Sentences with phrase «time commitment to child»

The project is an ongoing part of the personal injury law firm's long - time commitment to child literacy.

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He maintained a punishing travel schedule, which included commitments to at least 18 outside organizations at various times, such as the board of Xerox (XRX), the U.S. - China Business Council, and the Business Round table, as well as personal interests, such as chairing the board of visitors at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business (his two children are Duke alums).

It is simply too large of a time commitment and to weird for a lot of people to get into, ESPECIALLY people with young children who have to find babysitters.

Ann Marie worked for CPS at the time, and having recently wed her partner, Patricia (in a church commitment ceremony at which I served as celebrant), she decided to become a foster co-parent to Hailey, a child with special needs stemming from the chaos of her life's earliest months.

Do you have any advice or ideas for those of us at home with small children, or working the daily grind 9 - 5 jobs, or in school full - time to honor our commitments to family, work and school while simultaneously working to benefit our communities?

Love as equal regard should also leave the marital couple with an ethic of commitment sufficient to live together, raise children, meet hard times, confront misunderstandings and remain integrated in the relationship.

The easiest time to establish family - unit commitment to intergenerational education is when children are beginning elementary school.

They also have more time on their hands, so they're much more able to be involved in the pastoral work of the Church as they don't usually have the commitments that a husband and father, wife and mother, have with family and children.

«One of the saddest moments during my time as Education Secretary was the day I took a call from a wonderfully generous philanthropist who had devoted limitless time and money to helping educate disadvantaged children in some of the most challenging areas of Britain but who now felt he had no option but to step away from his commitments because his evangelical Christianity meant that he, and his generosity, were under constant attack.»

A viable lifestyle for the future must involve our investing more of our time, skills, and resources in self - transcending, family - transcending, nation - transcending commitment to helping save the biosphere and making a full life as possible for all the earth's children as it is for our own.

That is was you have written and you call ME DRUNK.Ok how's this - Robert Pires was a good footballer for our club but the fact he had 237 illegitimate children by 236 different womem (he quite liked one of them and they had twins) means he obviously wasn't giving his full commitment to club and us supporters as most of his time he was tipping up any female with a pulse he could lay his hands on.I am also disturbed by the rumours of him and his pet camel.

Our philosophy is based on giving children a safe place to learn without the additional stress and time commitment of competition allowing them to truly enjoy being an athlete in a healthy, balanced way.

I was a little more apprehensive this time around as I have a lot of time sensitive commitments with the older children that just don't allow me to sit and feed a baby for as long as he might need, but I wanted to give it a go.

Generally the children have had time to just be kids, which with all our commitments in term term isn't something that happens a lot.

This was unrelated to their commitment to parenting before the child's birth and was irrespective of the time mothers or other family members spent with the children (Huerta et al, 2013).

Many times, we know what our children need from us; what's missing is our commitment to carry it out, or maybe other pursuits are getting our best time, energy and attention.

What a securely attached child - OR ADULT - looks like: competent, self - confident, resilient, cheerful much of the time, anticipating people's needs (not from a co-dependent place), empathic, humorous, playful, tries harder in the face of adversity; not vulnerable to approach by strangers because won't go to strangers (as adult, out - going without being foolhardy), good self - esteem, achieving, able to use all mental, physical, emotional resources fully, responsive, affectionate, able to make deep commitments as appropriate, able to be self - disclosing as appropriate, able to be available emotionally as appropriate, able to interact well with others at school and in jobs / careers, likely to be more physically healthy throughout life, self - responsible, giving from a «good heart» place of compassion, has true autonomy, no co-dependent self, because of well developed internal modulation system, less likely to turn to external «devices» (addictions) to modulate affect

During this time it is important that you do not revoke or threaten to revoke your commitment to the child.

But perhaps because of its unusualness, Ellis was able to introduce an idea that remains as radical and tantalizing today as it was in his time: trial marriages, in which he envisioned couples exploring a temporary union of varying levels of commitment that allowed them to have sex, access birth control and have an easy divorce if desired, as long as no children were involved.

If you have commitments at certain times of day (the school run for older children, for example), then you may need to organize mealtimes in such a way as to allow your little one the time he needs to feed himself adequately.

Seems like with Michelle Obama's Let's Move campaign and the Obama administration's commitment to the Child Nutrition Act, it's the right time to introduce a bill like this.

Now is a great time to renew your commitment to help out with every aspect of your children's education.

Having children really brings these differences to the surface, whether it's how you approach discipline, household tasks for the kids, or your time commitment to work and family.

Consider the amount of time since your divorce, the age of your children, and the level of commitment to your partner.

Downing Street sources said the Prime Minister wanted their political support in the Lords for the controversial policy, adding that the Prime Minister felt that anyone who gave their time, commitment and money to establish an academy — to help children in previously failing schools — «had a strong claim to be considered for an honour».

«With some 68 million children missing out on access to primary education, now is the time for a renewed international commitment in this area.»

She also expressed her gratitude to the Second Lady for fulfilling her commitments at this particular time, since the children really needed them.

Knowing that he has to get his son to a specific location at a specific time, «Midnight Special» becomes about commitment and could be read as a parallel to parents forced to deal with the death of a child.

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Looking at the work and commitment from the team in Indonesia, I often feel overwhelmed by what has been achieved in terms of good - will and dedicated support from people who sometimes have to struggle for their own livelihood, and simultaneously need to devote their time to family, careers and children.

Just 10 days ago, on the 56th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, Arne Duncan claimed that the «civil rights issue of our time» affirms «our collective commitment to providing a high quality education to all children regardless of race or background so they can succeed in college and careers and prosper in life.»

Anyone who would be interested in sending their children to a new St Bees School can lodge their interest, without making any binding commitment, with the school office at any time.

These barriers include parents» level of literacy; language preferred for reading, listening, speaking, and writing; daily commitments and responsibilities that may affect the time, energy, and attention available to devote to school; and parents» level of comfort in becoming involved in their children's education.

The summer is a great time for children to be able to undertake a project without being pulled away by homework, sports practices or other commitments.

Sharon, while I admire your commitment to working long hours and I truly love my students, the realities of being expected to work 60 - 80 hours a week in order to serve underprivileged students at the expense of my own children not getting time and attention from me is both not sustainable and unfair to ask of me as a teacher.

Head Start has remained dedicated to serving the most vulnerable children and families, and that commitment is especially critical in times when the economy batters those families hardest of all.

Myrna and I want to say a special thank you for your commitment to advocacy in the last year and for making your voices heard time and time again, sending a clear message to California's legislature and beyond that educational innovation and choice for California's children is a top priority for each of us.

I chose USC Rossier because of the high quality of faculty and students, its commitment to teacher preparation in urban education, its name recognition and the respect that USC commands for job prospects in Los Angeles, its focus on Common Core and education technology, its convenient online classes (I have two young children), and for the possibility of completing a rigorous master's program in a comparatively short amount of time.

Backed by the commitment and determination of our board of directors, volunteers and a growing community network, E3 Rochester was formed in 2012 to create systemic change in K - 12 education for the children of the City of Rochester to drastically change the dire student academic outcomes in the worst performing urban district in the nation: in 2015, just 46 % of students graduated from high school on time, with only 5 % proficient to enter college or begin a career.

The Children's Guild DC Charter School does have a volunteer program in place as well as a policy regarding commitments of each and every parent to volunteer specific amounts of time and / or resources each school year.

According to a Publisher's Weekly article called Nonfiction, Common Core, and More: An ABPA Panel, «print remains ubiquitous (appearing everywhere at the same time) and book sales point to an unwavering commitment on the part of parents to purchase reading material for their children.»

Accumulating wealth for financial goals such as funding your retirement or your children's college education is generally a long - term proposition that requires a commitment to saving and investing over time.

As for your part in the R.E.A.D. team, it is essential that you are professional, enjoy being around children, love reading, and are willing to make a time commitment to a library or school.

It takes time, effort and commitment on the part of the parents to develop mutual respect and love between dogs and children.

(Most children will squeal with delight when seeing this for the first time - many will make a life - long commitment to celibacy then and there.)

Maybe you start saying «no» to commitments to reduce stress (like Courtney Carver who left her high - stress job to focus on her health after an MS diagnosis) or spend time with your children.

Being parents to your children is a full - time commitment during and after the divorce process.

Often times due to a physical or mental disability the children we love require an even greater commitment of us and more long term care.

The step - parent will need to show a level of commitment and attachment to the child, most likely as a result of their having lived together or having spent significant time together so that they have become part of the child's life.

(II) Whether the past pattern of involvement of the parties with the child reflects a system of values, time commitment, and mutual support that would indicate an ability as mutual decision makers to provide a positive and nourishing relationship with the child;