by my baby. All my
friends are out doing fun things and
I feel like I am being punished. I am
feeling really depressed. How can I
get my parents to see that I can’t
keep doing this?
Alexa
Dear Alexa,
The fact that you are depressed and
sound fearful that you could hurt your
baby are very serious symptoms. It
sounds like you think your parents are
punishing you for getting pregnant. It
may be that they are trying to teach
you to be responsible for the life you
have brought into this world. Either
way is seems that you are being
pushed beyond your limit.
As soon as possible try to talk to your
parents about how you are feeling.
Let them know that you are
depressed and worried about hurting
your baby. I’m sure they love their
grandchild and will want to see that
he is safe. You could suggest that the
3 of you go to counseling to work out
some way for you to get out some
and maybe go back to school and
continue your education. Some
communities have special programs
for teen Moms. You could call your
school and ask if they have something
that would help you.
If you can’t get through to your
parents, rather that get to the point
where you actually hurt your baby,
you could call Child Protective Services
in your area and report to them the
problems that you are having. They
will make sure that you get the help
you need.
New babies do cry a lot but eventually
they get to a point where they get on
some kind of predictable schedule and
things get better. If you can’t handle
things right now, ask for help any
place that you can think of. Take care
of yourself and that precious baby boy.
Sara
questions from readers, new columns are
posted on Mondays and Thursdays, this column
was published April 8, 2010
Dear Sara,
I have a 3 month old baby boy and I
love him so much. He is cuddly and
warm and I feel great when he is
not crying. When he cries and won’t
shut up, I want to do almost
anything to make him stop. It scares
me. I just turned 17 and I’m living
with my parents. They insist that I
stay home and take care of him and
be totally responsible for him while
they go to work every day.
I feel trapped by my baby. All my
friends are out doing fun things and
I feel like I am being punished. I am
feeling really depressed. How can I
get my parents to see that I can’t
keep doing this?
Alexa
Dear Alexa,
The fact that you are depressed and
sound fearful that you could hurt your
baby are very serious symptoms. It
sounds like you think your parents are
punishing you for getting pregnant. It
may be that they are trying to teach
you to be responsible for the life you
have brought into this world. Either
way is seems that you are being
pushed beyond your limit.
As soon as possible try to talk to your
parents about how you are feeling.
Let them know that you are
depressed and worried about hurting
your baby. I’m sure they love their
grandchild and will want to see that
he is safe. You could suggest that the
3 of you go to counseling to work out
some way for you to get out some
and maybe go back to school and
continue your education. Some
communities have special programs
for teen Moms. You could call your
school and ask if they have something
that would help you.
If you can’t get through to your
parents, rather that get to the point
where you actually hurt your baby,
you could call Child Protective Services
in your area and report to them the
problems that you are having. They
will make sure that you get the help
you need.
New babies do cry a lot but eventually
they get to a point where they get on
some kind of predictable schedule and
things get better. If you can’t handle
things right now, ask for help any
place that you can think of. Take care
of yourself and that precious baby boy.
Sara