My mother takes care of my children during the day — and as many older people do, takes a variety of prescription drugs to manage ailments.
The father works to provide an income and pay the bills while
the mother takes care of the child and performs household duties.
Not exact matches
The policy is a popular one for the Conservative base because it's most helpful for traditional one - income families, where one spouse, usually the
mother, stays home to
take care of the
children.
At the moment
of her death, I whispered in her ear to reach out and
take her
mother's (who had passed on years earlier) hand, and that I would
take good
care of the
children, and that I loved her very much.
But who
took care of children while
mothers and fathers — and all other able - bodied adults — struggled to survive economically?
An overworked
mother of a covey
of children under six may have little time or energy to
take care of herself or get in the mood for love.
My
Mother took care of a handicap
child for 26 years and her faith in God
took her thru good and bad days.
Drawing on the beautiful words
of Blessed John Paul II in Evangelium Vitae paragraph 99, the
mothers are encouraged to have hope that their
children are with Jesus and to trust that he is
taking care of them.
The court also heard that the
child, who was
taken from her
mother after police became concerned for her welfare, could still be
taken to her grandmother's country
of origin if a permanent order was made to grant her
care of the girl.
Many have a vision
of a time when Americans were good citizens who went to church, when fathers went to work every day,
mothers stayed home and
took care of the
children, and
children obeyed their parents.
The lesson is: no one knows the life time
of anyone — The
mothers who are delivering a healthy
child should be appreciative to The One who
took care of the baby when the baby was inside
of the
mother's womb and
mother has no access to the baby — This is a sign for mankind that what The Creator can do and its not in any human's hand... all a human can do is to treat as best as they have the capability — and many more
I am the eldest
of twelve siblings so I often did most
of the cooking for everyone as a
child so my
mother could
take care of my brothers and sisters.
If substantial paternity / parental leave were made available to UK fathers and were paid at reasonable rates and if this were
taken up by substantial numbers
of fathers this would require a revolution in thinking by government, employers, trades unions and others about the work /
care nexus which could benefit not only fathers but
mothers and
children too (Green & Parker, 2006; Lewis & Cooper, 2005)-- and, ultimately, employers too.
Where
mothers work, more than one father in four
takes emergency time
of to
care for a sick
child (Maume, 2008).
I
took care of my
mother would drive over to
care for her zoom back home and then
care for my damily after the birth if my
children he always would go off and get himself food.
When a household is torn apart by a breakup or divorce, in many instances, the
mother takes on a brunt
of the responsibility
of caring for their
children.
For example, the
mother could
take the first eight months, with the father
taking the remaining four months; or the
mother could return to work for a period in the middle
of the year with the father
taking care of the
child at that time; or they could choose to both stay at home together with the
child, for up to 6 months.
As a
child I was always had my
mother and father around, both worked and
took care of my sister and me.
I also completely agree with Arwyn — it's a double - standard, either we're neglecting our kids by doing anything other than paying attention to them all the time, or (as Her bad
Mother recently experienced and posted about) we're looked down upon as a waste
of humanity b / c we're
taking care of our
children.
Breastfeeding
mothers feed their
child while
taking care of their other
children or while they're working and doing any other
of a million necessary tasks.
Attachment Parenting helps
mothers — whether breastfeeding or bottle feeding — view infant
care in the context
of the holistic parent -
child relationship and learn how that give - and -
take interaction that builds the foundation
of secure attachment can be applied beyond feeding with love and respect.
Policy development in this and related areas needs to
take into account that the education levels and workforce participation
of these
mothers are growing rapidly, as is motivation among both
mothers and fathers to share the
care of children more equally.
• 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.
In the Baby P case the father
of the
child was living nearby and was offering to
take care of him but, instead
of assessing whether he was a suitable parent, the
child protection team placed Baby Peter with a friend
of his
mother.
In the newest generation
of parents there are increasing numbers
of higher earning
mothers, and fathers willing to
take on more
of the
care of children; in many couples both partners work full - time — but the childcare costs which hamper the poorest in entering the workforce also lead to difficulties for parents sustaining employment over time.
«We shouldn't force
mothers and fathers to choose between
taking care of their
child and putting food on the table.»
In related news: a survey
of full - time working
mothers and mommy bloggers conducted by a thermometer maker found that when their
children got sick, 33 %
of moms pretended to be sick so they could stay home with their
child, 62 %
of them called on parents or in - laws for
child care, 57 %
of them
took unpaid leave to
care for their
child, and a distressing 34 %
of them
took the kid to school or day
care anyway — where they could infect your
child.
«While daytime nappy changes are largely the responsibility
of the
mother, likely due to mums spending the daytime
caring for their
child whilst on maternity leave, Britain's dads are
taking the lead with night - time nappy changes where men are increasingly occupying spaces previously thought
of as «feminine» — spending more time on housework and
taking a more proactive role in parenting.»
[00:00:00] Leigh - Ann Webster: With nine months
of pregnancy weight hanging around after the birth
of her baby, a
mother may wonder how in the world is she going to get back to her pre-pregnancy weight while
taking care of her new born
child.
Attachment Parenting helps
mothers --- whether breastfeeding or bottle feeding --- view infant
care in the context
of the holistic parent -
child relationship and learn how that give - and -
take interaction that builds the foundation
of secure attachment can be applied beyond feeding with love and respect.
And every
mother wants to
take care of her
child, at every cost.
Actually, a pregnant woman is already a
mother and a
mother takes care of her unborn
child from the time
of conception.
Similarly, while about six - in - ten
mothers say they do more than their partners when it comes to managing their
children's schedules and activities (64 %) and
taking care of their
children when they're sick (62 %), fewer fathers agree that, in their households,
mothers do more in each
of these areas (53 % and 47 %, respectively).
«I wanted to look at whether, in the unfortunate event
of maternal death, a father could
take over the maternity leave and benefits so that as sole surviving parent he had the same parental rights as new
mothers and more importantly could provide the same level
of child care.»
And while 47 %
of parents in two - parent households where both the
mother and the father work full time say they and their partner play about an equal role when it comes to
taking care of sick
children, the same share says the
mother does this more than the father.
Similarly, when it comes to
taking care of sick
children, 55 %
of married or cohabiting parents say the
mother does more than the father; just 4 % say the father does more, and 41 % say both parents share this equally.
As long as you're not hurting your
child in anyway and you're raising them to be the best person they can be, I say power to every woman who is
taking care of a
child,
mother, grandma, aunts, sister, whoever.
In Africa, «a village»
takes care of a
child, not just one
mother.
For years, I thought giving up sleep to
take care of my
children was what made me a dedicated
mother.
Mothering begins before your baby makes his or her debut - the supreme flexibility, the responsiveness to your own
child's needs, the need to
take care of yourself while
taking complete
care of another - it all started before I heard his first scream and smelled his glorious smell.
Holistic Mamas: I blog for
mothers who want to try natural and alternative medicines and healing remedies first and foremost in
taking care of their
child (ren), their husbands, and themselves.
As my dear
mother would have said (she would be 88 years old and I
took care of her for many years before becoming a
mother — so remember to have patience with your
children, because some day they may need to have patience with you when you are elderly and frail) «Don't put the cart before the horse» and «Don't cross your bridge before you get to it.»
These job ideas fit well into the schedules
of mothers and give them the time to
take care of their
child.
The article
takes the focus off the prosperous women whose
child -
care situations raised anxious questions when they were being considered by President Clinton for appointment as U.S. attorney general and instead examines a group it sees as the largest group
of mothers frustrated in seeking good day
care: middle - class working
mothers in urban areas where nearly all the available caregivers are undocmented foreign workers.
The
mother and daughter no longer speak, and Leanne is now pursuing
child support from her step - father to
take care of the little girl.
And what is more those who
take their
children to day
care & do not stay at home receive a pension at the end
of their work years — the stay at home
mother receives zip, nothing, naada for what she did when he
children are grown.
I agree that only
mothers know best when it comes to
taking care of their
child.
As a stay - at - home
mother who quit her job to
take care of Chelsea, Lalap admits that she feels fulfilled that she's able to afford more things for her
child just because she chose to breastfeed her.
Attending to the baby while
mother rests,
takes care of herself, and / or interacts with older
children
It might seem impossible to the young
mothers who have never
taken care of a toddler
child before, but it is totally doable.