Sentences with phrase «valuing these children only»

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Just consider the financial risks entrepreneurs run, for example, if they give company stock to their children as part of a long - term estate - planning strategy — only to have the IRS step in years later and challenge the claimed taxable value of the gifts.

To hold that same - sex marriage is part of the fundamental right to marry, or necessary for giving LGBT people the equal protection of the laws, the Court implicitly made a number of other assumptions: that one - flesh union has no distinct value in itself, only the feelings fostered by any kind of consensual sex; that there is nothing special about knowing the love of the two people whose union gave you life, whose bodies gave you yours, so long as you have two sources of care and support; that what children need is parenting in some disembodied sense, and not mothering and fathering.

When didacticism is added, children may find the values associated with the superheroes to be no more credible than the powers, particularly when the values urged on children are only given lip service in the real adult world.

Donald only thinks of things in terms of money... his wives, children, friends, etc are all associated with a monetary value.

Not only because it is Afro - Americans themselves, especially men, who now inflict these wounds upon themselves — through the ways they betray those who love them and bear their progeny, through the ways they bring up or abandon their children, through the ways they relate, or fail to relate, to each other, through the values and attitudes they cherish and the ones they choose to spurn, through their comforting ethnic myths about their neighborhoods, through their self - indulgences, denials and deceits — but because only they as individual men and women can find the antidote to heal themselves.

Procreation is, then, the most promising positive route to immortality: we pass on to our children and then to their children not only our genes, but also our values and worldviews, and so we live on.

Parents who were reared to believe that the values of «the family pew» are the only option for Christians are confused when they discover that their children do not conform to those ethical values.

Before abandoning fundamental values and institutions, we must pause and take stock of our present social order: millions of drug abusers; rampant child abuse; a rising underclass without marketable job skills; children roaming the streets; children with only one parent or no parent at all; and children growing up with no one to guide them in developing any set of values.

Kathryn taught her only child — named after Maya Angelou — the value of faith, family, and hard work.

Because many Latin American countries don't value milk as a nutritional staple and only consider it a necessity for babies and small children, milk is left behind at a very early age.

Inspired by a recipe my children found in their own children's cookbook, I managed to not only «tweak» this dish to meet our dietary needs, I must say these are a notch above the original on everything from taste to nutritional value for anyone lucky enough to enjoy.

I am committed to only carrying items that I truly believe have inherent value to children and are of the highest quality.

Now this mother of two not only shares baby travel advice, trip reports, and helpful tips, tricks, and resources for traveling with small children, she is also a passionate advocate of the value these experiences can have for everyone in the family.

Royal Tyrrell Museum is great value — at only $ 18.00 admission for adults, kids aged 7 - 17 are $ 10.00, and children six and under are free.

I only hope you take a hard look at yourself and realize the values you are sadly exposing your children too.

If I'm going to do anything, I only have a couple years window... then the children will be able to choose with whom to live... and I'm afraid that will be the one least likely to give them structure and hold them accountable and not place a great deal of value in their educations.

Because the current federal standards only prohibit «foods of minimal nutritional value» in cafeterias during mealtimes, children still have access to junk foods elsewhere on campus.

Pick up a piece of fruit or snack on some veggies instead of that unhealthy choice and not only will you feel better but your children will learn the value of healthy eating.

But hold this thought close: As frazzled parents, sometimes the most important advocacy is to simply love our children, showing the world not only that kids with special needs can be valued, respected and loved, but that they are.

It's not that I'm against learning from other mothers or against bouncing ideas off of each other and talking about what's worked and what hasn't (because I am) and it's not that I don't value the friendships I've made with other women who have kids (because I do), but after having my son I was in search of friends who would give me something outside of my child, who would remind me that motherhood wasn't the only characteristic that defined me.

Encourage your child to value not only herself as a unique and worthwhile person, but others as well.

Through the years, my career has transformed into one where I only work for organizations with the same values as espoused by API, because those are the values that I want to direct my life and that which I am striving to pass down to my children.

It's about impulse control and deferred gratification, values that can only be effectively taught if one is willing to impose a little adversity and emotional dissonance on one's children.

After seeing our guidelines on selecting a double stroller and checking out our top picks in different categories, you have all the information you need to make a great decision, that will not only serve your children's needs best, but will offer high value for your money.

As soon as this happens, nap will have great value not only for your child but for you as well.

This truth my not be popular with some but only because of true child abuse, false teachings, cowardly parenting, false values false pride and false shame.

By valuing health insurance, parents not only make sure they're covered, but they can also be worry - free, knowing that their child and loved ones will grow up with the similar protection and peace of mind.

Promote the parent as the child's first most important teacher for helping children not only acquire necessary academic skills and knowledge as well as teaching and sharing values, encouraging and supporting creativity and fostering curiosity and a love for learning.

Instead of only understanding their own point of view, parents wish for their children to learn how to share, take others» perspectives, and overall how to value other people's opinions just as their value their own.

We need to give more credit to the value of parenting in our society, not only for our children's sakes but for ours, as well.

Not only do they not share our values, they do not share the basic commitment to ideas rather than a political party, to a political career Ha ha, some of you had better get a proper job then which might open your eyes a bit about how it feels to have the state take everything from you and treat you like a child

But I still wish I had a dad who was not only around but involved; another role model to teach me what my mom did her best to instil - values like hard work, integrity, responsibility and delayed gratification - all the things which give a child the foundation to envision a brighter future for themselves... That's why I try every day to be for Michelle and my girls what my father was not for my mother and me.»

As long as you «label» people, and worse, categorise them with lame 20th Century, dubiuos, eponymous epithets, we will not truly rise as a Party - inclusive, dignified, judgemental only on merit with compassion for those who falter, nonetheless encouraging but challenging, a traditional values bias with an enforceable law and above all, opportunity for every man, woman and child backed by an efficient but inclusive state - especially for the sick, infirm and old - and your like will see us falter as a nation, only to facilitate prejudice, inequality (and worse, masqueraded as EQUALITY..)

«Policies like this not only reflect the city's values of fairness and justice but they also underscore the importance of ensuring that our schools remain safe spaces for our children.»

Now, a study by researchers from UCLA and the American Academy of Pediatrics shows that the factors influencing children's readiness for kindergarten include not only whether they attend preschool, but also their families» behaviors, attitudes and values — and that parents» expectations go a long way toward predicting children's success throughout their schooling.

It was partly to escape the stifling rigidity of her father's values that Ronit fled London for a secular life in New York in the first place: defiant, relishing freedom, but nursing a wound of guilt for breaking her father's heart; she was an only child and he a widower.

Hurry Sundown (1967), based on a best - selling novel, stars Michael Caine and Jane Fonda as the children of privileged Southern aristocracy trying to parlay the only thing of value they have left — the family land of a former plantation — into a new fortune.

«Schools and learning need a movement to change not just the way we teach, but also how we think about teaching and learning,» Yamashiro says, noting that education needs to be valued in American society and focused on not only test scores and economic success, but also on the whole child and finding joy in learning.

Much of the talk in favor of the No Child Left Behind Act's reauthorization is centered around two contentions: that the federal law needs only some tweaking to be made right, such as shifting to a «value added» or «growth» method of charting progress; and that, once tweaked, it must be fully funded to be effective.

There is a common misconception that games are only for children and may not work for adults, apart from providing some entertainment value.

The children get to write out their views in God and Christianity first and then after you do a few lessons on how Christians view God and what is Belief and Faith, you then give them this booklet which not only lets you see what they understand and value but it also allows them to see all the Christian values and practices they follow.

The Children's Award Ceremony «adds value to the diary and offers children an opportunity to not only exchange information, but also present their own environmental activities,» explained Mr. KChildren's Award Ceremony «adds value to the diary and offers children an opportunity to not only exchange information, but also present their own environmental activities,» explained Mr. Kchildren an opportunity to not only exchange information, but also present their own environmental activities,» explained Mr. Kawamoto.

With the value of teaching children about the environment early and how simple actions can effectively change behaviour in a positive way now being universally recognised, isn't it time that we all invested more focus on not only the future generation of behaviour - change specialists but recognise them as today's generation?

Whereas yesterday's incentives caused programs and practitioners to focus on the «bubble kids» who could be nudged over the only achievement bar that mattered to a school's rating, tomorrow must employ some sort of value - added calculus that causes every child's progress (or lack thereof) to count, including both those far below the bar and those who easily cleared it.

It is only by the nurturing of the heart and soul and by allowing children from the earliest age to be valued and listened to, by giving them ways to express their thoughts and feelings by creative means that this balance can be redressed.

Despite their rhetoric expressing concern about the role that standardized tests play in our education system, politicians persist in valuing these tests almost exclusively when it comes to accountability — not only for schools, as has been the case since the inception of No Child Left Behind, but for teachers as well, with a national push to include the results of these tests in teacher evaluations.

Throughout the United States, educational institutions — from local schools to community colleges to research universities — act as centers for public culture and for instilling in our children the values and knowledge that come only from a study of the humanities and the arts.

Children's activities are a valued and much loved feature in the weekly routine for many families countrywide and when attending a structured activity, class or club it is only natural for parents to assume that the organisor is regulated.

The only route to peace is to inoculate children with certain values and allow them to appreciate who they are for what they are.

One of our greatest weapons in fighting the kinds of injustice, violence, and moral confusion we have seen over the past few days is ensuring that we have schools where our children are safe not only physically, but also emotionally and morally, and are taught the values to which we aspire.