Sentences with phrase «of generations of parents»

For one thing, they would more forcefully acknowledge, in terms that would be better understood, that we have lied to a couple of generations of parents and kids that high school graduation necessarily means postsecondary readiness, or proficiency for college and / or the 21st century workplace.

And, it's been used to effectively punk hundreds of generations of parents since then.

It's one of the all time favorites of generations of parents and babies.

Northwest suburban social service agencies, hospitals, churches, park districts and parents themselves are forming support and educational parenting groups, all with the mission to offer understanding, knowledge and choices that focus on the needs of this generation of parents.

Not exact matches

The next generation of parents will wish for the days of Instagram selfies when the virtual reality world takes hold.

«Inspiring children through play and creativity is crucial to early development and no company has done more in that space over many generations than Mattel,» said Georgiadis in a statement «As a parent, I have seen this first hand and am honored to be joining the Company at this exciting time of renewed focus.»

When little Tommy has the ability to pop in contact lenses to play in a virtual world and doesn't come out of his room for a month, that generation of parents will express the same type of concern their parents did about spending time on Snapchat.

If you're scratching your head, you're most likely a Millennial (a generation that lags far behind its Baby Boomer parents in terms of new vehicle sales).

They also warn that an emerging generation of young adults will end up poorer than their parents.

Four generations of Sobeys have run Empire Co. Ltd., parent of the Sobeys grocery chain, since its founding in 1907 — most recently Paul, for the 15 years leading up to 2013.

Low productivity is one of the main reasons that Millennials are the first generation since the 1800s to do worse than their parents:

As the last generation expected to be more successful than their parents, they may have had unrealistic expectations of their ability to save.

The result is that this third generation, now moving into the ranks of power in North Korea, has a greater understanding and interaction with the West compared to their parents, who came of age at the height of the Cold War.

«The parents of the Millennial generation grew up in a feminist world, whether they claimed the label or not,» says Freedman «Women brought in a substantial part of family income and aspirations for women's educations changed... Now I think this current generation could be a breakthrough generation for feminism.»

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks suggests a title of particular interest to anyone working in tech (and parents): «This alarming book is about the generation born after 1995 who've grown up with cell phones, Instagram, and the rest.

Altogether, this plan puts the utility on an «environmentally responsible, sustainable path» for the long term, said Paul Koonce, president and CEO of parent company Dominion Energy's power generation group.

«It's the first generation that is making less money than their parents, so we've got to give them a super-convenient solution, but we can't compromise on the quality of the food.

In other words, it took millennials a third of the time to go through almost the same number of jobs as their parents» generation.

Fewer young people are as interested in entrepreneurial success today as members of their parents» generation were when they were the same age.

I think it's a result of the fact that [we] are balancing full time jobs and parenting more than any previous generation, especially the females.

Thiel has pointed out, reasonably enough, that America's political system is stuck in a long period of gridlock and the current generation of young Americans faces dimmer financial prospects than their parents did.

The generation now entering the workforce offers energy, creativity and innate tech skills that bosses the age of their parents can learn to harness.

We inherit our basic blueprint of how to raise our kids from our parents, but according to child psychologists many classic expressions that get repeated down the generations actually teach harmful lessons to children.

The legends and lore of these dynastic families can cast a long shadow over members of the next generation; they are expected to repeat the successes of their parents and grandparents and are always seen in relationship to their family legacy.

On the other hand, 69 percent of millennials say it's a good thing for parents to encourage young boys to play with toys and pursue activities normally associated with girls, while older generations don't support such a move as much.

His colleague Hamer, who's 30, thinks the next generation of dads has changed the dialogue around parenting.

EY's survey polled Millennials — the 20 - to -35-year-olds today — as well as Generation Z coming after them, and found that younger generations «question the longevity of the industry as they view natural gas and oil as their parents» fuels.

At the same time, unfortunately, many of our parent's generations are facing job loss due to layoffs, a receding economy, or changes in trends.

But todayâ $ ™ s generation of students is in for a very different experience from the ones their parents had.

As we step into the future, we need more and better collaboration locally, regionally, and globally between millennials from around the world as we form the next generation of leaders, entrepreneurs, scholars, parents, and, of course, global citizens.

Toys R Us is headed toward shuttering its U.S. operations, jeopardizing the jobs of some 30,000 employees while spelling the end for a chain known to generations of children and parents for its sprawling stores and Geoffrey the giraffe mascot.

These types of questions should be top of mind to younger generations of Americans, who will inherit some $ 30 trillion over the next several decades from their baby boomer parents and grandparents1.

Only 12 % of whites believe that their generation would be better off than their parents, versus 31 % of African - Americans and 36 % of Latinos.

2015.01.27 Majority of younger Canadians say they owe parents a comfortable retirement, parents say'No Thanks»: RBC Poll Boomer generation wants to be financially independent in retirement...

Stuck in this broken system, Millennials are the first generation who expect their own lives to be worse than the lives of their parents.

«Christy Clark needs to apologize to parents, teachers, and especially the generation of B.C. children who have spent their time in overcrowded and undersupported classrooms.»

This is most noticeable in the Millennial generation of entrepreneurs who are more likely to be driven by the desire to increase their influence and have a positive impact on others than their parents» generation.

There is going to be an overlap where retiring baby boomers are going to be spending a lot of their time taking care of two generations: their parents and their children.

Snap, the parent company of the messaging app Snapchat, is releasing a second generation of its Spectacles.

Charles: Right, I think that's a huge demographic question that I haven't seen any really good statistics on because of course most of the boomers are still in their late 50s or 60s, early 70s and they're not yet to the point where the older generation like the boomer parents, the so - called silent generation, which has sold their houses or given them to their offspring, their adult children.

Sinek cites «failed parenting strategies» — a generation of children raised by parents who told their kids they were «special, all the time.»

But unlike your parents» generation, most of you won't have access to employer - or union - sponsored retiree health benefits.

TORONTO, January 27, 2015 - While a majority (72 per cent) of younger Canadians aged 18 to 34 say they owe it to their parents to keep them comfortable in retirement, a higher majority (76 per cent) of their parents» Boomer generation (aged 50 - 69) doesn't want this «IOU», according to the 2015 RBC Financial Independence in Retirement Poll.

Inflation is why the older generation say that the first years of paying a mortgage are the hardest, and why your dear old parent's or grandparent's final payment on their mortgage was doubtless a laughable tenner.

As members of the baby boom generation become parents, they have returned to church with their children.

But a generation that has seen their parents sacrifice everything at the altar of safety is ready for something bold, radical and real.

I am a first generation american, born to Egytian parents, one of whom is a coptic orthodox (the other catholic).

My parents and in - laws are children of the second - generation; born in America and raised in the last years of the depression, they inherited the immigrant's unconditional passion for the new country, and happily melted into the pot» Americanizing their own names and Christening their children John instead of Gianni; Mary instead of Maria.

We are taught from birth the religion of our parents and their parents and generations back.

«The idea (promoted by politicians of both the left and the right) that Baby Boomers and Generation Xers are falling from the middle class in great bunches, even trailing behind the living standard of their parents, is, in aggregate, complete rubbish.