Sentences with phrase «children attention when»

Parents and carers may unintentionally contribute to the pattern of undesired behaviours by giving children attention when they occur.

If we only pay children attention when they throw a tantrum or hit their sibling, rather than when they are playing quietly, they are much more likely to act up.

Instead, it's about refusing to give your child attention when he's acting obnoxious.

This means giving your child attention when he behaves well, rather than just punishing him when he does something you don't like.

Not exact matches

«There is no bells of the church to wake us up or... tell us what day to stop working and pay attention to our families and our children, no shabbat to tell us when we should be making love to our partners; it's all on us» she said.

Not that I would need him to be toted out and displayed in public or anything like that, in fact, I felt it was wrong when it was done so much during the election - after all young children should be sheltered from the crazy attention that follows the Palins around - but the lack of mention of his presence makes it pretty clear he is not taking this bus tour.

When a parent lets a child die from diabetes because they refuse to get medical attention because they thing god will fix them, we have no choice but to show the religious that their believe is irrational and dangerous.

its sad when parents use their children to make a point or get attention, who knows maybe the kid did nt care about wrestling her at all...

When I bring this to their attention you should hear all the absurd attempts at trying to rationalize the senseless slaughter of innocent children.

How do we give our children the attention they deserve when we can't shift our focus from the distractions around us?

I think it's ridiculous that so much energy is spent on debating largely inconsequential parenting decisions when so very little attention is given to the children who DO N'T HAVE PARENTS.

Downing also calls attention to the images that had been incubating for years in Lewis's fertile imagination and that suddenly came to life in the Narnia stories, and Jacobs suggests that we should hardly be surprised when a writer with a long record of concern for moral education turns to writing stories for children.

When a woman tries to call her family to meals and they are so bent on their own pursuits that they do not come, or tries to correct a child who pays no attention, or talks into the telephone to discover suddenly that she has been cut off or that the other party has hung up the receiver, she is not really speaking to anyone.

When the children pressed up against Jesus, hungry for His attention, He didn't push them away in order to get after «the more important» things.

Sad when you whiners complain about human rights... you'd rather see innocent children and the elderly die because they can't afford medical attention than give them a chance.

Parents are urged to develop an atmosphere of mutual respect; to communicate on levels of fun and recreation as well as on discipline and advice; to allow a child to learn «through natural consequences» — that is, by experiencing what happens when he dawdles in the morning and is permitted to experience the unpleasantness and embarrassment of being late to school; to encourage the child and spend time with him playing and learning (positively) rather than spending time lecturing and disciplining (negatively), since the child who is misbehaving is often merely craving attention and if he gets it in pleasant, constructive ways, he will not demand it in antisocial ways; to avoid trying to put the child in a mold of what the parent thinks he should do and be, or what other people think he should do and be, rather than what his natural gifts and tendencies indicate; to take time to train the child in basic skills — to bake a cake, pound a nail, sketch or write or play a melody — including those things the parents know and do well and are interested in.

When children throw a tantrum for attention, parents learn to ignore it so that they will stop.

A monk of the Holy Mountain says that when small children turn their attention in some direction and laugh without a reason, it means that they see their angel.

World responsibility in education further entails serious attention to the teaching of foreign languages, beginning in the early years of school, when children can quickly and naturally learn another tongue in the same fashion as they learned their native language.

Even though black people make up 40 percent of our nation's missing children, when black people make up only 13 percent of our population, these missing persons generate very little media attention.

It is noteworthy that, in contradistinction to the older Bible - centered training in the past, most of these students had come up through the modern graded Sunday Schools in which not the Bible but the child has been central; in which the Bible has been brought into the focus of attention only when the situation demanded it.

«Broken Tail Light», a powerful spot featuring Jamie Lynn Sigler, draws attention to a complex issue facing undocumented Americans — what happens to children when their parents are deported.

Can she have children and sweep them along with her, the way Pat does with Tyler, showering him with love and attention on airplanes and bus rides, taking him and his nanny on road trips whenever he can go... then steeling herself and walking out the door alone when he can't?

I love being able to work from home, but I do sometimes feel guilty when I have to work and the children want attention.

When mothers are especially vulnerable, it would seem wise for child and family professionals to pay particular attention to supporting positive and substantial father - child interaction.

I've been married and divorced twice, but when I divorced the first time — in my 20s, with no children — I never paid attention to any articles about reinventing myself as a divorcee.

When everyone had more children the amount of care and attention that we showed each child was reduced.

They also can't help it, they're not people and act on instinct and when you have a child, depending on the child, they are bound to take up most of your energy and attention.

Joint attention is demonstrated when the child is simultaneously engaged in an activity with another person or group of people.

When a child has been having problems in the classroom, such as not completing assignments, fidgeting in their seat, not paying attention, or talking during class, their teacher may begin to think ADHD.

One survey taker explained, «It's not my preferred method, but in a dangerous situation, when the child isn't listening, it gets their attention and is a physical reminder to make a better choice next time.»

When we come home with a new baby, all the attention suddenly shifts to the new arrival, and the older child is supposed to just accept it happily and even welcome it.

Avoid eye contact and don't make any conversation when your child is looking for your attention.

Show your child that when he holds up her end of the bargain — speaking to you in a respectful and calm manner to express what she wants or thinks — she earns and gets your attention.

They can also help with entertaining the older sibling, but that child, too, needs and wants your attention, especially when they have been without you for a couple of days while you were in the hospital.

Lucy H. Pearce in The Rainbow Way advises mothers to manage these intense feelings by giving their full attention to their child when it needs it, to carve out a separate space, however short at first, for their poem, their painting, that is, their «creative baby.»

As your child ages, you'll notice that he or she gets more and more excited about meal time and pays a lot of attention to what older children and adults in the family are doing when they eat.

Rather than paying attention to your child only when she's misbehaving, try to catch her acting appropriately: «Thanks for playing with Charlie while I change his diaper.

When a child starts exhibiting behavior problems, parents will try anything they can think of to get a handle on the situation: consequences for negative behavior; rewards for positive behavior; behavior charts; talking about the behavior; talking about how to change the behavior; ignoring the behavior in the hope it will stop if you don't give it attention; talking about positive ways your child can get your attention.

When you don't respond calmly, your child will work even harder at his tantrum to try to get you to pay attention.

If this is the case, ask yourself if you're so busy that the only time your child gets your undivided attention is when she misbehaves and you send her to time - out.

Thank her when she shows special sensitivity toward your child or pays him extra attention.

Jump in to help when necessary, but pay attention to hunger cues and signs that your child is full.

Worse is when you're trying with all your might to resist and your child pulls out the big guns by doing something that he knows has gotten attention in the past.

When your child is older, it's important to teach him to accept your giving attention to other children.

If your main concern is that your child isn't listening to you or paying attention when you're doing an activity together, you may want to take a look at whether or not you could be contributing to the issue.

A lot of attention was also brought to the rearward facing debate in 2012 when the American Association of Paediatrics changed their recommendations to say that they recommend all children should remain rearward facing until 2 years of age.

When there are several children in the room, give the most attention and praise to the children who are following the rules and behaving well.

When your child sits in your lap as you read aloud, he doesn't just enjoy books, he also enjoys the security of your undivided attention.

It's important to pay attention to your child's daytime behavior and nighttime sleep for clues about when to help them transition.