«I believe that people seek therapy for many different reasons; to manage feelings of sadness and / or anxiety, to work through specific personal or relational crises, to better
parent difficult children, or simply to understand and resolve general feelings of discontent.
Reconnect with the aspects of yourself that are not exhausted from
parenting a difficult child.
She is the author of many books, including Depression Hits Every Family and
Parenting the Difficult Child.
Not exact matches
Stewart said that once
parents become acclimated to living with young
children, it can be
difficult to recognize how disruptive their
children can be to those around them.
Yes,
children with attentional issues can be obnoxious and
difficult to
parent, but they are often the ones later in life who are creative geniuses and innovative masterminds.
Because
children are increasingly digitally wired,
parents and teachers are becoming aware of how
difficult it is to extricate kids at home and in school from using screens.
If you're a
parent, you might face a
difficult choice: continuing to work and pay
child care or leaving the workforce to stay home.
The New York Times recently highlighted the long - term impact
difficult schedules can have on family wellness, in an article called: «A growing body of research suggests that a
child's language and problem - solving skills may suffer as a result of their
parents» problematic schedules, and that they may be more likely than other
children to smoke and drink when they're older.»
Hornsey cautions that despite some immediate changes, which include a new bring your
child to work day and an employee resource group dedicated to
parents, real cultural change is both
difficult and time consuming.
It is so incredibly
difficult for
parents of young
children to take the time to advocate for
child care.
Typically, this would look like the
child of the
difficult family dismissing the actions of a hard
parent or sibling with a general «Oh, my family is crazy,» laissez - faire, kind of attitude.
I do not know about the rest of the
parents out there but I have a very
difficult time doing this, especially if the
child is still living with me.
And, even though it is very
difficult in our pluralistic society, it is nevertheless the duty of Christian
parents to transmit to their
children the sacred inheritance of the Christian faith and also of a Christian life provided with practical guiding lines.
There are plenty of cases where the
parents are able to take care of a
child they just do not want to because it makes their life
difficult.
Although many
children adapt to both divorce and living with single
parents, life for them is on the whole more
difficult.
The modern Protestant tendency to believe that
children should be like their
parents makes it unusually
difficult to adjust to differences between generations that are due primarily to a major economic and cultural transition.
Home conditions become
difficult: many mothers have to bring up
children, as single
parents due to divorce, labour migration and deaths in civil conflict.
It is not
difficult to help
parents to see that their most heartfelt desire for their
children is that they should grow up to be good people who are respected by others.
Parents are not the only ones who find it
difficult to talk to
children about such abuse.
It was
difficult as a
child to understand that the people around me didn't like my
parents and were teaching their
children, my friends, to also dislike them on the basis of «church stuff» that I didn't understand yet.
The charity currently recruits volunteers in three areas - host families who are able to look after a
child for anywhere between a few days to a few weeks, family friends to befriend and mentor
parents through
difficult times and resource friends to supply a range of goods and services depending on what the individual family needs.
It is very
difficult for most
parents who became adults before 1960 to understand the attitudes of their
children about work and love.
This is a record of a
child, odd and
difficult from birth, in the grip of senseless obsessions, controlling the family with rigid rules and prohibitions, tearing through the house as fast and destructive as a tornado, grunting instead of talking, unresponsive to his
parents» loving concern, their urging, coaxing, their vain attempts at discipline, their anger and spanking.
Behind a smoke screen of piety concerning the
difficult job they have to do in «helping» or «providing services,» their purpose is the human equivalent of the breaker's yard: They tear asunder the superstructure of the family and then move to the foundations, demolishing relationships between husband and wife, between
parents and
children, and even sometimes between the
children themselves.
Boethius... you didn't mention a Mother... I'm curious whether (like myself), you've been both a mother and father to yr
children... I have a feeling that it's the maternal ties (iin my case, overly compensated) that are most
difficult to break, especially seen in single
parent (male) families.
Here the task may not be to make divorce more
difficult to obtain; rather, the task may be to require divorcing
parents to make better long - term financial plans for their
children, plans which the courts could enforce.
Children where
parents are having a
difficult time in this economy.
Turning on one's inner
Child is
difficult if teenage
children (who are very skillful in activating our
Parent side) are still in the house.
Parents may be worried about a
child in another city whose marriage is going through
difficult times.
It is
difficult to conceive of bringing up
children without this assumption on the part of
parents.
Ronny Gottschlich, managing director, Lidl UK, said: «We know how
difficult it can be to say no to pester power, so by removing sweets and chocolates from our tills we can make it easier for
parents to reward
children in healthier ways.»
Anything mildly exciting can often set the
child's ADHD off and as such it can be incredibly
difficult for
parents to get their
children to settle each evening.
For
parents, it can be
difficult to balance between encouraging
children to pursue what they love and worrying about injuries.
That's a
difficult thing for
parents to give their
children, since we have deep in our DNA the urge to shield our kids from every kind of trouble.
controlling their behavior by inducing a fear of physical consequence will also make them fear the person doling out the punishment, which will eventually make it
difficult for the
child to come to the
parent as they get older for help when they've done something wrong or made a mistake and need advice.
There's advice for dealing with many of the common struggles we deal with as
parents, especially when dealing with
difficult children.
«We are
parents first and foremost, to two incredibly wonderful
children and we ask for their and our space and privacy to be respected at this
difficult time.
As
parents, it is
difficult to know how best to support our
children's development and well - being in this performance - based culture.
Psychologist Wendy Lader, PhD, discusses how it is very
difficult for
parents to know their
child is self - injuring, but shares some of the common signs to help
parents
Parents should encourage discussions while respecting the preferences of those
children who rely upon other means to work out
difficult situations.
I think being a
parent these days is so
difficult as you want to give your
child every opportunity you can afford to give them, but how do you know when it's too much?
This was a turning point in my life, and although a
difficult decision, I left my work again, to risk, and to start a magazine that filled the need of mothers like me, who love crafting, but could not easily find sources for natural materials and patterns that fit a natural lifestyle and conscious
parenting, for mothers who not just enjoyed doing crafts with their
children, but wanted to sit down at the end of a hard day's work and read, and create, within a community they belong to.
Perhaps one of the most
difficult things to do as a
parent, once we have taught our
children new skills, is to then allow them to continue to practice these tasks as part of their everyday life without interfering.
It's
difficult for
parents to know how to proceed when one
child wants to go on a certain ride and the other
child doesn't.
Research regarding the details of what
parenting behaviors contribute most to encouraging generosity is
difficult because many complex psychological and social mechanisms at work in the
parent /
child relationship are not empirically observable.
It is especially the
difficult moments —
children's meltdowns, conflicts, ruminations, rigidities, anger, and negative feelings — that Siegel and Bryson encourage
parents to gently lean into; it is in those moments, the authors believe, that
parents can most effectively nurture positive growth in their kids.
One of the most
difficult questions we ask ourselves as
parents is, «When should I jump in and monitor my
child, and when should I step back and allow them some privacy?»
Watching some kinds of conflicts can even be good for kids — when
children see their
parents resolve
difficult problems, Cummings says, they can grow up better off.
Angry
Parents = Angry Kids If you feel like you are out of control you are not going to be handling
difficult behavior with your
children very constructively.
Positive
parenting is undoubtedly
difficult, but it's a powerful tool for growing a happy and healthy
child.