Sentences with phrase «family as a lesson»

Many people are still completely unaware that puppy mills exist, so please share this with your friends and family as a lesson why it is so important to adopt, not shop.

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I liked her stories about her mother and her family, as she clearly appreciated them very much, but the folksy gimmick of having a business lesson followed by a memory started to grate after the tenth lesson or so.

They have written a book, Cartel Wives, telling their story as a lesson to others not to fall for the narco life, and they regret what they put their families through.

If a taxpayer has reported only 5000 euros income, but has property worth millions of euros, the property should be taken, the payer and his family should be obliged to pay back taxes, and a few criminal convictions should serve as an object lesson to help enforce compliance with the tax code.

It's funny, isn't it, that the lessons we learn from our mothers, from our fathers, from our families or other role models are the ones we most need as adults?

The story could be heard and understood by anyone who had experienced the depth of love in a family with its dilemmas and decisions, and Jesus uses it as a lesson about God which is reflected in the human situation.

Entertainment Abounds While there are nearly two dozen activity options as part of the package, with everything from surf lessons to museums to professional baseball to trampoline and skate parks, I customized an action - packed itinerary that I knew would captivate my own family's imaginations and sense of adventure — one I felt exemplified the grandeur of the «Center of SoCal» package.

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TCW: What life lessons did you learn in the sport of wrestling that applies in your day - to - day life, both as a family man and entrepreneur?

We can do our activities during the day (such as karate, swim lessons, ballet, guitar) and have our evenings as family time.

I sat through lessons and read books where Charles Darwin, persona non grata in our family, was blamed as the source of all godlessness — Nazis and Democrats, chief among them.

And we talked about the lessons we can learn from arranged marriages (not forced or child marriages), where common backgrounds, interests and goals matter more than love at first — although as some women in arranged marriages wrote us, love occurs when you see your husband caring for your children, being a good provider (OK, I have some thoughts on that but I'm just quoting here) and treating his family with respect and kindness.

Even though I've written a book about parenting, the process of building a happy family continues to evolve, and after raising four children over a period of thirty - six years, there are a few things that stand out as lessons learned.

What it means to be a dad: «I was lucky enough to have two solid male role models growing up, my step - dad and my granddad, so carrying the lessons they taught me as I start a family of my very own is an incredible feeling.

Food lessons: A private chef who has worked with several families, Iserloh has no qualms about secretly adding healthy ingredients to classic dishes, as she does in Seinfeld's cookbook.

Many families with twins are met with disappointment when they try to enroll their young children in group lessons or classes, such as swim lessons or Mommy - n - Me time.

Food lessons: A dietitian, social worker, and therapist, Satter's reputation for helping families handle eating issues is firmly rooted in what she refers to as her responsibility of feeding philosophy.

As a homeschooling family, each girl would have a turn for lessons while the other would listen to her personalized playlist and play in the other room.

Even as a stay at home mom to a first grader involved in one sport and no other lessons, I am amazed at how much time school takes up and how temping it is to let him stay up late so we can have some time together as a family.

As your children grow, extend the lesson to discuss diversity in families.

Instead, we've been able to rely on the lessons that AP teaches and have used these challenges to learn more about ourselves and to grow stronger as a family.

You may find it becomes more and more difficult to sit down as a family for meals, thanks to music lessons, sports practices and events, and your child's blossoming independence and desire to hang out with friends.

Since we started skiing as a family we have taken 3 rounds of lessons and at Stratton landed on a great solution for our family given that Violet is not on lifts yet.

As most Disney movies, the story teaches us some useful lessons about family.

Between work and school, music lessons, and sports practice, there is less and less time to connect as a family.

At the moment we rely on the weekend to provide natural time limits, such as birthday parties, swimming lessons, Church and family time.

Beansprouts: Reflections on life as a homebirthing, cloth diapering, breastfeeding, natural family as we learn lessons that our children bring to us.

There will be lots of opportunities to teach those lessons as your child grows — choose your battles and follow your instincts about what's right for your family.

I do not get support from my husband as he and his family believe babies should just be left to scream and «learn a lesson» It's hard, but I love my baby girl and before you know it she'll be grown not want to snuggle and be soothed.

By teaching your children the right lessons on basic hygiene and how germs and bacteria are spread from one person to another, they will be able to avoid getting the flu, and that will help prevent the rest of your family from falling ill as well.

Schedule down time into the family calendar, just as you would schedule soccer time or piano lessons.

«John's history as a community leader will further engage and educate the community on the brand new Connect Kids initiative, which involves free access to all fourth - grade students and their families, free field trips for eligible schools, free Learn to Swim lessons for children, the youth conservation corps and various outdoor recreational programs.

But the group's initial deal — which was not subjected to any land use review — angered activists who said the $ 72 to $ 102 per hour court time fees, as well as up to $ 6,000 fees for a package of one - hour lessons, are out of the reach of families in Harlem and the South Bronx.

As part of the campaign to raise awareness, the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP) worked with the Mohawk Valley Head Start teachers on a lesson plan and provided 800 lead poisoning prevention packets for families stressing the importance of lead testing and measures to reduce exposure to lead hazards in the home.

And if overwhelmed parents sometimes lean on television when they need a break, they need not fret too much: some popular shows can actually help youngsters learn life lessons — at least when they watch with friends or family, as I learned in «Pop Star Psychology,» by Sandra Czaja.

Her latest book, Miracle Mindset, shows warrior moms how to be strong, positive leaders for their families, while exploring the inspirational lessons JJ learned as she fought for her own son's life.

As a scion of a successful media and entertainment empire, Brett hails from a family of innovators and has cultivated many lessons in leadership and brand building.»

And love that you can all volunteer as a family — great lessons for the kids.

Lovely and distant, Paulina serves as inspiration: John will take dancing lessons, he'll keep a secret from his family, and he'll meet the mysterious girl in the window.

Certainly, after the bland history lesson of «The Lady» and the joyless family - friendly shenanigans of the «Arthur» trilogy, this is easily the director's most alert, energized and recognizable piece of direction in years — a movie that, with its muscular widescreen imagery, vibrant streaks of color and pulsing musical beats, as well as its occasional tonal missteps and moments of unintentional hilarity, feels unmistakably like the work of its director.

He's still a corporate pirate who treats his family the same as he does his marks and any suggestion of lessons learned and sins forgiven comes without any conviction.

City Island (PG - 13 for sexuality, smoking and profanity) Kitchen sink sitcom about a wacky Italian - American family with a lot of skeletons in the closet, from a patriarch (Andy Garcia) who's secretly taking acting lessons, to a Prodigal Son (Steven Strait) who's an ex-con, to a daughter (Dominik Garcia - Lorido) who's working as a stripper, to a teenager (Ezra Miller) who's a chubby chaser, to his sexually - frustrated wife (Julianna Margulies).

How seriously can we take the lessons about the importance of family when Cohen's own wife, the talented comedic actress Isla Fisher, is so utterly wasted in her role as Sebastian's handler?

Marley & Me (PG for mature themes and suggestive language) Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson co-star in this family comedy about a couple of newlyweds who move from Michigan to Florida where they learn a host of life lessons from their mischievous Labrador retriever as he grows from a cute puppy into an uncontrollable,100 - pound steamroller.

As they learn the finer points of baseball, JB, with the help of his charming friend Brenda (Lake Bell), learns valuable life lessons about teamwork, commitment and what it means to be a family.

LESSON # 1: «FAMILY» IS AN F - WORD — As crazy at it sounds, Wade Wilson is not wrong.

Science and economic lessons stem from this project, as well a family and life - lessons when the students visit the house at the end of the project, which is usually occupied by kids battling illness and disease.

As your family preps for the summer's biggest party, consider adding in a bit of science with a «fireworks in a jar» lesson, or a red, white, and blue art project for your preschooler.

The families, offended by what they regarded as sartorial tyranny, have since given their children a two - year lesson in civil disobedience, the Bill of Rights, the American legal system, and the vagaries of iron - on patches.

A 2 - 4 lesson project (depending on levels of ability) which guides students through various functions on Microsoft Word - with them working towards an end product of a framed poem / quote for their wall (or as a gift to somebody in their family).