Sentences with phrase «as problem child»

When it comes to organized real estate the Competition Bureau of Canada has about as much credibility as a problem child!

Some could view the Mitsubishi brand as a problem child, being stuck in a kerfuffle as it tries to shift its lineup to meet the overwhelming demand for crossovers and SUVs.

He was known by the counselor and other teachers as a problem child.

He last worked with Allen in September (1987), and since that time had appeared in films such as Problem Child (1990) and Toys (1992).

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Lawmakers and activists saw an even bigger problem, comparing the purchasable loot boxes, in a game likely to have a large audience of minors, as akin to encouraging children to gamble.

During a Halloween event with reporters» children in the Oval Office in October, Trump told the kids that at least they «have no weight problems» as he handed out candy.

Set an example, trust your children to solve many of their own problems, and encourage risk - taking while also asserting your authority as a parent when it's sensible, advises former Navy SEAL commander (and now Missouri governor) Eric Greitens.

Meanwhile, Barra said that as CEO she is looking to address the problem of women who start viewing their positions as «jobs» rather than «careers» once they have children.

The problem is that they work as parking lot attendants and child care workers, manicurists and dishwashers — in other words, low - paying jobs that typically don't offer insurance.

The 33 - year - old establishment has spread to more than 500 locations in 48 states and six countries, and is known as a children's birthday party haven, but some security experts say that this demographic is part of the problem.

Economists treat parental leave, both for women and men, as a simple cost - benefit problem: in theory, at least, if a woman's wage is greater than the cost of replacing her in the home, then she should spend her time working and hire someone else to care for her children.

The latest FBI raid of Subway's celebrity spokesperson Jared Fogle's home poses a PR problem for Subway, as the investigation is linked to a former Jared Foundation employee, who was arrested in a child pornography case earlier this year.

The child care «cliff effect,» as it's called, is a serious problem for low - income working families, says Jennifer Greenfield, a professor of social work at the University of Denver.

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I am extremely lucky to work in a job which causes me to be thanked countless times a day to which i have always replied with «no problem» or «no worries» and although my customers never seem to mind it drives me crazy mostly because I spent many years learning to speak and have spent many years teaching my children and think the constant use of one or two phrases over and over is limiting so just recently I have tried to use different phrases such as «your welcome» and «my pleasure» and anything else which springs to mind and is more suited to each scenario.

The New York Times recently highlighted the long - term impact difficult schedules can have on family wellness, in an article called: «A growing body of research suggests that a child's language and problem - solving skills may suffer as a result of their parents» problematic schedules, and that they may be more likely than other children to smoke and drink when they're older.»

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«As Independent Representative for Children and Youth she engaged in tireless advocacy and exposed serious problems in the Ministry of Children and Family Development, giving the province's youth in care a face and a voice demanding change.

The organization hopes to use new technologies as an instrument for attracting the attention of the world public to the existing humanitarian problems and the necessary material support for children in need.

maybe thats your believers problems — poor parental figures as children so you joined the cult who whorships a make believe father (who killed his son)-- not very bright my unintelligent friend.

Just as I was oblivious for much of my life to the problems posed by bearing and rearing children, so humankind was blissfully undisturbed for most of....

I don't have any problem with religions (note the plural) being offered together as a Philosophy class elective — But, it would have to cover ALL religions equally from a neutral viewpoint with contexts and relevant histories to educate children on the many religious philosophies of the world.

Just as I was oblivious for much of my life to the problems posed by bearing and rearing children, so humankind was blissfully undisturbed for most of its history by the conundrums this book addresses.

The effect is that everyone, like William, perceives child abuse as a Catholic issue which is patently false and only contributes to the societal denial of the epic problem.

I didn't buy «Japan is Number One» when that was the mantra two decades ago, because Japan had severe demographic problems» as in, very few children; its lack of the most basic form of people power in the most elementary form, I thought, would soon become evident in economic weakness (as it has).

In sum, although a few apologists such as Stephanie Coontz still insist otherwise, just about everyone else in possession of the evidence acknowledges that the sexual revolution has weakened family ties, and that family ties (the presence of a biologically related mother and father in the home) have turned out to be important indicators of child well - being — and more, that the broken home is not just a problem for individuals but also for society.

«What it means» is that there's one more guy they can prop up in a dress and funny hat to draw news for a while and draw attention away from RC problems such as that church's now well docu - mented hiding of child molesters and the decline in young folk amongst the RC sheep set.

As Irving Kristol has observed, the problem for Jewish parents is not that Christians hate their children, but that they want to marry them.

They should concentrate on there own house, such as child molestation, which I think is more of a problem than this.

In between, we are given snapshots of a vanished America where religion and culture still played a vital role in public life, as well as odd and unexpected little tidbits: a craze for church bell towers in the 1920s; Cram's home life with his beloved wife, Bess, and their children; the messy business breakup with Goodhue; Cram's mildly embarrassing foray into the horror genre, Black Spirits and White; his strange proposal for an island to be raised ex nihilo in Boston's Charles River; the problems inherent when working with rich Swedenborgians; and a Japanese Christian university he designed on a mix of Oriental and Dutch Modernist themes.

Even as a child, the writer is urged to hide his unsolved problems behind a protective screen of correctness.

«I wouldn't have a problem with a child being fostered by someone who comes from a different faith but is sensitive to and responds to that child, who communicates with them, who shows their face to that child as well.

This isn't as much a miserable divorce problem (or in my case, a too - common child - abuse problem) as it is a community problem.

And while these issues can not be discussed without considering other deeply troubling problems such as mental health treatment and school security, they need to be discussed if our country is going to move any closer to authentically providing our children with safe spaces to learn.

The root of the problem as with all these young people supporting someone who didn't report a child assault to police is they don't see anything wrong with what these men are.So it's just a step down that it was done to a child, as they see nothing wrong with the acts between men.Be real, it's our culture now, they don't care about it being a child or not, it's sick and disgusting these young people are heartless and warped.

Hopefully, this clarification in regard to homosexuality as the basic problem that caused the crisis will result in a number of new steps being taken to protect the Church, the priesthood and teenagers and children.»

The problem with your analogy is that we, as good parents, do this to prepare our children for their adult life where they will make decisions independent of our having the final OK.

But since this particular becoming as distinct from that particular becoming (i.e., the child's taking this as distinct from that direction) itself needs explaining, Hartshorne can only deal with the problem by shifting it elsewhere.

The problem I had as a child was that every sermon ended up with the threat of hell, and if you don't repent, you're going there.

To me, the biggest problem with the religious isn't that they believe in something I happen to not, it's that they are brought up to believe that believing in god is obligatory and that they are never given a choice as children... it's «believe, or you're a bad person».

They are attached to explicit moral problems such as adultery, war, punishment, parent - child relations, the oppressed or defenseless in society and the use of property.

The fundamental (excuse the pun) problems with far - right Christianity are exactly the same issues our Savior spoke about to the Pharisees: judgmentalism, hypocrisy, intolerance, and the hyper - extremity of observing the letter of the law rather than its spirit (as evidenced by statements from various preachers that people such gays and disobedient children should be killed).

Growth groups for persons with particular problems in living, such as handicapped children, singleness, or chronic health problems, are valuable.

This attitude is at complete variance to that behind Natural Family Planning (NFP), wherein a couple who have reason to space their children accept the gift of sexuality exactly as it is stamped in the human person by God and do not treat their fertility as a problem to be expunged by technology.

If you really loved children as much as you claim then do something about the real problem which isn't Planned Parenthood or abortion providers.

In my opinion as a gun owner I feel everyone whether its a fully automatic machine gun or a BB gun everyone should have to have a check to see if they have a mental illness that would prevent them from owning a gun and I would not have a problem having that done to me and when it comes down to evangelicals speaking out every child of GOD needs to be heard.

The age old problem of SELF often is manifest in a false identity such as; «we are children of Abraham» (therefore I am righteous), «I go to... «church»» (somehow this «church» makes you something) or «all you say we will do» (the people of Israel saying they in themself can meet God's standard), «I give to the church» (not personally meeting others needs), «I do this program or that program» (though you do not desire to glorify God but rather there is some intrinsic value in doing a program).

The problem, as I explained in the «Christian womb» essay, is that Middle Eastern Christians won't have children and won't stand their ground.

It is not enough to stop at an announcement «that is merely theoretic and has nothing to do with people's real problems», since «it must not be forgotten that the crisis of faith has led to a crisis in matrimony and the family and, as a result, the transmission of faith from parents to children has been interrupted».

All of these problems (go ahead and say none of these are problems) stem from a conception of sexuality in which having children is a choice as opposed to an expected effect of the sexual act.