Sentences with phrase «when parents desired»

While certainly we have come a long way since Dr. Benjamin Spock's relaxed words of wisdom, I realize I probably wouldn't be writing this article if it weren't for the way he first advocated for mothers more at a time when parents desired to be heard.
Now joint custody is often awarded to parents when both parents desire to raise the children.
There is more and more support to make shared parenting the legal standard in cases when both parents desire to raise their children and are fit to do so.

Not exact matches

And that, dear parents, is the point at which your work is done — when your children's success becomes much more a factor of their desire and work ethic than yours.
These dynamic seniors have both a desire and a need to continue their working lives past the age when their parents retired.
I applaud James TW's desire to console, but I wonder to whom «When You Love Someone» gives more comfort: the children who suffer divorce, or the parents who choose it?
A better one would be that the parents DO give in to their child's desire, knowing full well what will happen when they do and then punish the child by locking them in a closet for several years.
For my Baptist adopted parents; I do hope they find the heaven they desire when it's all said and done.
It's okay to feel disgusted when parents leave their children behind for their own desires.
Many parents and priests know, often with deep personal sadness, how a young person may readily give notional assent to the words of a respected and loved adult, only to reject what they have learned when other ideas, ambitions and desires overwhelm them.
Paul clearly states that we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities in high places; He is suppose to be setting a principal and he is in fact destroying the thing that God stand for, serving the flesh and the creation more than the creator who is blessed forever; Man will always have a battle between flesh and spirit; he is more flesh than spirit ever in his dress muscles and tight shirts; which has no place in the spirit;» dealing with matters of the holy ghost «he can speck it but he can «t live it; which is the trouble with a lot of modern day Christians; do as i say not as i do... old fashion parents had the same concept, its not just Eddie he got caught, he was just falling weak to the flesh and his own desires; only thing is, he is responsible for the souls of those under his leadership; He must answer and atone to God for those actions, you think for a moment we are being hard on him; God has a way of letting us know when we are wrong that lets us know we need to change.
When did your employer become your parent, legally mandated to provide for all your wants and desires?
Even adopted children know that they originate from the love and the desire of their parents, even when these are not their biological parents.
It is a lot of parents who desire to inform when you are not using them.
Because of a little something called «Parent Privilege,» there continue to be people who think the world should cater to their every need / desire / schedule — especially when it comes to drive - thrus and convenience — just because they're parents.
When a healthy parent — child relationship exists, the desire to play with their parents continues as well.
One of the most challenging phases of parenting multiples is when the children's» desire to explore the world surpasses their ability to recognize and avoid danger.
But, here's one thing that doesn't happen when one decides to become a single parent — there's no one else's opinions, feelings, thoughts, desires to take into consideration.
You will be most confident in your parenting when you see the desired results lived out in other families.
Personally, my desire to change my own level of sadness when my children were three and four pushed me to learn more about myself as a parent and tools to managing this child - rearing phase.
«The B - Mobile Stroller was inspired by our desire to create a more practical and durable version of the traditional umbrella stroller, but overcome the challenges parents run into when using those strollers for longer periods of time due to lack of storage and functionality.»
When a parent is really neutral about potty training the child senses it and it becomes his desire to proceed not a place where he and his parent get into power struggles and testing.
Parenting is a process and we must give ourselves permission to ask for help when we need or desire it.
These benefits include but are not limited to the power of the human touch and presence, of being surrounded by supportive people of a family's own choosing, security in birthing in a familiar and comfortable environment of home, feeling less inhibited in expressing unique responses to labor (such as making sounds, moving freely, adopting positions of comfort, being intimate with her partner, nursing a toddler, eating and drinking as needed and desired, expressing or practicing individual cultural, value and faith based rituals that enhance coping)-- all of which can lead to easier labors and births, not having to make a decision about when to go to the hospital during labor (going too early can slow progress and increase use of the cascade of risky interventions, while going too late can be intensely uncomfortable or even lead to a risky unplanned birth en route), being able to choose how and when to include children (who are making their own adjustments and are less challenged by a lengthy absence of their parents and excessive interruptions of family routines), enabling uninterrupted family boding and breastfeeding, huge cost savings for insurance companies and those without insurance, and increasing the likelihood of having a deeply empowering and profoundly positive, life changing pregnancy and birth experience.
In fact, adoptees tell us they tend to develop a spidey - sense about their parents approval / disapproval, and are liable to subjugate their own curiosities and desires when those desires are in conflict with their parents».»
don't believe this stuff you read about self soothing and letting them cry even for a little; that kind of parenting will just lead your child to believe you don't care about them when their needs conflict with your own desires.
Because there are fewer windows of opportunity for parents and teens to get together, parents should do their best to be available when their teen does express a desire to talk or participate in family activities.
In his book When Parents Hurt, Dr. Coleman writes, «Mothers who feel wronged in the marriage or divorce, who believe that mothers are more important than fathers, or who have psychological problems may directly or indirectly interfere with the father's desire to have an ongoing relationship with his children.»
When a baby knows a specific hand motion for a specific desire, thought or feeling, communication is enhanced, frustration is alleviated and better bonding between parents and child is established.
But this seems like another time when a parent is expressing their frustration because the things that are supposed to work aren't having the desired impact, and results are inconsistent at best.
Although in theory most parents express a desire to know when their child is acting inappropriately, it usually doesn't end well.
But they can take you know, many daycares have infant care, many workplace day cares having infant cares so when you are asking when the kids go in you know, largely it's dependent on parents and parents needs, some needs to put their children in day care because they need to go back to work or they desire to go back to work.
As the mother of three children, Sue understands the desire adoptive families have to be parents, and she is always thrilled when her adoptive families are blessed with a new baby.
When parents are matter - of - fact about potty training and don't make a big deal about it, children are more likely to follow their own internal desire to reach this important milestone.
Most of what I read here is self - serving because the «parent» can't control their own desires when it comes being with and doing things for their kids.
Typically, when a parent is motivated by the desire to avoid conflict or communication with the other parent, but both parents are available and equally fit, the courts will reject the request for sole legal custody and require the parents to learn how to work together for the sake of the children.
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These phrases, while not abrasive, are still implying that a child is having thoughts that are «wrong» or «bad,» when actually, anyone can have whatever thoughts they desire — what we as parents really want is for children to be able to discern which behavior would be more aligned with the values we hope to be passing down to them.
Many fathers» rights proponents argue that the legal system is biased against fathers when it comes to family decisions, leaving many dads who desire to share parenting responsibility without the chance to do so.
Elia has also stressed a desire to work with parents and teachers and improve communication, especially when it comes to student examinations.
«There are lots of reasons why parents are eager to change from the rear - facing to forward - facing seat: the perception their children are too large, the desire to see their children when driving, and a greater ease of removing their children from a forward facing seat,» says Macy, who also is a member of the U-M Injury Center and the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation.
So when Shubach met Simon, who shared her desire to be a parent, she thought she had found the ideal partner.
Picture this: it's a typical Friday night, you're sitting in your parents» basement with a 2 - liter of soda and a jumbo - sized bag of chips pwning some noobs in World of Warcraft when you have the crushing realization that you're going to be alone for ever and nobody will ever understand your desire to wear digital armor and chase down animated gnomes.
Even if she had come up with a way that is not half - baked to get her son, her parenting skills leave something to be desired since she is pure impulse, uncontrollably twitching when a game is not imminent.
Her brother argues on her behalf, a favour she returns when war breaks out a few months later and their parents oppose Edward's desire to do his patriotic duty.
On the online forum for parents Mumsnet, many parents express the desire to be able to check whether their children have had a healthy school meal, and that is often possible when the schools use an automated fingerprint or card system that needs to be topped up by the parents.
When schools involve parents they are leading with their institutional self - interest and desires — school staff are leading with their mouths.
As clearly articulated by students, staff and parents, CPA is a school whose founding in 1995 was based on a desire to link academics and character and is the paragon of what schools can accomplish when they foster the «right and the good.»
But when teachers, students, and parents are all on board, flipping has the potential not only to move more students to proficiency, but also to take more students beyond proficiency to the desired goal of mastery.
Lip service about change — and that's what most families will initially conclude when they hear from school officials about a desire to value parent feedback — will always be trumped by action in the public's eye.
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