This article explains the background of parenting coordination; how
the authority of the parenting coordinator originates; the role of the parenting coordinator after orders (both interim and final) have been made; its effectiveness; and some of the key issues to consider and why — in addition to helping families make decisions — it presents an opportunity for families to learn skills that will help them help themselves in the long run.
It was an Act which, in short, deliberately weakened
the authority of parents over their children and made the state a kind of co-parent.
Yet even as Moon interrupts normal family relations and appropriates
the authority of parents, church literature refers to family values, clearly referring not to the church family but to the traditional nuclear family.
The global ethic posits itself above national sovereignty, above
the authority of parents and educators, even above the teachings of world religions.
You don't have to try to take on the coercive
authority of a parent, the persuasive authority (i.e. being knowledgeable about what you are teaching) is more than enough and all that you can conceivably be right in claiming.
Well, I've long felt that as someone who is intimately familiar with the culture and climate of Christian parenting, Gary Ezzo exploits the fears of many Christian parents by portraying families who don't follow Babywise as families where the children usurp
the authority of the parents and bring shame on them with their selfish, demanding behaviors.
Gov. George Deukmejian of California has vetoed a proposed measure linking driver's licenses to school attendance, contending that it would usurp
the authority of parents.
On the eve of a potentially catastrophic Board of Education vote to turnaround ten more Chicago schools, the school reform research group Designs for Change has released a report showing that school turnarounds are not worth the extra expense, and that the unheralded reforms brought about under
the authority of parent - led, democratically - elected local school councils have been far more effective.
Legal custody refers to
the authority of a parent to make major decisions regarding the child, such as religious affiliation and school choice.
Not exact matches
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.
Wet Seal, Quicksilver, Pacific Sunwear, Sports
Authority, and Vestis Retail (
parent of Eastern Mountain Sports) are among the chains to seek bankruptcy protection from the courts in the last 16 months.
Neither
of the
parents understands SNC - Lavalin's claim that Ben Aïssa, a senior executive, didn't have the
authority to contract Vanier.
Xinhua said
authorities will now allow couples to have two children if one
of the
parents is an only child.
Officious social engineers
of both the right and the left abuse the public schools to promote parochial agendas, whether by sanctioning the recitation
of prayers over the school loudspeaker or by the distribution
of contraceptives despite parental objections, thereby undermining parental
authority and impairing the ability
of parents to form their own family values.
With state
authorities making ever increasing attempts to encroach on the primary educational responsibilities
of parents, the Church must always proclaim the primary rights
of parents and families.
When
parents exercise their «unrenounceable
authority» 11 as a service to the well - being
of their children, the children's gifts
of love, respect and obedience become their specific contribution to the building up
of both Church and society.12
I can't believe how many young people I know now, friends
of my own children, kids who hang out at our own house, who's hearts have been crushed beyond recognition and sometimes I wonder beyond repair... some by their
parents, some by other
authorities, and some by the church.
For nearly a half century after the Second World War, the cohort
of babies born between 1946 and 1964 profoundly transformed American culture and society» from
parenting styles and media consumption to attitudes toward government and
authority and sexuality.
As you may know, Sovereign Grace Ministries, an association
of Reformed church plants, is facing a significant lawsuit that alleges church leaders covered up the abuse
of children by discouraging
parents from reporting abuse to
authorities and requiring victims to forgive their abusers in person.
The majority
of parents who seek help for a child do so because the child's outward behavior worries them or someone outside the family, often the school
authorities or law enforcement officers.
Because he is a religious
authority figure, people spontaneously project on him a rich variety
of associations from their early life, including powerful feelings about such matters as God, heaven, hell, sex,
parents, Sunday school, death, sin, and guilt.
She quotes Stephen Ozment, a Reformation historian, who contends that «never has the art
of parenting been more highly praised and parental
authority more wholeheartedly supported than in Reformation Europe.»
Most important, the new policy robs
parents of Boy Scouts, like me,
of the sole
authority to raise issues
of sex and sexuality with their kids.
Some
of these come from the unhealthy ways that other
authority figures, like
parents or teachers, may have related to us, rather than from the ways that God actually relates to people.
The eroding
of the
parents»
authority and the repudiation
of the children's obligation to obey has seriously contributed to the disintegration
of the family and has undermined the education
of the young in crucial respects.
The foregoing principles
of parent - child relationships — concern by the
parents for the needs
of the child and the obligation
of the child to obey the
parents, within the context
of intelligent and benevolent
authority — are the foundation for the right kind
of education not only in homes but also in schools, which are established to aid and complete the family in its educative task.
The consequences
of this primary pursuit
of pleasure are a general lowering
of standards, disrespect for
authority, disorderliness, and loss
of morale by teachers (or
parents) and students alike.
John E. Coons» essay «In Defense
of the Sovereign Family» (December 2008) leads up to his conclusion that government «must create some financial arrangement that will enable... the
parents»
authority to educate their children.»
Ask yourself, what middle - class
parent in America today supposes that her
authority over the crucial details
of her child's life is nothing more than a revocable delegation from New Mexico or the feds?
To grow into maturity is to sharpen our intuitive instrument and to become more independent
of parents and
authorities in making decisions.
You've accused me
of not knowing jewish history by quoting the bible, as if that's the only
authority on jewish history and I should ignore my judaism professors,
parents, rabbi, peers and sunday school teacher in favor
of this horribly contrived and unreliable book.
It belongs to our childhood, too, in the less charming sense
of demanding a tyrannical
authority: a protective
parent who demands compulsory love even as he extracts a tithe
of fear.
However, the lawsuit — which claims the association
of Reformed church plants discouraged victims»
parents from reporting abuse to
authorities and had victims forgive their abusers in person — has also prompted the denomination to cite its First Amendment right to religious freedom.
In other cases, one
parent (usually the father) has converted children to Islam, and the appeals
of the other
parent have been brushed aside by Islamic
authorities.
When a child is small, she is directly subject to her
parents»
authority in the minutest areas
of life.
In that earlier work, Locke offered a detailed refutation
of the views set forth in Sir Robert Filmer's Patriarchia, where Filmer argued in favor
of monarchial power exercised by rulers who have inherited their
authority from Adam as the primal
parent of the human race.
Abinadi, Odds are that you are a Mormon because your
parents were Mormons and you were taught as a child that it was the correct religion by adult
authority figures and most people you knew held the same beliefs, just as ancient Greek children were taught that the source lightening was Zeus hurling bolts
of lightning from Mt. Olympus.
Perls held that there are four basic psychological mechanisms in the DMZ that reduce awareness and contact with oneself and others, and thereby constrict growth: Introjection is the «swallowing whole,» in undigested form,
of the attitudes, beliefs, values, oughts and shoulds, usually from
parents or other
authority figures.
You're heavy handed, laying down the law, ruling with force and «because - I'm - the -
Parent - and - I - said - so» and spirits are squashed under all
of the
authority.
The newness and expansiveness
of the Internet, which techies laud, imperils the pedagogical priority
of parents, and by extension the church and its
authorities.
Or we might recognize the moral
authority of an individual, either because
of their relationship to us (e.g.
parent) or because
of something about their life or wisdom.
The
parent has applied for a judicial review
of the case, after
authorities refused to issue a birth certificate with a gender designation.
And the full horror that lies behind these kinds
of top down,
authority, be afraid
parenting strategies became very real.
Pastor Tim Challies has argued that «thinking biblically» about the SGM lawsuit — which alleges that the leadership
of SGM covered up the abuse
of children by discouraging
parents from reporting abuse to
authorities and requiring victims to forgive their abusers in person — means keeping quiet about it in order to avoid «gossip.»
Thus a teacher is not and never can be a civil servant... Whatever
authority he may possess to teach and control children, and to claim their respect and obedience, comes to him from God, through the
parents and not through the State, except in so far as the State is acting on behalf
of the
parents.
He may also be very «successful» since there are so many adults in our society whose «Child» needs to be punished by the «
Parent»
of an
authority figure.
For those who follow Jesus,
authority should be surrendered — and shared — willingly, with the humility and love
of Jesus... or else we miss the once radical teaching that slaves and masters,
parents and children, husbands and wives, rich and poor, healthy and sick, should «submit to one another out
of reverence for Christ.»
Well didn't Jesus do that when his
parents were worried having lost track
of where he was and said didn't they know he would be in the temple or later when they spoke as if he were mad when he opposed
authority?
Growing up we have deep conversations with our friends about religion and question the commitment
of our
parents to a
authority we are not sure is totally valid in today's society.
I do understand how a child could believe in a god if it is lied to by
parents figures
of authority, but at some point they should start thinking for themselves and stop descriminating.