Sentences with phrase «parents focus their energies»

Instead of the parents focusing their energy on working together to raise their children in the future, they end up focusing their energy blaming one another for the past.

For example, with the physical illness of a child, the parents focus their energies (and their arguments) around dealing with the child.

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For GE, the deal will help it focus more on the oil and gas sector, especially in North America, while shielding the parent company's earnings from the energy industry's boom and bust cycles.

Instead of segregating youth from their parents in a «youth» program, Tahtinen says, churches should focus their energies on putting parents and youth together in family - based youth ministry.

Many of us parents wonder how fast she'd be if she could just focus that energy on moving FORWARD!!!!!!:)

Parents often focus so much time and energy on trying to make their children obey in the small moments of life that they forget to step back and take a panoramic view of how their parenting choices may affect their children's life course.

Next, we examine how our focus and energy impact our happiness level and parenting.

Parallel co-parenting developed as a way for parents — particularly those in high - conflict divorces — to focus their energy on raising their child by disengaging from problematic communication with their ex-spouse.

«So a study like this puts fathers on the map and where we need to focus our energy because ultimately as a pediatrician I see children thrive when parents thrive and if we can make sure that the moms and dads are doing well in that transition to parenthood, there's a better chance of the child doing well,» he said.

When parents shift their focus and energy to the child who was bitten, they clearly communicate that biting does not result in more attention.

Parents often focus too much time and energy trying to make babies sleep through the night.

«This distraction has been removed from our Buffalo school board and we are now looking forward to focusing all of our energy on the important work that needs to be done for all of our schools and all of our children,» said Larry Scott, the co-chair of the Buffalo parent - teacher organization, which was part of the petition to get Paladino removed.

«I chose not to speak publicly about these disagreements, however, because I feel my responsibility as CEO of Success Academy is not to advance my personal beliefs on a broad range of political issues but instead to focus all of my energies on advocating for our kids and public policies that expand educational opportunity and parent choice,» she wrote.

Instead, focus your time and energy on teaching skills, professional development, behavioral management, teacher motivation, parent communication, and community awareness.

Some did amazing things in terms of staff development regarding outdoor learning; others focused heavily on using the talents of parents and community members, and some channeled amazing energy from staff members into developing and constructing unique site enhancements.

Wan notes that the challenge of active supervision is often a frustration for parents, who point out that they're already busy enough with the day's demands, they don't have the time or energy to constantly focus on the dog.

Parents often get drawn into focusing most of their energy in answering the second question and neglecting the first.

They were also able to come up with a «parenting plan» as all of their energy and focus as parents go to the kids.

After several years consulting for major companies across several continents, Ron has shifted his energy to focus on a mission that he truly believes in, constantly being inspired by the smiles of parents.

It's definitely more hands - on parenting that takes more time and energy from the parent (s), but that's because the whole focus is on the long - term: building a relationship with your child.

In some cases, they learn to please the dysfunctional parent and focus their energies on calming that parent, because the other parent is fairly healthy and secure already.

With all due respect for the drafters of this bill, it is fundamentally so different from what it should be that I would rather we focus our energy on agreeing that we need to make changes to the custody system in consideration of the best interests of the child and equal custody so that both parents have access to the child.

They pick up the slack when the biological parent refuses to follow court orders, pay school lunches, does not adhere to drop off times, etc. instead, they focus his / her energy on being a friend and not a parent.

It's important for parents to remember that they can't control bad behavior of the other parent, so it is best to focus energy on what you can control.

Always focused on the best interests of children, Sandi brings her energy for parenting — with all its emotional, educational, and social challenges — to benefit yours.

The study states that intensive parenting is defined as parents who focus their energy on ensuring their children's needs are being tended to all the time.

Parallel co-parenting developed as a way for parents — particularly those in high - conflict divorces — to focus their energy on raising their child by disengaging from problematic communication with their ex-spouse.