Sentences with phrase «so focused on their children»

The sad thing is, parents are so focused on their children doing well and keeping out of trouble that they rarely address the fact that the behavior problem is embarrassing for them and they're having a hard time with it.

So we focus on childrens eyes, their facial expressiveness, their body posture, their personal space, how they use their hands, and how they communicate to other people, I feel good about myself or I don't.

In the eighties and nineties, parenting advice was so focused on the child's needs that some specialists suggested that making your children say they were sorry when they didn't authentically feel sorry was incorrect.

Some parents become so focused on their children that they neglect their marriage in the process.

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So I make it a priority to spend two hours a day focusing only on my children.

Achievement - obsessed children are so focused on awards and outcomes that they never fully understand this.

«We got involved in biotech in the late 90's when two of our children were diagnosed with a rare genetic disease... at the time there was nothing,» said Crowley «So we really focused as parents initially on what could we do to help drive science to a cure.

It's so expensive to raise a child in China, I would rather focus all my resources on one child.»

That's where you can help, by starting a quality child care program offers peace of mind to parents so they can focus on their work.

And in some instances, it has been Scalia and Thomas who have done so more than those who may think of themselves less as originalists (in one recent case in particular Scalia and Thomas dissented from the majority which held that convicted child molesters could be indefinitely imprisoned despite having fully served their sentences based on subtle shifts of language and the over-application of prior case law — no one wants a child molester free and about, but such results focused outcomes are always dangerous).

The danger here is that couples may focus so much on their children that they find themselves distant from one another and with little in common after the children leave home.

«We have to be cautious about being so focused on taking care of our own children that we isolate ourselves from the beautiful, made - in - God's - image children in our community,» she said.

Parents also need the rights to limit family size as they choose, so they can focus their attention on the number of children they can afford, not just financially but emotionally, to raise.

Julia was known for her appreciation of bread, butter, and wine, so when you're writing a blog focused on carb - conscious cooking, finding a suitable Julia Child recipe that will appeal to your readers can be a challenge.

That's why it's not unusual for parents of food allergic eaters to focus so much on making sure there are no traces of a certain allergen (which is the number one priority), that they do not concern themselves with other ingredients — allergens, toxins, food additives and colorings, that could be contributing to other, seemingly unrelated health issues that their child is facing as well.

The Parent's Corner allows you to see each child's progress and where they need help so you know which items to focus on during your other studies.

Dixie did not divorce, but it took having a supportive husband and a lot of self - awareness on her part; it's easy to put all your focus on your child — who legitimately needs so much more — instead of your relationship, which was a familiar theme I came across in «parents of special needs kids» chat rooms while researching for the HuffPo article.

What I often say to parents is, «Don't focus so much on taking care of your child's garden that you forget to tend to your own.»

Often we are so busy with our lives, taking care of our other child or children that we barely have time to focus on the miracle of the new child that is about to enter our family.

Many families who co-sleep start the co-sleeping practice during a child's infant years, so there has been a lot of focus on the safety of co-sleeping during a baby's infancy.

Not only is it so very rewarding to be able to focus on just one child, giving them your full attention most of the time, but it's also so important to build connection time with the kids.

So I would suggest that we try to focus on what the experts call good stress, which is actually another name for motivation in which the child is powerfully interested in doing something that is challenging, but that they feel they have opportunity to do.

It's funny (sad, actually) how people focus so much on the money / property and getting revenge at the expense of their children during a divorce.

I am hoping to have a progressive home and raise my daughter to be open and aware, but I do not think I will allow someone elses child into my home to possibly infect or abuse my daughter... He could certainly be a great guy, or he could not be... He could be a bad guy who could change my daughter by hurting her in many different ways... Sex is sex, but another human being being raised by some one you do not know could potentially be harmful... Even if I know the other childs mother or father... the other child could be not so good at heart... I will just raise my child to focus on herself and her future and her education and wants, needs, likes, and dislikes before jumping in the bed with some body who could hit her, impregnat her, or give her an STD: S

I like your focus on a «village» because as you point out, so many of a child's needs can be met by somebody other than Mom, more and more the older they get.

We should focus more on how to have unstructured play as adults instead of how to make our children grow up so very soon.

So if you have that child who is doing very well, really focus on the enjoyment piece, focus on the fact that they are engaging with the sport and they are playing the sport not working the sport because when they play, they'll play better and they're gonna stick with it longer.

~ We all get overwhelmed by the seemingly endless demands of life at times, so this month remind yourself to relax and consciously focus on enjoying your children.

It is knowing that a melting - down child, for example, really needs to sleep so instead of unleashing punishments for lashing out, your focus in on calming your child, and figuring out a way to get him or her horizontal.

I work 40 + hours a week so I don't have time once I get off, cook dinner, make sure school stuff is seen and complete, bath time, book time and cuddle to work out or do anything outside of focus my all on my child.

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.

When in a carrier the child won't be able to move around so much, he would be more focused on the breast, he would feel calmer and most of the time will take a short nap.

Sometimes we get so focused on the latest study or research that tells us that the average child needs «x» amount of sleep for optimal brain development, or how many naps the average child needs, or what time the average child should go to bed or wake up that we forget we aren't growing an «average» child.

The focus is on connecting with the child so they are less likely to act out, and so we have more influence.

So instead of worrying about DeVos, we really should be focusing on: (1) Congressional Republicans, who've already shown great enthusiasm for weakening the nutrition standards for school meals and limiting their accessibility to low - income kids (see my Civil Eats piece, «3 Things You Need to Know About the House School Food Bill «-RRB-; (2) the as - yet - unscheduled confirmation hearing for Agriculture Secretary nominee Sonny Perdue, during which we're likely to get more information on how he views the NSLP; and (3) whoever eventually is appointed Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, the USDA official directly in charge of child nutrition programs.

We should encourage our children to improve on their weaknesses so as to attain an acceptable standard, compensate for weakness where necessary while focusing on, developing and enjoying their strengths and talents.

It's possible your child is waking up during the night because of pain from teething, so take some time to rule out that possibility before you focus more on stopping the co-sleeping habit.

If someone offers to help, let them hold the baby so you can focus some undivided attention on your older child.

For example, young children have a limited concept of time, so their worries tend to focus on their daily routine (Who will take me to school in the morning?

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Talk to your child about what they have drawn and help them focus on the parts that are more detailed and realistic, so they can build on their own strengths.

Every parent wants what's best for their child, so make sure you focus on developing respect early on.

When your children are babies you're so focused on getting on and getting through the baby stage that you don't really think much further afield.

When my oldest child was a newborn she had her first poopsplosion in her carseat, my husband and I were so focused on cleaning her we weren't even paying attention to what to do with her carseat, turns out the dog thought she'd give us a hand with that... ewwwwwww!

Either way, consider choosing something exciting or action - packed so that your child's attention is more likely to stay focused on it for a period of time.

We are so focused on ourselves — and our own need for success and the success of our children — that we have come to view parenting as a performance or a test.

So, an all - around children's yoga program will focus on strength, flexibility, breathing, balance and concentration.

Are they open to doing so, and also focusing on the whole child?

Coaches who are not child - focused are not going to nurture your child in a positive way and a variety of not - so - great issues could occur on that team as a result, not the least of which are:

The swim - lesson study, for instance, which focused on a small sample of parents teaching their kids to swim, found that «fathers tend to stand behind their children so the children face their social environment, whereas mothers tend to position themselves in front of their children, seeking to establish visual contact with the children.»