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I'm in 3rd place and this ends today so I'm begging, PLEASE HELP!

The kids are acting normal, and so are you. It doesn't make you a bad parent to want to hurt the kids that hurt your kid. You are a bad parent if you actually hurt them, or teach your son how to do it. Give him the tools to figure out what to do in these situations himself. You aren't going to always be with him, and you can't always protect him. Dealing with these types of things usually make people stronger if they have support from family and friends. Playgroups are good, it takes time for kids to like each other just like adults.

One thing to add - obviously I agree with everything Meph says as we parent the same kids the same way. However one thing parents often forget is to give POSITIVE ATTENTION when they do something right. So, you know the situations where she normally freaks out. You need to be on the lookout once you start the behavior modification routine for times that she responds appropriately and THANK HER AND GIVE HER ATTENTION. It doesn't have to be buying her something, it can be as simple as : "thank you for not crying/screaming and asking appropriately" and then give her a hug or suggest you play her favorite game with her, etc. First that shows that you are noticing the difference and will make her want to do it again, and second you are giving her attention that she needs, but in a positive way, not a negative way. We all seek attention, you just need to encourage her to do so in a positive way. Also to reiterate, please don't try to talk her through stuff, she's 7, not 18. Talk afterwards, after she has calmed down, tell her why she had the consequence she did and what she can do differently next time. Give her the tools to say she's upset, or needs something from you, etc. She also needs to learn to apologize, especially in school. She is disrupting an entire class. If it was my kid, she would be up at the front of the class apologizing to everyone there. Kids this age often don't understand how their behavior impacts others, they need to learn this lesson or teenage years will not be fun for you. A behavior chart might be a great thing at this age, set some goals for things she wants like that trip to the zoo or a small doll, etc, set up how many days she has to go without an outburst (still teach her ways to cope when she wants to outburst) and then track it and follow through with the positive goal she has chosen. I worked in a brain injury hospital writing behavior plans for patients and this stuff really works. (Imagine a 250lb 39 year old man acting like your daughter, ha, fun times!) Supernanny is a great tool for easy to follow guidelines as well, she uses a lot of charts, timeouts, etc.

Pingpong, we have to go out sometime soon - nice choices!

I worked harder than you sweetheart, I live in a luxury home. Some of us are able to think outside our own lives, God Bless you for not procreating.

LOL, yea, I've posted here 5 times in a year. Read up on DRG's, and you'll see my point, here I'll help you out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagnosis-related_group Or maybe you'll play dumb still because it helps your republican ass feel better about the poor getting put where they belong.

I like how you add the "illegals" in there, as if no US Citizens are affected Have a read: http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2004/Jan23_2004/forum.html You have no idea how insurance works. You have no idea how a doctor sets his prices and how he is reimbursed for these expenses. You have no idea what it is like to choose not to go to the doctor because you have no insurance. Cancel your policy for a year and then tell me how you deal with illnesses that crop up. Also make sure you can't use your savings when something does appear, like the US Citizens that live paycheck to paycheck. And no, not all of them have low paying jobs, a lot of them are small business owners who simply can't afford the large payments while being raped on taxes by our big business friendly government. It's easy to argue this stuff while you sit in your luxury condo with your $10 copays.

I hate to tell you but if your "theory" was right, insurance companies wouldn't be making any money, because all the freeloaders would be using up the system For some reason though, the insurance companies are still making buttloads of money. Hmmmmm, wonder why.

It's called doing business, all businesses charge those upcosts. Now, let's forget all of those and stick with what we are talking about, insurance companies and healthcare costs. Here's the deal. Each of your insurance companies have timelines for specific injuries, ie you had a baby, you should be good to go in 2 days, or 24 hours now, f0ckers. They have a specific amount they will pay for that injury, period. In my case, I worked in brain injury. Let's say we have a patient that has a frontal lobe injury, they are on a specific track that says they should be recovered in 30 days, should be walking, talking, etc. Okay, that 30 days passes and guess what, they are walking and talking. However, they can't tell you WHERE they are walking, and their speech makes NO sense to anyone. They can't remember their own name, where they are, etc. They obviously can't go home, how would they survive? But because they have reached certain milestones along the track, they are out of insurance. They will no longer cover the care. What happens to this person? They get kicked out and unless their family has the TIME and FORTITUDE to fight the system, the insurance company wins. And who loses? All of us, because this person clearly needs to be under hospital care, but the family can't pay it. We do. Now that's an extreme case, one I saw all too often. But make no mistake, your insurance company pays your doctor less than they should because it's how they make money. Our system is 2 tier when it should be one. The doctors have to make a profit, and the insurance companies have to make a profit. If you don't see that it means you are paying more than you should, well, hey, I can't give you more brain cells than God left you with.

I never said the doctor charges the person without insurance more, however you are an idiot if you think you insurance company pays the full amount to the doctor. Ask him next time you are in. I guarantee your doctor is pressured to take LESS PAYMENT and encouraged to SEE MORE patients in an hour than he should to make up for the lower payment. Again, do some research on HMO's.

Okay, so your theory works in a one man doctor town, what about the rest of us that have hundreds of choices in doctors? Doesn't that mean competition? Shouldn't prices go down according to your theory?

How do you believe it works? Insurance companies tell doctors what they will pay for each procedure, take a look at your itemized bills, it's far less than what the doctors have asked for. Now, what happens when someone who doesn't have insurance goes to the same doctor. They have to pay the full ride right? Because there is no insurance company middle man saying this is how much we'll pay and that's that. Now, I know some of you like to believe that these people just won't pay it, they'll all file bankruptcy, but they won't. The majority will pay the full amount. Yes some will be caught off guard, but for the most part, we all pay our bills. The really expensive ER bills however, do get caught up in this system. Even people that DO have insurance get caught in this. I was one of those when my daughter was born. I owed 20% of her $100k NICU bill, and I worked for a freakin hospital, you would think we had great healthcare. But I was caught out of state, ie, out of network, during an emergency when I went into labor at 7 months. It took us 5 years to pay it off. The system is made for one purpose, profit for insurance companies. Until you can all see that, nothing will change.

Also you fuck1ng moron, um how about, LCD TV, DVR's, everything that is new, when the demand goes up, the price goes down. Assclown.

Yes and no. You use a lot of words that mean nothing. However, cash only, you have a point. Healthcare is out of control for THIS reason. Doctors don't say what they charge, INSURANCE companies do! And guess how doctors and hospitals make up the difference? From the people that DON'T have health insurance.

"Demand" wouldn't go up per se, just WHEN they demand care, would change. People who don't have healthcare don't stress the system until it's critical, AND most expensive. If you don't understand this, please explain to me why HMO's were created.