Sentences with phrase «for raising children who»

Mariah: What are some tips for raising children who make healthy choices about the foods they eat?
Giving our children the power to say no to unwanted touch is setting the framework for raising children who are empowered to protect themselves in a dangerous situation.
I am all for raising children who readily admit mistakes and have the ability to wholeheartedly say I am sorry.
They cover endless questions about older child adoptions — from post-adoption support to parenting tips for raising a child who may never have had a family before.

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Ed Bridge, fourth - generation leader of Ben Bridge Jeweler, one of several Berkshire jewelry store chains, has helped raised millions of dollars for children who are victims of catastrophic illness, abuse, or neglect.
Over on Task and Purpose (a site for members of the U.S. military) and Fatherly (a site for — well, fathers), a former U.S. Navy SEAL named Eric Greitens (now a candidate for Missouri governor, by the way) shared his tips for raising children to be more resilient — rules that also apply to anyone who wants to increase their mental toughness.
The NRA, bolstered by Trump, has been a vocal proponent of allowing more guns in public places, including schools, but the exception for the convention has raised eyebrows and prompted skepticism among students and at least one parent who lost his child in the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., in which 17 people were killed and others injured.
The rest are people who have re-entered the job market after a break, perhaps to raise children, or those who have started looking for the first time after finishing school.
Since Living Goods» overall budget is increasing, it also aims to raise an additional $ 3 million in reserves (about $ 2 million in 2015 and about $ 1 million in 2016).148 It expects to raise some funds from partnership consulting fees and margins on goods sold to CHPs, leaving about $ 10 million per year that would need to be supported by donor funding.149 In 2012 Living Goods raised $ 2.8 million, and in 2013 it raised $ 3.3 million from donors.150 Living Goods told us that it believes there is a decent chance it will reach two - thirds of its funding target for the first year through agreements with funders who have supported its work in the past, but the money has not yet been secured and the funding need will grow each year.151 The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), one of Living Goods» major core funders historically, will be deciding in Q1 2015 whether to fund Living Goods» scale - up.
But it does not recognize the amazing diversity of ways that Canadian families come together to raise their children - the grandparents who spend their retirements pushing strollers, the parents who juggle shifts so that someone is always home for the kids, the single parents and blended families and other complexities of modern life.
The sales rep, who is with Royal LePage Real Estate Services in Oakville, raised funds for Home Suite Hope, a Halton - based charity that helps re-establish single mothers and their children.
All funds raised support a local women's shelter, YWCA Lethbridge & District Harbour House, a 30 - bed crisis unit for women and children who are escaping abusive intimate partner relationships.
Isn't this the same child that inspired the above email that played a key role in her book, and who inspired her to raise the amount of money budgeted for special needs education and services in Alaska, just a year after she slashed a significant portion of such funds?
Entitled the «Pieces of Our Lives» tour, the shows will raise money for Compassion International, a charity that supports children who live in poverty.
I am fortunate to have raised a child who is allowed to believe what she wishes and think for herself.
To those who have confidence in such natural orders, John the Baptist says: «Do not presume to say to yourselves, «We have Abraham as our father»; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.»
Whatever job you think you can not perform with the child by raising and caring for him / her, give him / her up to someone who can.
The same will come for Gay and Lesbian Americans who go to work, pay their taxes, raise and / or adopt children and make great parents, by the way, and Vote!
After the remarkable healing of a woman who had suffered for 12 years from hemorrhages and after the raising of the dead child of Jairus, Jesus goes home to Nazareth accompanied by his disciples.
And, in a very strange reinterpretation of American history, Huckabee declared, «I believe America is an exceptional country created out of the providence of God because of the prayers of people who, on their knees, begged for a place where they could be free and raise their children in the freedom to worship and to speak out and to protest, and where every person was equal to every other person in intrinsic value and worth and no person was worth more or worth less because of how much land they owned, what their last name was, what their occupation was and what their bloodline was.»
In her book How to Raise an Adult, Julie Lythcott - Haims, a dean at Stanford University, tells horror stories about parents who speak for, plan for, and advocate for their college - aged children, afraid to let go lest their precious charges....
Since then they have established an adoption fund and have teams of people who are raising money, running marathons for orphaned children, and partnering with other churches both locally and globally to bring hope to orphans.
We urgently need to design pastoral strategies (and even select the times for our meetings and worship services) according to the needs of that great mass of excluded people who form part of non-traditional families: single mothers, families divided by divorce, grandmothers who raise their grandchildren, widows, orphans, street children, etc..
We are not powerless and fearful, not us: and so I pray and I work; I make coffee in the morning and hot meals to gather around the table at suppertime; I worship and sing out words of promise and praise; I raise children and read good books; I pray for my enemies and write letters and send money and show up to fold clothes and drop off meals with an extra bag of groceries; I advocate with the marginalized and amplify the oppressed and antagonize the Empire with a grin on my face; I will honour those who get after the work of the Kingdom and celebrate; I learn how to listen to those with whom I disagree; I abandon the idea that we can baptize sinful practices in the name of sacred purposes; I will stand in the middle of the field near my house with my face turned up to the rain and consider it a minor baptism.
And if you are a pastor of a church or are on the planning committee for a mission's conference, maybe this year, instead of inviting the overseas missionary to speak, you could invite up the mother who is raising her children at home.
Jesus also said to be a good steward, which does not include raising taxes to pay for wars, abortions, and grossly inefficient payouts to people who had children they could not afford.
If people want to «man up» or «woman up» for that matter, stop sitting in the pews every week like stupid sheep and stop allowing some nitwit (who's probably got his own closetful of skeletons) to tell you how to live your life or raise your children.
If she is attempting to raise «good» children who don't actually believe the underlying reasons for their being «good,» then it is more along the lines of «not too popular.»
In the center at North Carolina, he received a call for help from a woman in California who was struggling on her own to raise two troubled children on welfare.
I pay my taxes, including those taxes NOT paid for by religious groups who don't pay their fair share, have never relied on welfare, paid back all of my student loans, with interest, raised happy, fulfilled and accomplished children (who are also atheists), and I vote in all elections.
Solid believers who have a moral failing, make a bad decision, find themselves in a financial bind, or even have the misfortune to raise prodigal children have found themselves ostracized by «friends» they've know for decades, and effectively excluded from the «fellowship.»
This raises a delicate issue for pro-family advocates, who have taken on as a solemn responsibility trends in abortion, divorce, child abuse, and drug use.
The standards of humanizing versus dehumanizing sexuality can be applied equally to all, with proper nuancing for those who have chosen to bear and raise children and those who have not.
RODS Racing is comprised of 40 superior athletes who will collectively compete in more than 224 marathons, triathlons and other events this year, raising money to find homes in the United States for orphaned children with Down syndrome who live in other parts of the world.
With a generous $ 50,000 donation from the IPC, RODS Racing was able to double the size of its team to more than 100 athletes who have each pledged to raise $ 1,000 to help find homes in the United States for orphaned children with Down syndrome.
Although we all know that a diet rich in vegetables, naturally gluten free complex whole grains (like quinoa and brown rice), lean meats and fruits for snacking is ideal, for most of us that's just not a long - term solution — especially for those of us who are raising children in a gluten free household.
«Our raised bed garden is a key teaching tool for Baxter children who learn about plants and gardening from an early age,» said Juan Fernandez, Development Director at Baxter Community Center.
An only child who was raised on Army bases by his mother, Patricia, and Calvin, a sergeant, Kenny was always big — «When he was three, he looked like he was six,» Calvin says — but he eschewed contact sports for stickball.
I admire that over spoiled Wenger children who shun # 90k a week, or whine about «other priorities» while demanding massive pay raise for occasional performances between injury layoffs.
We are delighted to announce the launch of our brand new online lottery scheme with funds raised going directly to the Leeds United Foundation, the grass roots sports charity who work tirelessly to deliver high level programmes across our region for children, young people, adults, disabled at - risk, the unemployed and the elderly.
Mark and Tim's story was told in the video, «A Tale of Two Dads» https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh1B9Ni9iEk Beverly Prince - Sayward In addition to being a freelance writer, Beverly is a homeschooling mother to her three children - twins Hailey and Quentin, and youngest son Jared; the non-legally married wife to her partner Kathleen who works for IBM as well as the National Guard; and author of the blog Raising a Child with Auditory Processing Disorder.
I am not suggesting that we do that, although I think offering people the option of term - limit marriages (as suggested by Mexico City legislators) for those who might then marry instead of, say, cohabit makes sense to me if they plan to raise children.
What would be so wrong about insisting individuals who want to raise children — whether they're single, married, living together, in a civil union or whatever; straight or gay; and whether the child is biological or adopted — take parenting classes, outline a parenting plan, and have to prove him / herself financial responsible before he / she could apply for a parenting license and pop out a baby?
Marriage and or Living Together is for the young folk who want to raise children together.
encourage and support individuals who want to care for children, presume that any couple or individual is capable of adequate child - rearing, and ensure that all adults who are raising children (whether married or not) have the material resources and support necessary to be good parents.
That level of thoughtfulness really benefits kids — these are people who have thought about how do I want to raise a child, whom do I want to raise a child with — that can only be good for children.
One of the best resources for how to parent for a secure attachment in the first few years of life is the new book Raising A Secure Child by Kent Hoffman, Glen Cooper, and Bert Powell, all therapists who have worked with many different kinds of families for decades.
The maker of Huggies plans to give away millions of diapers starting this week and raise awareness about parents who struggle financially to provide them for their children.
If we want to raise children who are pleasant company and genuinely nice people, we can help guide our kids toward habits and behaviors that promote positive character traits like kindness, generosity, and empathy for those who are less advantaged or who need help.
Let's look at a few of the challenges for you dads who are courageously raising your children alone.
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