Sentences with phrase «parents being parents»

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A retired prison warden, he's seen teachers, parents and grandparents bring kids in to «make sure they never wound up in [a prison].»

When T.J. Maxx and Marshalls parent TJX (tax) reported the chains» first quarterly comparable sales drop in memory in November, many observers wondered whether the off - price juggernaut was running its course after years of aggressive store expansion.

You just have to be able to remember what your grandmother told your parents who told you that your privacy should not be compromised.

A college education is one of the most expensive investments anyone can make in themselves, so it makes sense that either they or their parents will want to celebrate in a lasting way.

One of the most difficult things I saw as a youngster was my parents arguing over whether my dad had an extra dollar to give to my mother.

Perhaps most remarkable is the collective imagination of students across the United States, who dared to take on a challenge that their parents, aunts, and uncles had all but abandoned: stopping the scourge of gun violence.

For pet parents who can't stand being away from their four - legged friends, PetChatz offers a Skype - like solution.

«With our daughters, I never raised them how I was raised [with the assumption they'd join the family business,]» says Oddo, who has written a book on the principles of parenting.

«Parenthood isn't just a women's issue, it's an economic issue and one that affects all parents — men and women alike,» Duckworth said in a statement Monday.

«I was inspired by how she felt that scientific research was a deeply worthwhile, even noble, calling and that she also had a family (two daughters) and was a devoted parent, as well as an iconic researcher,» recalls Blackburn.

I'm fairly sure my parents paid for that computer, just like I've paid for subsequent Apple (AAPL) laptops, phones and tablets.

«As tough as juggling the demands of motherhood and being a Senator can be, I'm hardly alone or unique as a working parent, and my children only make me more committed to doing my job and standing up for hardworking families everywhere.»

(Disclosure: Time Inc., TIME and Fortune's parent company, was acquired by Meredith Corp. in a deal partially financed by Koch Equity Development, a subsidiary of Koch Industries Inc..)

And young entrepreneurs: if you're just starting out, and had been on your parents» insurance policy through college, you should very soon be able to stay on your parents» coverage until your 26th birthday.

And the parent company's 2017 forecast suggested little relief was coming for a brand that not long ago could do no wrong.

«These Gen Zers have seen their parents struggle financially [due to the recession and student loan crisis], so parents are having conversations about finances, money and debt with kids earlier.

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There's the other parent... He or she shares authority with you, and you'll need their buy - in on major decisions.

Alphabet, for those unfamiliar, is the parent company of Google.

Many soon - to - be parents come up with creative ways to announce their pregnancy and reveal the gender of their babies long before they've given birth.

When Musk was a child, he would often gaze into the distance while his parents were speaking to him, which led them to believe that he might be hard of hearing.

Lythcott - Haims asks parents: If you drive or walk your kid everywhere, how will he or she develop the essential adult skill of finding «his way around a campus, the town in which her summer internship is located, or the city where he is working or studying abroad»?

The growing number of Canadians tasked with caring for elderly parents are turning to their iPhones for help

Our kids are being victimized by a bunch of crazy granola - heads and «procto - parents» («helicopter parents» doesn't accurately describe it) who are systematically ruining our kids» respect for rigor and sucking the stuffing right out of them.

By the time of the sale, Mark was the majority owner in PokerStars's parent company.

According to Ted Conley, who heads up North American marketing for the condom maker's parent company: «The category has traditionally been strong at times of economic downturn and we are getting anecdotal evidence that the same can be said for today.

One deeply flawed, since - retracted study of 12 children made some parents fearful that there might be an association between vaccines and autism.

Still, sales growth at its parent company Yum Brands was weaker than expected, hurt by a chicken shortage at KFC chain restaurants in the U.K. and Ireland.

Disclosure: CNBC parent company NBCUniversal is an investor in Hulu, and NBCUniversal parent company Comcast owns Dreamworks Animation.

«If you're a parent and you live with that kind of behavior, you're probably pretty resigned to kicking and screaming.

His parents split up early, and Cornell was only 6 when he last saw his father, who died young.

DACA recipients» fears are not unfounded — the same fear surfaced several years ago after the Obama administration in 2014 attempted to expand DACA and implement a program known as Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents, which sought to shield from deportation the parents of American citizens or lawful permanent resParents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents, which sought to shield from deportation the parents of American citizens or lawful permanent resparents of American citizens or lawful permanent residents.

Those are the ones that make parents proud.

But while there may be grounds to criticize this popular parenting style, Brooks insists that what really afflicts fragile young people isn't a lack of experience of hardship, but a lack of purpose.

... Parents know that half of college graduates are unemployed, underemployed or have given up on their search entirely and they want to prepare their children for their future,» says Dan Schawbel, founder of Millennial Branding.

The youngest successful founders were those who had received funding from New York City - based venture capital firms, although even then their average age was 38.7 — old enough to have been Mark Zuckerberg's parent when he started Facebook from his dorm room at 19.

And CEO Ryan Carson says the 18 - year window parents have with their kids is a lot to do with his company's 32 - hour work week.

For a nascent firm, Gillam realized, the Branksome fitness centre would be a company - defining undertaking, and one closely scrutinized by the school's influential parent body.

Fluctuating currency exchange rates and shifting accounting rules helped make first quarter results at Alphabet, Google's parent, appear a little better than they really were on Monday.

If you're unfamiliar, the tech in question is the same as what your parents or grandparents once used to get TV: An antenna that picks up the free broadcast shows that are sent via high transmission tours by the likes of ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox.

When I was 12 - years old, I begged my parents to loan me some money to start a business.

The distributor of automotive replacement parts, industrial parts, office supplies, and electrical materials is the parent company of Napa Automotive, Motion Industries, S.P. Richards, and EIS, and is headquartered in Atlanta.

«It's probably hard for parents to be super objective for this stuff.

Palmer reached out to a wide range of pediatricians to find out how they feel about these parents, and he was surprised to encounter mostly sadness rather than anger on the part of these doctors, who often feel like they've let their patients down by not convincing them to vaccinate.

Promises are made that jobs will not be cut, the new parent company will invest in plant and equipment and Canada will be a better place.

Speaking of parenting tasks that suck, iPal understands that most mundane daily parental duties are also a drag.

«Inspiring children through play and creativity is crucial to early development and no company has done more in that space over many generations than Mattel,» said Georgiadis in a statement «As a parent, I have seen this first hand and am honored to be joining the Company at this exciting time of renewed focus.»

When bill collectors called, Schultz or his siblings were instructed to pick up the phone and pretend that their parents weren't home.

During that time for millennials, he says, «if they weren't experiencing economic turmoil themselves, they got to experience it through their parents, and that resulted in anxiousness.»

Earlier that same day, Time Inc. (Fortune «s parent) announced that it was buying xoJane.com and xoVain.com, a pair of millennial women - focused sites run by Say Media Inc. and veteran mag editor Jane Pratt.