Sentences with phrase «parent gives you a sense of purpose»

«Being a parent gives you a sense of purpose and inspires you to be a better person,» Linwood says.

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He would say that he finds joy in parenting and he finds joy in his work and that both of these things are important to him and help give him a sense of meaning and purpose.

While becoming parents again at a later age and often unexpectedly encountering many challenges, grandparents express that becoming their grandchildren's caregivers has given them a greater sense of purpose in life.

«Both my parents, my mother, perhaps in particular, really instilled in me not just a sense of what was possible but also a sense of a purpose, a sense of living a life of service and giving back,» said Margaret Hamburg, in the 2013 interview conducted when she was the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.

The purpose, she said, was to increase parent - teacher interaction, giving teachers a chance to talk to parents and giving parents a better sense of the rhythms and requirements of the school.

First, being a parent can give parents a sense of purpose and meaning in life that they didn't have before having children.