It's almost as if the way we speak of our parents with a sibling is the same way we speak with a stranger.
Another thing we parents need to do with our kids, and sometimes this sounds like platitudes, but most of us have a story like this in our own life.
We want our parents and grandparents to retire with a little dignity, because we believe that after a lifetime of hard work, they should enjoy their golden years.
While it's our duty as parents to teach our kids responsibility with technology, how much can we interfere with their freedom of expression?
"When we take children into our care, reunification with the biological parents is always our goal, " spokeswoman Amy Webb told CNN.
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We have seen this with some of our older clients and with the parents and grandparents of our clients.
As children, we are told by our parents and teachers to try harder when faced with a difficult task.
We could live on our own and drive a crappy car or stay with her parents and get a new car.
As children, our parents showered us with Christmas presents even though all we had to give in return was a glitter-covered macaroni ornament.
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The model we in the West grew up with - and our great-grandfather's parents grew up with too - turns out not to be immutable.
And, in our existing close relationship with parents and families... we have a massive opportunity.
As parents, we need to determine which games we feel comfortable with our kids playing and which games are too mature or too violent or have explicit sex scenes two-thirds of the way through.
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But we felt it was important to do this one right here at Tubman Elementary because we wanted to share this moment with our partners -- with the students, the parents, the teachers, the community leaders, like all of you here, who have been so instrumental.
When one of God's children dies before his or her purpose is fulfilled we all grieve the loss, either immediately like we see with parents or loved ones or later when there is a piece of our individual selves that is missing due to that baby not being in the world.
For we remember the lessons of our past, when twilight years were spent in poverty and parents of a child with a disability had nowhere to turn.
Still, others, my parents included, advise that it is best that we as Muslim-Americans avoid marring his campaign with our visible support at a time when any connection with Muslims would jeopardize his chances of winning.
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