Sentences with phrase «as parenting arrangements»

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Among many other audiences, working parents, in particular, show great interest in flexible work arrangements, as many struggle to balance the pressing demands of both their career and raising children.

Often both parents are working or are in school, and their young are peddled around just as many poor children are — to various neighbors, to tenement centers, or casual and haphazard child care arrangements.

How do you demonstrate that you and your partner are both equally suited as parents and this is the childcare arrangement that works best for your family?

Arrangements can be made for infant baptism (or dedication, as the case may be), and the couple may be urged to participate in a group for new parents, and / or in the broader parent - education program.

Try best to work out an arrangement that allows children access to both parents, equally, and not reserve one parent as a «2nd Class Parent»parent as a «2nd Class Parent»Parent» (ie.

As writer Andrew Solomon says of his arrangement with his partner, «If there's one thing same - sex parents could teach is that it's not that one of us is «really» the mom and one is «really» the Dad.

No matter what problems a couple may face, as parents they need to handle visiting arrangements peacefully to minimize the stress their kids may feel.

It really comes down to your personal preferences as a parent, and your house arrangement.

Idaho courts begin custody proceedings with an evaluation as to whether a joint custody arrangement is workable based in part on an estimation of parents» abilities to work together.

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Having two sets of parents is something hard, - for parents - to deal with, whether it's through a divorce or any other family arrangement such as adoption.

If there is no court arrangement in this situation, it is assumed that the parents plan to continue to act as if they are still married.

Full custody differs from joint custody in that a full custody arrangement grants legal and physical custody to one parent as opposed to both parents.

A family court will expect the arrangement to work for both parents as well as the child, considering such things as sporting activities and after - school programs.

In a joint custody arrangement, parents share custody of their child, as opposed to sole custody, where one parent has full custody.

The way I see our sleeping arrangement is that our daughter will gradually become more comfortable sleeping away from her parents, but that it is our job to encourage her trust in her parents as well as her own self - confidence by staying with her through the night, reassuring her that we are there for her no matter what.

Second whammy: As the photographer was finishing our transaction, a beautiful arrangement of flowers arrived from my parents.

Therefore, in a joint custody arrangement, it is important to present a unified front with children as it will not be good for a child to believe he / she can use one parent against the other.

We need to begin looking at such adoption arrangements (in which the birth parents choose the adoptive parents and work out their expectations for how things will unfold) as long - term relationships of interdependence, not a zero - sum competition («for me to win, you must lose»).

violates the joint custody agreement, a court may utilize the parenting plan as evidence of the specific joint custody arrangements made between the parents.

Although it can be scary as hell to think about changing your parenting arrangement, do your best to keep an open mind.

These issues include the safety of different sleep environments as well as the physiological and / or psychological consequences of the choice of sleeping arrangements parents make.

And the assumption by pediatric sleep researchers that there is one ideal sleeping arrangement for all, or that cosleeping is harmful and detrimental or that infants need to «consolidate their sleep as soon in life as is possible» is not only fallacious but harmful and it explains why western parents are the most exhausted, disappointed least satisfied, (yet, most educated and well read), I am convinced, than any other parents on the planet, as regards their infant's sleep.

Some safety issues are known, so certainly they should be followed as I have outlined in answering many of these questions But what any infants sleep location socially or psychologically means to parents is very powerful and it affects the overall safety and satisfaction that different families have to the same sleeping arrangement and environment.

I think that as parents we should find the sleeping arrangement that works best for our family.

Just as with most parenting issues, finding the right sleep arrangement for your baby and your family can be a bit of trial and error.

Further, it has been shown that in the majority of cases where a child was apparently suffocated, some abnormal sleeping arrangement was present, such as too many people in too small a bed, parents under the influence of sleep - altering drugs or alcohol, or unsafe sleeping surfaces such as couches or bean bags.

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A strong advocate for co-sleeping, McKenna encourages bed - sharing and other co-sleeping arrangements, such as putting the baby in a bassinet or crib at the parent's bedside, while also following standard SIDS safety precautions — for example, making sure there are no blankets or stuffed animals around him.

While you should, of course, make this decision based on your child's needs above your own, it's normal to wonder what benefits you as a parent can get from this unique sleeping arrangement.

Sage Parenting: Where Nature Meets Nurture is similar to What to Expect When You're Expecting in that it documents the course of events beginning with pregnancy and covers topics such as sleeping arrangement and breastfeeding, but the author ventures into topics that mainstream authors dare not go such as mother guilt, bed - sharing, discipline and attachment.

I would have never anticipated this arrangement, although as a child I slept on and off in my parents» bed until I was 7.

The City Select offers a great deal of sitting arrangements, both as a single stroller and a double stroller because children can face the parent (backward), each other or the forward.

Special arrangements, usually paid for by the corporation, can include longer hours of operation or weekend care options as well as special «parent night outs» or other «quality of life» features.

In some states, a parent can refuse visitation if the other parent's living arrangements are considered dangerous, such as living in a crime - ridden neighborhood.

Families who share caregiving among members of their extended family or trade caregiving with friends in a cooperative arrangement (strategies used by some single parent families as well as by two parent families);

The principle that children under three should not stay overnight with their separated or divorced fathers, when parents can not agree on co-parenting arrangements, has recently reappeared as an argument against co-residential parenting for very young children.

This arrangement is based upon the parents» work schedules, the child's school schedule as well as the needs of the child.

Under this arrangement, both parents remain involved in the decision making responsibilities regarding the children, with each parent having «tie breaking» authority regarding certain issues, such as education, health and dental care, religion, civic and cultural activities, and athletic involvement.

As a result, many parents wonder about joint custody, child support and how the arrangement will impact the child support amount.

Cosleeping is when parent and infant sleep in close proximity (on the same surface or different surfaces) so as to be able to see, hear, and / or touch each other.139, 140 Cosleeping arrangements can include bed - sharing or sleeping in the same room in close proximity.140, 141 Bed - sharing refers to a specific type of cosleeping when the infant is sleeping on the same surface with another person.140 Because the term cosleeping can be misconstrued and does not precisely describe sleep arrangements, the AAP recommends use of the terms «room - sharing» and «bed - sharing.»

However, not all babies go for it as it can be a bit too far away from the parents; as your son is used to sleeping between the two of you, he may not be keen on this new arrangement.

Says Wasser: «If you are hoping to eventually get to an equal time share arrangement but have not historically spent as much time parenting, gradual increases are recommended.»

It is my understanding that Dr McKenna defines co-sleeping as any arrangement were adult and baby are sleeping in the same room so this could include rooming in with baby in a cot, parent and baby sleeping together on a sofa or the whole family including older siblings all in the same bed.

We will reiterate to parents and teachers that our start times have changed at 3 schools (as we did last April), and we're making arrangements for parents who need early drop - off.

While it is premature to speculate on the implications of this work for decision - making regarding child custody, the work is valuable as it suggests that «something as basic as the amount of time that one spends with a parent or one's living arrangements» can shape the quality of child - parent relationships, write Fraley and Heffernan.

When I worked as an ECSE teacher I was responsible for 17 students, the IEP's for each student, making transportation arrangements, communicating with parents and staff for IEP meetings, developing lesson plans relating to each student's goals, and documenting progress on data goals.

Now I have to consider child care arrangements, how to actually get myself ready and out of the house in the minute window between bedtime and taxi time and, further on, how and when to introduce a new someone to the main (and infinitely less glamorous) role in your life as parent, housekeeper and general dogsbody.

Their parents are dead and Joe's wife is long gone, an alcoholic who has disappeared from his life — and so Lee is named guardian for his nephew, Patrick (newcomer Lucas Hedges), even as he must make the arrangements for Joe's funeral.

As he and his mother make funeral arrangements, we get the story of his parents» relationship.