Sentences with phrase «parents spend much»

Since she was not yet 17 and had no driver's license, her parents spent much time schlepping her back and forth to Hillsborough from her hometown, Bound Brook.

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It turns out that parents spend far more time arguing with their kids about how much time they are spending online than they do discussing with them what they're doing online.

Parents have to approve all of their children's contacts, can limit how much time they spend chatting, and receive reports whenever a child flags a message for bullying or other abuse.

Because the parents worked long hours, the sisters spent much of their time at their grandparents» house down the street.

Parents of the new crop of digital natives are struggling to manage what their children watch, listen to and play, creating strong demand for better tools to regulate how much time and money children spend online — and giving developers whose apps have robust controls an edge in the hyper - competitive business of digital entertainment for kids.

J.D. grew up in a single - parent (often zero parent) lower - income home in Middletown, Ohio and also spent much of his youth in his family's cultural home of Jackson, Kentucky.

And while requiring people to spend months working for free does put a substantial barrier in the way of someone who can't get financial assistance from his parents, requiring someone to spend a year or two paying many thousands of dollars to a school creates a much larger barrier.

Their first major campaign will be a series of ads aimed at parents and teenagers warning about the alleged psychological harm inflicted by spending too much time on social media.

I think it's ridiculous that so much energy is spent on debating largely inconsequential parenting decisions when so very little attention is given to the children who DO N'T HAVE PARENTS.

I concluded at the time of the riots that of all the things the government now needed to do, it was the married family which most urgently needed to be rebuilt: I was and remain as certain of that as anything I have ever written, and I have been saying it repeatedly for over 20 years: I was saying it, for instance, when I was attacking (in The Mail and also The Telegraph), as it went through the Commons, the parliamentary bill which became that disastrous piece of (Tory) legislation called the Children Act 1989, which abolished parental rights (substituting for them the much weaker «parental responsibility»), which encouraged parents not to spend too much time with their children, which even, preposterously, gave children the right to take legal action against theirparents for attempting to discipline them, which made it «unlawful for a parent or carer to smack their child, except where this amounts to «reasonable punishment»;» and which specified that «Whether a «smack» amounts to reasonable punishment will depend on the circumstances of each case taking into consideration factors like the age of the child and the nature of the smack.»

I spent entirely too much of my time and parents money parsing the nuances of the terminology while in college.

I hadn't spent much time thinking about what it's like for gay kids to overhear their parents talking about gay neighbors with derision and fear, for example, or how narratives about judgment and hell can be processed by kids in some pretty destructive ways.

The recent absence of parents from the home has first of all to do with how much time people spend at work.

So many parents are spending too much on store - bought formula full of crappy ingredients, even the organic brands!!

Which can take up to 4 weeks, if the parents are in the position to spent that much time there, of course.

Millennials have become a much maligned generation — they're either living in their parents» basement, or spending too much time playing video games, or unable to buy a home because they're spending too much money on avocado toast or delaying marriage, aka «failing» to reach the traditional markers of adulthood (hey, maybe those markers need -LSB-...]

Students and parents spend too much time seeking out private scholarships, and not enough focusing on where the bulk of aid money actually originates.

I might feel the same if he spent too much time at the gym, or watching sports (or porn) or visiting with his parents or... whatever I felt was «too much time away from me.»

Parents spend so much thoughtful effort doing the best for their children; to have the makers of Motrin denigrate us for a buck is downright insulting.

We thought the rest of our lives were pretty much going to be spent in a parent - teacher conference, like we were stuck in some existentialist play: You just think you're at back - to - school night, but really you've died and gone to hell and you're never leaving.

Local mom Laura Shelton, who was featured in the summer issue of Chicago Special Parent, spent much of 2017 advocating for newborn screenings for Krabbe disease.

She spent her time reading parenting books and attending lectures to gain as much knowledge as possible.

Parents spend so much money on finding that perfect bottle, the perfect nipple.

«Parents spend too much money on birthday presents for their children's friends,» says personal finance expert Hunt.

And — shocking, I know — he never spent much time on the parenting blogs.

I just can't help feeling like if I was a better parent — if I hadn't yelled so much when he was little, if I'd spent more time with him, if I'd been more consistent with consequences — that he wouldn't be... Read more»

Try to keep in mind that it's reasonable to plan for each parent to spend approximately as much time with the kids post-divorce as they did before your initial separation.

Forty - seven percent of tween parents and thirty - nine percent of teen parents think their child spends too much time online.

Still, many parents worry about the «schoolification» of children, whom they fear already spend too much time in classrooms.

As mobile technology increasingly becomes an integral part of our lives, the question of how much time children spend watching or playing on devices dominates discussion among many parents.

Kids who reports having close relationship with their parents, open conversation with their parents, kids who say they spend time with their parents are much more likely to be Avoiders or risk behavior than they are likely to be Repeaters of rick behavior.

The Graco Remi 4 in 1 Convertible Crib and Changer is a great affordable option for parents who are interesting in a crib combo but don't have too much money to spend on one.

Parents spend a lot of energy on preparations, and after the baby arrives, much of the family's attention involves caring for the newborn.

Parents are now able to warm up their baby's milk and food without spending too much time in the kitchen.

Many parents worry that their baby cries too much, but in fact the average newborn spends 2 or 3 hours a day crying!

But Colorado courts are increasingly leaning toward having children spend as much physical parenting time with each parent as logistics and proximity allow.

This can vary by how much time you spend together, but once you think you've found «the one», at least six months to a year of getting to know each other should be part of your parenting plan (if not longer).

She does like hanging out too much; rather she would love to spend her time reading books and talking to their parents.

Things to consider: Do you want the adoptive parents to be in the delivery room with you and how much time do you want to spend with your baby?

While there are many practical and important reasons that mothers would want to spend some time at work before their maternity leave is up, it makes me wonder how much parents are willing to adjust their lifestyles in order to have children.

With my common sense in tact I spent the remainder of my time listening to the celebrity speakers, gathering as much information as I could for myself and other moms, filling my bag with incredible goodies and relishing being a part of this universal society of parents.

If we, as parents, spend half as much time building one another up and SUPPORTING the decisions we make for our families, we would be much more empowered as parents.

Try to support her by allowing her to spend as much time as she needs to with the baby, by encouraging her in her parenting efforts, and supporting her as she pumps milk to feed to your baby.

One of the biggest challenges facing parents today is how — and how much — to reduce the amount of time their children spend on electronic devices such as cell phones, tablets, video games, TV, and computers.

Once you become a parent, you spend way too much time thinking about poop.

While it's understandable to want to spend as much time as possible with your elderly parent, you need to consider the consequences of leaving your job.

Parents must be honest and realistic with their kids during the application process about how much they will spend on college... MORE Parents need to encourage their high school seniors to investigate all options, including in - state schools which will cost a fraction of a private college which can save significantly on the cost of a bachelor's degree.

Dawn: I remember it would always frustrate me when Josh would want to take our son to the hospital for every little fever, or think everything was an ear infection, but what I didn't understand was Josh was a new parent, and so was I, but he didn't spend as much time as I did with Jayden.

While the «physical» aspects of parenting are certainly important for divorcing couples, it is critical that that couples spend as much (if not more) energy on the emotional aspects of parenting during divorce: How is my child adjusting to the changes in our family?

I tried to bring up the subject with my parents, but I was told that if I didn't spend so much time «loitering in the hallway with my friends», I would have plenty of time.