Sentences with phrase «make middle children»

Julia — I think this makes you offically family — my sister's birthday is the 27th and mine was the 29th; think that makes you the middle child.

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Rachidi says using the tax system to get child care assistance to middle - income families makes sense, in part because it doesn't require any additional administrative infrastructure.

The mother and child eventually reach the border, see the newly constructed wall and their hopes to make it to America are crushed... until they see a massive wooden door in the middle of the wall — a gateway to freedom.

We made it clear we need to make significant investments in infrastructure and middle - class families, so we talked about reducing the tax rate for middle - class families and increasing the child tax benefit to deal with the rising costs and anxieties.

This sort of hierarchical floundering leads middle children to make their mark among their peers, since parental attention is usually devoted to the beloved firstborn or baby of the family.

The very pluralism and agnosticism of the society they live in makes modern children keen and earnest questioners when they pass into the middle and senior schools.

Meanwhile, the slightly - older - than - middle - age grandmother who doesn't play the piano so well — or the forester who loves to study the Bible but can't make it every Sunday — or the welder and his wife, who homeschools their 3 children with the desire to minister to their kids and their friends but can't because they ticked off the pastor's wife on the last trip — they'll just sit and wait, or wonder if they should leave and re-enter.

The mainline mix of conventional practice and discursive liberalism is apparently attractive to many young and middle - aged married couples with children, who made up 34 percent of the active adult attendees of mainline churches in the «90s, a clear majority of the active attendees age 60 and under.

The fundamentalists of the Muslim and the Christian faiths are like the middle aged children, republicans all, who are trashing the place with global warming, abusing their younger siblings, making them work to make their older siblings look good.

In the single month of January 2016, at least 244 people — many of them children — died while trying to make it to Europe, fleeing violence, persecution and war in countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

How ironic that such a peaceful mantra would actually serve to cause even more grief and suffering (let me point at the middle east for example, KKK, slavery in the U.S. (to some extent), Holocaust and other forms of religious persecution, and finally the manipulation of peasants to fill up the coffers of child molesting Popes... which makes modern politicians of this day look like a Saint).

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.

Market herself as a fallen child, work her youth for as long as she can, make some money and some «fallen» cred within Christian circles and, after they've been praying a long time for her to return and she drifts into middle age eclipsed by younger singers, return humbled, but stronger than ever.

For another, as most of her middle - aged informants make clear, the type of father involvement allowed by the doctrine of separate spheres was too thin (and often too authoritarian) to contribute very positively to the development of children and wives, even though it underwrote men's own masculine status as breadwinners.

I was also beaten by random girls for no reason, put into a dumpster, tied up in an abandoned rv by some sick teens who thought that was funny, almost raped by a man while walking down the street at the age of 17 but because I screamed he only made me jack him off (at knife point), almost raped at a friend of a friend's house when we just dropped in for a minute, was impovershed growing up, even to the point where we didn't have power in the middle of winter, had to sleep all in the same bed to stay warm and used our pantry as a refrigerator, lived (and I mean LIVED) with roaches for years no matter where we moved to, was a child during the time when we had our own civil rights movement here and went through a few horrible experiences at the time.

For the holiday season this year I wanted to make a healthy grain free stuffing that fell somewhere in the middle between the adult and child version; a stuffing that everyone at the table will enjoy!

Schools and parents sometimes have difficulty with the form's middle box, which is a box for conditional clearances or more specifically for children who are «Cleared for all sports without restriction with recommendations for further evaluation or treatment for...» Schools, Districts and YSOs have to make sure that whoever is receiving the forms is vigilant enough to read the recommendations for further evaluation and treatment, and to make sure they're implemented.

There are good political and social reasons behind making pre-K available to everyone, including the benefits to all children of socioeconomic integration and the fact that middle - class voters are more likely to be invested in programs that aren't narrowly targeted at the poor.

If we leave it up to the middle aged white males to make policies that address woman's / children / family nothing's ever going to change.

I've been feeling like I'm without a toolbox to deal with this middle child of mine, but this makes me feel a little bit better and hopefully I can work to find strategies without berating myself for not being a good enough mother for this little fireball of a child I have (and adore).

(or a class of «behavior challenged» Middle Schoolers who could care less about taking a test) Sad that this is what education has come to in an effort to make sure that no child is «left behind»... This is the underlying issue right here ~ too much emphasis on penciling in the correct letter circle and not enough student driven cirriculum.

I would go through another 10 unmedicated labors, 20 bouts of mastitis, two solid years of potty training, and an infinite number of sharp jabs to the kidney in the middle of the night if I never had to worry about my child making friends.

On an individual level, if you are well - educated, middle - class parents (the children who make the biggest gains from early childhood education are those from deprived backgrounds) and use quality daycare (if you use it), you are probably not going to influence your child's outcomes all that much whatever you do.

More often than I'd like to admit, I left a cartful of groceries in the middle of the aisle to run out to the car, or ducked into a bedroom, or surveyed a building upon arrival to find a hidden place to nurse, or lugged around an extra 15 lbs of bottles, pumped milk and ice, or made my crying, hungry child wait for a bottle to warm.

It's my middle child (6), a boy and the way I can make him laugh.

These intuitive programs grow with your child — and are intended to transition with them from Kindergarten to middle school — making the $ 150 price point pretty darned family - friendly.

There are also «decision - making guides» in the middle, helping you decide on all of the important things every mom has to during their pregnancy; whether or not to breastfeed, having another child, etc..

Typically, voice change begins somewhere around age 12 or 13, or during the middle school years, which can make the experience a tad embarrassing for the child.

Making quality child care accessible to middle and low - income parents will allow them to remain in the workforce while providing their young children a positive, safe and thriving foundation — something all Americans deserve.

If your child wants to make the middle school honor roll, the two of you will have to work together to establish study routines and stay on top of school demands.

Being placed in the middle can damage a child's self - esteem and make it difficult for them to form healthy relationships later on in life, friendly or romantic.

«Making a plan for the birth of a child is like making a plan for decorating your Christmas tree in the middle of a houseMaking a plan for the birth of a child is like making a plan for decorating your Christmas tree in the middle of a housemaking a plan for decorating your Christmas tree in the middle of a house fire.

If you are tired of changing your baby or child's bedding in the middle of the night, you'll want to check out our review of two made - in - Canada crib mattress protectors that have become must - haves in our home.

Parenting children through the preteen years means making sure they are ready for the challenges of middle school.

Getting upset in the middle of a quick change operation will only raise your blood pressure and make your child feel worse about the situation.

Pack a child - safe nightlight to make those middle - of - the - night potty runs and diaper changes safe.

I don't know why I let myself think that getting out of bed, making a bottle, and feeding my child in the middle of the night meant that I was lazy.

To avoid this, make sure to adhere to the family tech schedule and if you happen to be in the middle of something when a child needs you, use a «when / then» statement... «I hear that you need my help, but I just have to finish this.

There must be a messy, authentic middle that allows humans who become parents the chance to make mistakes, learn to fail and give their children the space to do the same.

Once they are in middle school, you should allow your children do their homework by themselves, make their own options, and not intervene.

Today, President Obama outlined his plan to make affordable, quality child care available to every working and middle - class family with young children.

You mastered bedtime, now you will need to use the SSS to help your lil one learn to go back to sleep in the night... when your child wakes in the middle of the night, do a quick crib side check to make sure all is well and return to your shuffle position then stay with him until he falls asleep.

You want to make sure you're not leaving your child in the middle of a free - for - all where children must fend for themselves.

Too much detail about these matters can confuse your child and make them feel like they are caught in the middle.

If you picture decision — making as a room, imagine that in the middle of the room are all the «soft» decisions — including what kind of music your child likes, what kind of clothes your son wears, who your daughter's favorite movie star is.

Make certain that your child knows that no one gets through middle school or high school unscathed.

Child cup holders and a snack cup in the middle make everybody happy.

And I usually had to go shuttle an older child somewhere in the middle of the afternoon nap, or his brothers would be making noise and wake him up, etc..

Whether you are in the middle of the divorce process or hoping to re-evaluate custody arrangements, here are some suggestions to help make sure you get the time with your children that you — and they — both need.

-LSB-...] bittersweet post about an (abrupt) child - led end to a cosleeping relationship — of course this made me want to stare at my daughter in the middle of the night -LSB-...]