Sentences with phrase «about equal parenting»

The former Conservative minister of justice and Attorney General of Canada, in speaking to the Canadian Bar Association's annual conference in 2009 about equal parenting and the predecessor to this legislation, namely Bill C - 422, stated that the best interests of the child are always paramount, and should be.

We mothers bookmark this post about equal parenting during and marriages.

Not exact matches

Liberal MLA Mary Polak (Langley) was instrumental as a Surrey School Board trustee in banning gay - positive books from Surrey Schools: The book ban was later struck down by the Supreme Court of Canada which said «instead of proceeding on the basis of respect for all types of families, the Board proceeded on an exclusionary philosophy, acting on the concern of certain parents about the morality of same - sex relationships, without considering the interest of same - sex parented families and the children who belong to them in receiving equal recognition and respect in the school system.»

To hold that same - sex marriage is part of the fundamental right to marry, or necessary for giving LGBT people the equal protection of the laws, the Court implicitly made a number of other assumptions: that one - flesh union has no distinct value in itself, only the feelings fostered by any kind of consensual sex; that there is nothing special about knowing the love of the two people whose union gave you life, whose bodies gave you yours, so long as you have two sources of care and support; that what children need is parenting in some disembodied sense, and not mothering and fathering.

Also, I hear that the rights of registered partners are about equal to married couples in Sweden, so no need to worry about that in your case: — RRB - My parents are celebrating their 40th anniversary this year, so I'm a little more optimistic about marriage than you are.

If sizes are about equal, parent and child can exchange roles.

Despite the fact that 1 in 6 custodial parents are dads and there are about 2.6 million stay - at - home fathers, as well as the millions of Gen - X and Millennial men who are hands - on dads, we still don't tend to see men as primary — or even equal — caregivers.

The trend in Florida has been toward equal parenting time and time sharing for parents since about 2014, at least whenever possible.

The assumption that Danny wouldn't even consider being the stay - at - home parent — all other things equal — captures the prevailing nature of existing norms about parenting and the need for a fundamental shift in perspective.

And while 47 % of parents in two - parent households where both the mother and the father work full time say they and their partner play about an equal role when it comes to taking care of sick children, the same share says the mother does this more than the father.

I read through the beginning of the book and learned all about the evils of attachment parenting and bought into concept presented there: that parent - directed feeding equals godly children.

Do you feel some self - doubt about being an equal parent?

Parents spend about equal time with two or more kids.

This means that when a child spends an almost equal number of days with each parent, each parent is providing about the same care for the child and accrues about the same costs.

«The real substantive issue with respect to equal pay is about family, is about flexibility in the workplace, providing various vehicles for parents to be able to juggle home life as well as their working responsibilities,» he said.

Our genomes carry about one hundred genes that rebel against one of the basic rules of genetics: equal contribution of both parents.

As the film heads into awards season following a summer release, talk will presumably build about which of the women leads the film, but any such debate should be nipped in the bud: Moore and Bening are as democratic a partnership as the characters they play, each performance informing the other to an equal extent as they intricately map out their roles in the parenting game.

The report, funded by the Commercial Education Trust, revealed that the negative perceptions around apprenticeships among students, teachers and parents hampers take - up and highlights how more needs to be done to ensure equal guidance for both academic and vocational pathways and challenge views about the suitability of different apprenticeships across genders.

If students or parents complain about unfair treatment, re-explain the fair vs. equal concept, explain fully that you will never discuss another student's treatment and ask the parent or student what will work to solve the problem.

However, perceptions about what equals academic success is changing and so, for today's parents social and life skills are becoming an increasingly important element in education,» Mr Velegrinis said.

When asked about the most important factors when choosing their child's current school, «quality of teachers» and «location or distance from home» came equal first globally (45 per cent of parents chose these two answers in their top three).

This letter provides information to SEAs, LEAs, and parents about the requirement to provide all children with equal access to public education at the elementary and secondary level.

All else being equal, endorsing voting as a mark of good citizenship boosted anticipated engagement by about one - eighth of a standard deviation - a slightly larger impact than resulted from an increase in parents» education of one standard deviation.

The parents of Admissions, like the parents and politicians currently arguing about a proposal to diversify Upper West Side middle schools by setting aside 25 percent of seats for low - performing students (because low - performing equals low income and minority, natch) are both under the assumption that education is a zero - sum game.

Dale Kildee (MI), the committee's ranking Democrat, expressed skepticism about the effect of charter school access and vouchers on parental engagement and stressed that the two options do not serve all children: «As we explore strategies for comprehensive school reform, including parent engagement,» he cautioned, «we should never lose sight of our commitment to equal access for all students, not just those who receive a voucher or attend a charter school.»

Besides providing learning activities that parents can do with their children, Project EQUALS provides information on equity issues in mathematics education, builds awareness of the importance of problem - solving skills and the ability to talk about mathematics, and helps parents develop a positive attitude toward their role in their children's mathematical education.

The program - specific marketshare for the Parent PLUS loan has been growing steadily since it was about equal in 1996 - 97, but it has been growing faster in the Direct Loan program.

In fact, parents today tend to place equal importance on upfront guidance about interactive elements as they do the actual content in a game.

If the parties have shared custody it means that the children are with each parent about an equal amount of time.

Under this arrangement, regardless of physical custody, the parents have an equal right to make determinations about their child's future.

Several months ago, I wrote a series of pieces including: Ontario Government Introduces Bill to Strengthen the Legal Status of All Parents, New Surrogacy and Parenting Declaration Laws Upcoming in Ontario, and New Proposed Law Clarifies Parentage, Surrogacy Rights, and Rights Arising from Assisted Reproduction about the All Parents Are Equal Act, 2016.

Joint legal custody allows each parent to have an equal say in the child's welfare: they must make decisions together about the child's education, housing, religion, healthcare, and so on.

Joint legal custody is when both parents have an equal right to make major decisions concerning the child, such as decisions about their child's medical care, what school he will attend and religion he will follow.

If the parenting order provides that two or more people have equal shared parental responsibility, any decision about a major long - term issue in relation to a child must be made jointly.

The Government will be consulting shortly on how the legislation can be framed to ensure that a meaningful relationship is not about an equal division of time but the quality of time that a child spends with each parent.

FAMILY LAW — APPEAL — INTERIM PARENTING — Where there is nothing anomalous about the primary judge finding, by virtue of s 61DA (3) of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth)(«the Act»), that it would «not be appropriate» to apply the presumption in favour of equal shared parental responsibility, while going on to make an order for equal shared parental responsibility ¬ Where it can be seen that the primary judge addressed what was necessary from s 65DAA of the Act, given the parameters of the dispute, and how the parties» respective cases were presented — Where the primary judge adequately and appropriately considered what she is obliged to in determining where the best interests of the children lie, bearing in mind that that consideration is framed by the parameters of the issues in dispute, and how each party has presented their case — Where there is no merit in the grounds of appeal ¬ Appeal dismissed.

With that in mind, Texas child support laws are now very much geared to all parties coming into the process as equals, and trying to talk through agreements about child custody, rights of visitation, financial support for the child, and also agreements about how time should be shared between the parties, and also parenting plans to ensure that both sets of parents are singing from the same hymn sheet in terms of exactly HOW they would like their children to be raised.

I have previously commented in this Blog about the importance of moving forward with a rebuttable presumption in favour of equal shared parenting.

Contact Gene C. Colman Family Law Centre to learn about how we can fight for your right to an equal parenting arrangement.

Fact: «The sheer prevalence of the problem of violence and the dynamics surrounding it make it clear any assumptions about equal partnership in these cases are out of the question... the majority of women never report the assaults or in fact ever tell anyone about it (Johnson, 1996) and thus may not be believed if the first time the issue is raised is at the point of separation... may avoid going to court out of fear of retaliation, a fear which is not unfounded given the data on the escalation of violence at separation... agree to whatever the husband wants in an attempt to pacify him... as an exchange for custody... may appear unstable or emotional while their batterers are perceived as confident, rational and economically secure (Rosnes, 1997)... all the research flies in the face of what Rosnes argues is presently happening in the courts:»... judges assume that wife abuse is not necessarily damaging to a child, and that being violent does not necessarily affect a father's parenting ability....

I remember Kris Titus, who was the president of the Equal Parenting Council across Canada, an umbrella organization for 40 - some groups, telling me about when she and her ex, who were living in close communities, went to the judge the first time around to try to work out this kind of arrangement of approximately equal shared parenEqual Parenting Council across Canada, an umbrella organization for 40 - some groups, telling me about when she and her ex, who were living in close communities, went to the judge the first time around to try to work out this kind of arrangement of approximately equal shared pParenting Council across Canada, an umbrella organization for 40 - some groups, telling me about when she and her ex, who were living in close communities, went to the judge the first time around to try to work out this kind of arrangement of approximately equal shared parenequal shared parentingparenting.

For example, if a father were a long - haul trucker, he might say he has the presumption of equal shared parenting but, for him, it only works to have the kids about 30 % of the time and the mother to have them 70 % of the time.

Joint or shared legal custody means that both parents have an equal say in all major decisions about their children's lives.

We find, as well, across our country, that about 80 % of those who claim to be NDP supporters and 80 % of Liberal supporters support this concept of equal shared parenting; also 80 % of Conservative supporters.

He doesn't want to lose... Read more about Shared Parenting v. Equal Parenting: 5 Ways the New Laws Will Hurt Kids

We all have our own narrative about what kind of life we want to provide for our future babies and sometimes it is hard to remember that there is another adult who has an equal say in how this whole parenting thing will play out.

Nothing trumps children having both parents.165 When parents are unwed, nothing trumps the children having about equal time with their mom and dad.

Visit the Canadian Equal Parenting Council web site for some astonishing information about the struggle to have this Bill passed.

When parents share joint legal custody, they maintain equal rights to make decisions about the child's education, health and welfare.

A mother and her coach get to flesh out the mother's concerns and fears about letting go of control and allowing the voice of the other parent to be different while holding equal value.