Sentences with phrase «judgment about parents»

I'm not bashing formula here, or passing any kind of judgment about parents who use it by either choice or necessity.

Your judgments about their parents behavior is unfair and unfounded.

I admitted to my childless friend that I was nervous they were all judging me for formula - feeding and in her typically honest fashion, she admitted that if she didn't know me, she'd probably be making similar assumptions and judgments about my parenting too.

When people's sense of what's morally acceptable influences their sense of what's safe, they can make bad judgments about parents» actions.

It was found that people make strong moral judgments about a parent who leaves her child alone.

The resulting report is called «No Child Left Alone: Moral Judgments about Parents Affect Estimates of Risk to Children.»

Not exact matches

I hadn't spent much time thinking about what it's like for gay kids to overhear their parents talking about gay neighbors with derision and fear, for example, or how narratives about judgment and hell can be processed by kids in some pretty destructive ways.

Critical judgment about pastors, parents, teachers, and youth leaders are natural to them.

Not only b / c it glorifies spanking, but because of the judgment in blatantly makes about parents who DO N'T spank their children.

«Five, Ten» is about having confidence in the sometimes hard parenting decisions you've made for your family and sticking to them when you begin second - guessing yourself, you feel judgment from others, or your stress begins to fog the plan.

The culture of youth sports can cloud a parent's judgment to the point that she doesn't want to hear the truth about the seriousness of an injury to their child.

The alleged lack of scientific studies and the amount of clinical judgment involved in concussion management, and the lack of uananimity, either about grading the severity of concussions or in return to play guidelines, while it complicates our efforts to educate parents on concussions, should not be used as an excuse to do nothing.

That fear though, the fear of judgment or of not mattering enough for someone to even notice, can be paralyzing and parents may, unintentionally, cause suffering for their children simply because the cultural attitudes about asking for help have effectively silenced them for issuing the call when most needed.

There are so many reasons people use cloth diapers, and so many reasons people use disposable diapers (the entry costs to start using cloth diapers are way more than some excellent parents can manage, for example) that it makes no sense to me to make judgments about other people's parenting on the basis of choices about diapering.

Ask any parents what their thoughts are on people bringing sick kids to birthday parties, and they'll share a long list of judgments that simply amount to, «Don't even think about it.»

Our parenting choices are not about judging what anyone else does: it's about doing what's right for us, without allowing the judgment of others to cloud our vision.

Heather Shumaker and Stephanie Land spoke with NPR's Michel Martin about the foundations of their parenting beliefs and what to do about all this judgment in the parenting world.

You may not realize it, but your words carry an underlying judgment about AP practices that ignores what motives parents might have for those practices.

But along with the public support comes public judgment on a whole lot of parenting issues that no one seemed to care about in past generations.

The feeling that everyone is making judgments about how you're parenting is nearly overwhelming in these family gatherings, but in those moments, remember what's really important here.

If you're looking for ways to deflect criticism, check out a great article on Natural Parents Network about how to respond respectfully to unwanted parenting advice and judgment.

Just like cupcakes and second hand smoke, these are moral or physical RISKS about which parents make judgments every day.

And just as Emily, the woman mentioned in the blog post, experienced, rather than getting good guidance from the experts, parents end up insecure about their own capabilities, simply forgetting about the importance of their own judgment or even feeling guilty for having ideas and feelings that don't seem to match their noble motives.

Authoritarian parenting is characterized by strict rules adhering to an external judgment of what is the «correct» way to behave, such as social values, religious values, family traditions or preconceived notions about what makes the perfect parent.

To address the judgment parents feel, ZERO TO THREE has created resources designed to help raise awareness about the pressure parents feel.

His parents are almost perfect; his mom is a mental health professional (Jennifer Garner) who's ready to talk about monumental things, without judgment, at any moment.

Maybe only parents, communities, and local educators are well - enough positioned to make reasonable (if imperfect) judgments about what each child needs.

Decision makers in education — students, parents, educators, community members, and policymakers — all need timely access to information from many sources if they are to make informed judgments about student learning and the success of education programs.

Guest Blogger Shani Jackson Dowell shares her thoughts about a world where parents are doing the best for their children while navigating systemic isms and the age - old battle against others» judgment.

Parents frequently make judgment calls about whether their child is too sick to go to school, or whether a family vacation or extracurricular activity is worth missing a day for.

The comments section on this article show a parent population who see the injustice in this system claiming that «it's about who you know [to get into schools]» and that «years of favoritism and poor judgments have led to this, and without a transparent system it will never improve.»

We soon realized that parenting was a never - ending series of judgment calls, and that from diapers to diplomas we'd be struggling with decisions about what was best for our child.

I don't play a lot of dungeon crawlers or roguelike, turn - based games, so take it from someone who has no bias or experience clouding their judgment: Loot Rascals presents the type of addictive play that makes parents worry about their kids.

[68] The substantive elements of the termination that the Board found unreasonable included: the principal ordering Mr. Dorval to use codes given the evidence that policy (of RSCHS and Edmonton Public School Board) supported involvement of teachers» professional judgment and consultation; the order being simply announced with little or no consultation; questions or concerns being ignored; little or no communication to students and parents about the codes or their enactment; the failure of the principal and the appellant to respect the professional rights and duties of the teacher regarding assessment of his students; and the discriminatory singling out of Mr. Dorval for discipline when other teachers who also challenged and refused to follow the principal's order were not disciplined.

While many states are doing this with graduated licensing systems, parents should definitely use their own judgment about additional restrictions.

And when we see a child fold his arms across his chest, scowl and place demands on what his parents will do for him, we've likely lost all respect for that parent as our minds go to terrible places of judgment about where and when that parent went wrong.

That's why, no one can really blame parents if they get worried and paranoid about their parenting styles, especially at a time where judgments are easily given.

Parenting experts stressed no one can make a judgment about someone's parenting based on cautiously choreographed scenarios like a televised Parenting experts stressed no one can make a judgment about someone's parenting based on cautiously choreographed scenarios like a televised parenting based on cautiously choreographed scenarios like a televised campaign.

but also making judgments about right and wrong, good and bad parenting.

When confronted with an angry child, Michael Emblet of the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation recommends that parents get on their knees and examine their hearts before making radical judgments about the child.

In fact, the biggest obstacle of doing so is parents» own judgments and fear about their child's behaviors.

Although excruciatingly difficult, I am attempting to withhold judgment about the fact that these prospective adoptive parents obviously consider the adoptee as a commodity rather than as a human being.

They were also asked to investigate the kinds of attributions and judgments they make about themselves and their child and then begin to make connections between how those judgments relate to relationship patterns and then to the quality of the parent — child relationship.