• It puts the wishes of close relatives, such as parents or spouses in a hierarchy above those of more distant ones.

    BBC: Real life and law making collide

  • MTV, a music and lifestyle channel, that offend groups such as the Parents Television Council.

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  • They might also suggest that they confide in a trusted adult, such as their parents or a teacher, if the problem is very serious.

    BBC: News | UK | Thousands of children carry secrecy burden

  • Much of the information included in the program is basic, such as encouraging parents to talk to children about colors and shapes while shopping for groceries.

    NPR: Program Aims to Help Troops with Young Children

  • IFS. One is simply that many non-savers, such as single parents and young couples with children, have low incomes and high outgoings, and therefore are in no position to save.

    ECONOMIST: His next trick

  • More than two thirds (69%) of the girls agreed that some types of families were treated less fairly, such as single parents and same-sex parents or parents who were not married.

    BBC: Marriage no longer a key goal for girls, survey suggests

  • Ryan Koczot, a teacher at Broad Creek Middle School in Newport, North Carolina, believes that if proper precautions are taken early, such as telling parents to keep their sick children at home, schools will not have to close.

    CNN: In time of swine flu, add sanitizer, tissues to school supply lists

  • The programme fosters a culture of intergenerational learning and, as such, parents are now more inclined and better able to assist their children with their school work.

    UNESCO: Community Library and Resource Centres

  • When it comes to the games children and adolescents play, many parents such as Lisa Moore may choose to sit it out.

    CNN: At-home entertainment and family bonding booms

  • The scheme, piloted in four areas, involved officers warning youths about petty crime such as vandalism and asking parents to pay for any damage, instead of arresting the youngsters.

    BBC: police generic

  • But when people meet doting gay parents such as Ray and Rodney, they find it hard to argue that their son would be better off in a foster home.

    ECONOMIST: Gay marriage

  • Jetpac uses algorithms to remove photographs that are unlikely to be relevant -- such as photos of the parents of a friend -- so that a manageable sliver of travel photos is presented.

    BBC: Five download-worthy travel mags

  • With Lady Thatcher, a fervent supporter of Section 28, listening intently, she said it would be perfectly legal for a local authority to promote homosexuality in lessons such as English, where parents have no right to withdraw their children.

    BBC: Peers vote to keep gay ban

  • The actor, writer and director, known for films such as "Meet the Parents" and "Zoolander, " has performed or created roles that strike a delicate balance between sympathetic and distasteful -- and sometimes fall too hard on one side of the line.

    CNN: 'Tropic Thunder' pushes envelope and then some

  • So the Democrats should be tougher about the sorts of things that worry parents, such as sex and violence on television.

    ECONOMIST: The Democrats

  • The public needed more "feedback and interaction" when using services, such as crime maps and giving parents online details of children's progress at school, he added.

    BBC: Brown promises action on 'excessive' public sector pay

  • They were part of a series he was assembling of prominent Americans that concentrated primarily on those living eminences most revered by our parents, such as President and Mrs.

    NPR: Roth Rewrites History with a 'Plot Against America'

  • Another interesting discovery: Kids of parents who had not been certified to teach did as well as those whose parents had such credentials.

    FORBES: Fact and Comment

  • Mrs Robinson said her parents were not wealthy, but gifts of gold were traditionally given in India for occasions such as weddings and anniversaries, and when her parents came to the UK they stored those items with Lloyds.

    BBC: Lloyds Bank apologises for family's lost jewellery

  • For various reasons, such as a private agreement with the parents or some sort of dispute, grandparents often do not have formal custody.

    ECONOMIST: Grandparents raising grandchildren

  • Businesses, which have included Microsoft, Marriott International and GlaxoSmithKline, create real-world challenges for students to solve, such as: How do you help parents motivate and engage their kids to keep their teeth clean?

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  • "They have a different way of seeing the world, with their charts, graphs and deadlines, " says Patti Skelton, executive director of Youth Eastside Services, which counsels kids and parents on issues such as better parenting and preventing teen violence.

    FORBES: Spreadsheet Philanthropy

  • This experiment does, however, suggest that genetics alone may explain some cases of SIDS. In the past, explanations have concentrated on environmental factors such as the smoking habits of the parents, bacterial infection and (most famously) a baby's sleeping position.

    ECONOMIST: Sudden infant death syndrome

  • Some employers offer financial education and planning around specific life events, either through providers who specialize in these events, such as College Coach, which helps parents with the college planning process, or through broad-based financial education programs that deliver workshops and counseling around these events as part of a financial education and planning benefit.

    FORBES: Financial Planning for Free: What's the Catch?

  • These include the acute shortage of qualified teachers, financial resources and appropriate educational resources (such as school buildings and textbooks) as well as the failure of most parents to send their children to school due to poverty.

    UNESCO: Room to Read: Local Language Publishing Programme

  • It was because they were glorified toys that my parents treated them as such.

    ENGADGET: Growing up Geek: Philip Berne Alt

  • Some government policies such as parental leave will allow parents to spend more time with their offspring.

    ECONOMIST: The family

  • Instead many prospective parents go to countries such as Guatemala or Vietnam, where the adoption process has, in the past at least, been easier.

    ECONOMIST: International adoptions are not always for the best

  • The report said head teachers and council officials also wanted to see a stronger literacy element and a test that would avoid commercial exploitation, such as the marketing of practice materials to parents.

    BBC: Kent 11-plus overhaul 'to tackle coaching culture'

  • Researchers at the Centre for the Economics of Education have used data on earnings, social class and education to distinguish the effects of private schooling from other advantages that students at such schools may enjoy (such as having richer, better-educated parents).

    ECONOMIST: Private education

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