Another indication, if one were needed, that trying to dominate every
aspect of childrearing doesn't work even if the theory seems nice.
At the moment much
of childrearing in the developed world falls into what is called the «Socialising Mode», though increasingly, as we come to understand more about what helps children reach their full potential, we are moving beyond that into what is known as the «Helping Mode».
The natural evolution of a family in the U.S. is for children to be launched successfully into the world, leaving parents in their empty nest to someday retire and enjoy the freedom from so much responsibility that they have earned after
years of childrearing.
It seems that most people who write about the joys and
challenges of childrearing today are parents newly facing the daunting prospect of raising Christian children in a largely hostile world.
Violence and / or a long history of anti-social behaviour is strongly correlated with a cluster of negative indicators for active fatherhood including poor relationship / pro-social skills, grandiose expectations, a low frustration - threshold, substance misuse, a tendency to engage in negative
forms of childrearing, and so on.
Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Maté write in their book Hold On to Your Kids that «for
purposes of childrearing, the crowning achievement of a working attachment is to instill in a child the desire to be good.»
For example, Presser (2001) predicted that new mothers would be shocked by the unrelenting
demands of childrearing, which would discourage additional births.
The amount of spousal support will depend on factors such as the difference between the parties» disposable income, length of cohabitation, the responsibilities of each spouse during cohabitation, and the
effect of childrearing on the spouse's earnings.
Further, more than 40 % of births in Rhode Island are unplanned, and the average
cost of childrearing expenses for infants and toddlers is the highest in the country.
As our culture grapples with pressing moral questions, it's a bit deflating to reflect that our strengths may lie in the long
game of childrearing, and not in quicker, less onerous avenues of persuasion.
What sensible person would wish the pain of childbirth if she sensibly thought of all the dirty diapers, the risks and
inconveniences of childrearing?
Over the years I have offered countless lectures, workshops and seminars for parents on the wonders and
woes of childrearing.
Though in both cultures the mother takes on the dominant care - giver role the Navajo society puts much more emphasis on the
importance of childrearing.
In the beginning I was just looking for a few tips and a little more awareness — the
context of childrearing is a bit different now than when I brought up my sons (``... aren't we all rookies, forever?»).
She never hesitates to bemoan your lack of understanding of the key
issues of childrearing, letting you know that you are not as «educated» as she is.
According to the survey, parents seek out support for a
variety of childrearing concerns, with feeding with love and respect, which includes breastfeeding, being second only to coping with and resolving sleep issues.
Attachment Parenting adds to breastfeeding support by including other interrelated
areas of childrearing.
It's Me, Idiot is an ongoing series dedicated to helping one very well - intentioned and dumb future - parent learn about the
world of childrearing.
Collecting all the necessary baby gear and nursery accoutrements is the easy part but when you're faced with the actual
responsibility of childrearing it can be a little overwhelming.
Society is recognizing that the attachment quality between the parent and the child is important not only for
ease of childrearing and influence with the adolescent, but also that it affects relationship quality lifelong for that child.
The College produces sound policy, based upon the best available research, to assist parents and to influence society in the
endeavor of childrearing.
An
encyclopedia of childrearing advice and information with practical tips on crying, sleep, discipline, baby milestones and much, much more.
By: Ted Peterson I have avoided the subject of discipline, because it is a particularly treacherous subject even within the landmine - strewn
subject of childrearing.
Attachment Parenting is an umbrella term; it includes every
style of childrearing that creates and strengthens secure parent - child attachment bonds.
While trying to create a perfect boyhood for their new son, Cindy and Jim find themselves drawn into the competitive
venture of childrearing, where bragging rights are paramount.
She increasingly takes out her frustrations on her husband, whom she sees as blissfully removed from most
of the childrearing as he enjoys his daily routine at the newspaper and his frequent work - related trips abroad.
Hot on the heels of Bridget Jones and the Shopaholic series, Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus drew from their experiences as nannies and put their own spin on the burgeoning genre, laying bare the seedy
side of childrearing in the Big Apple.
The work was both an intimate record of a new mother's unfolding relationship with her baby and an exacting account of the
minutiae of childrearing that was, at the time (and still is), primarily a woman's domain.
Same - sex couples in the South have among the highest
rates of childrearing in the country, and same - sex couples of color are more likely to be raising children than white couples.
My point was that without a full evidentiary record, most interlocutory orders made by judges are premised on faulty assumptions or untested evidence about the domestic history of the parties or their
division of childrearing and household duties (which can become relevant for spousal support or custody / access issues).
Research repeatedly demonstrates marital satisfaction plummets during the arrival of children and remains low during the
course of childrearing.
Recent studies have also identified the dopamine D4 receptor (DRD4) as a
moderator of childrearing effects on the development of disorganized attachment.
In other contexts, feminists complain about the cultural
assumptions of childrearing putting an unfair burden on women, but when the law tries to redress that burden and demand that parents share in childrearing, then feminists object.
Sometimes I feel like American parenting styles are so rigid: if you're an attachment parent or free - range you have to be like that in all
aspects of childrearing.
The truth is, dealing with a defiant 2 - year - old is a notoriously difficult
part of childrearing.
Hrdy argues that human capacity for understanding arose from the cooperative nature of our «complicated and contingent
form of childrearing.»
Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Maté write in their book Hold On to Your Kids that «for
purposes of childrearing, the crowning achievement of a working attachment is to instill in a child the desire to be good.»
If clients appeared uncomfortable with a diagnosis like depression, therapists used terms like overwhelmed or moody instead and stressed that such feelings were common for parents faced with the
demands of childrearing.
Some of the unmarried couples having children are seriously committed to a future together, including the
task of childrearing.