Sentences with phrase «children figure things out»

Child - centric family goals are to see their children succeed, often through inserting their parental influence, rather than letting their children figure things out themselves.

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God finds it comforting, just as you would if your children wanted to figure out how you do things... whether it be baking a cake or building a computer.

I would say that it's more that she's figured out that the bible and religion in general is bull but like a child with a security blanket, she doesn't want to believe what she's figured out (like the child not wanting to believe that they've outgrown the blankie) and is desperately trying to rationalize clinging to her faith when the best thing she could do is free herself from what she deep down inside knows is untrue and silly ancient myths.

And they got upset and were trying to figure things out and finally became so frustrated that the Law was so hard to follow and God kept sending them into captivity and there was so much death and eventually the prophets started prophesying about a day that would come where the hearts of the fathers would return to their children and a sacrifice that would be the final sacrifice so that they could all stop killing so many animals (which God also admitted He never wanted in the first place because that was not the point), and also that God would eventually wipe out the old system and write his law on their hearts and minds so that they could finally follow him without making so many mistakes and messing up everything.

Sometimes we just have to figure out a way to explian things to children that we don't wish to explain..

But as time goes on and life gains more speed with work, home and growing children, the one thing we need to figure out is to find ways to spend more time together in coming years..

As a child when visiting or being in public I had to act right, talk right, sit right, dress right... and to tell you the truth «right» was a very hard thing to figure out.

You may need to help your tween figure out how to organize his or her free time, and find ways to get to all those things that keep your child busy and enriched.

But for more minor bumps along the road, give your child time and space to figure things out so his confidence and resilience will build.

I specifically wanted to talk to moms of multiple children because they all seem to have some things figured out, whether it's their calm amidst chaos or life hacks for making the day easier.

Allow the children to figure out ways to fundraise, choose things to do, and find their own club mission.

Any two adults who care passionately about a child are bound to compete with each other, especially when a child is not doing well, a child is not thriving, because everyone wants to figure out how to comfort that child, how to get things back on track again, and everyone feels awful when they can't and they see that child suffering.

Comments, behaviors, and observations by your child can provide good clues about the things your teacher likes and can be helpful in figuring out the best teacher gift to give.

Another thing that I only figured out with my second child is that when you have to leave the baby alone and know he's going to cry, you might as well double up on the unhappiness by turning it into tummy time.

Ann Elisabeth Samson Associate Editor, BabyCenter Canada Home: Toronto, Canada Children: Charlie, 2 What I like best about being a mom: I love watching this amazing little guy figure things out about the world around him.

When my first child was born, I thought I had this parenting thing all figured out because he was (and still is at 4.5) such a great sleeper.

I'm still trying to figure out things like, do I put him down for a nap before we pick up my older child from school or wait until we all get home?»

One of the hidden gifts of nursing (that I never really figured out until I had an older child) is that you're forced to navigate the changing border of your needs vs. your kids» needs all the time, so that by the time things get really high - stakes you're already used to it.

This is also a time that your child will begin to explore and try and figure out how things work and will enjoy playtime.

I guess that is what is most hard about motherhood is that you never really know if you are doing the right thing, as evey child and family is different and you just to figure out what is right and will work for you and stop comparing your child and yourself to other.

Sometimes parents assume that their kids will figure out things on their own, but if you're dealing with a chronic issue, you have to face facts: your child has not figured it out by himself and he is not likely to do so.

By exploring objects during play, children figure out how things work and develop problem - solving skills.

Developing effective coping mechanisms, and learning how to self - soothe is one of the biggest goals of early childhood, therefore your child actually needs you to make a few mistakes, and to let him figure some things out on his own.

Choosing not to return to work and maintain our mother - child bond to the fullest extent did make things difficult financially, but with some creativity, I figured it out.

I was team mom for little league, cheer mom, pta mom, chaperoned school field trips, volunteered as a classroom helper and parent at their schools (when in public school) attended toddler tumbling and mom classes, was a homeschooling parent for one of my kids with leaning disabilities, I didn't have to scramble to figure out what to do about work or where to take my kids for child care if they were sick, I led and was involved with the church groups with my kids, I spent summers with them doing all kinds of things like traveling, visiting grandparents out of town, amusement park trips, swimming, picnics, and hiking, instead of them being stuck with a sitter every summer.

You and your partner are probably very well equipped to figure things out on your own like all the many, many parents who came before you and raised children before the internet became a phenomenon.

The wonderful thing about this however, is that you will grow with your child, you will learn as they learn, and just when you figured out how to take care of one stage of «Parenting» the next one will start.

A terrified child will feel that she's alone; that no one can help her; that she can't figure things out; that this terrible thing will go on forever; that she might not survive; that she's not smart enough, good enough or strong enough to survive; that no one else cares.

«When you give children the tools they need to figure things out on their own, they will behave better because they'll be better equipped to take care of themselves and won't come screaming to you or act out every time they encounter a challenge,» says Dr. Brooks.

Here are some things to think about as you figure out the right and most comfortable sleep - enhancing arrangement for both you and your child.

The great thing about Pley is that as your child grows, they can select new toys according to their age and interest, without you having to buy new toys constantly and figuring out what to do with them when they're done with them.

The book doesn't so much delve into that and I had more questions about how, but one thing it discusses is the helicopter - parented child who never has to figure anything out for himself, gets to college and after college and doesn't really know how to make things happen because he's never been given the opportunity / challenge or had certain character traits instilled.

Giving your child unstructured space to figure things out and play on their own and to learn how to play without elaborate toys is very important for the development of emotional regulation, creativity, and resilience.

If you can figure out what specific thing your child is afraid of, then you can figure out ways around it.

One very crucial rabbit hole involved figuring out how children learn to use simple verbs for putting things in places, verbs like fill, pour, load, or splash — verbs involving movement of something to somewhere.

My husband suggests working out legs one day, backs and biceps another and so on... The thing is, I need help figuring out how to get a productive workout while my child is at the kiddie corner where I have a 2 hour limit.

One of my own children was born with a damaged gut and had many issues as a baby and toddler until I was able to figure things out and help him to heal.

Here's the thing, though: The moment you stop trying to figure out what's what and who's who, the movie becomes easy to follow, because all the fancy names and references are just window dressing on a plot so simple it could pass for a children's book.

However, the theories behind induction can occur earlier in teacher education programs so children aren't exposed to supposed professionals just trying to figure things out.

I didn't ask him again, because I could see it was one of the things you don't talk about, but I couldn't figure out why there was a law against telling your children how you voted.

Whilst on one level it makes sense that Smith would want to keep up with Jones (he says, trying to spin a combination «keeping up with the Joneses» / Alas Smith & Jones crack out of the shaky assumption that everyone will understand Amazon also goes by the name Jones, which it doesn't), e-readers on the whole aren't exactly the kind of thing that Smith's regular customers would likely go for, by its own admission: CEO Kate Swann describes the chain's base as «lighter book readers», with figures showing the average Smith customer buys just three books a year, with particularly strong showings from non-fiction and children's books.

Though it may take a couple of tries for your child to figure things out, it's not too complex to be unplayable.

A person who hears about the HPV vaccine when she sees Michelle Bachman or Ellen Goodman screaming about it on Fox or MSNBC will engage it as someone who has a political identity and is trying to figure out which position «matches» it; that same person, when she gets the information from her daughter's pediatrician, will engage it as a parent, whose child's welfare is the most important thing in the world to her, and who will earnestly try to figure out what those who are experts on health have to say.

«Sometimes parents think they know what is best for their children, when in fact they really need to figure things out for themselves.

Becoming a certified play therapist is also similar to becoming any type of certified therapist, so achieving your goal of becoming a certified play therapist and helping children and adults figure things out at their own pace is only a matter of dedication and hard work.

He or she may even help the parents figure out how to do the really difficult things, like tell their children about the divorce.

Leitschuh suggests helping the child take a deep breath and figure things out.

All children need support from their parents and caregivers to understand their feelings, as well as encouragement to work out ways to manage them — some might just need a bit of extra help to figure things out.

With all these new technologies, however, no one has been able to figure out the most important thing for common people like me and especially young children passing by all those building sites.

Exploring what things feel like is the most important way to learn for many of them, so with my second child (I was a little slow on the first one — he was very curious and active, I was 19), I figured out that when she started reaching for a new item, I would ask if she wanted to «feel it» and we explored it together; if she could, I let her think she was holding the item more than I.