Sentences with phrase «of raising a child into»

In short, the process of raising a child into confident young adults is a long and arduous one.

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Marsh calls it, «an eye - opening exploration into how children are raised around the world and how child - rearing can inform the understanding of human nature more broadly,» noting the author's most essential point is that «one of the things which makes humans special as a species is that we don't limit care to our own children.

The purposes of this relationship are (1) the mutual loving support of husband and wife and (2) their loving service of life by bringing children into the world and raising them to be virtuous and productive.

In between, we are given snapshots of a vanished America where religion and culture still played a vital role in public life, as well as odd and unexpected little tidbits: a craze for church bell towers in the 1920s; Cram's home life with his beloved wife, Bess, and their children; the messy business breakup with Goodhue; Cram's mildly embarrassing foray into the horror genre, Black Spirits and White; his strange proposal for an island to be raised ex nihilo in Boston's Charles River; the problems inherent when working with rich Swedenborgians; and a Japanese Christian university he designed on a mix of Oriental and Dutch Modernist themes.

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.

instead of allowing children to be born into abject poverty and instead of allowing kids with down syndrome to be born into the homes of junkies and illiterates, we can abort the children OR every person who shows up at an anti abortion rally gets a free baby to take home and raise.

I don't know what God thinks, but to me if gay marriage is about family life and the possibility of raising children (in other words a desire on the part of gays to be accepted into married life as it exists) then I think it is a good thing for the same reasons that I think hetero families are good and necessary.

When Elijah raised the son of the widow of Zarephath and «the nephesh of the child came into him again, and he revived,» (I Kings 17:22.)

While that is great, disbelief in this scientific idea does not render you into an incapable member of society, or bar you from being able to raise children the way that you want.

Jesus» actions, then, are symbolic of adoption; abandoned children are to be brought into the church and raised by Christian parents, not in order to exploit their labor potential but because the biblical God is one with a special concern for the poor, the homeless, the weak and the abandoned.

The future of the Catholic faith belongs to those committed to bringing new life into the world and raising their children in truth.

e raised a brain - damaged child (and two others) into adulthood, and the theme of the wounded child, the imperfection that shatters our lives, runs through much of his work.

They create schools for their «intelligent» children to attend, they pay for test preparation programs and tutors, they spend countless hours volunteering in their children's schools, they raise extraordinary amounts of money for these schools, and they call on their vast network of friends and relatives to get their children into preschools and magnet schools and universities.

He will raise his child as best he knows how and then send the child out into the world where the youngster will get mixed up with and mistaken for all manner of others, many of them notorious.

I worry about turning the Bible into a children's story book, about helping the tinies to engage with Scripture and wrestle and ask questions, and then I can't bring myself to read about Abraham's near - sacrifice of his son, Issac, on the mountain, no part of me could ever understand that obedience, I admit, I'd probably go to hell before I'd raise a hand to hurt my child, I don't understand it at all.

I'll merely suggest the obvious: The future of the Catholic faith belongs to those who create it with their fidelity, their self - sacrifice, their commitment to bringing new life into the world and raising their children in truth, and their determination to walk Christ's «narrow way» with joy.

Right now, however, doors are slamming and voices are raised upstairs, so I think I'd better go put my own assumptions about children and parenting, if not education right now, into some kind of forceful action.

It means perhaps we would spend years of our lives giving to the world in sacrificial and beneficial ways before settling down with our sweetheart to raise children rather than diving into marriage for the wrong reasons.

Or again, if the male couple does not wish to enter into such a «partnership» with a lesbian couple, the male homosexuals can make use of the gestation services that can be provided, but only in certain foreign countries — which raises the question of the recognition of the child's rights upon the child's return to France.

Today sporting ubuntu extends from the street kid in Rio who, thanks to boxing, is transformed from avenging tough into potential Olympian; to the African AIDS orphan who, thanks to soccer, has a better chance of living long enough to raise children of her own; to the Arab girl in West Jerusalem who, thanks to basketball, feels bound to the fortunes of a Jewish Israeli player in the NBA.

Hamilton is the natural mother of 13 and has raised nine other children who were family or somehow wandered into her care.

Mom and Dad: Complementary Roles for Raising Babies While they can come into conflict, a father's adventurous role complements that of a mother's, and the combination is what turns out well rounded children.

Turned off by the alienation that many of us experienced as babysat, latchkey, single - parented kids of the 1970s and»80s, my generation is choosing to raise our children differently by attempting to integrate family, professional and social life into one seamless web.

I pick & choose what we need instead of buying into how someone else thinks I should raise my child.

Past winners have raised money for childhood cancer awareness, created «clothing closets» for students who need everything from formal wear to graduation gowns, and a chef who jumped into school nutrition with both feet, creating school breakfast programs, a school garden, and meet - the - chef events to raise the profile of his district's child nutrition program.

Every $ 25 you raise lets us put a Night Night Package into the arms of homeless child.

You will find yourself accepted into a sisterhood of mothers who are dedicated to raising strong, healthy, balanced children; the natural way.

There isn't a single right way to discipline kids.There are plenty of ways to raise a happy child who turns into a responsible adult.

That's just one small part of being a parent — school is important, yes, but there are a lot of other factors that go into how parents will have and raise children, from how many they'll have to how far apart they'll be born or adopted to religious instruction to discipline to who'll care for them to activities and sports.

Today we remember Martin Luther King, Jr., the American minister - turned - civil rights activist whose legacy stretches even into the realms of parenting — if you consider that many of his quotes centered on peace and harmony can be aptly applied to homes that strive to raise their children with peace, warmth, trust, and nonviolence.

It invites them to question their most basic assumptions about raising kids while offering a wealth of practical strategies for shifting from «doing to» to «working with» parenting — including how to replace praise with the unconditional support that children need to grow into healthy, caring, responsible people.

We all parent differently, but it's safe to say that (most) of us have the same goals in mind when it comes to raising our children: that they're happy, healthy, functional, and turn into kind adults that contribute to society.

However, personal growth is rarely pain - free, and if I really want to buy into the idea that communities should be part of raising children, I need to listen to my community.

Lollaland is excited to be donating 15 % of our profits from any of our mealtime pieces to Raising a Reader, so please consider bringing our microwaveable, US - made plates, bowls, and dipping cups into your home and supporting children's literacy!

Before baby comes is the time to really look into Attachment Parenting International «s First Principle of Parenting — when you can think clearly and begin to look at some of your childhood wounds, identify areas that may be difficult as you raise your own children, share your insights with your partner and become a team as you enter the uncharted waters of parenthood.

Affordability — While it's natural to want only the best for your precious baby, raising a child is already an expensive endeavor, so try to avoid breaking the bank when buying a jumper; typically a jumper is only used for a few months of a baby's life, so make sure that the amount of money you're investing into the purchase is worth it for the short amount of time it will be used.

In the past ten years, I've moved from rookie status to all - star status, and even though it still feels hard sometimes, and the lack of «right answers» is frustrating, it is also my dream - come - true to raise these two children and watch as it becomes increasingly clearer that they will develop into adults who don't think only of themselves, don't need calculators to figure out tips, and can get lost in a good book.

Turn the stress of raising children well into a fun and exciting adventure for the entire family; sign up today for a parent education workshop near your home and get ready to see changes in yourself and your children.

The promise of «open adoption» is used to bait naive, poor pregnant girls into thinking they'll be getting help to raise their child.

When you take into account the fact that today's women caregivers are part of the Sandwich Generation, both raising their children and caring for their parents (or, for us, their grandparents), it's not surprising that the depression rates in caregivers is also higher than that of the average population.

So this site will be about some of the practical ways that we can move ahead into Helping Mode and raise happy, confident children who will also be respectful and compassionate towards others, because they themselves have received respect and compassion from their parents.

I really think people need to start understanding that children will grow into the kind of people they are raised to be by example.

Feldman and her colleagues studied 89 first - time parents who all fell into one of three groups: Heterosexual primary - caregiving mothers, heterosexual fathers in a supporting parental role, and primary - caregiving homosexual fathers who were raising their children without the involvement of a woman.

We're really lucky to be able to benefit from generations of thinking, research, and observation about parenting, as well as insights into how people in nearly every society, subculture, and time period have chosen to raise children.

Includes the pros and cons of «mainstreaming» children into regular educational settings, as well as advice from parents about how to to handle the emotional, bureaucratic, and other challenges of raising a child with special needs.

The transfer of parental rights grants birth parents a second chance at fulfilling life goals while placing their child into the arms of someone who not only longs for a precious infant but is prepared for raising them.

Raising children responsibly and into mature adults is something that all parents dream of and try to achieve throughout their lifetime.

Apart from paperclip - counting, it's been responsible for spending # 400,000 renovating a bar, spending # 500,000 converting it into a nursery, then opening it with seven children, raising café prices to the point that staff can't afford them, and, according to Jim Sheridan MP, running pubs that run out of beer.

Oct. 9, 2010: At a Brooklyn campaign stop, Paladino created a new storm of controversy when he said: u201cI just think my children and your children would be much better off and much more successful getting married and raising a family, and I donu2019t want them brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality is an equally valid and successful option.

«I just think my children and your children would be much better off and much more successful getting married and raising a family, and I don't want them brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality is an equally valid and successful option — it isn't,» he said, reading from a prepared address, according to a video of the event.