As a result,
these children struggle because their learning patterns don't fit the schools they are in.
As a former math teacher with 23 years in the classroom, I have seen too many
children struggle because of hunger.
Not exact matches
Most of the time parents discourage their
children from pursuing the arts
because some of the time you will
struggle to make ends meet.
Or the thousands of folks who
struggle to support themselves
because of the psychological damages caused by
child molesters within the church?
I like the way Alan Hirsch describe the «message» of the Bible as being «simplex» simple
because it can be understood by a
child and an illiterate peasant complex,
because we'll spend our entire life always discovering new aspects of it, and
struggling to know more and more God and Jesus, and «the mystery» which Paul was running after (Phil 3)
But begin again we must,
because we owe it to our
children — and to our brothers and sisters throughout the world still engaged in the
struggle for religious freedom.
It is undeniably true that
children are drawn to the hobbits
because of their diminutive size, but it is truer still that we keep reading Tolkien's trilogy as adults
because the hobbits»
struggles are our own.
I am SO thankful that organizations such as Feeding America exist
because they are able to provide nutritious foods to people
struggling with hunger and safe places for
children to have a meal.
I know people with these conditions who
struggled significantly with breastfeeding their first
child, but were able to successfully breastfeed their second
child because they were more informed and more prepared.
You know your
child more deeply and intimately than any other being, you will know what to do
because you are in the unique position of understanding the
struggle....
This has been a particularly difficult thing for Nell
because she
struggled with breastfeeding issues like tongue - tie and thrush with her first two
children and was determined that this time, with Dash, the breastfeeding relationship would be different.
Talk to your
child's school about keeping homework in line with best practices — the reason most kids don't get enough sleep is
because they are
struggling to complete homework after a long day.
Address concerns about your
child's academic career right away,
because waiting and letting them
struggle might have a long - term impact on their self - esteem.
Unfortunately, what this teaches your
child is that he doesn't need to
struggle through the tough stuff; he never has to push through anything hard,
because the hard things are always solved for him.
For now, let's keep it general
because there are so many people who can give an account much like mine of how wrapping helped bring them up from postpartum mood disorders, or
struggles with relationships, special needs
children, high needs and sensory issues, or securing attachment again after developmental leaps or time apart.
Though wholly discredited today, the «refrigerator mother» diagnosis condemned thousands of autistic
children to questionable therapies, and their mothers to a long nightmare of self - doubt and guilt») Could it be that more parents are providing more support
because more
children are
struggling with mental health issues that are completely unrelated to how they were parented?
Do you feel as though you're constantly in power
struggles because your
child refuses to follow the rules?
Everyday I
struggle with being a gentle and loving parent and then when faced with a hard moment (like 2
children screaming in the grocery store), I remember that I am human and not perfect... this is empowering
because it makes me feel okay about asking others for help.
In a world where anyone who
struggles with anything will sometimes face persecution
because of their
struggle, you have a unique opportunity to teach your
children compassion.
Some might question if the problem was the fact that it's a second marriage for both, which often has a more dismal divorce record than a first marriage but not always; some second marriages
struggle because blending families with young
children can be a challenge more than anything else.
To get the conversation started, you can look to storytelling, particularly through movies,
because it's a great way to add depth and dimension to the discussion and it can give your
child some emotional perspective into the
struggles people face.
Then the book goes more in - depth to introduce the idea of emotional projects; those big issues that can be a
struggle for
children because of their emotional charge.
So that became a big
struggle because while I'm trying to breast - feed I'm trying to figure out how to have two
children and you know that and itself is difficult and I have all the hormones in and now all of a sudden I'm like this hussy who wants to just show her boobs to everyone and that became my biggest my biggest challenge with being harassed when I wanted to breast - feed my
children.
Unconditional love is learning to respect your
child's autonomy, while he is defying you and
struggling to control himself
because you've held a boundary that is frustrating for him.
Relief may be the last thing you would expect parents to feel upon learning their
child has a disability, but relief does happen, often
because a formal diagnosis of a disability gives parents an explanation for the
struggles their
children have faced.
«When a woman has a
child and starts
struggling with postpartum depression, she often keeps this to herself
because of the stigma surrounding mental illness.
Sometimes a not - very - verbal
child will resort to «no» just
because she's mad or flustered and
struggling to get her point across.
Kathleen, a single mom, was referred to the Nurturing Parenting program
because she was
struggling to discipline her two young
children.
She will home school her
children because there is not enough money to have them all go to school, and a girl
child in class is one less pair of hands in the constant
struggle to fetch water, gather fire wood, tend crops, prepare food so on and so forth.
(Assuming your
child isn't around
because oh my word, that is a totally different
struggle.)
In fact, I wish that more parents knew about EC * with respect to toddler toilet learning *
because it really focuses on connection, is so gentle and very much
child - led, while still supporting learning and while avoiding a lot of the anxiety and power
struggle / frustration for both parent and
child.
Expressing anger or making accusations - Although parents may have
struggled with school staff
because of their
child's learning problems, avoid thinking about those incidents when writing your letter.
When Asian
children struggle at math, they are simply encouraged to try harder,
because everyone is good at elementary math.
Many times parents have special problems with overeating
because they have
struggled with their own weight and don't want their
children to have the same problem.
Some parents feel as though society is side - eyeing them for not nursing their babies; Others feel that they have not been given the support they need to have a successful breastfeeding relationship with their baby and they're
struggling as a result; Others still feel defiantly proud of their choice in how to feed their
child because they've had so many naysayers tell them they can't or shouldn't.
I also realized that just
because my own kids have a father who cares about them doesn't mean that there aren't other single parents
struggling with trying to protect their
children from an abusive other parent.
If your
child is
struggling to use the toilet, it's either
because your
child is chock full of poop or too young or both.
Most nights are a
struggle because she honestly doesn't require as much sleep as other
children her age.
Whether it be
because they're
struggling financially or not in a stable relationship, they may decide that this isn't the right time to bring a
child into their life.»
As the adult, I can choose to make an issue out of it and end up in an unnecessary power
struggle, or I can choose to offer my
children the same respect I offer myself,
because you can bet your bottom dollar that if I don't want to eat something, I'm not eating it!
That might seem like an extreme option, but it's much easier than a divorce, if you're married, or seeing your
children go through major
struggles without you (or
because of your absence).
Jenny Congdon of Elgin
struggled to breast - feed her first four
children because, as a native of Australia where most mothers breast - feed, she assumed that's what she should do.
I
struggled for weeks with my first
child because NOTHING I read prepared me for the possibility that I wouldn't produce enough milk to sustain life.
It saddens me to hear of many adoptions having
struggles because a birthmother feels lied to about the openness they will receive based on their conversations during pregnancy, or how an adoptive mom and birth
child have been left in the hurt of not receiving a birthday package as promised.
Then with my second
child the breastfeeding went a lot smoother
because I had learned a lot by then, but I still
struggled and my health was suffering.
Jamie - I will be referencing this in a post I will be publishing for the What To Expect (WTE) Moms site - we also
struggled with Night Terrors before we knew what they were - now, we know that periods of high stress trigger them - and with the onset of allergy - induced asthma, disrupted sleep
because of breathing issues can also trigger them... we are so lucky to have a
child pulminologist who is also a
child sleep expert who helped us to understand that!
It is also very important not to force your
child to use the potty
because it can cause intense power
struggles.
Enforce house rules inconsistently
because you feel bad about your
child's
struggles or are afraid he won't like you
This has been a particularly difficult thing for Nell
because she
struggled with breastfeeding issues like tongue - tie and thrush with her first two
children and was determined that this time, with Dashel, the breastfeeding relationship would be different.
Left untreated, postpartum depression or feelings of resentfulness towards a baby
because of the
struggle to breastfeed can prohibit bonding, which can negatively affect a
child's neurological development.