Sentences with phrase «say something about parenting»

I'm so glad I finally said something about these parents make up stories like this.

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«To think about the loss and the grief that those kids and those parents had, we said, «We need to do something.»

As a side note, you said something that is so sweet to me about your brother having special needs and your parents still hanging in there together.

His parent club Udinese will likely have something to say about all this too, but his form is said to be keeping the big clubs interested and it may be a matter of time before the likes of Juve decide to swoop.

As for your parents, try to have a calm and rational discussion about how much, and how late, you sleep, which means don't get into it right after your mom woke you up at 10:30 and said something along the lines «Get your lazy butt out of bed and empty the dishwasher.»

The parents feel all of a sudden they can call that coach and talk about playing time, and if they don't like something, they can take their kid to another club because they're a client,» said Gonzalez.

A list of «advice» like yours, with a recommended response to another mom doing something as simple as saying she's tired being to brag about how awesome your parenting skills are, is nothing more than a way to lose friends and alienate people, while playing into the sanctimonious, holier - than - thou stereotype of crunchy moms.

«Think how you would feel if your friend said something to you about your style as a parent or your kid's behavior,» she says.

Then something else occurred to him: Unless parents are knowledgeable and passionate about nutrition — for the whole family — they weren't going to listen to anything he had to say.

... or instead of buying all of these new items, use items you already have around the house — old purses (for girls), tupperware, visit second - hand stores for cloth napkins... it's hard to get excited about «be a green parent» articles, blog entries, and websites that just tell us to go buy something b / c it is green... even the Waste Free Lunch website tries to sell us on how much less it costs to pack a lunch, saying that cloth napkins, lunch bag, reusable containers and thermoses don't cost anything while tabulating the cost of paper / disposable versions... but there is an initial layout, so that argument doesn't hold my attention.

It's short (something that can't be said about any of my posts) and pithy and hit me right between the eyes because it's the essence of why parenting's so hard emotionally.

But I need something that's not in your face or outside the mainstream, just informative so that when he and I talk about how we want to do things he's got the right info and not what his mother has said worked for her over 40 years ago (and I'm beginning to fear that this parenting experience might be akin to raising a child with an in - law!).

As a pediatric occupational therapist, it breaks my heart when I hear parents say something like, «I took my child to the pediatrician and I tried to tell them about all my sensory concerns, but they just brushed me off and told me my kid is just «being a kid» and will grow out of...

And while it's easy to joke about the friends who «live in my computer,» there's something to be said for having people you can talk to, people who are accepting of this choice you've made as a parent.

Worrying about what other people think or what other people might say is something all of us parents do at one point or another.

You would also be labeled a sanctimommy if you said something like «those moms who talk about the evils of GMO are just nut - cases and bad parents.»

► When parents were asked about the benefits that their middle school or high school aged child gets from playing sports, more than eight in ten say their child benefits a great deal or quite a bit in the following ways: physical health (88 %), it gives him / her something to do (83 %), or it helps him / her learn about discipline or dedication (81 %).

Instead, he recommends that parents say something like, «I can tell you don't want to talk about the game right now, but if you want to talk about it later today, or tomorrow, or later this week, I will be happy to listen.»

And when parents see their child's peers do something inappropriate online, they should talk to their child about it and use it as a teachable moment, Moniz says.

If a parent needs to rely on their partner for something important, the way to say it is, «I think I have to talk to your father about this before I make any decisions.

Some of them were worried about saying something silly, because their parents got angry with them when they did.

No, you don't have to do whatever your mother - in - law says, but what has changed about potty training in the last 40 years is that parents have been convinced it's something to be freaked out about, not that people used to beat their children until they were potty trained and now they don't.

We all know someone who has something to say about our parenting, whether it's that competitive friend, mum - in - law or your partner.

There are lots of parenting choices that others do (even in my family) that are different to mine, and I don't say anything to keep the peace, but CIO is definitely NOT something I keep quiet about.

If a parent addresses these by saying something like, «I could see how you feel like us not buying this for you is about you not feeling worthy.

Although he was referencing it regarding the work place it got me thinking about how I use it in parenting and if it's even something I should be saying.

Parents identify with a style of parenting because it says something about themselves.

It's really hard to identify yourself as an attachment parent and then watch yourself say or do something that contradicts your beliefs about parenting.

«The challenge for us is to set the record straight regarding Senator Sanders, which I think is something that young people should be concerned about, the fact that their parents and their relatives, especially Latinos and immigrants, have been impacted by the lack of commitment coming out of Senator Sanders throughout the years,» Velázquez said.

This is something every parent every morning worries about: the safety of their child,» said Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Setting out his mission statement, he will say he joined Labour with a sense of anger at the injustices of the world «and a sense that my parents instilled that we had a duty to do something about them.

Skop's parents didn't know much about science, she says, but adds: «They knew that if I got a work study in a science lab, it would lead to something.»

If they said something snide about children and my being a parent, I knew it was over.

«There's something so universal about the human condition of growing up with siblings and parents, with how we maneuver through the world over time — you can't not relate to it on some level, which means the response to this film has been fun and heartfelt and kind of beautiful,» Richard Linklater said of «Boyhood's» 12 year journey.

This is not to say that it isn't worth noting that the success of the women at Litchfield, the bumbling boys of Andrew Haigh's San Francisco, Ryan Murphy's fun house of mirrors anthology series and Jill Solloway's Trans - Parent protagonist might tell us something about the ever - changing state of contemporary television and the great strides the gay community has made in creating interesting and challenging new series.

Those conversations morph into how impressed I am with something in particular that Johnny or Sally did or said, letting the parents see that I really know and care about their child.

After all, the special - interest wording says something about vouchers that is quite true: a voucher program would indeed provide government subsidies to parents who go private.

Now, in his role as superintendent of Weymouth (Mass.) Public Schools, Salim said he holds monthly roundtables for teachers and parents to speak about the work, issues, and successes, which was something he learned from Ackerman.

«Ideally homework should be about taking something home, spending a few curious and interesting moments in which children might engage with parents, and then getting that project back to school — an organizational triumph,» she says.

«This was exactly the problem that a lot of policy makers and educators were trying to solve,» said Karen Nussle, the executive director of the Collaborative for Student Success, a Common Core advocacy group, «to get a more honest assessment of where kids are and being transparent about that with parents and educators so that we could do something about it.»

Yes, as he says in closing, «parents and policymakers might do a great deal to reverse the intensifying segregation of American public education simply by educating themselves about what test scores do and don't say about school quality... Questioning what they have long accepted, however, they might begin to create something different.»

I have been asking students, teachers, administrators, parents and others lately — When you have just a couple of sentences to say something about your school or your district — what do you tell people?

This time, I had to say something about the nastiness that is leveled at parents who have gifted children.

There's something to be said about the Mazda CX - 5 if its parent company decides to bring three customized vehicles of the model to the 2012 SEMA Auto Show.

«Years ago, terms like byproducts and fillers weren't something that pet parents talked about, but now a food brand's mission statement against these less - nutritive types of ingredients are key tenets to their success,» said Joshua Roth, vice president of Pet Pantry Warehouse, a store with five locations in Connecticut and New York.

«The great thing about our treat market is there is something for everyone, and while the choice is great, there is that one treat which is very special in the relationship between the pet and pet parent,» DeLorenzo says.

My guess is that small business owners and single parents would have something to say about being overextended.

I remind people that when you say something unkind about one parent to your child, the child often adopts that criticism as being directed at them.

In the Work History section of your resume, explain any employment gaps by inserting a «job title» (full - time parent, volunteer, student, independent study, travel abroad) that is relevant to your job objective, or at least says something positive about your character.

However, exactly how our parents» way of parenting influences our own parenting habits is very difficult to say something conclusive about.