How would you run things if you were a parent? part 1 READ INTO

The twins are 3 months now and you have to do some errands for a few hours. What do you do with them?

• Call a babysitter.
• Take them with me.
• Leave them at a relative's.
• Leave them at a friend's house.
• Put the twins down for a nap. They'll sleep all the time I'm gone.
• Take one with me and leave the other with a sitter/ relative/ friend.

The twins are 8 months now and have learned to crawl. You are out in the yard with the babies. What do you do out there?

Please select all that apply.

• Play with them in the yard with their toys.
• Play peek-a-boo with the babies.
• Push them on their swings.
• Read a magazine and let them crawl around in the yard.
• Watch them crawl around in the grass.
• Follow them around the yard as they explore.
• That's much too dangerous to let them be out there! They will stay in the house.
• Go in the house while they are outside.
• Put up a playpen and let them play in that while you watch them.
• Watch them from the window.

Congratulations! You've made it through your first year as a pretend parent!

Please select all that apply.

• Wow, that went fast.
• Finally!
• That was hard.
• Too easy.
• Cool!
• I like being a parent.
• I hate being a parent.
• Yay! I made it through the first year!
• Whatever.
• Idc.
• Aww! I don't what it to be a year already!

The babies have learned to walk and are wandering all over the house.

Please select all that apply.

• Better put up some child safety things.
• I have to watch them closely.
• Ok?
• I'll let them wander. It's fun for them.
• Yay! I'm so happy!
• Who cares?
• Alright then.
• It's about time!
• I'm so proud!
• What if they run into something?! Or get hurt?! What if they need stitches?! AHH!!!!!! Me: Calm down. I'm sure they'll be fine.

The twins are now toddlers. They have learned the word "no". When the boy hits the girl in the head with a block you tell him to apologize. He says no. What do you do?

Please select all that apply.

• Say, "Well you are gonna say sorry weather you want to or not!"
• Say, "That's okay then. Run along and play."
• Say, "Don't tell me no! You listen to me!"
• Shout, "You little brat! Say sorry or I'll make you!"
• Say, "Well what you did was rude and not nice. You have to apologize to your sister."
• Say, "I understand but do it anyways."
• Say, "Okay. I don't really care."
• Say, "If you want to tell me no then you are gonna have your mouth washed out with soap!"

The twins are 2 and a half. You now have to get some groceries and bring them with you. The twins keep run all over the store. What do you do?

Please select all that apply.

• Ignore them.
• Tell them to stop that.
• Laugh. They are just playing!
• Yell at them to knock it off or you'll knock some sense into them.
• Say you need their help with something so they will be distracted and not run.
• Tell them to come over and stay by you.
• Explain calmly that it's not a good idea to run around in the store.
• Leave the store with the kids.
• Two words: Child Leashes.

Now the kids are 3 years old. The little girl is scared about getting a shot and starts crying. You:

Please select all that apply.

• yell, "Shut up! It's just a shot!"
• comfort her and reassure her it will be alright.
• do nothing.
• hug her.
• say, "It's okay. You don't have to get it if you don't want to."
• say, "Well too bad. You're getting it anyways."
• explain to her that shots are not so bad.
• cry too.

The twins are four now and you bring them to the park. Suddenly you don't see them. What do you do?

Please select all that apply.

• Panic! Where are they?! Where could they be?! What if they got killed?!
• Call their names.
• Tell them to stop hiding and come out right now.
• Go around the park asking if anyone saw them.
• I wouldn't bring them to the park anyways.
• Call 911!
• Shrug and go about your business.
• They'll turn up. I'll look for them if they don't come back soon.
• Run around looking for them.

You find the twins. They were hiding from you in some bushes and thought they were playing hide-and-seek. What do you do?

Please select all that apply.

• Yell at them.
• Say, "Oh there you are. Okay, whatever."
• Tell them how dangerous that was, how they worried you and never to do that ever again.
• Take them home.
• Ground the kids.
• Tell them that was a fun game.
• Hug them and be so relived they are okay.
• Tell them to go hide again.
• Spank them.
• Lecture them about all the possible dangers that could of happened.
• Do nothing really.
• Walk away.

The twins are 5 and starting school. The teacher calls you in for a convenience. She tells you the twins are having a really hard time fitting in with the other children. What do you do?

Please select all that apply.

• Talk to the twins and see why they are having trouble making friends.
• Order the kids to make some friends.
• Tell the teacher to mind her own business and if your kids are shy, so what.
• Explain to your kids all the good things about making friends so they will want to make friends.
• Do nothing about it.
• The kids will grow out of it. No big deal.
• Take them to therapy.

Your little boy comes home from school one day from first grade with a black eye. He is crying and says a kid at school beat him up. What do you do?

Please select all that apply.

• Call the other kid's parents to tell them about what happened and that their child beat my son up.
• Comfort him.
• Give him ice cream.
• Ice his eye.
• Call the school about what happened.
• Call the school and yell at them for not telling you about what happened or doing anything about it.
• Demand the child who beat him up is expelled or punished.
• Tell my him to stuck it up.
• Ignore the problem.
• Take him to the doctor.

The kids are in second grade and are put in different classes. They are very upset. What do you do?

Please select all that apply.

• Tell them it's alright and they don't need each other.
• Yell at them to get over it.
• Explain that this is good for them to meet new people and that everything will be fine.
• Call the school and say they should be put in the same class.
• Say it's nothing to make a big deal over and that they should just accept it.
• Do nothing.

The twins are in third grade and they are coming home with 2 hours of homework per night. They are overwhelmed. What do you do?

Please select all that apply.

• Call the teacher and say that the kids need less homework.
• Tell them to just used to it.
• Explain to them that homework is a part of school.
• Help them with their homework.
• Gather up all the other parents and have everyone sign something saying they want the kids to have less homework.
• Call the school and ask why homework is so much.
• Avoid the topic of homework.

They are in 4th grade. Your son asks you if he could wear a skirt. What do you do?

Please select all that apply.

• Tell him no way.
• Explain why boys don't wear skirts.
• Yell at him for asking such a stupid question.
• Ask him why he wants to and see the reason why.
• Call the therapist.
• Let him wear a skirt. What's the harm?
• Say that he can wear it around the house only and not to tell anyone about it.
• Tell him to do what he wants.

The school calls you saying your daughter punched another girl. She is in 5th grade now. What do you do?

Please select all that apply.

• Ask her why she did that and see her side of the story.
• Ground her.
• Make her apologize to the other kid.
• Lecture her about why that's wrong and never to do that.
• Yell at her.
• Make her see why that is wrong.
• Tell her good job.
• Do nothing.

Now your kids are starting Middle School! They really want cell phones because everyone else has them. What do you do?

Please select all that apply.

• Buy them phones.
• Tell them no. They are too young.
• Buy one phone for them to share.
• Say in a year or two.
• Make them earn a phone by doing chores.
• Do the old speech, if all your friends wanted to jump off a bridge, would you?
• Say you don't feel they need them or want to spend the money.

Your son gets detention. His teacher gave all the kids lunch detentions because a few kids kept talking over him. The boy said that was wrong and was punished for that. What do you do?

Please select all that apply.

• Tell him never to argue with a teacher.
• Call the school saying that was unfair.
• Demand the teacher apologizes.
• Demand he apologizes.
• Punish your son.
• Tell him some things in this world are unfair but we have to learn to live with them.
• Tell your son he did the right thing.

Your 8th grade daughter wants to go on a date alone to the movies with her boyfriend. What do you do?

Please select all that apply.

• Tell her she is too young for that.
• Don't allow her to go.
• Make her talk some friends with them.
• Tell her to have fun.
• Say that you have to go with her.
• Make sure the movie is okay to see.
• Explain the rules to her and if she agrees to them then she can go.
• Calmly tell her why you don't want her to go.
• Let her go. You trust her.

Your kids have started high school. You need to go out of town for a couple days. Do you let them stay home alone?

Please select all that apply.

• Yeah. They can take care of themselves for a couple days.
• No way! They are too young!
• Yes but I'll call them everyday.
• Fine. But I first tell them all the rules they need to follow and make sure they are prepared.
• No. I'll leave them with a relative.
• They can stay at a friend's house.
• I'll have a neighbor check up on them daily if they do.

Now daughter comes home and says some kids at school keep picking on here. You:

Please select all that apply.

• comfort her.
• explain how mean kids can be.
• tell her to stand up to them.
• call the school.
• tell her to tell the teacher.
• tell her to ignore them.
• tell her to do the same thing to them.

You tell your kids they can't go to a party but sneak out anyway to the party. You:

Please select all that apply.

• lecture them.
• ground them.
• let it slide.
• say not to do that again.
• I would of let them go anyway.
• take away their phones.
• do nothing.