Sentences with phrase «as children the opportunity»

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Teens may prefer service opportunities with friends as well as family members, like a group effort to tutor children in a homeless shelter.

A growing opportunity gap in access to resources, opportunities, and adult investment has emerged over the last 25 years as income inequality has accelerated, especially among families with children.

To do this, frame criticism as a learning opportunity by helping your child practice the skill or brainstorm what they could do differently next time.

I feel incredibly fortunate for the opportunities I had as a child.

There is a huge opportunity to involve your children in a business to help pay for the cost of college, as well as teach entrepreneurship and responsibility.

«We struggle to comprehend the warped and twisted mind that sees a room packed with young children not as a scene to cherish, but as an opportunity for carnage.»

She credits her children for their support when she was moving at «break - neck speed,» and she prefers to characterize the balancing act of business and family as a series of opportunities rather than challenges.

For Rachel Huse, whose days were typically spent homeschooling her kids, sewing children's clothing for her Etsy shop and co-leading a volunteer organization that took nearly 30 hours a week of her time, the foray three years ago into direct selling centered around one goal: «I definitely saw it as an opportunity to get a house cleaner,» she said.

As the world looks to recovery, a rare opportunity now lies before us as Canadians: the opportunity to build on our ingenuity, our immense natural wealth, and our values and stability; the opportunity to secure the future, for our generation, and our children's generatioAs the world looks to recovery, a rare opportunity now lies before us as Canadians: the opportunity to build on our ingenuity, our immense natural wealth, and our values and stability; the opportunity to secure the future, for our generation, and our children's generatioas Canadians: the opportunity to build on our ingenuity, our immense natural wealth, and our values and stability; the opportunity to secure the future, for our generation, and our children's generation.

As a new administration and legislature take the reins in Trenton, New Jersey has a historic opportunity to guarantee that all children in the state have health coverage.

The briefing focused on a vision of STEM learning opportunities as a network of charging stations in which children power up their learning by plugging into activities at school, after school, at science centers and libraries, as well as online.

I had the opportunity to move to Busan, South Korea for a year (July 2008 — July 2009) and work with children aged 7 - 14 teaching English as a Second Language, and I welcome the opportunity to have similar experiences where I can contribute or add value to educating the little people that will eventually run our world!

By choosing not to claim your child as a dependent, that child can claim either the American Opportunity Credit, or the Lifetime Learning Credit on their tax return.

As Christians living in a culture that tends to present opportunities counter to our identities in Christ — children of God, as we're referred to time and again — the danger is that we may be influenced into believing the lie that the decisions we make are without the burden of consequence we could expect when we were youngeAs Christians living in a culture that tends to present opportunities counter to our identities in Christ — children of God, as we're referred to time and again — the danger is that we may be influenced into believing the lie that the decisions we make are without the burden of consequence we could expect when we were youngeas we're referred to time and again — the danger is that we may be influenced into believing the lie that the decisions we make are without the burden of consequence we could expect when we were younger.

«Today Cardinal Dolan had the long - awaited opportunity to talk about his decision nine years ago in Milwaukee to publicize the names of priests who had abused children and how he responded to the tragedy of past clergy sexual abuse of minors, during the time he was privileged to serve as archbishop of Milwaukee,» Joseph Zwilling, a spokesman for the Archdiocese of New York, said in a written statement.

Finally, it bears mentioning that while all adults (our parents included) truly do make it up as they go along, for better or worse, traversing our world as young adults can present to us positive opportunities — opportunities that allow us to shepherd and encourage others in our churches and communities, even the wee ones or our own children who desperately want to grow up.

As long as evangelism is the focus, God will continue to bless it... Shoe box gifts are distributed along with The Greatest Gift of All, an illustrated booklet that gives a clear presentation of the true meaning of Christmas... After the shoe boxes are distributed, we also provide follow - up materials to give children further opportunities to accept Christ and grow in their faitAs long as evangelism is the focus, God will continue to bless it... Shoe box gifts are distributed along with The Greatest Gift of All, an illustrated booklet that gives a clear presentation of the true meaning of Christmas... After the shoe boxes are distributed, we also provide follow - up materials to give children further opportunities to accept Christ and grow in their faitas evangelism is the focus, God will continue to bless it... Shoe box gifts are distributed along with The Greatest Gift of All, an illustrated booklet that gives a clear presentation of the true meaning of Christmas... After the shoe boxes are distributed, we also provide follow - up materials to give children further opportunities to accept Christ and grow in their faith.

So, just because of the situation that someone was born into, in your example a person born to Muslim parents in a different part of the world than you, where that person took on the religous traditions and practices of their parents (as many of us do when we're children), and just never had an opportunity to learn about christianity and Jesus, again only because of where they were born... you contend that person is going to «burn» in an eternal lake of fire?!

As the economy continues to hit taxpayers, those considered «poor» will continue to have opportunities that taxpayers can not provide for their own children.

Providing a good education for our children, especially those with least opportunity, is, as the Progressive Call insisted, «not a Republican or a Democratic issue, not a conservative or liberal cause, not a pro-business or pro-union agenda.

As Melinda Gates explains in here, giving women the opportunity to time their pregnancies and space out their children through effective, low - cost contraception is key to turning these numbers around.

Pope Benedict suggests that as parents we need a watchfulness that enables us to take those opportunities to reflect on our life together with our children (General Audience, 28th November 2012).

As the child grows into youth, and the youth into manhood, opportunities for new free volitions become less and less frequent» (p. 225f).

I see the priest haters can't pass an opportunity to slander priests as if all of them are child molesters.

In Mormon doctrine, baptisms for the dead (as mentioned in the Bible itself) allows for every person to have the same opportunities in the afterlife, according to their own agency and choice; it demonstrates the perfect mercy of a perfect Father for every one of his children.

«That said, if the churches do not take the opportunity now to «advocate» and «teach» why same - sex marriage is wrong for everyone (i.e., harmful to children, to the couple, and undermining of a culture of marriage), religious people should not expect to find a lot of sympathy for their right to exercise their religious freedom to dissent from same - sex marriage,» Esbeck told CT. «In other words, church leaders no longer enjoy the luxury of not teaching biblical marriage, as much as large numbers of the laity don't want to hear it.

But, writing in 1908, how could he have predicted that parents would one day pay minds so modest as these for the opportunity to teach their children that they might not exist, that the answer to the question «Are we?»

Just because people in general are somewhat moderately maligned regarding «gayships» and the legalization of unwanted children to never be given an opportunity to experience life is viewed as hatred is beyond my understandings,,,,

I think most of these people were unfortunately brainwashed as children and just haven't had the right opportunity to break free of it.

My experience with Muslims is less than nice and I believe that Black men who go from whatever religion they were born with (Baptist usually) turn into Muslims because they see the opportunity to suppress their own black women; forcing them to wear scarfs and burkas and on their female children as well.

So long as the program's eligibility criteria are neutral, and children have adequate opportunities to select nonreligious schools, the requirements of equal liberty are satisfied.

After my grandfather sadly passed away as a young man, Nanna completed her teaching degree in order to ensure their children not only had food on the table and a roof over their heads, but the best opportunities possible.

I've had wonderful opportunities to travel to the Keys multiple times as a child right up through my adult life.

Kids as organic opportunity An organic entry in the children's bread market represents an attractive opportunity, said Mr. Garfinkel of Hain Celestial.

Ultimately, children and young people will go on to make their own decisions about what they eat, but as long as schools offer students the opportunity to think, discuss and debate the issues as well as to cook and eat good vegetarian food, a weekly meat free day provides them with the knowledge and experience with which to make informed, responsible and compassionate choices.

Includes chapters highlighting functional food opportunities for specific health issues such as obesity, immunity, brain health, heart disease and the development of children.

Second, regulation needs to limit the opportunities for food advertising to influence children's food preferences, as this is the role that the research has identified for food advertising in contributing to childhood obesity.

Hershey Entertainment & Resorts is proud to help fulfill the dream of our founder, Milton S. Hershey, by providing value to Milton Hershey School, the largest home and school in the world, as it continues to provide opportunities for children in need.

We can see Kimi Raikkonen's face right now, a portrait of joy and delight as he hides behind a microphone for 45 minutes as children cry at him for photo opportunities.

The extensive Colorado Rapids Youth Soccer Club also provides opportunities for children to develop as players and people in a challenging, supportive, and safe environment.

We focus on creating a safe and nurturing environment which offers opportunities to explore and discover; a place where children learn to care about and cooperate with others, as well as play independently.

The lack of opportunity for fathers to use flexible work practices to look after children is worrying, as children whose fathers have been actively involved in their lives have better outcomes2, including:

As one Turnaround for Children analysis explains, what children who have been exposed to significant adversity most need in school is «the opportunity to develop skills that may have been affected by their stress responses — meaning the ability to attach and bond, the ability to modulate stress, and most of all the ability to self - regulateChildren analysis explains, what children who have been exposed to significant adversity most need in school is «the opportunity to develop skills that may have been affected by their stress responses — meaning the ability to attach and bond, the ability to modulate stress, and most of all the ability to self - regulatechildren who have been exposed to significant adversity most need in school is «the opportunity to develop skills that may have been affected by their stress responses — meaning the ability to attach and bond, the ability to modulate stress, and most of all the ability to self - regulate.»

Minimizing the number of hours in non-parental care as much as possible provides the best opportunity for a child to build secure attachments with parents

But then, at the same time, thanks to the support of a number of charitable foundations that are committed to increasing opportunities for children growing up in adversity, we are also making the contents of the book available as a free downloadable PDF and as a scrolling web article, both of which will be accessible on my website.

Under the guidance and assistance of the midwife, the opportunity is available for husbands or partners to «catch» their child as it is born.

We looked at is as an opportunity to teach our children that not every culture is the same, not every family has a solid roof over their head, and not every kid has a Gameboy in their pocket.

As I mentioned above, one of the premises I'm working from here is that childhood is a continuum, and if we want to help improve outcomes for disadvantaged children, we need to look for opportunities to intervene in positive ways at many different points along that continuum.

The week ends with unique stewardship opportunities where campers support projects such as animal shelters, senior centers, environmental projects, and children's» needs.

I wish for my grandchildren and all children that they have the opportunity to develop empathy even as they are saturated with violence in the media and on their screens.