Sentences with phrase «parents say the job»

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The U.S. Census Bureau said that there were an estimated 199,000 stay - at - home dads and 1.9 million single dads in 2015, but even happily married fathers with full - time office jobs still want to devote more quality time to parenting than their fathers and grandfathers did.

«My parents have been very supportive... but probably not what they envisioned when they paid for Wharton,» he said, adding that when he told his parents he'd be performing at CNBC, his dad said, «Ask them for a job!»

But say one parent is job hunting online while another watches a presidential debate stream and pays electronic bills.

«McDonald's has worked with me — being a young parent, I needed all those flexible schedules to get to where I am now,» said Brittani Lael, 26, who since taking a job at a McDonald's restaurant in Ada, Oklahoma, 10 years ago as a teenage mother has worked her way up general manager.

«Most parents, once their kids are in their first jobs, they kind of step back,» says Suzy Welch, a best - selling author and career expert.

«It's so important for families to know that they will not be thrown off the program if they have a change in their work hours or have to change jobs,» she says, «and it's important for the child to be in a stable child care setting even if their parent's work situation changes.»

«Some younger investors... are extremely risk averse because they have seen their parents lose their jobs, lose equity in their homes and experience stock market declines after 9/11, Enron and the global financial crisis,» the certified financial planner said.

«Parents need to be aware and the industry has to step up and do a better job of managing content being uploaded that people of all ages can see within seconds,» Murphy says.

«I think a program like this would have been unthinkable in 2007, but I think you increasingly have people who are graduating from college, not being able to get good jobs, moving back home with their parents,» he said.

What's more, almost 2 in 5 parents (19 percent) surveyed said they were unaware of Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), which can help eliminate debt for parents and students who hold government jobs or work for certain nonprofits.

Financial advisor Carolyn McClanahan, of Florida - based Life Planning Partners, said she advises working parents to also consider loss of income if they were to take time away from their job after the death of a stay - at - home spouse.

Parents who are trying to teach older kids should expect that their job may be harder, said financial literacy advocate Susan Beacham, since they're changing mindsets rather than shaping them.

No sane person would say that the parent did a good job and that the blood is on the child's head.

Speaking to The Times Sir Michael said: «I was absolutely clear with parents - if they weren't doing a good job I would tell them so.

But there are teachers who aren't afraid to say «I love you» to their students and friends who say «good job» when you mess up on your part and parents who love the best they can and principals who sing solos and somewhere there is a new crop of parents with bewildered babies in the public pool, bouncing up and down in the water, and in that moment at least every one is singing.

Conservatives have won the economic arguments, he says, and on the cultural front they have done a fine job of showing how the decline of the traditional, two - parent family is linked to a host of social ills.

i guess we are lucky are parents were not gay or we would not all be here reading this the book allso says free will and ten comanments to live by its not up to us humans to judge when we all die we will know what we did right and what was wrong until then do what you do best to help keep the devil from taking over remember the devil and god have the same powers but only god can give you peace and love bottom line what or who you sleep with is your choice but don't keep rubbing my nose in it do your job and keep the rest to yourself

If Congress and state legislatures listen to what families say they want, however, they will look for ways to ease policies like the «parenting penalty» that permeate the federal and state tax codes and are helping drive more and more young mothers with children into the job market.

Also it has to be said that cooking can be just another job you have to do as a parent and sometimes when you're juggling so much, you can loose a bit of inspiration.

Said Andrade: «Her parents have done a great job.

As a former stay at home mom now working mom (not by choice), I have to say it is harder to work and parent, but not because of the scheduling and working «two jobs» but because of not being able to be where you heart really is.

Dr. Maitre goes on to say that when parents can't perform the consistent gentle and supportive touch (which is so hard when your child is in the NICU and you have other children or a job and can't spend every waking moment with them), hospitals should consider using therapists to provide the essential service.

More than once I've said here «that there are few jobs on this planet harder than managing a district's school food program» and I've tried hard to explain to disgruntled parents the external forces which make the job so difficult.

Here are my five tips for figuring out what you can and can't eat on the job when parents say, «Help yourself!»

Mothers give themselves somewhat higher ratings than do fathers: 73 % of mothers say they are doing an excellent or very good job as a parent, compared with 64 % of fathers.

Some 24 % say they have done a good job, and only 6 % rate their job as parents as fair or poor.

Among mothers with children under age 18 who work full or part time, 78 % say they are doing an excellent or very good job as parents.

There are resources that say driver's education courses don't guarantee results, and that parents are better off taking the reins; there are others who believe that only a certified driving instructor can do the job.

Among all parents with children under age 18, 24 % say they have done an excellent job, and an additional 45 % say they have done a very good job.

It's not uncommon to hold parent - teacher conferences on Sundays, she says, because many parents whose children attend John Jay juggle two or more jobs, working 16 - hour days six days a week at factories, restaurants and cleaning services.

Also like you said, one parent has to quit their job and stay home full time.

We are both parent mentors for newly diagnosed parents, but I would say my wife does a way better job.

«It's the parent's job to plan meals, cook, and get dinner on the table,» says Satter.

(Those of us with parents who are pretty healthy have probably already heard them say some version of «I know you'll do a better job with your kids than I did with you» and mean it.)

I wish we could just turn off our emotions and brush our hands and say, «We did our job as parents and now it's up to them,» but you can't — not when you are connected.

When asked if being a parent has made it harder or easier to advance in their job or career or if it has had no impact, a majority (59 %) of working parents say it has not made a difference.

Among all working parents with children under age 18, more than half (56 %) say it is difficult for them to balance the responsibilities of their job with the responsibilities of their family, with 14 % saying this is very difficult and 42 % say it's somewhat difficult.

It makes parenting the hardest job possible,» Spicuglia said.

By comparison, 30 % of mothers who say they and their spouse or partner are equally focused on their careers say being a working parent has made it harder for them to advance in their job.

My mom always says that your job as a parent is to work yourself out of one, and I'm inclined to agree.

Lynn says it best: «Children need unconditional love from their parents and they need parents who are doing the job of child - raising in a thoughtful and considerate ways.»

Some 72 % of married parents say they are doing an excellent or very good job raising their children, compared with 63 % of unmarried parents.

just this week we lost our 12 week old nephew co-sharing the bed with his mother and she breastfed, she thought she crushed him when infact he died of SIDS, top doctors here say most babies die from these freak accidents, and its better to not co-share at all, i have never seen a precious baby die like this but i did just 3 days ago i would warn parents of co-sharing especially mothers who are sleep deprived, if i can save another family from the gut wrenching emotional rollercoaster and having to switch of life - support machines, then my job is done here, just do nt put your kids in bed with you, you do nt want to suffer like we did and still are

Your job as the parent is to set developmentally appropriate limits that your child can explore in, keep your child safe (but don't hover, he will learn best by making mistakes, falling and getting up etc.), and hold the limits that you set so that your child learns that you mean what you say and say what you mean.

It wasn't to say they are better than other parents, or to say it is more difficult than another job.

The mother of two young adults, Dr. Laura says it was becoming a mom that convinced her that parents «are doing the hardest job there is, without effective tools and information.»

Among working dads who say they spend too little time with their kids, only 49 % say they are doing an excellent or good job as a parent.

At McNair Elementary, Principal Theresa West said eliminating the small fee would help many of her parents, who work hourly wage jobs for landscape services or hotels.

Add sleep deprivation to the mix and you'll really understand why they say parenting is the hardest job in the world.

In other words, it's my job as the parent to say when we're having dinner, where we're eating it and what food will be placed on the table, but that's where my responsibility ends.