Sentences with phrase «parenting as a contest»

It is as if she sees parenting as a contest.

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Chris Dierkes at the League of Ordinary Gentlemen has a thoughtful post up contesting Sir Edward Downes» son's description of his parents» decision to undergo voluntary euthanization as «a very civilized act».

Boba Ambassadors join conversations online and in their communities as ambassadors of the benefits of babywearing, natural parenting and Boba lifestyle products, as well as having the opportunity to have an influential voice in Boba product development, contests and events.

The Failure to Launch Contest: Here we get 3 finalists from a Myspace.com contest... who happen to still live at home with their parents... as they are asked questions to see who will get a place to stay with 6 months of FREE rent!

Taking over the competition and crushing dreams left and right, Guy infuriates contest officials, outraged parents, and overly ambitious 8th graders as they all prove to be no match for the unlikely intruder.

Marilyn Stewart fairly unseated incumbent Deborah Lynch in the contest for president of the Chicago Teachers Union and should be recognized immediately as its new head, the local union's national parent announced Aug. 6.

Few family rituals have as fixed a place in the American household, and in the popular imagination, as board games, those impromptu or regularly scheduled contests played by parents and children on kitchen tables and living room floors.

K12 will provide comprehensive wraparound services targeted to individual student needs and for the benefit of the school community: development of strong community within the virtual academy; access to the best and most current virtual instruction curriculum, assessment and instruction based on solid research; customizing each student's education to their own individual learning plan; academic success at the school and individual student levels resulting from teachers» instruction and constant monitoring of student growth and achievement with interventions as needed; national and local parent trainings and networking; frequent (i.e., every two to three week) teacher / parent communication through emails and scheduled meetings; establishment of unique settings for students and parents to interact; connecting students on a regular basis with students across the United States in similar virtual academies and across the world through networking and K12 national competitions (e.g., art contest and spelling bees) and International Clubs; access to the entire K12 suite of services and instructional curriculum (currently including K12, Aventa, A +, and powerspeak12) to include world languages, credit recovery courses, remedial courses, and AP courses; participation in a national advanced learners programs; a comprehensive Title I program that will provide additional services for students; school led trips, for example, visits to colleges, grade level specific trips such as student summer trips overseas, etc.; School prom; school graduation ceremonies; national college guidance through a network of K12 counselors; school community service opportunities; student developed student body council; school extracurricular activities: possibilities would include the development of a golf club, chess club, bowling club.

«We hold this art contest to engage children and their parents in discussing safety and to provide a calendar of kids» artwork that serves as a year - round reminder to buckle - up.»

So get this: I'm currently at my parents» house, waiting for a shipment of books from CreateSpace that I will be giving to winners of a GoodReads contest I'm holding, as well as my local library.

To me, egregious was simply a parent supplanting themselves in a role their son or daughter should easily have been able to play at that age, such as a parent who was unhappy with a grade and wanted to contest it with the professor, or a parent who wanted to be involved in resolving a roommate problem.

As mentioned above, BMO InvestorLine in conjunction with their parent bank, BMO, are running the «win tuition» contest.

It began as a contest to reduce trash among sixth - grade classrooms in Boston's Mill Pond School, but now kids, parents, and teachers alike are rethinking the role of waste in their lives.

The arbitration included a contested challenge to jurisdiction, following which the mine owner's parent company was removed as a party to the arbitration.

Following a contested challenge to jurisdiction, the mine owner's parent company was removed as a party to the arbitration.

In F (A child)[2013] EWCA Civ 1277, [2013] All ER (D) 295 (Oct), Black LJ highlighted the issue of lack of public funding for parents who wish to contest an application for a placement order, a situation she described as «wholly unacceptable in proceedings which may lead to the permanent severance of the relationship of parent and child».

As a result, the parent who is contesting a name change (in this case, the father) must seek an order prohibiting such a change.

After a contested hearing the court found the Mother had done all she could to promote contact, that the children were genuinely concerned about their Father's behaviour and orders him to attend a parenting course as recommended by Social Services and, should the children want it, contact supervised in a contact centre

In 2012 our legislature enacted S.C. Code § 63-15-230 (C), which reads, «If custody is contested or if either parent seeks an award of joint custody, the court shall consider all custody options, including, but not limited to, joint custody, and, in its final order, the court shall state its determination as to custody and shall state its reasoning for that decision.»

The child submitted on appeal that the only factor to be considered by the judge hearing an application for a declaratory order was the child's age — and therefore, it was unnecessary to name the parents as parties or provide notice to them where the child was 16 or older because they could not contest the relief in any event.

Aviva has been encouraging good parenting skills for the society by actively organizing contests around Sachin and distributing Sachin signed merchandise as rewards.

It was baby boomers who popularized parenting styles like no spanking, or befriending their children, or rewarding them with trophies or ribbons as kids simply because they participated in games and contests.

Most require that parents participate in a special parenting class as part of the divorce process, even if custody isn't contested.

If you and your spouse can not agree on these important issues, we can contest these issues to help you assert your rights as a parent.

Most often, custody character letters are employed in contested cases, such as divorces where one parent is seeking sole custody and the other wants joint custody.

If the parenting arrangement for the children becomes a contested matter, your expert divorce lawyer can successfully use a mental health professional as a witness in the trial.

Even if you and your spouse both enroll for the parenting class immediately after filing for divorce, your case still might take several years to resolve if you're contesting certain aspects, such as property and custody.

Many divorcing couples, unwed parents of children and others involved in family disputes often find the no - court process known as Collaborative Law a welcome alternative to the often destructive and damaging aspects of resolving disputes or marital breakups through the traditional model of contested litigation.

New Ways for Families ® teaches both parents the same 4 skills at the same time, thereby eliminating the parenting contest and the tendency to label one parent as the «good parent» and one parent as the «bad parent.»

As professionals concluding your divorce or parenting matter in the mediation process, the total costs of your divorce mediated with our assistance will almost certainly be significantly less than if you choose the ordinary, contested, litigation approach to divorce.

As you can see, communicating with the other parent during a contested custody case can be challenging.

Sometimes referred to as parental alienation, this method of manipulation is used by parents during a contested divorce and causes untold grief to the child and the alienated parent.

In 2010, ATN's volunteers led the organization to receive a Pepsi Refresh grant (social media contest) that enabled the organization to design and implement the ATN Learning Center (www.attachu.org) to provide webinars and other online training materials to help parents learn Therapeutic Parenting as well as educational resources for families and professionals on attachment & trauma in general.

In most cases, couples will disagree on one more issues in their divorce, such as the division of property or custody and the parenting plan, making it contested.