Sentences with phrase «parents feel afraid»

Culture of fear of reprisal develops in which teachers, principals, staff, even parents feel afraid to speak up against the policies of the district or the superintendent.

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Close Monitoring: Special needs children have many medical problems and it isn't unusual for their parents to feel overprotective and afraid to leave them alone.

I don't know, and don» care, if they were figments of my own mind or actual angels, but Gabriel told me that I was loved when I felt no love from my parents, and Michael told me I was protected when I was afraid that my father might kill me.

Other young people may completely withdraw from boy - girl dating, feeling repulsed by their parents» behavior and being afraid to compete in this arena.

And every newlywed or new parent or new divorcee is suddenly a finger - wagging «expert» offering what we «should» do because this happened to him / her, thus contributing to making us feel bad, diminished or afraid.

If you're feeling angry, frustrated or afraid, take a Parent Time Out.

When parents can't communicate to their children, the values that get communicated to us are generally the most dysfunctional person online or from the playground because then the child is seeking their approval rather than feeling safe to share who they are with the parent and then wanting to get a response from a parent rather than being afraid of getting a response from a parent.

It is no wonder that some children are told not to tell anybody what has happened to their absent parent, even though this leaves them feeling isolated and afraid to ask for help.

(Many adult adoptees say they had these thoughts but felt afraid or unwelcome to share these somewhat scary and unsettling thoughts with their adoptive families because they did not want to hurt their adoptive parents and / or seem disloyal. -RCB-

Sometimes parents are afraid that talking about an intense feeling will escalate it; but many times the opposite happens: When children feel that that their feelings and experiences are respected, they are often able to move on more easily.

Dr. Marilyn Segal told Parents that telling your child there's nothing to be afraid of doesn't make them feel brave, it simply tells them that you don't believe their fears and that they can't tell you about them.

And considering that children learn more from what parents model, the skills that parents are teaching when they spank, issue timeouts, or use other punishments is to feel anxious and afraid, to expect physical or emotional pain when they approach a behavior boundary, and to react to feeling angry by controlling and coercing others.

Baby Blues Connection stands for this possibility... Parents will feel heard, acknowledged and supported, and will have informed resources to turn to, so that postpartum distress is lessened or eliminated and parents do not feel alone orParents will feel heard, acknowledged and supported, and will have informed resources to turn to, so that postpartum distress is lessened or eliminated and parents do not feel alone orparents do not feel alone or afraid

In many school districts, parents are afraid to speak their minds at school and teachers don't feel comfortable heading into communities they perceive as unsafe.

Her parents were afraid that she would be insulted and shunned if it became known what her religion was, due to strong negative feelings about Muslims in her community.

So, for example, if the parent thinks a toddler should be brave and urges her to leave the safety of being close before she is ready, the child is likely to respond by feeling more afraid and clinging more.

A high - conflict parent is often willfully oblivious to the fact that she or he is engaging in both obvious and subtle behaviors that cause their children to take sides and, as a result, feel depressed, anxious, angry, insecure, afraid, angry and torn in two.

This might help your child feel he's not alone in being afraid of separating from his parents.

Tired, angry, depressed, busy, ill, distracted, afraid — our parents fail to sustain our feelings of security and comfort.

Many children and parents feel both helpless and afraid.

These children complain that they are afraid of the other parent, yet their behavior shows just the opposite — they feel confident in blaming or rejecting that parent without any fear or remorse.

It's normal for children of any age to feel upset and afraid if their parents separate.

Parents of kids who exhibit this type of behavior describe feeling afraid in their own home: «My son actually runs the house.

If there is a parenting situation that you feel like you could use some help with, don't be afraid to seek the help of a professional.

We regularly see parents wanting to avoid asking questions because they're afraid it will make the child feel worse instead of better.

But parents also indicate that they often struggle with the knowledge, skills and confidence to be successful and often feel vulnerable, unsupported, isolated, and are afraid to ask for the help they want — and need.

Your children may feel angry or be afraid of the other parent.

They may be afraid that they're the cause of their parents» fighting, and feel they have to choose one parent to reduce the fighting.

Sure you will have mental and emotional break downs, and parent fails, and you will question every single decision (and regret many of the ones you made in the heat of the moment), but with time and trust, he won't feel afraid, or default to the fight response, and he will have the ability to tell you what he's feeling.

I'm sure it has to do with feeling a bit territorial (This is * my * house, and these are * my * parents) and a bit afraid (Are you coming to take me away?