Sentences with phrase «child than the relationship»

Not exact matches

It often seems as the «share» the details of this relationship that Jesus is more like a child's imaginary friend who is always on their side when any conflict occurs with others rather than the Jesus who loved people enough to tell them, without accusing or withdrawing affection, the hard truths they needed to know to encourge them to make more meaningful choices.

If I saw the church as a significant part of the new birth, I could no more give up on ex-church members (who are family) than I could give up on a wayward child — they may leave, but that doesn't change the nature of my relationship or commitment toward them.

The whole point of these lessons we're supposed to learn is the idea that one day we become fathers, that we will grow up and have the same knowledge and experience of our fathers, sometimes more than but in terms of our relationship with god, we're supposed to accept that we're eternally children, that as much as we learn, grow and generally build upon past knowledge, we'll never attain the level of understanding or power that god has, this being is on a completely different level.

That insight is nothing other than the understanding that while in one sense God is indeed unalterable in his faithfulness, his love, and his welcome to his human children, in another sense the opportunities offered to him to express just such an attitude depend to a very considerable degree upon the way in which what has taken place in the world provides for God precisely such an opening on the human side; and it is used by him to deepen his relationship and thereby enrich both himself and the life of those children.

There is something going on, before God grabs a hold of us through His Word, and His Spirit... but it is other than the authentic relationship of a Father to child.

To have a woman decide that she rather have a «personal relationship» with an imaginary being rather than the old line of the Catholic church is like a child saying that they like the Tooth Fairy better than Santa Claus.

Is my ministry more a vocation than my marriage, or my responsibility as a citizen less than my relationship to my children?

In light of varying perspectives about this appointment, Christian leaders will need to think afresh about their relationship to local public schools, where more than 90 percent of America's children are educated.

Kenneth agree with you totally its not just adams and abrahams problem its us guys we give in to our wives to keep the peace we should learn that the best way is always Gods way not our way or mans way.That to me is the message behind the story.The issue is rather than taking on the burden of his wife Abraham should have taken it back to the Lord its in our weakness he strengthens us.In the end he did what any married man would have done in order to please his wife.We are no different we put our wives or children church work before the Lord just as he did and loo at the consequences that came from that decision the arab nations became a thporn in there side.In my mind we need to put him first always.When we please the Lord he will bless us and our relationships when we do it our way there will be consequences.brentnz

But one of the most important findings of this new cohort of researchers is that for most children, the environmental factors that matter most have less to do with the buildings they live in than with the relationships they experience — the way the adults in their lives interact with them, especially in times of stress.

Marriage is a moment of subordination and women, more so than men, subordinate themselves and their careers to their relationship, their children, and the careers of their husbands.»

I want my children to see the full range of possibilities that is open to them, for play, for friendships, for relationships, for interests, and for eventual career options (no, Princess is not a potential career option for more than a small handful of girls).

Rather than throw out what they had — a rich history that once included romantic love for each other — they shifted the nature of the relationship and what they were fighting for; instead of struggling to maintain their intimate relationship, they just focus on raising their child together.

How fathers spend time with their young children is more important to the father - child relationship than how often they are with them.

This often is caused by issues other than child - raising, whether it's stress from work, finances, relationship difficulties, or a parent's own childhood experiences.

Look up from your parenting duties to focus on one another, dedicating yourselves to communicating about more than just your children — and discovering ways to deepen your relationship as you move forward in your lives.

Maybe on Planet Boob all the older children respect nothing more than the need for a pristine breastfeeding relationship between the mother and the new baby, but in the real world, older children couldn't care less.

Rather than using rewards or punishments to cajole or direct behavior, Kohn suggests we put the relationship at the center of parenting to attend the larger aim of meeting a child's basic need to feel loved unconditionally.

Fathers will undertake learning activities that they perceive will benefit their children through: ««a desire to build stronger relationships with their children ««a belief that helping their children to learn is important for their children's success (even when their own school experience was poor) ««a strong desire for their children to do better than they did (Fletcher, 1997).

• 8 out of 10 people (80 %) think fathers should feel as able as mothers to ask for flexible working • 8 out of 10 women (80 %) and more than 6 out of 10 men (62 %) agree that fathers are as good as mothers at caring for children • 7 out of 10 (70 %) agree, 42 % strongly, that society values a child's relationship with its mother more than it values a child's relationship with its father • Almost 6 out of 10 (59 %) agree with the statement that society assumes mothers are good for children, fathers have to prove it • 7 out of 10 (70 %) agree, 50 % strongly, that there should be a zero tolerance approach if fathers do not take on their parenting responsibilities • Almost 7 out of 10 (67 %) agree that dads should be encouraged to spend time in school reading with their child • 7 out of 10 (70 %) agree, 50 % strongly, that dads should be able to stay overnight with their partner in hospital when their baby is born.

• Stepfather - child relationships are more influential than nonresident father - child relationships in predicting children's adjustment, with the effects increasing by duration of the re-marriage (Hetherington, 1993).

Disadvantaged children are in greater need than other children from ongoing positive relationships with their fathers (Dunn et al 2004).

• The stepfather - child relationship is substantially more challenging than the biological - father - child relationship: the relationship is not as close; stepfathers are less affectionate and more coercive with stepchildren; and stepchildren tend to be less warm and affectionate with stepfathers — even in long - term fairly successful stepfamilies (for review see Radhakrishna et al, 2001).

• Fathers» new partners (more than mothers» new partners) tend to be less supportive of their mate's relationship with his biological children, being more often ambivalent or hostile (for review, see Hetherington & Henderson, 1997).

The study also demonstrated a relationship between age and injury, with children more than 15 years old having a higher rate of medial femoral chondral injury.

Another of Quinton's key findings was that background disadvantage was a less powerful predictor of the young fathers» remaining in contact or losing contact than was the quality of the relationship with the child's mother.

I don't believe there's any one cure - all, but I would definitely advise parents to seek help that focuses on relationships, and on the needs behind their child's behaviors, rather than on diagnoses and medication.

And we help the child repair any damage to relationships or property, rather than punishing.

When children with traumatic home lives grow up, Dr. Henry says they encounter more issues in relationships and trust than children from lower stress households.

You'll learn a new way in which to relate to your child, one which fosters connection rather than disconnection, respect rather than rebellion, and cultivates a healthy relationship which you can enjoy throughout the years.

say that if a child is receiving the message that your phone is more important than them, it will ultimately affect the parent / child relationship.

Timeouts that isolate the child from the parent do more damage to their relationship than to their bad behaviour.

Rather than try to change your child's personality, you can help her stretch just enough to discover the joys of relationships with peers.

This is an intrusion in the parent - child relationship and has far wider consequences than just what a kid eats during the day.

Adult children of divorce tend to have: lower paying jobs and less college than their parents; unstable father - child relationships; a history of vulnerability to drugs and alcohol in adolescence; fears about commitment and divorce; and negative memories of the legal system that forced custody and visitation.

A study from researchers at the University of Chicago found that young children that play with puzzles have better spatial skills (understanding the relationships between physical shapes and forms) than those who don't.

Back during Adoption School, when being a mom was just a theoretical concept (by the way, our agency was nothing like what's been described in this thread — it told us the benefits of open adoption to the child and said we would eventually form our own relationships with first parents, which it then left us to do), I did not embrace OA because the highly - paid social workers said it was proving to be better for the child than shame and secrecy.

For me it helps me keep perspective... after all children grow and we muddle through adult relationships that may be similar or may be different than how we live.

For example, shaming your child publicly on Facebook, where there's a perception that a very large number of people are seeing it, may be more harmful to your relationship and your child's sense of self than the old - fashioned «You won't believe what he did now!»

It's wonderful to see children develop loving relationships with their caregivers, and learn different things from them than they would have learned from their parents.

RITA: We are all introduced to AP in our own unique way and certain parenting practices will facilitate that close relationship with our children more than others.

What a gift we can give our children to learn how to be mindful, especially in our moments of stress — and then to be able to model and teach that mindfulness to our children, so that their relationships can be rooted in peace and empathy rather than fear and mistrust.

I always advise people to think very, very, very carefully before getting into relationships with people who have children from previous relationships, because few people seem to realize how much more difficult it is than a conventional relationship unless they grew up in such a complex situation themselves.

That is, daughters generally have closer ties to their own parents than to their in - laws, which leads to warmer relationships between their children and the maternal grandparents.»

Similar relationships are seen between birthweight and neonatal mortality, with the least risk of neonatal death occurring in children born weighing more than 3.5 kg.

Keeping a relationship going with your child is easier than starting one when you haven't had one before.

With her emphasis on taking responsibility for our own emotional states as parents and connecting rather than controlling, Dr. Laura offers us suggestions that help us to create strong relationships with our children.

In terms of the children's relationships with their parents, sibling rivalry, and their own self - esteem, Jeannie Kidwell, a former professor of family studies at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, says the best time to have another baby is either when your first is younger than 1 or older than 4.

In his book When Parents Hurt, Dr. Coleman writes, «Mothers who feel wronged in the marriage or divorce, who believe that mothers are more important than fathers, or who have psychological problems may directly or indirectly interfere with the father's desire to have an ongoing relationship with his children.»

It is a whole behaviour, a special relationship between the mother and her child that is more than breastmilk, in the same way that love is more than sex.