Sentences with phrase «parents out of the workforce»

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In «High Schoolers in College,» to be published in the Summer 2011 issue of Education Next, author June Kronholz points out that «dual enrollment promises to speed youngsters through college and into the workforce, cutting college costs for parents and taxpayers alike.»

Among them are deleterious effects on children of unregulated and often substandard childcare; [9] lost productivity for employers due to parents missing work to handle gaps in childcare or to care for a sick child; [10] lost wages and reduced retirement benefits for parents who have to drop out of the labor market to provide at - home care for their young children; [11] a substantial downward pressure on the wages of childcare workers with effects on the quality and stability of the childcare workforce; [12] and lost opportunities for further education, [13] college savings, and other investments that working parents could make in themselves and their children but can not afford because they are spending most or all of their disposable income on childcare.

Third, because families are the primary source of support for children's learning and development, community schools prioritize reaching out to parents and other family members to see what resources they need — from books to visiting nurse programs to mobile libraries and workforce development opportunities — and encourage them to be involved in the life of the school.

Time out of the workforce to care for children or elderly parents is likely to affect your income and also your ability to accumulate superannuation.

Depending on your situation, you might even want to insist on a monthly allowance for yourself from a wage - earning partner while you're out of the workforce — whether it's to raise kids, retrain, or become a caregiver to elderly parents.

Lower pay, time out of the workforce to raise children, or running a single - parent household, can make it challenging to build a reasonable amount of super.

Many childless lawyers and others in demanding careers believe that a «culture of parental privilege» permeates the workforce, allowing moms and dads to play the «parent card» to do things like leave work earlier or skip out on office emergencies.

Stephen Gordon (of my favourite newspaper, the Globe and Mail), suggests that its not the tuition fees that determine whether you go to university, but other factors such as the socio - economic status of one's parents, the opportunity cost of being out of the workforce, and the cost of living while at university.

Whether you are a first time job seeker fresh out of high school, a stay - at - home parent looking to re-enter the workforce, or simply feel that your experience doesn't warrant mention, you all have something important to include on your resume.

For instance, being out of the workforce for many years to care for a child or elderly parent, or re-entering the workforce after having been self - employed, are understandable reasons why there may be large gaps on your resume.

Parents who have been out of the workforce for a number of years and have minimal alternative experience, such as volunteer work, may need a functional resume.

Perhaps you were out of the workforce for a time due to parenting, illness or school.

Indeed, families acted to maintain their standard of living in the face of stagnant and falling wages, earnings, and incomes during the 1970s and 1980s by having fewer children and sending both parents into the workforce, a strategy that undoubtedly has increased the stress on low - income two - parent families (Levy, 1988), and that contributed to the rise in out - of - wedlock births as a proportion of all births.

Prepare parents for a long future of co-parenting including the healthiest plans for talking about divorce in the future, introducing children to dating and / or future romantic partners, and co-parenting with children who have transitioned out of the immediate family (e.g. College, workforce, etc.).