Mark Villifana: Absolutely not. For one thing, I believe that it teaches them to be wasteful. This society is a throw away society. My parents had the same sofa the entire time I lived at home, for 25 years. Yeah, the fabric and cushions were worn, but we learned to respect it as furniture, and to keep it as nice as possible so company would have a decent place to sit. Second, and most importantly, my niece learned the hard way not to jump on the sofa. My brother and sister-in-law let their kids jump on their sofas, and my niece started jumping on them with her little sister. Well, a couple minutes into it, she fell to the floor screaming at the top of her lungs. She had landed on a toothpick that was solidly wedged in her foot. My husband took her to the ER, and the doctor removed it, but it was a miracle, because the toothpick had wedged itself between two muscles, but missed the main ankle vein by a hair. So I believe bouncing on the floor or on pillows or m! ats is much safer, and like inside and outside voices, we need to teach kids that furniture to sit on or hold things only. Kids should not be jumping on beds either. Sofas and beds [most] contain springs to provide support, but they can break or pop through the fabric and hurt someone. And it doesn't matter if there isn't any other furniture that they can fall into. They can seriously get hurt hitting a wall, or even just falling to the ground. If the 16 month old hits their head on the floor, it can cause brain damage or neck injury. I am not one who pads the ground below the slide or the bikes for my boys, but I do recommend caution here. Kid's exercise or dance videos are great, because the kids can be active, but it is usually in controlled atmosphere. Nerf balls in a child-safe room are great as well. But the question is- do you REALLY think they will stop jumping on your sofas when you get new ones, because they are new? I think you are setting yourself up f! or failure, because they will see a double standard, and then ! when you discipline them after catching them for the 4th or 5th time, you'll realize it. Mine are 13, 12, and 10. EVERYTHING I thought I could make single "allowances" for has come back to haunt me. And I am told that my kids are some of the best behaved kids in our neighborhood.
Chanda Wittwer: we don't have any sharp objects or hard wood floors near the couches so if they fall it would really be the same as falling when they are walking and trip on something. Can't protect your kids from EVERYTHING, right?
Clay Lipira: I think it would depend on how long they've been together. If they haven't been together for very long then it's still unsure whether or not it's a serious relationship. If it isn't a serious relationship then they may act on impulse or do something "stupid"(for lack of a better term). If it is a serious relationship then you know they respect each other more and won't do anything, and if they do then at least you know they're serious about ! each other and most likely have thought it through. I don't think they should be allowed to stay the night together until they've been together for AT LEAST 6 months to a year. Most un-serious relationships seem to end by then. I also don't think you should force them to introduce their bf/gf to you, they will sooner or later if that person is someone they truly care about and it could make them feel awkward if you force the introduction. They may also feel that you have violated their sense of privacy or something if you force it when they're not ready. I think the above should apply more to the 16-year-olds.17-18 seems like they'd be more mature though....I think by that age they should be able to make their own decisions. Except even if they're 17 I wouldn't want them staying with someone they just met.I wouldn't care too much what time they go and leave as long as its within the 2 days(go on day 1, come back on day 2), they'll want to hang out and stuff so why not let t! hem.
Randolph Lozoya: I don't know about revitalize but towards t! he end of the third semester on, as long as the kids have not missed too many days AND their grades are in the A/B range, I allow for a "mental health" day for some Mommy and me. Yeah, I could do it on their legit days off from school BUT they kind of like the "naughtiness" of playing hooky. We really make the best of it too, as dorky as it is, we go on educational field trips. This year, all three of them took off the same day and we went down to Harrisburg and watched our government at work. The boys really liked it. Next year, we are saving up to start a hooky day on a Friday and take a weekend trip either to Washington DC or Philadelphia....Show more
Wilfred Santacruce: Considering a woman's vagina often tears when the baby comes out, of course there will be pain afterwords. It's indescribable and can't be rated from 1 to 10. There are so many different kinds of pain. It is the worst pain a lot of women will go through, but there are worse things.
Ira Po! rietis: 91/2 for me..sore for about.....5 weeks
Edwina Fu: like a 7 overall but a 9 at times. and your sore after for a few days, not that bad though.
Fred Caminita: I am all for kids getting to run around and be kids. However, I do not let them jump on furniture. I broke my nose from jumping on the couch when I was five. While I was jumping, I tripped and hit my nose on the arm rest of the couch. I have also seen a friend's child jump on the couch and they fell off and hit there head on the floor. So, I don't think it is a very safe way for them to play.
Romeo Tinnea: On a scale of 1-10 how much does it hurt? Are you sore afterwards? If so,how long are you sore?This is for moms who only gave natural birth. No epidurals or anything :)Just wondering.
Jacques Teri: If they were having a really stressful time maybe a day off from school. I get plenty of PTO time so I pretty much have to schedule mandatory "Sanity Days" as I call them. I just scheduled o! ne for July 13 to break up the week. I never call in sick though if I'm! not actually sick.
Lucien Hellerman: yes, just like many other things like going into their own home fridge I teach my children that beahviors at home are different than behaviors in other people's homes. So if they jump on the couch at home they know they are only allowed to do it in OUR home. Very simple...
Cyndy Grimes: whilst they are legally adults (18). 15 and sixteen is sooo youthful and so irrelevant! i'm 17, and that i've got a boyfriend who i've got been with for over 2 years. i'm pregnant, and he nonetheless isn't allowed to stay the night because of the fact its only no longer ideal. I extremely have a 14 3 hundred and sixty 5 days previous brother, and a 9 3 hundred and sixty 5 days previous sister. And having my boyfriend who's 20 stay the night at my homestead and sleep interior a similar mattress as I, isn't putting an outstanding occasion. yet i assume I already shot that to hell thinking i'm 17 and pregnant. yet I admire my mom together with! her determination. I understand and that i do no longer go that line. i'm decrease than her roof and for this reason its her regulations. of course i pass on journeys with my bf yet this is barely because of the fact i'm a specail case.. What extra could desire to ensue? yet i've got under no circumstances been allowed to stay at his homestead, and that i'm nonetheless no longer. And once I enhance my daughter, there is not any way on god's eco-friendly earth that i'll enable her to stay together with her boyfriend or have her boyfriend stay at my homestead, on a similar time as she is living decrease than my roof. yet I only think of this is ridiculous. She's gonna finally end up pregnant.
Marty Tichnell: No. We don't allow the children to disrespect the furniture or their toys. If they do it at home they will try do it anywhere. Our kids are 6 and 2 and they know better, but have a tendency to forget sometimes when they excited. Our house isn't made for running thr! ough and our kids tend to run like elephants, which causes pictures and! other things to fall over or off the wall. Our son has already broke his bed because of jumping on it. We also have new furniture and the kids have their own play room to jump around in.I jumped on my bed when I was little and fell off. I ended up splitting my head open and scaring my mom half to death. I won't give my kids the opportunity to do the same to me. We also have to have stricter rules for our oldest as he is allowed to do whatever he wants at his aunts and his bio-moms house. They both have several kids (7 total) and they have a hard time controlling them.
Sammy Hatzenbihler: Nope to spending the night. Yes to meeting their boyfriend. Id say 10 for 16 year old on school night and his parents have to be home or no going over. I ain't having a kid on that stupid mtv show 16 and pregant.
Paul Maymi: It hurts worse then being shot
Aubrey Tirri: with my second child the epidural didnt work at all...no pain relieve for me because it was done to la! te.....i will say a 15 it is the worst pain, like reallyt the contractions hurt so bad i'm usally good with pain, but that pain is so intense....trhen the pushing well baby coming out...omg thats a 20 i never and i mean never wanna do that agian....I really think the vbrave brave women that do it without anything are very strong and i look up to them..because never agian will i have a baby with out lots of pain meds.....
Lucille Saetteurn: I do not let my children jump on the furniture and running in the house is a no-no. Now if they are watching a television show that the want to jump and bounce around, that is different. I just ask that they do it on the floor. My reasoning is that furniture is not made to be toy and they could hurt themselves, same with the running. Also, when we go to another persons home for a dinner or something more subdued, I don't want my kids jumping and running around like little monkeys. I believe that children need to know that there! is a time and a place for play. Furniture and our home is not it! We! have bad weather here in Kansas too. My remedy is to go to a McDonald's with an indoor play area or an indoor play area in the community.Good luck!
Cody Petrulis: oh yes, certainly no tat other people's homes
Woodrow Neyman: we have yoga pads under the couch in the TV room, and sometimes I let them pull the cushions off that couch... but i don't let them jump on the couch, because i'm afraid they will either fall off or jump on somebody else's couch.I don't let them run through the general part of the house, but the tv room, hall and their bed rooms it is allowed.I don't even let them jump on their beds, when I was little I jumped off my bed and had to have 3 stitches on my crown.I have always wanted a Velcro room (lol) with little velcro suits for my kids, so they can roll up the wall, across the ceiling, and back down the other wall!edit- yeah, about the sharp objects... thats the reason i only allow the 'wild play' in the tv room and hall and bedrooms... I ! have too many tables and corners and shelves in the other rooms... but the biggest reason is I am paranoid because I remember how much I bled when I hit my head on the corner of my dresser, from jumping on the bed when I was little.
Ronnie Sardi: I have never allowed my daughters to jump on furniture. Even if we had beat-up decor in the house, the fact of the matter is that we work hard for what we have, and it should be taken care of with respect. They are 7 and 9 years old, and have their friends over often and everyone knows that jumping and rough play belongs OUTSIDE or in a child area (the kids have 2 bedrooms and a hallway they can use for play). I completely understand the difficulty of having places for kids to play in the wintertime (we used to live in Washington state, rainy and cold all the time), but I had to establish an area for them to let loose. I don't agree with your acquaintance spanking his kids who get a bit too rowdy, but a reminder to play i! n their own place is not harsh. I see no issue with you allowing your ! kids to play the way you feel comfortable, but I only hope that you have also taught them that this is only to be done at home, and that as a guest in other ppl's houses, it would not be appropriate.
Caterina Yeargan: When I was in middle school, missing a day wouldn't be a big huge deal, but not worth it. I'd have had six classes to catch up with (by the end of the week too). In high school, NO WAY would I have missed a day just to dink around. I'd have a day or two to make up the work (at best), otherwise I'd just be helplessly behind, and I was taking mostly advanced classes, so that would have been a LOT of work. Not even a little bit worth it.Although the day I had to go to court for a traffic violation I did end up skipping my last two classes. That was worth it.I don't see how skipping a day of school would be worth it, unless your kid is one of those underachievers who just barely gets by, or doesn't even get by at all. If there's that serious of a problem, a ! day off of school isn't going to magically fix it....Show more
Sabra Roers: No. If they want to go there they can stay there!
Coralie Goldsberry: ive never heard of these for school kids...i certantly never had one when i went to school...also considering they already have so many days of as is! and adult taking a mental health day i think would be a good idea! it wud give time to refresh and take a step back to look at why you work so hard!
Ardell Luy: no and i was never allowed (nor would i ) even when i was over 21 and had a boyfriend of years i still wouldn't sleep in the same bed at my parents out of respect for them. only if you are married then it's different but even after i was married my husband still felt weird about sleeping in the same bed at my parents when we would happen to stay there. when i was over 18 i was allowed to stay at his dads house with him though but not when i was a minor. i really didn't have a curfew. my mom says i had to be! home at 11 or i think midnight when i was 17 but honestly i used to co! me home at 1 or 2am and she would be asleep on the couch. lol. i never ever got in trouble either. if you are under 16 then that's a different story. i wasn't even allowed to have a boyfriend until i was 16.
Lonnie Jehle: Calling it a "mental health day" is just a cop out and truly one of the stupidest things I have heard on this forum... Say it like it is... You just felt like skipping school or work... With that comes consequences... take it as you will.
Clinton Quant: If they were 18, then yeah they can stay the night. Maybe 17. Im 18 and I like going to my guys house, it's not like we 'do' something (everytime), like simply sleeping in the same bed; it's nice to fall asleep with the person you care about.16/17 i guess it would depend on the circumstances. Most likely home by 2/2:30am, or just keep the door open.. lol I think it's better for parents if they aren't super strict and are more understanding.. it's when they are not that the kids will sneak out, t! rust me, happens all the time (not necessarily talking about myself).PS. my daughter would be on birth control.
Melina Minneweather: That is a great question. For me, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. If there are too many unresolved problems I'm more likely to spend my free time worrying about whatever has been stressing me out. And then when you get back to it you're a day behind.
Violette Vanek: 15It felt like a pair of pliers ripping my spine apart. And like I had to take a big **** only the pressure is in your vagina and not your rectum. Pushing was actually easy and painless compared to my contractions.I had the epidural, I actually had a few dosages of it in hopes to get it work and was given a top up button - yet it did nothing on my back labour.It's pretty common not for epidurals to work against back labour, the pain is in a different location.I had no tearing, so no stitches.I did get a catheter infection with was crazy painful but went ! away instantly with antibiotics. (You get a catheter with epidurals)I w! aited the 6 weeks afterwards
Todd Stogner: Mental Health Day Off Work
Kellie Waycott: We allow our 2 year old little girl to jump on the couch. She's just being a kid and it's not like she's doing any damage. We obviously don't allow her to jump on other people's furniture. I personally can't understand people who have kids and have loads of rules in place like "no running, jumping, etc". As long as the kids aren't damaging things or running wild I say let them have fun.
Randa Hessell: Duhullin, strange that you say that because I thought that myself! Weird right? I'm changin' my pic now!
Hyo Hardell: i can tell you my son got stitches hitting the corner of another piece of furniture after jumping on his bed. we now have a strict no jumping on the furniture rule. even if there's no other furniture nearby, it would be pretty easy to get a concussion if you fell the wrong way. if they want to jump, they can do it on the couch cushions placed down ! on the floor. or they can go outside. (i'm in massachusetts, but my kids do go out most days. our rule is the same they use at school ... more than 25 degrees and they can go out for a while). dancing to music is another good and safe way to release energy.
Alisia Sutphen: No they wouldn't stay the night time home depends on the night of week and my child Introducing is fine.
Clark Lachowski: There is absolutely nothing wrong with giving them a personal day where they can sleep, study, veg-out, or whatever. As adults, we go to work for our 8 hours and then we're done. Kids have 7 hours of school and they bring home sometimes 5 hours of work, as adults we dont do that regularly unless we're a lawyer or teacher or pre-med. They arent' machines and what they experience now is shaping them for the future.
Shamika Schools: The couch is off limits, but our bed is fair game.We're in Maryland, so yeah, the weather can be beastly and I can tell some days tha! t my 3 y.o. is just bursting with energy.I've put the couch off limits ! because while our living room/dining room/kitchen is one open area, but I can't see the couch very well from the stove. I figure odds are pretty good that he'll faceplant into the coffee table while I'm checking the pasta.So instead, he gets to hop around on our queen-sized mattress while I fold laundry.I guess I'm a fairly laid-back parent. I'd be surprised if many people go in for the furniture Olympics.
Janean Guz: My son's ex feels that means. He bought his son for the summer time (he has been combating for this baby on the grounds that two days after delivery) She the mummy would not even appear at him. The daughter she saved is counting the times till her dad flys to the state and brings her brother house for christmas. This equal mom does not wish my son to carry her again till university begins once more. Complaining no we suppose fortunate to have those kids in our lifestyles's.
Brock Anwar: I allow it. My kids are 4 yrs and 16 months and I don't try! to stop them because I thought this was all part of being a kid. Our couches are beaten up and cheap anyway and will probably buy new ones once the kids are bigger. They watch Noggin and get excited and jump around and dance on the couches. I just don't allow wrestling on them or getting on the arms of the couches. I know of someone who forbids his children from doing that and doesn't allow running around in the house. He tells them that they should go into their office and jump or run if they need to and then return to the family room and watch TV or he will spank them. I thought that was kind of silly, but I didn't say anything of course. Here in NJ more than 1/2 of the days out of the year the weather is not really conducive to playing outside (especially a 16 month old or toddlers) so I think of it as a way for them to release some energy and to get some exercise.What's your policy?
Gwenda Micheals: This wasn't very fair. I never was allowed to go spend the n! ight with any of my guy friends or boyfriends houses. But my younger br! other was always allowed to go spend he night at his girlfriends house. I don't know what my mom was thinking. but whatever....I wouldn't let my 2 boys stay over at their girlfriends houses.
Collin Pelfrey: Vacations stress me out. But they're worth it :)Mental health days just aren't worth it to me. I'm fine with waiting until Saturday to chill out.
Percy Seiger: I never take a mental health day from work. Work's easier, I go there to relax. I let Mozz Jr. take a day off from school but I did it as a reward because when I tell you he busted his azz this year, he really floored me with how hard he worked. I think to do it as a mental health thing sends the wrong message. Like school is too hard, emotionally unfriendly, etc. I think that would be counterproductive. He would turn it into a school/enemy connection.It did revitalize him and it encourages him to work hard and that hard work is recognized and rewarded.- - - Good point about making up work, etc. ! I worried about this and so I scheduled it with Mr. Mozz. We chose a day at the end of the year on a non-test day, post all projects. It was mid-June on a Friday and fortunately, it worked out. There was nothing to make up....Show more
Ricardo Rozelle: Not until they're 18 and an adult, and not if they're living at home. Well... see, we have a policy that they can't date until 16 for group dating. Serious one on one pairing off bf/gf has to wait until 18. By that point, they can make their own rules about when to leave his/her house. I would want them to introduce their bf/gf, but once they're 18 that honestly would be up to them. If they are still living at home after 18, then we will have a curfew because I want the house locked up after a certain time and that's just how it is, unless you have a job (don't like it, move out.) Probably around midnight at the latest.
Dedra Furguson: A purely enjoyable day is generally worth the trouble it is to take it! .
Margart Stimpert: Well, I had an epidural during, but afterward! s was soo painful. Probably because I tore and had 6-7 stitches. For two weeks it was painful to do anything - walk, sit down, pee.
Betsey Muehlbach: I personally think they can spend the night...as long as they keep the door open.
Nelly Kikuchi: I got an epidural after 36 hours of labor... I can weigh in on how it feels, trust me. The pushing part probably wouldn't have been as bad as the contractions that lead up to it. Have you ever been hit in the stomach? You know how your muscles tighten up in response? Imagine that reaction, combined with a pain like the one someone might have when they're constipated (sorry, tmi). When it happens you can't breath, change position, or think. They happen every 3-5 minutes, hour after hour. You can't sleep or otherwise rest. If you tear at all and have stitches down there, peeing without pouring water over the cut while doing so feels like running razor blades over your privates. Honestly, that was worse than labor. Brough! t me to absolute tears on a couple occasions when I moved the wrong way.
Bethanie Menden: Everyone different but for me it hurt like a 10Sore like 10like a couple weeks that's when I learned Epidurals a gift from G-d
Donte Liversedge: Like I don't mean babies (14 and under) I mean 16 and up. If not what time would they be have to GO and LEAVE their boy or girlfriends house? Just wondering? BQ--Would you want your teen kids to introduce their boy/girlfriends
Len Bormes: NO I do not allow my children to jump on the furniture and I also do not allow running in the house. After you had one of your children rushed to the hospital on a back board from falling from running and jumping in the house you may change your mind on this. Thank God he was OK but he ended up with stitches in the back of his head. Plus there is stuff in my home which I rather not get broken because the kids are running and jumping around.Running, jumping and yelling are for outdoor play. ! If it's too cold I take them to an indoor play area.BTW. My son didn't ! fall onto anything but the floor. You do not need to fall onto sharp objects to get hurt badly. They can simply fall off the couch and land wrong and break a bone. My son ran thru a room and jumped over a small table and fell flat onto his back. The back of his head just split open. It was about a 2 inch wound that was just open. You are right you can't keep kids in a bubble and you can't prevent ALL injuries but the ones that you can YOU SHOULD.
Galen Gowers: No because I have seen what happens eventually.Someone gets hurt, or they destroy the couch and when you get another one, they destroy it too.They also do the same at other people's houses.Kids need to learn to respect furniture so everyone will have a place to sit.Get an old box spring and mattress for them to jump on or a trampoline.I can see letting them run around some, but not to the point of where its like a the bull run of Spain through Wal-mart.