Nancy D. Polikoff looks at the fundamental desire of queer women to have children. With that‚ a queer couple or individual women can have children through various forms such as adoption. According to Polikoff‚ queer women are not immune to a culture of obligatory motherhood. She goes on to state that “we are girls before we were aware lesbians‚ and we were raised by families that expected us to be mothers. We read the same books and saw the same movies as our heterosexual sisters. And today we live
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take to be a good parent ? I am sure all the parents here will agree with me that being parents is tough. Good parents don’t just happen overnight . Good parents apply lessons they have learned and continually try to improve themselves and their parenting skills. Yes ‚ being a parent can be the most rewarding and fulfilling experiences ‚ but no matter what age your children may be ‚ the learning journey never ends and may not seem easy . Parents are individuals that the children look up to. We
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understanding‚ and friendly – others prefer to be strict and demanding‚ and so on. It is hard to say which parenting model is better or worse; but what is obvious is that controlling and authoritarian parenthood – unfortunately‚ one of the most popular parenting models – has a number of negative effects on a child. It is important not to confuse authoritarian and authoritative parenting. The latter is about reasoning with children‚
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relationships in adulthood. The theory of attachment in based solely around this very principle. The patterns a child displays towards primary caregivers and how those caregivers respond to the needs of that child will predict how that child will respond to relationship and change as an adult. Attachment Theory The forces that drive relationships between individuals and the affects those forces have on them‚ define the theory of attachment. It is said to have become the “dominant
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Dismissive Attachment According to Teyber & Teyber‚ (2017) attachment researchers measure adult attachment styles on the dimensions of anxiety and avoidance. This produces four types of attachment styles: secure‚ preoccupied‚ dismissive‚ and fearful. These types are categorized into 4 quadrants based on the levels of anxiety and avoidance. Although all classifications have real limits and it is best to remember that nothing fits neatly into a box. Clients will have varying degrees of these styles and levels
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Seeing them learn and grasping real world concepts ‚ because u feel accomplished u watch their faces light up with understanding and u think ‚ wow.. I helped with that What are some things that people can do to prepare for parenthood? Go to the parenting classes‚
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these concepts to better evolve my parenting methods. It is easy for individuals to mistake reinforcements with different conditioning methods‚ and understanding the difference between the two will allow people to mature into better individuals and‚ in my case‚ emerge into a better parent. The Struggles of Parenting As an adult‚ one of the most challenging factors I face is parenting. Moreover‚ having a child diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has tested the limits of my
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Network Parenting Raising a child in this modern day world equipped with a social networking site can pose many obstacles such as outside influences‚ self esteem issues and the risk of predators. Social networking sites such as Facebook can provide an outlet for today’s generation. Although this may sound good for some‚ the risks can be profound. With one click of the finger‚ outside influences pour into the minds of the kids today. Since the beginning of time peer pressure has always been
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This page intentionally left blank 101 Family Vacation Games About the Author Shando Varda is a lifelong game-player who has taught and researched games for the last twenty years. In particular he has studied play in families and its many essential and enriching qualities. As part of his research process‚ he has played with babies‚ children‚ teenagers‚ adults‚ and senior citizens. From this rich and enjoyable experience‚ he has come to see the role and value game playing brings to our everyday
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meditation texts‚ Vairagya‚ translated as “non-attachment”‚ is weaved throughout scriptures and sutras with both substantial gravitas and significance. To define non-attachment is no facile task‚ for there exists numerous components of its practice. As a yogic practice‚ non-attachment applies over myriad manifestations of nature. However‚ to grasp the role non-attachment plays in yoga‚ one must examine its qualities and obstacles. Why must one practice non-attachment? Understanding these obstacles to Viaragya
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